Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-04-07
LOWER PART OF oooNBEE HIT
By Severe Wind and Rain Storm on
Friday Of Lust Week.

During last Thursday night and in
the early hours Of Friday morning
the South Union and Fair Play Sec
lions Of Oconee were visited by a
severe storm-wind, considerable
electricity and torrents Of rain. The
loss in the way Of damaged build
ings, destroyed timber and washed
lands will amount up pretty high,
though those who have seen the ter
ritory over which the storm passed
would not hazard a guess as to the
financial loss. There Is nothing in
the nature Of a disaster-no life was
lost, and the property damage, while
heavy In places, has, in most cases at
least, fallen on men able to bear the
burden OF a loss.
Among those whose losses we have
been able to secure reports of are
the following:
In South Union territory
Jas. H.. Brown suffered slight loss
through the blowing down Of some
shelters about the farm and several
ch1mneys blown from tenant houses.
Ills main loss lies in destruction to
timber. which will amout to more
than the losses to house and other
property.
j. w. Allen lost heavily through
destruction Of timber.
Ben Coles corn crib building was
damaged to considerable extent.
Will McJunkin suffered considera-
BILE loss through destruction Of tim
Der.
Henry Cole suffered considerable
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other O~utbuildings we're CONSIDERABLY
damaged by wind.
John l.. Reeder's losses will net
considerable. His barn vas COM
pletely demolished and all of his
feedstuff was blown away. A small
stable In which were housed a mule
II a COW was also demolished. the
COW dying from injuries received.
While the mule escaped with but
slight injury. Part of the roof of
the Reeder home was blown away,
but the damage to the residence was
not extensive. Not a tenant house on
the Reeder place, however, we are
Informed. escaped some damage, most
Of them having been unroofed COM
pletely. The roof Of one house was
lifted bodily from the building, leav-
ing the occupants exposed to the
| elements.
Frank Blakeley lost his grain
house and barn. in the latter build
ing his tractor and automobile being
sheltered. The tractor vas undam-
aged, but the car was badly torn up,
He also has a considerable timber
loss. Two cribs were also blown
down, and his barn was moved from
its pillars.
Also In Fair Play Section
]. S. Glymph, Of the Fair Play sec
ton, also suffered from the wind OF
last Thursday NtSht, his barn 1eing
blown down and other minor d,.,aGe
done.
Lawrence sheldon lost one aS1nnt
house, blown down, and q nu. ..rur OF
windows IN his W homo were down
in and smashed. The roof of his res
idence was also badly damaged and
window blinds blown from hinges.
One tenant house was topped and
another had the chimney blown away
On the farm Of Mrs. S. j. Stribling
considerable damage was done, but
we were unable to secure any par
ticulars.
Other sections Of the county report
heavy wind and a veritable torrent
or rain, but so far as inquiry could
be made no material damage has
been suffered In other sections.
In and around Walhalla there was
a high wind and a fearful downpour
or rain, but no damage aside from
some badly washed farm lands In the
territory outlying from Walhalla.
Monday afternoon the tempera-
ture began to drop, and on Tuesday
morning, in the rea of The Courier
office, there was Ice in buckets to a
thickness Of about a quarter of an
inch.