New Britain herald., 1929-04-26
CYCLONES IN SOUTH
 BRING DEATH ID q.
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NOntlnued from First PaSe) munities, demolishing houses anG farm buildings and left scores home, less.
 The first Of what witnesses said was two distinct twisters. struck al Cochran. Ga, about dusk, killing five persons and leaving approNi- nately 5o injured, three of them perhaps fatally.
 Jumping to Dexter. Ga. the wind demolished homes. leaving four dead and score Of injured in its wake before rising 10 dip again al RenIZ, Ga. where one person was killed ana several injured,
 Swirls up >cacoast
 Tie tornado then swirled up the Atlantic seaboard into south Caro- lima and struck near Spartanburg where four were killed, and at Pel- ger, leaving two dead. An uniden- tlfied number Of persons were in jured in this area.
 The second tornado appeared late last night at Metter. Ga. where t, P. Yandle Of the Metter Advertiser said There are at least 25 dead
 Dr. J, H. Whiteside Of Statesboro, Ga, telephoned Dr. ]. H. Rowdoin Of the state board or health today that 30 persons were killed and hun dreds hurt there late yesterday. H. requested 60 doses Of anti-tetanus serum.
 Earlier reports had placed the mum Der of dead at StateSboro at ! ,.
 Hundreds Homeless
 Hundreds of persons were made homeless when their homes were razed. The damage 10 buildings and crops will run into the thousands Of dollars.
 The twisters appeared in two dis tinct sections. The first struck late in the afternoon near Cochran. Ga. where r persons were killed and more than 100 injured in collapsing homes and farm buildings. The wind then descended on Dexter, Ga, killing four persons and injuring 4o. jumped to Rentz, Ga, where one life was lost and several persons were injured. and then swept up the seaboard to reappear at Pelzer and Anderson, s, (, Four were killed al Anderson and two at PelZer with more than score injured.
 The second tornado struck late last night at Metter, Ga. where the deaths aggregated r and 20 or more persons were injured. A half dozen houses in Metter were wreck ed, and % or more were destroyed in the nearby rural districts of Candler county. Communication fa- clities were destroyed at many points and relief parties feared a larger death toll when a complete check had been made.
 Five Killed at Cochran
 The death list was distributed as follows:
 Cochran, Ga, dead. more than 100 injured.
 Metter. Ga. F dead, % injured Dexter, Ga, { dead. 4o injured.
 Rentz, Ga, l dead. several in- jured.
 Pelzer g. C., dead, undetermined number injured
 Anderson. s. C., dead, 20 in- yureA.
 Witnesses said the tornadoes struck in quick succession, swirled of and reappeared at points many miles away, leaving devastation over wide areas.
 Heavy hail storms accompanied the winds in many sections, beating down crops and damaging peach orchards. Highways were impossible in spots. Debris made many detours necessary.
 Doctors and nurses from Ea!stma I and Hartwell, Ga, were in Cochran caring for injured, while relief par. ties worked throughout the night 1T other stricken communities.
 Cheek Still Incomplete
 Most of the casualties were wid c ly scattered in the rural section surrounding the villages in the patl of the twisters. The extent of tn area visited by the tornadoes mad a complete check of injured impos sible for some time, relief worker said.
 Many of the rural residents say the storm approaching, and wer able to seek shelter. One farmer with his wife and five childrel sought refuge in a drainage ditch They watched their home blown L pieces, but escaped unharmed.
 Others were not so fortunate. : man and his wife near Dexter fie' to an open field. where they wer struck by the tWister. The woma and her six months old child ver killed and the man was seriously in jured.
 Milton Knight and his famil sought shelter in pota 0 bin whicl was torn to pieces and the famil Aa L,, {o1