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Weekly Telegraph and Messenge
ESTABLISHtD 1826
'THE’pOCKET KNIFE.
TERMINATION of
FIGHT.
MACON, FRiry.Y. FEBRUARY 22, 1884.
VOLUME LVIII—NO. 11.
.Artalenmont of tho Prlsonera-What
TBe , Have to Sny-Evldenee Bo-
taro the Coroner’* Jury
Tho Verdict. Etc*. Etc.
About half past eight o’clock yesterday
aornins a large crowd <vas seen gathering
Thout the sewing machine agency of Capt.
J , AnJerson, No. IS Cotton Avenue,
toon the report epread that Mr. If. C. Tur-
E, Capt. Anderson’s well-known assist-
Lt! bad been badly cut by Mr. John K.
Burnett, also engaged in the sewing ma-
gbae business.
On reaching the scene the brick payo
ut in front of the old Wheeler & Wilson
,-ncy, presented unmUtakable signs of
dutiful blood-spilling. Near the comer
a the alley was a large pool of blood and
hen directly In front of the store and ex-
ending to the sidewalk in a perfect tri
ple were hugo drops of tlio crimson
Sold. Going across the street another
pool was found on the edge of the pavc-
Joent in front of tho rear door of J. W.
Eicoi Co.'s dry goods house.
The front dour of Capt. Anderson's store
was closed and around it w«s congregated
anumber of curious people eagerly trying
to get a peep through the large show win
dows. Those who tooked In this way saw
the physicians busy around an Improvised
cot. on which lay the form of Mr. Turpin.
Each of the spectators around had his
own version of the affair, nnd as they went
on ttieir separate ways dozens of wild, cx-
erated stories were soon set afloat over
city. These, of course, placed the Bur
netts and Turpin in difficult attitudes, and
was a dillicult matter to determine which
b was in the wrong.
It t ic city hall our reporter found Mr.
An R. Burnett and Ids brother, E. 8.
Burnett, better known as Tobe. They
were accompanied by friends while In the
recorder's court
room. Mr. John Burnett, who is married.
Kerned to regard the matter very seriously
sod maintained throughout n look of great
anxiety. Tobe, on Use other hand, was in
bis usual cheery spirits, and seemed
to teat the matter flippantly.
The time for holding tho recorder’s
court is 9 o’clock, ond as they were
rested and brought up iu time their
ines. together with that of H. C. Tur-
re nut on the docket, and charged
rith fighting and disorderly conduct.
After the trial of a few other cases pre
viously docketed, their case was called,
ind the prisoners asked if ready for trial.
Both replied in the affirmative, John
Burnett pleading guilty and his brother
not guilty. The witnesses sworn, John
said that if the case went to trial he would
withdraw his plea of guilty and plead not
guilty. The recorder explained that
when the plea of guilty was entered it was
neces?sary to examine one of the main
VtaMiaas to determine upon tue extent of
punishment; but he allowed John to j load
cot guilty, nud the trial proceeded. The
evidence adduced is about the same as
it given before the coroner’s jury, which
have reported in full.
Tho two Burnetts were found guilty,
mcl fined 123 each. Chief Wiley tnen
swork our a warrant
afore the recorder, acting as justice of
he peace, charging them with an assault
rith intent to murder. This was formally
Tved by Lieutenant Wood.
Mr. Sara H.Jemlson. appearing for the
Pendants as to the stale otTunsc, then
tdeanable and oloquenfe argument in
ivor of bail This, however, was refused,
nd the prisoner* wero taken into the
atchnian’s office, where they remained
ntil about 12 o'clock, when they were
ven a cell In the barracks.
When asked if ho had any statement to
lake to the public, Mr. John Burnett said:
On Friday or Saturday I sent to It. J.
ndtrson&Co.fora Howe machine in-
ruction book. Tho negro boy, Cornelius
race, said Turpin had sold he would not
N one to a as I, if ho had one.
eaterday he met Mr. Chi pier, one of our
rents, and wanted to know if that negro
>y had delivered his message. Chlpley
id res, and Turpin then repeated to him
at 1 was a—— — . When I men
»ed the matter to my brother Tobe, he
id Turpin had to
TAKE XT BACK
, take a — good cussln'. We met Tur
in in front of Anderson's store this mom-
Before he got out of his wagon
told him he would have
tako that epithet back
take a good cussin*. He refused to do
and repeated the foul epithet to both of
After some words ha struck me sever*
prevent any serious difficulty If I
could. After I got Mr. Tobe Bur
nett s pistol. I turned him loose
and says, ‘now go on off, and don’t havj ‘
any difficulty round here,’ and I went tc
separate John. Burnett and Turpin, and
about that time I discovered his coat cut
behind, and I says to him.
•yoc are cut;
go in the office.' Mr. John Burnett started
across the street, and says, ‘go after a doc
tor, and I immediately started otr after a
doctor. Mr. Turpin said, ‘go after a doc
tor, and I went oil and I
thought Mr. Turpin was going
iu the office: but I was afterward
Informed that he went over across the
street. I never saw Mr. Jno. Burnett with
a knife, and in fact I was not watching
them while they were scuffling. I did not
see the knife afterwards. I bad Mr. Tobe
Burnett, and was not looking at them at
alt. Tobe Burnett did not put his hand,
on liiin— I am satisfied of that. He drew
a pistol, and as he was raising it
I snatched it out of bis hand.
I saw him draw tho pistol. I can't say
positively that
ur. Tunriz struck mu.
I saw him strike at him one time; I didn't
see him knock him down."
T. 8. Lowry, being sworn, testifled as
follows: “I was In the front part of the
store, or rather inside of the store, and
heard some one say there was going to be a
fuss out there. I saw Mr Burnett and Mr.
Turpin both on the sidewalk. Mr. Burnett
was cursing Mr. Turpin and Mr. Turpin
Mr, Burnett. They soon closed.
Mr. Turpin struck Mr. Bur
nett, and Mr. Burnett was evidently cut
ting him. I couldn't see the knife, hut I
knew by the way bis hand was going that
be was cutting him, a..d I could see the
holes in his coat. I ran across and tried
to separate them, and, there was a gentle
man who pushed Mr. Burnett justbefore
I got to him, and when he did that. I went
on after Tobe Burnett, and carried him
over to Rice's store and put him Inside,
and soon after that Mr. Turpin
followed HIM
over there with a large stick in his hand,
and I told the boys inside to keep Mr,
Burnett and told Mr. Turpin lie couldn't
come in. Ho turned and came back over
this way. I think some one came over and
got him and brought him back. I saw the
knife. It was a good size pocket knife. It
was full of blood, of course. [A knife was
handed to witness, which he failed to iden
tify. stating that it was smaller than tin
knife with which the cutting was done, bu
that was an ordinary pocket-knife.]'I
did not see any cubing done before Mr.
Turpin struck him. He struck Mr. Bur
nett before ho cut iiim. Mr. Turpin was
out of his buggy standing on the sidewalk
when 1 saw him."
Louis llurghardc, being sworn, testifled
as follows: "This morning I was in the
front part of the store and some one says:
‘I'MM l.-i-L- li,,-,. • li.,,-., la a II..I.I I.I,..-,, >
fHE GREAT CYCLONE.
GEORGIA SWEPT BY A SUCCESSION OF
TORNADOES.
Many Lives Lost and Much Valuable
Property Destroyed—Many Tales
of Suffering and Death-
Terrible Particulars*
Tuesday at noon the southern heavens
became gradually overcast, the atmosphere
grew still and hot, und those uccustoracd
to notice the various conditions of the
weather, perceived that the elements were
verging upon an unusual disturbance.
Soon the clouds, blackened and angry,
swept gradually northward, and at an
early hour iu the afternoon, tho entire
heavens were overspread and darkened.
Later on, and the gloom that had been
thickening was rent by occasional flashes
of llgjitning, which increased in vividness
and intensity until thebackgrpund became
even more dark and terrible behind the
frequent glare. The fears that had been
excited proved, however, in excess of the
effects afterwards realized. About3:39p.
m. a drenching rain fell, accompanied
later on by a severe wind and hall fell. The
second portion fell about 7:30; and beyond
a thorough soaking of the earth, was ac
companied by no loss of life or damage to
property. The storm, it seems, had divided
I tself into tfro wings, one passing around
to the north and the other to the cast and
south.
Apparently, it originated in the south
west and, after sweeping that portion of
the State, took an easterly and northeast
erly direction.
Below will lie found full particulars of
the effects of Tuesday's storm in every
section visited, which we were unable to
give earlier, on account of the wires being
dow
Jonos County.
From Mr. W. A. Davidson, of Jones
county, whs came in for live coffins for
one family, we learn something of the de
struction caused by the cyclone in Jones.
At lllountsvillc, six miles from Haddock’s
Station, the storm came up at about 4:30
o’clock. In an instant houses were blown
|down, fragments being carried great dis-
hlows with his list in my face. I prefer
f,«>«y anything further Just now.
Mr. Tobe Burnett said his statement was
out the same as his brother's.
Down town, the affair was the topic of
|nrersatlon. There were inanv anxious
guinea os to Mr. Turpin's condition. Af
» t!‘" i !.}•.• ■ o.i del 1; 0
Ink he would recover, and it may be
oave him ur, .
z to his coUtpaed condition. He lost
, opusness at 13 o’clock. Up to that
ne be hsij spoken, frequently asking
‘ , his injuries. When his wife
_ in the front put at tbs stan ha
I O 1 1 1 : end e.iili .1 t., her that
’' - ’ ' • a '- -ll mi , u 11 1 1. At a -it lo* k
* left the sture for her home ill
aeyrtle.nodoubt will ‘ the full wi iglitof
t-hcatpr truth or hU condition. At 3:20
’• H ' lari in » a-dead.
fV ord was sent to the city hall, and the
B-oiicn, in charge of I.ieut. Wvlie, were
P 0 111 i.111. The) \s. IV l-.th iV.'pIv af
Ited at the ileus „( Mr. Turpin's desth.
it was tfcouk’ht proper to bold an In-
■wt and Cormier liodnctt Mimmuned
following jurv- Mutt It. freeman. It.
i Fitzxlbbon, C. I. O’Gorman, Geo? a
f.- 1 .' l > Cherry. I„ U, Longhunt. it. T.
••• 1 Harris, J. A. Green. Oia-
P'lil. ii'eva and Jam. - Him-,
following evident •* wan then taken:
Hi . Leo Herrington, being sworn, testi-
follows; -*I came down this morn-
any and wont in the hark imrtof the
. • ; V“ 1 V 1 all. .1 me anti 1 • true
land found Mr. John ami Tobe Burnett
1 "i fr-nt r.f tin- door. I
Bun Lack here; there is a fight back here,
and I saw Mr. Burnett and Turpin stand
ing on the sidewalk, quarreling and curs
ing one another for a ■ . They
cursed there awhile, and Mr. John Burnett i
turned off, and I thought it was ended, and
he says: ‘Yes, you are a , a
— of tho first water.’ Mr. Tur4
pin closed in on him, and hit him up hero
(indicating the forehead). Then Mr. Tur*
pin
niT HIM AOAtS,
and Mr. Burnett was lust so, and he way
catting three or four times and something
interfered. 1 do not know who it was. Mr.
Lowry ran across the street and Mr. Bur
nett backed up toward! Wheeler & Wi!
son's sewing machine office,and Mr.Lowry
got Burnett and brought him across to the
store. Mr. Turpin ran across the street
then with a stick of wood in his ham), and
a young man was passing with a parlor
rifle, and bo said, ‘give me tlial-
is it loaded?’. Ho didn't get it
from the boy. Then I went up stairs with
Mr. Burnett and washed hit head for him,
and he had the knife in his hand. It was
bloody and he washed it off the best he
could, and he asked me to go down stairs
and get him tome cloth or something, and
I went across the street to get a piece of
sticking plaster for hint, and when I came
back he was going across the street. He
had a small scratch. He wanted the
cloth to
wire otr tiik snoot'
on hi* head. I never saw any cuts on f
hand, until I went to the eity hail, *u(l I
saw that his hand was bandaged up.
[The witness also failed to Identify the
knife shown him.)
W. K. Whitehead, being sworn, testifled
as tollosrs: “I was standing In the front
part of ltice'a store; I didn't know there
was going to lie any trouble until 1 hear 1
one of the boys say there 'was going to 1 _
a row over there,, and I walked to the
back door and saw the two Mr. Burnetts
and Mr. Turpin standing on the sidewalk.
Mr. John Burnett and Mr. Turpin were
cuatixo EACH OTItKX
pretty freely. Finally Mr. Turpin closed
in with him. and struck him in the face
once or twice. 1 didn't see any knife, and
didn't know Ur. Burnett had a knife until
1 heard some onu tell Mr. Turpin he was
cut, and I inferred from that that Ilumctt
must have had a knife. I
didn't tee a pistol in anybody's hand.
Mt.. Lowry came across__and sepa-
i Ills
the
lit
uethat
I'urpil
rated them und brought Mr. Burnett
acros s to the (tore. In a few minutes Sir.
Turpin followed with a stick In his hand.
Mr. Lowry told hint lie couldn't come into
the store, and then a gentleman brought
Sir. Turpin bock to the office. (Mr. Ixiwry
and Mr. Kurgliarde failed to identify the
knife exhibited.]
Dra. Moore and Ferguson testifled that
Sir. Turpin’s death was caused by the loss
of blood and the ahock to the system
0. F. Adams testified substantially as
other witnesses, with the exception that
lie saw Tobe Burdctt run up to within two
or three feet of Turpin and point a pistol
at his back; but that as he (witness)
turned bis face away, he did not know
liow shooting was averted.
tna VERDICT,
The Jury, after viewing tlie remains, re
turned the following verdict:
"Gxoxnta, Bibb Couxtv—An inquisition
taken this, the 19tli day of February. UM.
before William I lodncit, coroner for said
county, upon the body of H. C. Turpin,
then and there lying dead in the office of
B. J. Anderson A Co., In saidcounty, upon
the tesdmonv of the witnesses then and
there sworn, and upon oath duly taken as
Jurors, upon our oaths say that if. C. Tur-
pin catno to his death by a wound inflicted
on his person by a knife in the hands ot
John 1L Burnett.
Signed! "\v. II. Hodxett.Coroner;
•'Matt li. Freeman, foreman: R. L. Henry,
George B. WeUs, It. J. Fiugibhoti, Charles
J. Williamson. J. A. Green, J. \V. Hirna
L. it. Longliurst. J. 8. Cherry, It. T. Smith
Thomas F. Harris C. L. O'dorman.”
After the verdict was rendered, the
body was delivered to tho undertaker. It
was carried to his late residence in Vine-
thinking of .*ending
'*'ur;..- - . v Ul . r .'.
v * up Mr. Tube Burnt
•i. I understand Hid
•d »uy brother for
rant j-ou rf> take it t-.iok;'
»)' 'or tit ei licking.’ That
alnndinjj. Mr. Turpin pit
■hu.|n.,t!. ' :t.. - Ac
thftyJH
fijS ] '«■! last night.
—, and
F
TIIK WOU*DN
There were four stabs, all on the left
nrm. One cut was made ur der the arm
and near the shoulder. This severed the
brachial artery. The great quantity of
blood lo-d was that lost on the sidewalk Ik.-
fore Mr. Turpin entered the store. It seems
that after the affair, lie went indde the
. . ....... . store and lay down upon the floor. Dra.
• :U stool.’ As III Moore, Ferguson and, Fitzgerald were
in tin' wagon and ■Hit for andh* was on the floor when Dr.
! cal!,,| them cow M r.:arrived. Ho wa* token to tb* back
irm.d;hav«pg»SHt | i: t of the store and laid on a a>t.
f.mr weapon'*, and He wo* in such a weak condition thattbe
| physicians agreed that ho could not un-
aorn." T dergo the operation of taking up the arte-
" In Ml ,,„t ry-A tourniquet wa* placed around the
11 ’ arm as soon as possible, and but little
urm u noil
| blood was then lost. In his rational mo
menta he frequently complained of the
I tourniquet being screwed too tight. It wa*
loosened occasionally to please him.
Homicide In Richmond.
AruLaTA, Ga., February IS.—J. D. W.
Burch, who wai shot through tho head by
i John \\ bite in tills county a few day* ago.
is dead. Burch is said to have entered
White's house and frightened the latter’s
wife. White entered, seized his gun and
-hot BurcL dsws. The coroner’s Jury to-
I day rendered a verdict of Justifiable lxxni-
Mr. W. A. Miller, who lives near
Blountsville, was at his brother-in-law's,
about a mile away, when the storm
came up. On going home he
found the house gone and on
the ground lying at considerable dis
tances from each other the dead txylics of
his wife and three children. One child
was blown away and the body had not
been found up to the time Mr. Davidson
left. Six negroes were also killed, their
bodies being literally tom to pieces. The
church was also blown away.
The cyclone came in between lloundoak
and Clinton. After leaving Blountsville it
swooped down on a settlement two miles
this side and blow down several bouses,
killing many mules, but sparing human
beings. At Mr. James Hunt’s bouse Mrs.
W. A. Julian and little son, of Macon,
were visiting. With eight other persona,
she sought
xxruox tx a nor house,
or flower pit, and all were thus saved, as
tho house was almost destroyed.
At another hauae h family, who had
heard of the corner of the house being the
safest place in such a time, huddled to
gether in the comer. The house wa*
demolished, and when Uio cyclone had
passed it was found that, with the excep
tion of a negro girl being hurt a little by a
iog falling across her lap, the entire party
had escaped with hardly a scratch.
Five miles north of Clinton the store ot
Jerry Smith was entirely blown away, and
Mr. lluck Finney, who was in the store at
the time, was so seriously injured thut no
hope of his life is entertained. .
Davltboro. -—
| JO,—TKecyclom
oi yesterday was the most terrific that ev
er visited this section. About six o'clock
the storm’ made It* appearance, the ‘wind
coming from the south side. It first struck
the Christian church, blowing it down, and
the swept over the creek demolishing ev
ery house in Its path, among them Aldrert
and Wilson's grist mill ana Gibbs Bros,
workshop. It unroofed J. J. Palmer's
dwelling, and blow down J. W. Orr's gu
ano house, and the central railroad ware
house, taking tho root three miles dhtant.
It blew down the dwelling house of John
Hudson, and severely wounded lib
wife. The qrclono then cross
ed the railroad track, break
ing down the telegraph wires and
striking the store house of A. Herman,
wlio kept the post-office and expreaa omce,
and blew it into fragments. One house
occupied -by J. J. Palmer as a general
store was taken up from the ground and
TWWTID ABOUXD.
Josh Doster, the clerk, waa injured.
Ur. W. II. Varene, in cnargeof the
Central railroad wood shed, who was in
tills store, was taken up and carried about
fifty yards and thrown violently under
tome Umbers. He was so badly injured
that lie died in an hour afterward. T. L.
Brown's general store was blown flat.
Crown A Hall's general store was also
blown down and the heavy
sills lifted high in the air. Mrs. IS. A
Kennedy's dwelling was unroofed. .V. C.
Jordan’s dwelling was blown entirely
away; htrdlv two pieces of Umber left.
Dr. A. T. 'Cheatham's drag store was
blown into ten thousand pieces. Hur
donn's Sons, general store, a two-story
building belonging to Captain LeonariL
and Mrs. K. Mappin by nnroofing houses,
blowing down fences and heavy timbers.
Just on the outskirts of the town a negro
was badly hurt, and it is thought she will
die. At Mrs. Mappln's place one or two
negro children were badly bruised.
The second one pasted about eight or ten
miles south of ttiis place, and .so far s
heard from did more damage thad the first.
From Mr. John Bngly. of Dennis Station,
who came for Drs. Nlsbct and Brown last
night, I learn that
col. n. c. HI M HER
was badly damaged both in persdn and
property. His leg was broken, his oldest
daughter hurt, und Mrs. Wm. Paschal.who
bail been stopping in MllledgeviUe and was
on iter Way home, left her buggy and
sough t Col. Humber's house just in time to
be crushed iu the fall of Uie house, causing
instant death. Several negroes were badly
injured, and the houses on Col. Humber's
place were demolished.
There were two dlsUnct cyclones, both
seen and heard from Uiis place. The list
one formed after nearly all traces of the
first disapticared from the sky.
Later—I hear that Mr. Skelton Napier
was also visited by the lastcyclone, but can
get no netails.
Walden.
Waldex, Bibb Couxtv, Ga.. February
20.—The storm struck this place yesterday
evening about 5 o’clock. The ground was
covered an inch deep in two or three min
utes with hailstones as large os partridge
eggs—heavy rain fulling at tho same time.
Dr. J. C. Johnson’s buggy shed was down
down, crushing a tine mare to the ground
in falling. After the storm was over the
mare was taken out of the wreck appar
ently uninjured. Much damage has been
done to fences.
Smlthvilte.
SniTitviLLE, February 20.—We had a
severe storm of wind, rain and liaii yester
day between 4 and S p. m. No damage,
except fences and timber. Heavy clouds
passed north of us. No casualties, so far
as heard from.
Indian Spring.
IsoiAii SriuXu, February 20.—The heav
iest rain and hall storm ever known in
this section visited us this evening. Hail
■tones as large as goose eggs fell for half
an hour, completely covering the ground.
Many persons were severely injured by the
falling stones. Glasses were shattered,
limbs of trees we.e torn off, tin roofs were
knocked in and many horses ran away.
Wires down north and south, and cannot
3 crtain damages elsewhere.
Thompson.
I’hoxsox, Ga., February 20.—Yesterday
ining a terrible storm passed through
this county. There was a strong gale
throughout the county, doing mncli dum-
age to fences. The main storm passed
through the northern portion, sweeping
everything in its path.
! On Mr. Geo. Grenade's place, six miles
i ortli of here, every house was blown
own except the dwelling.
Mr. Ferry’s bam and stables were blown
own. A little further on a house occu-
ied by some negroes on Dr. Reese's place
was completely wrecked. There were sev
eral negroes in the house.. One man was
killed and four others badly hurt,
i Mrs. Virgil Wade and Mrs. Marshal
^ tw the storm coming and ran out of the
onse. Mr. Wade was struck by a piece
ipf Hying timber from tho negro house and
badly but not seriously hurt
I have not been able to learn more from
It, but it must have done a great deal more
damage.
I There was no damage in Thomson ex
cept to tciegriig'u |>olcs and wires, which
were torn down by the lightning. Light
ning struck a tree near Mr. Hardaway’s
place while two small negroes were stand
ing near it. They were knocked down and
the bottoms of their shoes torn off, bat not
■erionsly hurt.
Sparta,
Sparta, February 20.—The cyclone oi
which I telegraphed yon on yesterday was
much more ticrco and destructive than was
i upposed by our people at the time oi its
laasagc. we could seethe cyclone dis-
inctly from the public square aim it ap-
icared to be about a hair mile, though it
vaa several miles from town, to the north
west. It pursued the course of the one
in thUAHh of March, 1875, and was not
;wo hundred yards out of the track of that
me in some places. Have not gotten re
ports from all neighborhoods yet, but from
Mr. J. s. Sykes, who lives about seven
miles to the northwestof our town, I learn
that It blew down every houseon his place,
except ills dwelling, and killed an old ne
gro, and crippled Bill Evans, another col-
bred tenant. Scarcely any of bis fences
are left, for the cyclone swept right over
them, sweeping them from the face of the
cartli to all appearances.
Besides crippling BUI Evans on Mr.
Sykes's place, it
MAXULKD* AND BRUISER
several children of the tenant*. On Mr.
11. J. Harper's “Rosier place” an old negro
named Warren Davla waa blown out of
his house, and is supposed to be dying
irom his hurts.
Mr. Hykei loses about 11,500 in houses,
fencing, corn, fodder, hay, etc., while his
lenants lose all their provisions and furni
ture, thus being destitute. The tenants on
Harper's "Rosser place,” near Sykes’s,
had ail their houses and furniture de
stroyed, leaving them destitute also.
Alter passing through Sykes’s placo the
cyclone croesed J. W. Treadwell ■ planta
tion, destroying much timber and fencing,
and doing tome damage to bouses and
stock in its course. It continued in rather
a northeastern direction, destroying
much timber and fencing, and on
Mrs. Simpson’s place blew .down
tome houses and inflicted some damage to
stock. Hare not yet heard the extent o(
damage here, but hope it is not great, as
Mrs. S, is not prepared to stand much loss.
A little negro child was kUled at Mr. S. I.
l’attilio's place, and some houses were
blown down on the premises of lier. A. J.
Hardwick.
It destroyed all the bouses on Mr. Sam
Johnson's place except bis heme, which is
badly damaged. The Misses Hardwick
bad the roof of tbeir bouse blown away
and scarcely a rail left on the plantation.
During the prevalence of the itorra
lightning set fire to a barn on Mr. David
Dixon's place, destroying .the barn and
contents, and doing soincdamago to stock,
though to what extent I have not heard.
Fort Volley.
Foot Vali-kt, Fcbruarp 20.—We had a
very strong wind here yesterday evening.
The principal damage done was the com
plete demolition of the colored Methodist
church, a Urge new building.
Butler.
Brmta. February 20.—Quite a storm
vUitcd this place yesterday between 2 and
3 o'clock, accompanied by hail and rain.
No damage was dene.
Nawnan.
Niwxax, February 20.—The heaviest
family escaped without uny serious injury.
Mr V.' I' M, riai f lirr ■■ . . i-irn
and tenant bouses Were ail swept away,
but no lives lost. The dwelling houses of
tho following named gentlemen were uttcr-
ty demolished: 11. K Grady, John Cruise,
James Wright. Cortez Lozcnby. Tho resi
dence of J. A. Lozcnby was raised from its
foundation, removed about thirtv yards
anil dropped witli the front in a diflerent
direction. I-ozenby was not in the house
at the time, but was supposed to bo on ills
{ ilantation somowiiere. Ho liad not been
onnd up to a late hour last night. A great
many cattle were killed by the fulling tim
bers and moving debrit. A mule, belong
ing to Dick Daniel, colored, was instantly
killed by being picked up by tho wind and
dashed agltiust a tree about thirty yards
on in his journey eastward. This is the
only cyclone that evet visited Coweta
county. .
Around Atlanta*
Atlaxta, February 20.—The particulars
of the great storm reported here, while
necessarily far from being full or accurate,
indicate a loss to life nnd property un.
prccedontcd in the history of the State. It
will likely be several days before tho full
returns are in when an accurato estimate
oi tho damage can be made. The trains
on all the roads leading into Atlanta are in
on schedule time this morning except the
Georgia Facific. On this road the storm
strucx with great fury at Leeds,
Alauama, killing six people, wounding
a large number, and obstructing the rail
road track a distance, of five or six miles
with fallen trees and timber. It is feared
that they will not be able to get their
trains into Atlanta in two. dan, Mt it i
probable .hey will be running through nil
right in less time.
UP TUX STATE BOAD,
On the Western and Atlantic railroad,
the reports brought in on the Rome train
at noon do not indicate as great violence
or damage as in other directions. Rome
escaped, and the greatest damage resulted
at Cave Spring and around Caritrsvillc.
In addition to casualties already given at
the latter place, it is learned that above
Cartersville the top was blown off the resi
dence of Mr. Sim Mmuford, his barn de
molished, three mules killed outright,
three others badly wounded and several
head of cattle killed.
At the Georgia railroad office this morn
ing, upon inquiry, I learned that the wires
to Augusta were still down, and they have
tio definite information of damage along
the line of road.
The West Point trains brought in no re
port of damage or loss of life or property.
The tin was tom into atoms and strewn I The next tiling I ku
along the track of the storm for more than ! up and errried into I
a mile. The shingle roof on the one-story I the house was taken
room in which cotton seed are stored was | were lull of sand ai
not molested, and the walls and machinery were received while
of tho mill were uninjured. Fortunately
no one was hurt. The pine grove near the
mill was completely ruined. Tiio trees
wero torn up by the roots, broken off and
twisted in all directions.
Passing on. the storm blew down a tene
ment bouse occupied by negroes, none of
DUliqing belonging lo ucuuaiu,
was blown away, the sills being carried
twenty yards away.
A LARUE I BOX SAfK
in the store was blown the same distance,
away and one door was broken. The goods
were blown for miles around. Several
K rsons were badly hurt and not a tree In
path left standing.
The next place it struck to do any dam
age waa at Mrs. Harris’s, a widow lady
living about two miles from here. Her
limi-c was blown opieces.
I have not heard further from around
this section. The damage to the town of
Davisboni is estimated at from fifty to ..
seventy-five thousand dollar*. Onr roads t f )cy bare never seen such large bait
are so blockaded by fallen trees and debit Many pieces were picked up which were
hail storm that every fell in Coweta conn-
tjr. fell yesterday. The oldest residents sail
urpln pretty loud,
mgn Mi hirpiu
in on him and !■-
I- l'"i- 111:i n.
■I I
that nearly all travgl by vehicle* b
* U $uUy one tliouiand people were here to
day to view the ruins.
Hailstones as Isnre as ben eggs fell
during the storm, doing uinch damage to
stock, killing several fine horses and
mules. .
The entire time consumed in the de
struction of to much property waa leas
than one minnte.
HiKDExavtux, Ga.,February 20.—A cy*
cions struck Davbboro at six o'clock last
night and deniolbhed the railroad ware
house, the stores of T. T. Brown, O. W.
Brown, I-eonard Palmer, llemuan and
Cheatham and the dwelling* of Kennedy,
Hudson, Palmer and Jordan. The de
vastation is indescribable Particulars by
mail.
Eatonton.
Eatoxtox, February -J).—Yesterday af
ternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock two cyl
clone* jM*sed through ihii rounty, doing
much damage. The accounts are meagre
now. but the more we bear thegrraur
seem* the damage done. There was fully
one hour between the two,
The lint one passed through the north
ern part of tbs county, just nihoinj this
place^dohig great damage to G,W« Stutsofi
urge as a goose egg-weighing
several ounces. The clouds bad been
thickening in the west all day, and occa
sionally the rain came down In torrents.
About lialf-past 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
the hail came down with such force
that it seemed the roob of the house*
were being pelted with a battering ram.
Nearly all ot the window glasses on the
west side of the buildings were broken out.
The roofing of the houses has been great
ly damaged.
COWETA COUXTV.
In addition to the severe hail which fell
in Newnan yesterday afternoon, the west
ern portion of Coweta county waa visited
by a terrible cyclone about the same hour
that the hailstones were falling in New
nan as large as an orange. Several gen
tlemen bare informed me that they picked
up hailstones “as large in circumference as
a saucer.” The courts of the cyclone
but report the storm violent along the
road, with a heavy fall of rain and hall.
At the Air Line office everything bquiet
and the officials know of little damage on
the road except at Doraville, where it b
understood the oepot was blown over.
At the Central railroad office Mr, Schmidt
reports the storm severe down the Central,
with the greatest damage at No. 12, Davis-
boro, which is reported completely de
stroyed by the storm—the town literally
blown down. Mr. Schmidt says the hail
stones fell there as large as hen eggs,
which b rather large for hailstones, bu. it
must be remembered that it was a very
large storm.
TUE STORK IX THE VIC1XITY OT ROHR,
Rome, February 19.—A fearful storm
struck Amberson's and Ladinia, Ala., at 3
o'clock this evening. Houses in large
numbers were blown down and fourteen
persons were reported to have been killed
in that vicinity. The direction of the wind
was southerly and the storm extended to
thb place, where it did but little damage.
At Cave Springs severs! houses were blown
down and an old man named Gaillard was
killed. Capt. Lnpsiey's house was blown
down and his sistcr-in.iaw was buried
under it, and is supposed to have been
killed. Ten or twelve houses in that vicin
ity were destroyed. Great excitement
prevails, making it difficult to obtain relia
ble information.
Waahinston.
Washixgtox, February 20.—Quite a
vere cyclone passed over our county yes
terday, doing considerable damage In tho
western portion. On Mr. W. \V. Rhode's
place every house was blown down, ex
cept hU dwelling. Mr. Rhode was out in
the farm at the time, and was qnito se
verely hurt by a falling tree. A colored
man had bb hand badly mashed, and two
cows were killed on the same place. Fences
were all destroyed and trees uprooted
We expect to lexra more of the storm and
to hear from it in other parts ot the coun
tv, as the clouds were very angry and cy
clonic in their looks during the latter por
tion of the day, and until late at night the
thunder, lightning and wind wai very
vere,
Columbus.
Enquirer-Sun.
At 12 o'clock the cloads boiled, and
whirled, and dipped, and plunged in every
direction, and when just over the county
jail, located on the east commons, they
shot down like an eagle upon its prey nnd
liftM the tin roof from that building. The
roof ot the chain-gang building, on tho
same lot, wu taken off, and tome of tho
rafters on both houses were snatched from
their places. A part of the tin roof from
the jail roof was rolled up ami carried
nearly a hundred yards from the building.
Jailer Brooke was in ids room when tue
wind began to blow, and ran to the south
window to shqt the blinds. He says he
hadn't time to get frightened, as the wind
had done its work and passed on almost as
quick as thought The wind seemed to
rise again after it left the jail and not a
house was injured until it regebed the
First African Baptbt Church, just one
block farther north, where it dipped down
again and took off about one-fourth of the
root on the southeast corner. Several
panes of glass were broken out of the win
dows, and the plastering was considerably
damaged, but the walls of the building
were not injured. From here the storm
took a northeasterly course, and next
struck
THE SOUXD UOUiK
of the Southwestern Railroad Company,
where the greatest work of destruction was
done. The employee wen it work when
they heard the wind coming, and most of
thcmcscapedjuatavthectorm struck the
building in all its fury and left it a mass ot
ruins. The brick were blown in every di
rection and the tin on the root was rolled
up and carried along by tho wind for sev
eral yards. The most marvellous tiling
b that no one was killed or seriously
hurt. Mr. Fred Conner, of Macon,
a firemen on the Southwestern rood, was
asleep on hb engine, which was covered
by brick ami falling timber, and the cab
was completely demolished. Mr. Conner
was so penned in that it was several min
utes before be could be extricated. For
tunately lie! was unhurt, «» a severe
shock, and hb escape was indeed miracu
lous. Mr. Sam Roper was struck on the
back by a piece of falling timber aa be was
running from the house, out his injury b
not considered serious. Thera were several
other* in the building at the time it fell,
but none of them were Imre. A little ne
gro girl, who bad carried dinner to Mr.
John Bivins, wat the moat seriously hurt,
(icing knocked senseless by the firing
itbrii. She had no bones broken. A little
negro boy was also slightly injured. There
Ifon of Mr. B. F. Lorelady all of hbhoates
Mown down. Hb dwelUng-
HMTse was demolished, laaving only
the floor ami part of one of ties walls. Au
of the family were nmler the boos* except
one daughter, who remained on the floor
m escaped without injury. AD of hb
whom were hurt. The resftcnccs of Ed.
Musgrove and Ocorgo Wilhelm were
served in like manner. Considerable dam-
lage was also done in Llnnwood.
I Columbus, Ok., February 29. -The esti
mate of the damage done ill this city by
the tornado of yesterday, is about 120,000.
Cartersville.
Cartersville, February 19.—A cyclone
passed near this place at 1:30 o'clock tills
morning. The amount of dantago was
very great. Your correspondent lias just
returned from Captain E. D. Fuckett'a
plantation, two miles southeast from town,
and his [lowers of description are inade-
qil-'il.- I" convey au idea of llie - cm- there
witnessed. Tho dwelling occupied by Mr.
William Kverirtgo was unroofed and other
wise injured, all chimneys thrown down.
11"- t' irn. .-ribs, stable-,,'etc., are a earn-
plete wreck. Two mules were crippled, a
">w und hog kill'd fodder blown hun
dreds of yards, all the trees and shrub
bery
TWISTED tXTO SltnEOS
or blown np by the roots. A small frame
building was inverted within one length of
its foundation. The family saw the ap
proach of the storm in-time to take refuge
in tlie cellar or basement, and escaped un
hurt. Captain Puckett's loss will not fall
short of a thousand dollars. Mr. Kveredge"
loses ^something near five hundred. This
was tho first cyclone that ever visited this
county.
We learn that southwest from Captain
Puckett's, Mr. C. E. Parrott and Ham
Harris, who own tho Itcnnctt It. Congers
place, lost all their buildings except dwel
lings. Mr. Uunnicutt, on the Mrs. Lewis
Tutnlin place, had hb barn unroofed and
considerablefe ncing destroyed. No news
from the mountains, tlie track of tlio cy
clone being from southwest to northeast,
and about one hundred yards wide.
Louisville.
■Louisville, February 20.—A cyclone
passed near thb place last evening carry
ing destruction and ruin In its path. On
the Berrien place, three mile* north of here,
ifive dwelling houses were blown and com
pletely demolished. Three negroes were
sliglilly injured. Six miles northwest on
the Wash Sheppard place several houses
were blown down. No |>articubrs. Miles
of fencing lie level with the earth. Reports
from Davisboro inform us that the same
cyclone struck that place about 7 p.m.
yesterday doing enormous damage. Every
business house with tho uxaeption of two
and also tho Isxgo brick warehouse of the
Central road and several, residences were
completely demolished. An employe of
tlie Central railroad by the name of varino
was killed and several others were more or
ess injured. *
Report from Augusta.
■ Auousta, February 2D.—Yesterday's
storm in tlib section was the severest
known since thecycione of 1875. In Han
cock county the stprm struck at 5 o'clock
p. m., overturning outhouses and unroof
ing houses. Tho stables of David Dickson
were set on fire by lightning
nnd burned. In Columbia counts* the
lum and stables of Ike V. Unbar'd, at
Harlem, were blown down and three
horses wero killed. Much other damage
was done In the interior. The plantation
of Geo-go Grenade, in McDuffie county,
was ruined, tlie house being demolished
and timber carried oil. On tlio plantation
of Dr. Reese a negro was killed and Mrs.
V. M. Wade, wife of the overseer,
seriously injured. The gin house of
John A. Scott was demolished. In
tlio town of Bradly's 8. C.,the residence ot
Dr. Lyon, was blown down and his wile
was badly injured. At Ninety-Sir. 8. C.. a
house was blown down and a child killed.
The residence of W. If. Slatwortb, near
Flienix, Edgefield county. S. O. was blown
down. The rains caught fire and Mr.
Slatworth's little daughter was burned to
death. The bouse of J. C. Hoskinson end
the store of J. A. Boyd, at Jackson, S. C..
were blosrn down.
Athens.
Athxxs, Ga.. February 29.—The storm
last night did no damage here. It struck
Mrs. Jarrett’s house, near Jefferson, at 5
6 in., and unroofed it: killed ahorse near
armony Grove: blew Nasb's house
down, killing the elder and fatally Injur
ing the other bliss Nosh, anil badiv injured
Miss Nath, a niece of the other two. At
ltieks. Madison county, it blew down a
dwelling, seriously injuring Mr. Hicks and
ton. the latter perhaps fatally. The hail
stones at Harmony Grove weighed five
and seven ounces, and seemed made ot
many small hailstones. In Oconee
county much fencing was destroyed. The
worst damage must be beyond Harmony
Grove, near Aoplo Valley. In the direction
of tlie cyclone. Parties who saw the cy
clone noticed tiigt the course was changed
by separate wind clouds, whose more
luents were strange and dangerous look
ing. No news has come from the territory
in the track of the cyclone.
In the Neighborhood of Savannah,
Savaxxar, February 29.—The storm last
night did considerable damage along tlie
Central railroad at Dariiboro, McBean'a
and other points. The Augusta branch is
Mocked and wires down. Baperintandant
Rogers left this morning with four repair
cars and a force for the imrpoee of ascer
taining the extent ot the damage. At
Davbboro six booses were blown down
and the brick warehouse belonging to the
railroad, with the wood shed, was com-
Ipietely demolished. William Vcreenwas
killed by the falling timber of a store in
which he was standing. The wind was very
high in Savannah, but beyond a few fences
blown down no damago was done.
8and«rsvill«*
SAXDKKSYILLK.
Saxdersville Oa.—February SOUl-A
territic wind and hail storm struck this
place at 5:45 last evening, but did no ma
terial damage. Homo of the atones were
irregular In shape and size but the major-
|*icked
[*he roof of
at pocket*
1 jrlas*. My Mouries
1 was in the air l>v '
contact with the Hying missiles. It was
the narrowest escape I ever lihd."
«)un o: ro'i>oM lents placed us uiulcr
many obligations for the accounts they
have sent us of the lato storm. Our limit
ed space has made it necessary to condense,
these letters, and in some instances to use
onlv the facts and circumstances, they have
so kindly furnished. We are none the less
obliged, however, for the valuable service
they have rendered.
TBWffltaLB.
Tkxniixk, (H.—February 20.—A hail
storm passed over this placo last evening
unrooting houses blowing down timber
fences. IIail*stones seen larger than
was ever seen here before. Tho writer
measured one. measuring 9 inches in cir-
• • it •' o’iri< <-i. oih-r*.
say they weighed some 1 ounces.
In North Cnrolina.
IUlkioii, February 20.—Last night a
cyclono struck tlie Carolina Central rail-
ro;id h- tween Hamlet and rolkton. At
Rockingham there wa" great de.itrufl^pn
of property and fifteen lives were lost.
One entire family were killed. The tele-
graph wires are down and no reports have
been re- eived from other towns
Wilminotox, February 20.—A special to
tie* .v.fi- from Rockingham says that a ter
rible cyclone passed near that place last
night. It is estimated that from fifteen to
twenty persons were killed, and a large
number wounded. All business there has
been suspended.
Charlotte, N. C., February 2-A—A .storm,
accompanied by hail, struck Chester, 8. C.,
fifty miles south of here, last night. The
roofs of the bank and many‘stores were
torn off. The Catawba oil mill, the Bap
tist and Presbyterian churches and many
S rivate dwellings wero wholly or partially
estroyod. Freight cars were blown from
the track to the depot platform. The dam
age is estimated at 150.000. The storm was
verv violent here, and tore the roof from
Biadle’s foundry.
Charlotte, February 3).- Monday
night's storm was tlie most destructive
at a settlement called Philadelphia, two
miles from Rockingham, on the Carolina
Central railroad. The settlement con
tained about twenty-five houses. Everv
one of them wero razed to the ground.
Yesterday morning a party of men began
a search of tlio ruins for bodies, and within
a short time eleven had been recovered-
three white and eight colored men. One
white man named John Dalkin was found
with a piece of splintered timber throu gh
hfs abdomen as large as a man’s
leg. All the bodies were badly mutilated.
ie bodies were placed in a wagon ond
carried to Rockingham, when the wagon
returned to the scene for more bodies, as it
was known that others wero in the ruins.
The wagon had not returned with its second
load when tho train left this evening, and
the telegraph wires beinjf down, further
particulars cannot be obtained.
\t Wu r.hv.-ird, />n the Charlotte, Coin Hi
lda and Augusta railroad, a negro man
and his wife were killed. At Winnsboro,
three negroes and an aged white lady,
named Mrs. Sterling, were killed. Mrs.
Sterling's son and daughter were blown
from a house end lodged in a tree. At
Polkton, North Carolina, the wife of
Mr. F. U. Gray, a prominent citizen,
was killed by a'fulling house. At Con
cord two brick residences were partly
demolished, but the inmates miraculously
escaped. Damage to the extent of $50.0UO
win done at Chester. S. hut no lives
were lost. The whole damage waa at least
$100,000.
Wilmixgton, Febrnarv 20.—A special to
tho Star says twenty-three persons were
killed and as many more injured near
Rockingham. Several colored people were
also killed on the Pedoe river near Rock
ingham. At Manlay and Keyset the cy-
t I-■ne destroyed everything in its way.
Near Dllington six person were killed.
In Alabama.
ItinMtxc.HAM, Ala., February 20.—A ter
ribly destructive cyclone swept through
the Cahaba Valley In tlie eastern part of
thin county yesterday at noon. A special
to the Do .17- from L« , c<Ktwelve miles
from here, on tin* Georgia Py ilsc railroad,
gives the following account of tho storm la
that r* gion: A cyclone struck Leeds about
1 :u0 o’clock this evening and swept away
the section house of tho railroad,
killing three negroes and se
riously injuring an aged
white couple named Bass, living near.
Three miles south of Leeds the house of
John Poolo was blown away and a son of
17, a daughter of 0 and a negro child were
instantly killed, Poole, his wife and four
other children were all badly injured. The
re-idence and premises of l)r. W. F.
Wright, a railroad contractor, were de
molished. The body of Mrs. J. S.
Wright, Dr. Wright's mother, was
found one hundred yards from
the house fearfully mangled and with lie
-hull crudiod. Annie, aged 2u; Jennie, 10;
Thomas, 17; James. 11 and Edward, lJ.ull
children of Dr. Wright, were badly in-
jured, having their arms or
The colored cook was killed
four i .irts, two wagons and three horses on
t!:• i' u .thill : p-mumis but the can ass
- : "lie l.'ir-e 1 he h'.ii-e ntviipied by M.
liti blown aw uv and he wit-s
badly hurt. J. II. Laudr'u-. wife ami
daughter all had log* broken. Tlie house
of Mr. Kerr took lire and wai burned.
Mrs. Kerr was fatally injured. The rail-
ro.id for several hundred yards is
thickly strewn with drbrit oi
the cyclone, delaying train*.
Along the Otdo^
WasiiisgtoX, February 20.—A heavy
rain storm raged over almost tlie entire
hooded district in the Ohio valley last
night, and lashed the waters into waves,
which destroyed an incredible number of
half submerged house*. The storm had
only partially subsided to-day. Details
are meagre, but such as are at hand indi
cate that many lives were l***t. A dispatch
from Kvansville, Ind., says the river is
strewn with the wrecks of houses destroyed
in last night’s gale.
Mississippi.
Nkv* <m:i.k.\n* ( February 19.—A special
from Owumbus, Mi-vs., says: A .severe tor-
■ Of
Of twe
Ity were globular and averaged one and nadopamad through the Ipwerportu
a naif inches in diameter. The wind blew this county yesterday, doing great damage
from the southwest from noon yesterday to horses and dwellings. On some pianta-
until midnight and dark, angry cloud* , tions not a single house i* left standing,
passed around and over us in a rapid sue- j It reporter that one life was lost and
cession for six or seven hours. More or many persons wounded,
less damage was done in cTery section of ^
tb.- c .untry hv the bhiwmg d..wn..f timber FROM SAVANNAH,
and fences.
Csnernl Not... *—
OoajflMMI «Mt*d by tt* Storm, but Mllitar, Drill—Shootlns Contast—Suitdan
without damage. Death—Pickpookata.
Dr. W. M. Bollard's place, at Bollard » , -i-ecial tklkoux.)
SIX EXCISES
in the round house and all of them were
more or less damaged.
Tho Emerson Foote tr« the worst dam
aged. being nearest the sooth wall, whicli
waa blown in on it. The damage to the
engines. Iiowertr. is mosti/ to the cabs, tra
ilers, smoke-stacks, domes, etc., and but
little of the machinerjr waa injured. The
round bouse was the property of the
Southwestern Railroad Company, and is a
complete wreck, and a small bouse adjoin
ing it was also blown down. Besides the
engines there were several freight can in
the round boose, which were badly dam
aged, sad a nnmber of freight ran on the
tracks in tb* neighborhood were consider
ably injured. It 1* estimated that the lnes
to the railroads, most of which falls on the
Station, In Twiggs county, received s visit,
and made a complete wreck, but no one
seriously hurt
From Conductor Perkins, who came in
lust night, we learn that several houses were
blosrn down at Camak and a lady and her
child killed.
At Mcllean, tho Georgia railroailV wood
shed and section master's house were
blown down, but no loss of life is reported.
Our correspondent at Indian Springs
sent us yesterday a large box of hailstones
carefully packed in sawdust. They lost in
weight while leaching us. yet two of them
weighed 2‘4 ounces, one 2 ounces and
three IK ounces.
Mr. Thomas a Melville, general agent
of tlie Domestic sewing machine, while in
bed at Brown's Hotel vesterdav, covered
with cuts and bruises, thus related his ex-
lierienco at Davisboro: George Hart-. , , „ „ _
man, of the Wiliamantic, Marion Dun- son; fourth eta.--. I'. M. D-m.-
wody, of S. T. Coleman & Co., and my-, l( j Joseph Hart, wir e a* the
got into Davisboro on Tuesday aft.moon . La u. noekat a
at 3:30 o'clock. We intended to take tb- !' r!;',; Pi .\.V
which did so much damage was' from Southwestern, will not (all short of
southwest to northeast On tlie planta. ten or twelve thousand doUxrs. Almost
simultaneously with the striking of
the round house, the storm struck the cot
ton seed oil mill, located east of the rail
Hxvaxxvu, February 30:—The
have been invited to enter the com pe;i five
!■ . 11 t IVv.l-. in which the
prizes are offered infantry companies as
follows: Itatpri/--f -. MtUOO;
third $590. The Cadet- will probably go.
V :.-r- l' irlu-n. a hwe-hsl. died
of brain lever on board tlie Norwegian
bark Nioh--. lying at Tv h--c roads, on Mon
day night llis body was brought lotho
city for interment to day.
At the contest of Uie Chatham GunCiuo
:. eg. eii l’.irk y.-sti rd.iy afternoon,
tlio following were the winner- i irst
class,Herbert W. Palmer; second ,lass,
Malcolm Ma.lean; third , la-,-. C. A. >hear-
th.-.itre Uit
I of l
: watch. The city i
o'clock I left Hartman and Dun-
wody in oar room in the i
hotel and went out into the front
I heard a noise similar to thaCof a |
Montgomufji l!ts
an, Al
a coming, and looked down the truck Kbb.Uw
it. As I turned I Mt the wind. . "rV . ' . 7 ,T h ,
then like a flash I saw tb* | *!T ? v ,
black volume ou rue. with tre« and tim- ' r jUlcr wa ' l! *
. . _ . ban flying in every direction. In the same j
road shops, and left the main building flash I felt mjrself taken up fully aU feet
without the vestige of a roof. Even the from the ground and then in the same in-
rafters were twisted end broken off, and I «tant l thrown down, about one hun- i
-.mo of them carried hundreds of feet, dred an i flfty rants from where I surted.