Cherokee County GaArchives News.....The Cyclone February 28, 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 November 21, 2017, 12:31 am The Cherokee Advance 28 Feb 1884 P 3 February 28, 1884 The account we gave of the Storm last week was correct except we did not carry it far enough in stating loss of houses, fences, stock, the wounded etc. Below we add a list of such as we failed to mention last week: Mrs. W. H. Collier was badly crippled and all their stock was killed and property destroyed. Two children of Mrs. Warren Barrett were hurt. Frank Manley was hurt and everything destroyed. The mother of Mrs. Neecy Lacy was badly hurt. Mrs. Venable was hurt and lost everything she and Mrs Pits had. Caleb Baker was badly crippled and everything was swept away. James Taylor had everything blown away and has a wife and four children to support. Elias Anderson and one child were badly hurt, house blown down and all they had went with the wind; they have four children. Wm Manley and wife were hurt and everything destroyed; they have two children. Mack Jones and J. S. Daniel houses were unroofed. Burt Johnson wife and two children were badly hurt; they have five children, Mrs. Hiram Walker and two children were badly hurt and everything destroyed; her husband is in Texas. The Owens lost everything. John F. Scott house was unroofed, cow killed and everything destroyed. Mrs. Mary and Lottie Pitman were hurt and their property badly torn up. Joe Byrd, col. house was unroofed and otherwise damaged. Jim Dowda wife was killed and three children badly hurt, one of whom died last Friday; he lost everything. Houses were unroofed trees and fences blown down at Shoal Creek Factory, but no one was hurt. Many of the houses near Walesca were unroofed and fences, trees, etc. blown down, but fortunately only those above mentioned were seriously hurt. As far as we can learn the above together with the account given last week covers the entire damage done to persons and property in this County. The three deaths reported last week and the wife and child of Jim Dowda are all that we have heard of in this county. Mrs Barrett and other of the wounded may yet die from their injuries. Quite a number of mules, horses, cows, calfs, hogs, pigs, chickens, etc, were killed and badly bruised and rendered worthless About 25 families some of whom were hurt had their property destroyed and are poor and in destitute circumstances. The help so generously given them was greatly appreciated, yet they need much more and our people must see to it that not one suffers or dies from lack of food or attention. The county we think could do no better or more fitting thing than give not less than $500 to them. All the sufferers are paupers by the hand of the Almighty and it is our duty to aid all we can in their relief; an increase of tax would be cheerfully met and paid. The citizens of Canton and the vicinity of the storm, and of the whole county have nobly, generously and freely given much assistance. Now let the Grand Jury in their General Presentments recommend the Ordinary to help the sufferers No one certainly can object. Notes of The Storm In Pickens County a great deal of damage was done to persons and property. As stated last week the house of Levi Cagles was blown down and his wife, two children, Wm Herren, Groover and Alonzo Wright killed and two of his children hurt who may yet die. Some damage done to Cagles Bros. distillery and other property. The wind in its furiousness jumped over the house of T. J. Stancel and did not hurt any of his family. Sam Tate was in the storm and hugged the ground closely. He was unhurt. The mills and other property of S. C. and Wm Tate were demolished. The mud sill of a dam was blown out and all the water in Sharp Mountain creek at one place was blown for several feet into the air. The storm passed over grassy knob near Jasper, wiped out a settlement at the base (the inhabitants were at a neighbors house raising) then skipped over into Gilmer county and was lost to view. No considerable damage was done above Tates, where the town was swept away. It is doubtful whether Tates will be rebuilt. It is almost a miracle that as few got hurt as did and those who were hurt may congratulate themselves that they were hurt no worse. This is the first destructive storm that ever passed through this county and we trust may be the last. No inquest were held. The track of the cyclone was from a half to one and one-half miles in width and in center of track appeared to have been considerably water and some fire. A buggy was blown into a field near the Cagles and no owner can be found for it within five or six miles. A sign board marked "6 miles to Montgomery" has been found within 3 miles of Jasper. The storm began at the gulf of Mexico, come on to near Quitman and there divided. One prong went out by Milledgeville and into N. C., and the other went to Leeds Alabama then turned and came by Ca__serville on through this county and joined the other prong in N.C and then on to the Atlantic Ocean. Considerable lossoflife (sic) and damage to property was done every where it passed, from the Gulf to where it joined in N.C. Alabama, Georgia North and South Carolina have all suffered greatly from this the worst storm that ever visited this section. Report of loss of lives and much property come from almost every county in Georgia through which the storm passed. A $10 bill was blown out of Levi Darnells hand and when found about one-third of it looked as though it had been burnt. We are told that the citizens of Pickens have held a meeting and request the county treasurer to pay $1000 to the storm sufferers. It is now being distributed. Quite a crowd visited Tates and other places of the disastrous Storm last Sunday. It would have done you good to have attended Tuesday's public meeting a d saw how willingly and quickly a contribution of near 400 dollars was made up. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/cherokee/newspapers/thecyclo3288nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb