On the farm of Mr. Bee Martin on Brown Creek, the cabin of a Negro man was blown down and he was instantly killed. On Mr. Steve Boyette's place every house except his dwelling was blown down. The house occupied by a man and his wife near Mr. Boyette's was leveled by the winds but the inmates were unhurt. Sheriff Wall's residence was un- roofed and his gin house and screw were blown down. Mr. Thomas Beverly, near Sheriff Wall's, lost all of his houses; there is not one timber standing on the others. His meat was blown away and he also lost his corn and farm supplies. Mr. Henry Huntley lost every house on his place except his dwelling. At Mr. William Little's place 28 out of 30 houses were blown down and three Negroes were killed.
Mr. F. B. Flake's store house was un-roofed and his goods damaged by the rain. His screw was blown over and all of his out-houses, save three. A colored tenant of his, "Croux" Staten, went out of his house when the wind rose and has not been seen.
Fate Allen, colored, was crippled by his house being blown over. The building caught fire but the flames were extinguished by the rain. James Thomas, white, a tenant of Mr. Moody Allen lost his house and effects.
James Hough, another of Mr. Allen's tenants, also lost his home. The building took fire but the rains extinguished the flames.
A special from Polkton says: A severe storm of wind and hail crossed the railroad about a mile east of Polkton last night prostrating everything in its course. Could see the storm from Polkton by lightning, looked like a cloud of dense smoke and sounded like thunder. Hail stones measuring 2 1/2 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and one inch thick fell.
