Columbia, South Carolina Tornado
May
1, 1875
Augusta, Ga., May 1.-- A fearful
tornado struck Columbia, S.C., at half past 4
this afternoon. The steeple of the
Presbyterian Church was demolished, and the roof
of the market blown off. Although hundreds were
in the neighborhood, no one was seriously hurt.
The depots of the Greenville and Columbia and
South Carolina railroads were unroofed and
otherwise damaged. Threes were uprooted in
every direction. Only one death is
reported. The storm struck a passenger
train on the Georgia railroad leaving Rutledge.
Dr. Montgomery's house, near Rutledge, was blown
down, and his son, four years old, blown away.
John Norton's wife and child were badly hurt at
Covington.
Daily Republican, Decatur, IL 3 May
1875
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