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Show DEVASTATION. Terrible Storm in Florhlu--Towns Swept Ayr ay -.-tire at Destruction of Iroici'tv iiud life. Augusta, Ga.f September 22. T.:9 ioLowing dispatch has been received from Tallahassee. Fla.. dated Sei t. 21 : " A terrilic storm prevailed throughout this seetioii of the o u:u-try u:u-try on Friday morning. Several sturL-s were unroofed, tiiiny or fortv houses were blown down, and several other ' were badly damaged. A trre.u num- 1 her of gin houses wen-de-troy t.d. Te.e 1 crops are cnsi-deml ruined. Three or tour lives were ht. and -.vral jiersoiia were wound- d. A large i::im-i-erof cattle, etc.. w-re klhol. The,' r-'.ids are bio kid by falh n trees, and t':e telegraph wins and fences are down for miles, 'i'ne I-.s- in lie,- om:-ty om:-ty is immense. Si. Marks wan u m- . pletelv swept away, only tv.n houses' f'eing left standing, ar.d tiven'v f.un- j iiics were made hurnckss. Neuiirt is also r.'port'At swept away." ' |