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Show TORNADO IN THE SOUTH. It Cuts a Wide Swath Through Georgia Mini North Carolina. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 7. Last night a black funnel-shaped cloud, fringed with electric lire, and the center of which was a roariur, seething mass, Struck Fayetteville, and dwellings, churches and public buildings were swept away and several persons killed. At the borne of .Mrs. Henderson, where were .."itliered her son-in-law, Will Travis, his wife and two children, the roof was taken iff; then the floor was wrenched away. Mrs. Henderson was badly hurt, .Mrs. Travis and the children seriously in jured, aud the remains re-mains of Mr. Travis picked up a hundred yards from the house. Twelve people were sitting together at Hie residence of Mr. (iridium when the cyclone cy-clone struck the house, tho walls being crushed in and tho roof blown away, 'ally Graham, aged 9 years, was killed by the falling; debris. All the others were badly injured. After the storm passed, the body of an unknown un-known negro child, dead, was picked up in the main streel. Altogether, thirty residences, resi-dences, the public academy aud the alliance al-liance warehouse were totally destroyed. Many other buildings were seriously damaged dam-aged and fully a score of people were se-rtou se-rtou sty injured. Mii.lkn, Ga,, Jan. 7. A terrific cyclone passed near here yesterday, causing great is of property. A number of persons were injured. Charleston, X. C, Jan. 7. Darlington county was visited by a destructive tornado. t Cash's depot roofs were blown from large residences, but no one was hurt. In the northeastern part, of the county houses were blown down aud twelve colored people badly hurt. The track of the storm was sixty yards wide. It did not swerve through the forests of oak, hickory and pine, cutting an a venu i through Sua woods. .0. |