Cyclone In Augusta

The Argus is indebted to its Willis correspondent for tbefollowing description of the destructivo oycloue which passed over that neighborhood Thursday evening of last week. A destructiva cyclone passed through pait of Augusta last Thursday eveuing at 6 :30 o'clock. If came with all fury from the sonthwest, strikiug the timber ou the north of Fred Peppiat's 80 acre lot, theu striking G. N. Hammoud's 80 acres ou the south, where he had reserved 10 acres for firewood. It tore dowu trees for over 30 rods in width making the most kiudling wood iu the shortest time perhaps that waa evor made in tb is towa. It damaged Hammoud f] 00 or over ou his timber. But ou it came, sweeping down feuces, then striking the horse barn and sheds, demolishing the roof aud eud of the barn, nnrbofed a very long shed on the east side, blew the roof boards iuto a large wheat field uear by, also shingles, rafters acd boards of every description.rnining several acres. A wagon box lying on the grouud in frout of the bain was blown uearly a quarterof a íuile and let down smashed to pieces, rods and tolts twisted iuto all shapes. Mr. Hammond had just gone into the barn and closed the barn doors, when they followed hiui kuockiug him down nnder a road wagon that stood near by. His son, Milo had gone into the barn with a team and just after gettiug in the stable. the roof raised about three feet and feil back just resting on the posts of the stalls, thus saving a valuable team and Milo's life. But how terrible iu its work. It went in a north easterly diiection, faittiug Whittaker's corners, clearing a large orchard and shade trees and uprooting everything. At Alfred Smith's a part of the roof was blown off his house. A daughter abont 13 years old was taken up and carried a few rods and lauded under the upturned roots of apple tree. His youiig sou, Oscar was carried several rods through the orchard over the board fnece and let down in the road uuiujured, not imowing how he came there. It passed aloug doing damage at Hiram Markham's, Mrs. H. O'Brien's, T. Roberts', Geo. Thompsou's, Louis J. Wright's and worst of all at Richard KingV, nearly Durying his house with trees and almost totally destroyinghis barns. Theu on to the old Richard Williams homestead, uuroofing house aüd barns and smashing iu doors and windows, thus doing its work aud leaving. We kuow no more of the destruction it wrought, hope this is all, it's enough,