“Middlebury Register and Addison county Journal 29 Feb 1884,
Great Loss of Life in Five Southern States Thousands of Houses Destroyed—Hundreds of People Killed,
The States of Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina and Louisiana have been visited by one of the most destructive storms ever seen in the South. Thousands of houses were destroyed in an instant, hundreds of Persons lost their lives, and many more were injured. -The tornado was particularly severe in Georgia and Alabama”
29 Feb 1884, 2 – Middlebury Register and Addison county Journal at Newspapers.com
