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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
22
A severe storm unleashed extraordinary winds halting telegraph and telephone lines across the region. Chicago faced hours of isolation from eastern points, with connections later restored via circuitous routes. Railroad traffic slowed amid washouts and widespread property loss. Weather officials report record speeds at several points and warn several days needed to return to normal service.
Teau in Washington indicated speeds up to 8 miles an hour in Detroit, a new high for the city, with 84 miles in Toledo and 88 miles in Buffalo. Memphis logged 64 miles and Lauraville 52 as cold weather trails the damage. The storm appears spent and moving along the usual St Lawrence valley route after its destructive reach.
Dozens killed and many injured as a severe storm raged from Louisiana through Mississippi and into Ohio Valley areas. Reports describe destroyed churches, hotels lifted from foundations, demolished homes, and widespread property loss with通讯 outages complicating casualty tallies. Major damage centered in Murfreesboro and Laurel with several towns reporting fatalities and extensive structural ruin.
A severe midwestern storm lashed Chicago and Michigan on March 21. Winds up to 86 mph toppled poles and damaged buildings, crippling telegraph and telephone service, injuring several and causing extensive property losses estimated near a million dollars. Widespread disruption extended to western states with downed lines and wrecked vessels on the lakes.
A massive storm sweeping Indiana caused extensive damage estimated at a million dollars. Two killed and several injured as tornado like winds toppled buildings and damaged churches including Tipton and Harmony. Poor communication hampered reports while cold air followed, dropping temperatures to near 20 above. Minnesota and Dakotas face snow and sleet with minor travel disruption though services largely recover.
Flood waters forced the Georgia Southwestern and Gulf railway to halt traffic on the Flint River trestle near Albany. Workers sunk 7,200 sand filled sacks around the structure after buying 1,200 sacks from a fertilizer company to reinforce the embankment. The river rose to near the trestle top, delaying trains and prompting passenger transfers by ferry as crews implement precautionary measures.
A severe rain and wind storm near Armmenia, March 21, caused extensive property damage two miles north of town. The home of W F Turner was wrecked with furniture blown away, WoL Cash’s residence was struck and damaged, and outbuildings on the Whittop farm were blown down.
A heavy rain storm with wind and lightning moved through Cobb and adjacent counties, closing the Marietta electric plant for an hour. No deaths. husband and son bruised, wife unharmed. Towns affected include Powder Springs, Acworth, Austell, Lithia Springs, Dalles, and Lost Mountain. Flooding threatened a rail bridge at Albany, while Rome felt tremors from the storm.
In Atlanta churches including St Philip’s Cathedral and Central Presbyterian, boy choirs perform Easter morning. Central Presbyterian fields 25 boys led by soloists Miss Clara Porter and Edward Werner. Dr Dunbar Ogden speaks on The Memorial of the Resurrection and Americas Debt to Christianity. An advertisement touts a cough remedy signature EW Grove.
About 35 members of the Atlanta Real Estate Board urged Attorney General Felder to reconsider his ruling requiring real estate agents to obtain licenses in every county they operate. Spokesmen G M McKinnon Harris Walter Danson J H Ewing and Perry Rivadworth argued Atlanta licenses are paid locally and only occasional county sales occur. A committee led by Joseph D Greene was appointed to seek a statewide license clarification. The meeting, presided by H S Willingham, also touched on individual members performing appraisals.
Keith Vaudeville presents Nal M Wills the happy tramp and Finger in vaudeville as headliners at the Grand with a dozen dancers from Ras ter Classsiqua and Burt Shepherd the Whip offering novelty acts. At the Forsyth John F Murphys Steel Pier Minstrels bring an Atlantic City tour act direct from their theater.
The company led by John Murphy brings Tommy Donnelly and other comedians known for big minstrel lineups. The act Tale is a novel policy in tabloid entertainment and has received enthusiastic praise from critics and tour managers alike.
Monticello reports a court clerk at the Superior Court of Jasper County was bitten on the hand by a dog on March 21. Clerk Davis will travel to Atlanta for treatment.
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