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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
1
Reported counts show 225 coffins needed and 694 injured after a violent tornado strike. Far reaching destruction in Omaha and nearby towns with federal and state troops patrolling stricken districts. 450 homes destroyed and 300 damaged. Continuous updates tally dead and injured across the storm path in Nebraska and surrounding areas.
A devastating tornado left extensive damage across Omaha and nearby towns in Nebraska and Iowa. Hundreds of homes destroyed or damaged and about 100 people killed with many more injured. Emergency crews report widespread destruction along main streets and residential blocks, with schools and churches severely affected. The storm’s impact stretched from Omaha to surrounding communities, triggering rescue efforts and word of a continuing search as officials assess losses.
Passengers on a Burlington and Quincy train watched a vast dark cloud strike towns across Nebraska and Iowa. Reports detail crushed houses, cries of the dying, miraculous escapes, and fires as the storm moved toward Omaha, with injured passengers aided aboard and at stations.
Boston notes Vice President Marshall laments tariff issues and parliamentary friction as he warns that the country cannot endure continued “scare” business. He stresses his inexperience in parliamentary procedure, cites clerks for help, and criticizes capital with government favoritism while urging decisive congressional action.
Torrential rain in Indiana follows a tornado, with floods spreading from South Bend to the Wabash River. Drownings reported at Blue River and Big Wild Cat Creek, Lafayette river levels rise, Saratoga submerged, and interstate traffic halted as White River levee breaks in Indianapolis.
Dr S R Preston pastor of Pryor Street Presbyterian church grabbed the car fender when an auto swerved onto Broad Street yesterday afternoon. He was dragged along the street, clothes torn and legs bruised but unharmed. The driver H L Bartlett of 640 Washington Street was arrested and fined 75 after a quick trial in Judge Broyles court. Rev W A McMaster and N L Cofield were present. Cofield narrowly avoided the crash.
Reports from multiple Iowa towns indicate heavy loss of life and widespread property damage. Gren rod, Counclufes, Bartlett, and Beech cite deaths and injuries as storms advance along rail lines near Council Bluffs. Magnolia, California Junction, Blackburn, Missouri Valley, and Malvern report heavy damage with few or no deaths. A bridge section near the Chicago and Great Western line was destroyed.
Four men drowned when their launch swamped on Lake Apopka amid high winds. The group from Apopka and Orlando, including Lewis Frazier and Clarence Garner, set out Sunday for a pleasure trip and were lost. Salvage teams recovered the craft and bodies tonight.
Columbus prison commissioner and former police chief Captain Wiley Williams died at his home near Columbus aged 65. Survived by his wife seven children and four sisters, he led local police and served as prison commissioner from 1908 to 1910. He helped arrange his own funeral and pallbearers. John M Murrah may seek unexpired term.
Washington March 24 Attorneys for Claude Swanson Allen after a Hillsville courthouse murders case were sent to Richmond and abandoned a writ of error bid to review the conviction by the U S Supreme Court. They faced Chief Justice White and Justice Hughes denying the writ and said telephonic talks with other justices failed to revive prospects.
Rt Rev Moses B Salter bishop of the AME church died in Charleston after a lingering illness at age 72. Named bishop in Philadelphia in 1892, he spent over forty years serving his race and was regarded as among the ablest leaders. Funeral Friday will be attended by church officials from many states.
In Atlanta a split in the ranks over the city charter fight culminated as the council defeated the people’s charter and adopted a charter amendment. Key remarks from Congressman William Schley Howard and local officials indicate a push for railway post office reform and reorganizing the Hitchcock system with promises of better service. The mayor vows to veto the council resolution and a new mass meeting is planned to press for a public vote and prompt election on charter changes.
Unsettled weather predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday with rain. Forecast notes a low around 5S and a high near 2, mean temperature 67, normal 55. Rainfall data includes 0 inches in past 34 hours, 343 percent excess since month start, and 26a inches since January 1. Local terms indicate regional weather notes and inconsistencies in phrasing.
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