The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-22
Cyclones Destructive Work
In All Sections of County
Great Damage in Mount
Olivet Neighborhood
Thursday Night.
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED
BUT NO LIVES LOST

Thursday night did It's greatest
damage in the vicinity of Mount Oil
vet Church. A full account of the
wild work in that neighborhood is
given by the Kennesaw correspondent
OF the Journal and Courier, who rode
over the devastated section.
The damage in other sections is re-
ported in the letters OF the various
correspondents published in this
weeks paper.
Practically the whole story Of the
cyclone in Marietta was told in the
Journal and Courier of last week.
The press was just ready to start at
seven O'Clock Thursday night when
the storm came. The telephone and
telegraph lines were down and COM
munication with all points was cut off,
but by meeting the trains, even as
late as half past one O'Clock Thursday
night, all details possible were col
lected.
The destruction OF the great paper
mill smoke stack, which cut off all
lights and power supply, the damage
at Buffers drug store, the destruction
OF Mount Olivet Church, etc., etc.,
were all given, and the Journal and
Courier's account OF the cyclone,
which went to the readers of this pa
per Friday morning was copied as
dispatch in the Atlanta Constitution !
and the Georgian of Friday, with no
additional details. Further details
are published in this weeks paper
however, in this column, and in the
two county news pages.
CITY DARK AS EGYPT.
From the moment the cyclone struck,
Marietta was dark.
At times, all night, the rain fell in
torrents.
Trees and limbs lay in the streets and
in countless yards.
Awnings and roofs blocked the side
walks.
And in it all, one could not see his
hand before his face.
Here and there a man walked with
lantern, but toward midnight even
these were seldom seen.
At one O'Clock Thursday night the
first train from Atlanta came. 1t was
like an excursion, bringing great crowds
of those who would have come on the
street cars which had failed to run at-
ter five O'Clock.
And these MGriettans did not know
there had been cyclone here
The darkness was not Gispelled by
electric lights until Monday night A
new smoke-stack was brought from At
lanta on a wagon and was made to an
swer temporary purposes.
Friday night presented truly re-
markable scene for Marietta-not an
electric light in sight.
Candles and lamps and lamps and
candles. They came from everywhere,
Big stores operated with long rows of
lamps, while many business houses
stuck to the od-time candles.
WHERE THE STORM WAS WORST.
The cyclone came from little north
Of west, and struck Mount Olivet
church, which is west of Kennesaw on
the Powder Springs and Acworth road,
about five miles from Acworth. 1t was
scattered in every direction 1t was
framed structure, about thirty by fifty
Ieet in size. To.
AT Mr.. Bud Durham s dwelling, about
\ mile west of Mount Olivet, his gin
house, barn, and even mis- pig pen, were
blown away. Mrs. Durham was bruised,
put no one else was hurt.
At Mr.. Joe Adair's, Mrs. Adair was
but milking in the barn, which was
blown down aud she was caught under
L, bat the cyclone picked up the tim
Ders, blew them away, and blew Mrs.
Adair about fifty yards. She was bruised
about the neck, head and back, and is
suffering from the shock. Mr.. Adair's
place is about mile east of the church.
Near Mount Oliyet church was COM
pany gin, operated by Messrs. Crowder
1 Adair. Mr.. Adair was at the gin h
when his wife was hurt. The gin house
Was blown down, and the occupants ran
put into the cotton seed house. 1t also
wSs blow away. and they caught hold of
trees and held to them to keep from
being blown away
The roof of Mr.. OrowdeI's dwelling
was torn off, window lights broken, and
other damage done His barn, justbuilt
Of new oak timber. was scattered over
the field.
Between the church and Mr. Adair's,
Mr.. ALI Cheathsm lived, His house
was blown down and the stone founda-
tions blown out OF the ground. The
sops OF two large oaks were blown 400
yards into field.
Az Mr.. A. l. 0r's place, quarter of
mile from the church, a tres blew
across house AMI crushed il in. A