The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-05
Heapy DoWnpour And High
 Winds General ODer State


 fields by washing them badly. It was one of the heaviest rains that has fallen here in many months. All creeks are swollen and lowands covered with water, while the Tennessee river is rising. some damage was done to telephones and 1ele- graph lines by the lightning,
 Anniston, April 4.-(Special) )-This city was swept by miniature cyclone this alt ernoon. The wind was accompanied oy terrific rain and lightning storm, whien wrought considerable havoc in several parts of the city.
 Traffic on Noble street was temporafhy suspended. The Anniston electric ana Gas company was one of the heaviest sui- ferers, the street car service being con siderably demoralized by the snapplng or trolley wires and the crossing Of their wires by the blowing down of posts hoidz ing wires and cables of the Southern Bell Western Union and Postal The greatest damage in this respect seems to have been on East Eleventh street near the courthouse. where pedestrians were en- dangered by falling posts and wires. Dam age to the telegraph company Will De heavy. An old cotton warehouse was de- molished on Moore avenue. and the debris scattered over the car tracks. block to the east the baseball fence and other fences were razed to the ground. The I horse of Mail Carrier John Welchel in the western part of the city, ran away in the storm, but the driver escaped unhurt, merely losing his umbrella.
 Other damage of minor consequence was inflicted besides innumerable humorous in- cidents.
 Cuba, April 4.-(SpeciaL)--A terrific wind and rain storm visited this section today accompanied by some hail, which did damage to peas and beans. Serious in jury was done to strawberries, but for tunately picking was in progress yester- day and only small area was complete loss. The first refrigerator car of Der ries went out today, but none will go to- morrow on account of rain. Gotten will be planted now right away and every ef- l fort put forth to rush it to early maturity The rain will be of marked benefit to all crops.
 l Mobile. April 4.-Local Weather Fore caster Ashenberger today received the 1 following special storm warning: 1 "Hoise southwest storm warning 10:f5 a. m. Mobile to Cedar Keys. Storm over northwest Arkansas moving northeast | Brisk to high south to southwest winds Tuesday and Tuesday night, shifting to northwest Wednesday,"
 Tuscaloosa, April Special )-Heavy | faln ana Wlnu storm mas been preVa1llng in this section all day.
 All telegraph and telephone communica- ton west of this city were out of com mission the early part of the afternoon 1 Rumors afloat that Moundyille, Alice vile and Ethelville had been destroyed are unfounded. But little damage was re- 1 ported in this vicinity.
 Clanton. April 4-tspeciaL)-C1an ex- | taar af -i,a1 rain storms this afternoon that has visited this section in many years. Trees were damaged the tower of the courthouse was badly damaged and the electric light plant put out of commission for some time by falling trees. Reports from coun- l try districts state that much damage was done, but no fatalities are reported.
 Huntsville. April 4.-(Special. )-Moore' s Mill. a community ten miles northeast of Huntsville, was struck by a terrific wind storm today forenoon, and half dozen or more heiiece were blown away. The mill eas ot plown down. as the storm was comparatively harmless in that To- 1 calits
 Tn afofra thss swept over this section was ssA Eaest egere that has visited here 1 this vas preceded by an cleo l trica at put great many tel epho aa n'ast of the telegraph lines l out AaautHs and then there was a l heava deNuntsr r of rain that soon put mans q ie alall streams out of banks. OviHS lhe poor wire connections, the aN8eut 5f ne damage in the country cam 3i as learned.