The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23
BESSEMER FEELS EFFECTSOF STORM Windows Blown Out and
 Trees Uprooted NARROW ESCAPES Two by Four Scantling Driven Trough Wall on Carolina Avenue--Other
 News of Interest in
 Bessemer
ESCAPES

l Bessemer. April 22-(special.) )-Thh
 morning between and o'clock Besse-
 mer and vicinity was visited by storm that approached a tornado. The city was struck by heavy rain and hail with
 a terrific wind and vivid lightning. Win
 dows were blown out of the home of
 J. B. Morton. while tree fell against
 the house of J. H. Parsons. breaking the
 windows, glass flying inside, running the occupants from the room. At the home of w. P. Gum window blinds were torn off and a window went across the room,
 smashing against the foot of a bed and
 as the occupant left the bed another piece followed the first, the rain and hall pour ing through the broken window. At M. A. Sanford's near old Jones'
 boro, big trees went down breaking the
 glass out of the house, the rain pouring
 through the openings, The chimneys
 were blown from the Clarendon Avenue
 school, while large tree in the Rob- erts School grove was uprooted and a large number of others in different parts
 of town. The storm came from the south west, going up the valley. sweeping down
 many trees in it's path to Powderly, on
 the South Bessemer car line.
 | At house on Carolina avenue.
 owned by Schellicci Brothers, two by
 four scantling was driven through the side of the house sticking out about q foot on the inside, the room being oc- cupied. The telephone wires were crossed at the home of F. H. Fielder and the blazing ball of fire on the out side made the place look like it was all lafre.
 | Many houses at Feeders, Raimund
 and Jonesboro were shaken. a number of trees uprooted and windows broken out. Telephone wires and poles were twisted out of their perpendicular posi- ton and many phones are out of order. while the electric company had some trouble to get its lines working. The storm lasted about 30 minutes and was the worst experienced in this city for many years. No real damage has been reported although several narrowly es- capped being injured by the dying glass. It has been announced that the capital stock of the Bessemers Soil Pipe com- pany has been increased from s50.Oo0 to lsi5o,0Oo and that extensive improvements | are to be made.
 I Work was started today on two addi- tional floors. while later extensions will be made. This plant is generally known as the little pipe works, and is one of | the most active in Bessemer.
 This morning 12 cars of 36 inch pipe were shipped from the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company | to St. Louis over the Illinois Central railroad. This pipe will be used for the
 waterworks of that city. Within the past two days 15 cars of pig Iron have been
 shipped from this city over the Illinois Central railroad to Rockford. Elgin, AL ton, Illinois, and Louisville. Ky. Mrs. J. H. Meeks. aged P, died at her home on Nineteenth street today after a short illness of paralysis. Tue funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday, interment being at Hueytown cemetery. She is survived by husband. three sons. | J. C., Lamar and Manning and two daughters, Mrs. Baxley and Mrs. Evans of Knoxville. faithful wife, lovs ing mother, a true friend, she is mourneo by all who knew her.
 Percy Waldrop. Jr., aged weeks, died last night at the home of his parents.
 Mir. and Mrs Percy Waldrop. in Huey- town. with pneumonia. Interment took place at 3 o'clock today at Pleasant Ridge cemetery.