Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-16
PROPERTY LOSS BY STORM
WILL REACH half MILLION
Columbus Was Severely SRitten By Cyclone Great
Damage is Done TO Property in That City
Earthquake Shocks We're Felt Too.

lightning and loud peals of thur
Ger. There was a noise accompany.
ing the cyclone as if mighty express
trains were approaching the city. The
scene and the noise accompanying thu
cyclone were awe-inspiring.
Huge Ball of Fire.
A gentleman who chanced to be up
at the time the cyclone came on said
that he was watching it, and there an
peared to be a huge ball of fire il
the atmosphere that was revolving
about. About the time the ball OF
fire appeared to reach Girard, it
seemed that it burst, dropping to the
earth, spreading havoc in its midsg.
From this time forward the gentle-
man doing the talking was too busy
with other thoughts to give attention
to appearances of the cyclone. An
other reported similar freak Of
lightning which settled about st. Paul
church. If
The cyclone passed from the Eagle
& Phoenix mills to Front street, scat
tering destruction The Swift Packing
Co., the Muscogee club, Herring AZ
Knight, undertakers; Peacock Tailor
ing Co, NJ. F. Flournoy, the Southern
Express Co, H. Rothschild, B. Roths-
child, the American theatre, Boycs
Brothers, ]. T. Knowles & Co. and
others were sufferers from the cyclone.
At the furniture store of H. Roths-
child an unusual sight was presented.
The plate glass front to the lower
story of the building was blown out
by the wind, which passed through
thS ShJ hShI " Lile SSCOuu ilUOT WucA1
it tore out the rear end of both the
second and third stories. playing
havoc with the furniture stored in the
building.
Broken furniture and glass was
scattered everywhere, and the rain
poured into the building. The cyclone
probably did more damage to ths
Rothschild stock than to any other
stock of merchandise in the city, as
the loss will run into the thousands.
On First Avenue.
The destruction of property was
heavy on First avenue. The Empire
stables, occupied by ~ K Bowdaa
'and owned by R. Howard, were dam
aged something like $4,000, accord
ingto an estimate made by Mr.. Bow.
den. Mr. Bowden's loss is estimated
at only $500. The cyclone swept
across the avenue and practically de.
stroyed the stable belonging to the
II. H. Blackmon estate. J. w. Black
mon estimated the entire loss here
at $4,000, including building, dam.
age to vehicles and the two horses
Filled The building belonged TO-
B,annon & Carson.
The stables occupied by the " i.
Cody Sales Stable company, wera
risc badly wrecked The building
which is owned by ]. A. Lewis was
damaged something like s9,OOO This
Cody Sa es Stable Company had thc'~
Narn in the rear full of mules ami
one was killed and three or four We're
injured, but to one looking over the
wt teckage there is no way to account
fer every mule in the barn not being
killed. Their loss was not estimated.
The buildings in the rear of the
stable of the estate of H. H. Black
man were practically wrecked, as
were the residences Immediately be-,
hind them on Second avenue, The
small residence on the corner or
Second avenue and Thirteenth street
were badly damaged.
At the Racine Hotel.
There was no considerable damage
done to the Racine hotel, where the