Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
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plenty Of rain AT Stone Mountain. bur
the tornado did not reach that point.
land rn ~ telephone communica-
ton To- ne Mountain today. Sioa.
! Mountain citizens went to Tucker boy
( the scores in buggies. automobiles an.
other conyeyances. and many went %
/ foot-to render assistance TO the suf-
f.rfng
DeKalb Sheriff to Scene.
! J. a. MoCurdey. sheriff Of DeKdl5
! county left Decatur early today in a
rig for the scene Of the cyclone. The
sheriff too, with him TWO deputies and
left word with the office 20 pe ready
/ on wire notice to supply bedding, cloth
/ ing and medical stores.
/ McCurdcy started for Charleston and
/ c.om there viii go directly 10 Tucker.
( Upon leaving the sheriff declared he
I mad not had any direct reports upon the
| extent of the storm. but from what ne
| had gathered the damage both to Hf,
! and property probably would be great.
u. J. Jones, of Covington. clerk IF
| the Georgia railroad, arriving from the
| cyclone scene early today. declared
that from what he could see from the
car windows as he passed through
Charleston the loss to property there
| had been light
Webb Porch Torn Away.
An ] could see was a mass of tan
gIcd telegraph wires near the station.
and as passed the residence Of y. W.
| Webb, the Atlanta publisher, ! noticed
| the entire porch on the front of his
/ bungalow had been ripped off"
! Jones also declared that train pas
sengers said two negroes employed on
/ the country estate Of Or. r. G. Brock.
I EFT. about three-q quarters Of mile
! from Charleston, had been killed out
right as the cyclone passed that point.
! Ii was also said. declared Jones, that
1.-TWO other negroes had been severely
/ injured.
The wind did NOT iniure Covington,
bur shcercd off to the riEnt OF the
town
At East Lake the first big blow start
ed about G.30 D m. There was Just one
great gust but when il had passed it
was found that It had left its devastat-
ing mark. A house under course ~
construction by the Fulton Hone
Builders at First avenue and the East
Lake car line was demolished. it's
heavy timbers being scattered like
toothpicks.
Trees Fluna AFar.
Trees were uprooted and flung far.
Telegram and telephone wires were
left a tangled mass of Junk. The first
street car to pass through the section
met with difficulties. Hen coops and
fallen trees Uttered the right of way.
Al one spot dead chickens literally COW
cred the track for over 200 yards.
The Georgia railroad reported today
that the lines of that road had not suf-
rered to a great extent. Communicl-
tion with IJthonia at o'clock this
,ornipc showed that the storm had
narrowly missed that village and had
spent IFS force south Of there.
Both morning trains OF the Georgia
arrived ON time AT the Union station.
Superintendent Patterson declared
that the reports of devastation near
Charleston we're probably overesti-
mated From what he could gath n
I r,o,, taIesraph dtspatches there was ro
| rsport Of deaths in Charleston dire"'
Inn mai there were reports that sev-
oral NEGROES in the vicinity had been.
piuod ar injured.
All cI,rkstop Lines Down.
An taIephope lines into Charleston are
6ou.r The general store Of elem Jones
and several residences are cut off fro q
con,,,urication with the outside world.
r-rtil direct news is received from the
yiuaga itealf the damage to property
and life can only be coniectured.
investigation at Decatur does not
disclose any facts in the disaster. None
of the killed or Injured have been
brought 70 that place. nor has com
rnnicatiop of any kind been estah-
tehed win the stricken district
In the Inman Park section last night
residents reported slight earthquake
following a terrific blast Of lightning