Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14

disclose any facts in the disaster. None
Of the killed or injured have been
brought TO that place, nor has COM
munication Of any kind been cstao-
lished with the stricken district
| In the Inmau Park section last night
residents reported a slight earthquake
| following a terrific blast Of lightning
shortly after 10 o'clock. Cutters be-
came running rivers. Euclid avenue,
where curbng has just been laid, was
practically ruined The curbing WAS
washed from it's position. sidewalks
were undermined by the rushing watrrs
and street intersections were impas-
sable.
| lightning struck the electric igh'
wires shortly after dark and the entir'
Inman Park district was in darkness
for over half an hour.
Path Swept Through Laview.
! A cyclone swept almost clean path
Of 500 feet in width and about quar-
ter Of a mile in length between the
driveway and Fifth avenue, near East
| Lake, in the little town of Laview.
Fences and barns were blown down and
! the heavily timbered piece of ground
passed over by the cyclones hardest
winds was leveled Fifth avenue. the
most thicky settled residence street
Of the little town. had a narrow es-
| cape.
| To-day the track of the storm is as
marked as II a huge sCythe had swept
through the district and moved down
a 10O-foot swath.
I Starting in the very city limits of
Atlanta its entire twisting course was
towards the northeast Late yesterday
afternoon the lowering clouds in the
vicinity Of the Soldiers Home gave
every evidence of an approaching
storm sure to be severe in character.
The inky blackness of these heavy
clouds. their gray edges proved alarm
ing to Old weather seers.
Suddenly, as residents Of that sec
ton STOOD on their porches viewing the
phenomena there came binding fash
OF lightning The deafening roar Of
thunder was heard for miles. out Of
the clouds shot a whirling clinical
mass. The huge cloud cone fell upon
the startled district. 1t sucked up into
its vortex trees, roofs chimneys and
porches.
Blacksmith Shop First Hit.
4 The first obstacle in its path was a
blacksmith shop owned by G. w. Col
lier Picking the roof from the struct-
ure the cyclone carried the huge tim
bers a score of yards dashing them
into a clump Of oak trees which were
uprooted by the impact. Collier and
two helpers had closed the shop only
fifteen minutes before and had left for
their homes
From the blacksmith shop the wild,
cleaving storm coursed through the
woodlands to the barn on the place of
b. T. Marbut, The barn was entirely
demolished. its sides being torn apart
like paper bag. The storm reached
the house, tearing the porches both
front and rear from their positions.
Mr. and Mrs Marbut We're at dinner
| when the storm struck. A huge beam
torn from the front porch was catapult-
ed through the front wall of their
home. coming to a stop within ten
feet of where the couple were sitting.
Both Marbut and his wife were slightly
hurt by flying missiles.
Riding its saddle of destruction the
great sucking cyclone next attacked the
house OF NJ. l.. Wing. This place was
cut in two pieces as clearly as a knife
sewers cheese. A trunk from the sit
ting room was lifted and hurled dis
lance of 300 feet The barn on the
country place was demolished. scarce
| ly a timber being left standing.
An empty tenant house near the
Wing home was turned upside down.
Racing with 9O-mile an hour We
locity, the storm then struck the tiny
home of Tom Campbell, a negro \
fire was blazing in the big hearth CRATE
when the cyclone struck and flying
embers ignited the wreckage The lit
tie place was entirely wiped out. Mel
lie Campbell, an elder daughter am
two smaller children were burned IN
trying to save household effects
The roof of a store ih Flat Shoals
road just a short distance from tn,
Campbell house was lifted and hurled
across the road into COW lot. Tn,
stock Of the establishment was ruined
BY this time the storm had reached
the proportions Of a tornado, Quickly
the circling clouds rose to the sky
They seemed to disappear for the spaC,
of ten minutes Then suddenly they
dropped and with their fullest fore,
yet to come, hurled themselves upor
the village of Tucker
With a report as Of many guns tn,
devastating storm burst upon the uttl,
place.
In the twinkIing Of an eye it hat
taken into its deadly grasp human
lives. much valuable property and lef
destruction strewn in its path.
The home place of DR.. c. T Brocket
was destroyed. Two tenant houses