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

winds MAS Ieyered. Fifth avenue. the
m..t taickiy settled residence street
of the little town, had . narrow es-
cape
Today the track 81 the storm is as
marked as # a huge scythe had swept
through the district and moved down
% l09-foot sWath.
Starting in the very city limits q
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 II sucked up into
its vortex trees, roofs chimneys and
pOrches
Blacksmith Shop First Hit.
The first obstacle In its path was a
blacksmith shop, owned by G. w Col
Iier. Picking the roof from the struct-
ure the cyclone carried the huge tim
beers a score Of yards, dashing them
into a cIump 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
g. r. Marbut. The barn was entirely
demolished its sides being torn apart
like a paper bag. The storm reached
the house, tearing the porches both
front and rear from their positions.
Mr. and Mrs Marbut were at dinner
when the storm struck. A huge beam
torn from the front porch was cataplet-
ed through the front wall Of their
home. coming to 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 M. l.. Wing This place was
cut in two pieces as cleanly as a knife
sewers cheese. A trunk from the sit
ting room was lifted and hurled a dis
lance Of 800 feet. The barn on the
MIA ,lap,a1gaI,,E
~ a timber being left standing
House Inverted; Another Burned.
An empty tenant house near the
Wing home was turned upside down
Racing with 90 mile an hour We
locity, the storm then struck the tiny
home Of Tom Campbell. a negro. A
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 and
two smaller children were burned in
trying TO save household effects.
The roof of q store in Flat Shoals
road Just short distance from the
Campbell house was lifted and hurled
across the road into a COW lot. The
stock OF the establishment was ruined.
BY this time the storm had reached
the proportions of tornado. Quickly
the circling clouds rose to the sky.
They seemed to disappear for the space
Of ten minutes. Then suddenly they
dropped and with their fullest force
yet to come hurled themselves upon
the village of Tucker.
With report as Of many guns the
devastating storm burst upon the little
place
In the twinkling of an eye it had
taken into its deadly grasp human
lives, much valuable property and left
destruction strewn in its path.
The home place Of DR.. c. T. Brockett
was destroyed. Two tenant houses
We're demolished. Two negro boys were
killed and a negro woman was blown
over 100 yards from her cabin 10 a tree
where her lifeless body was found to-
day covered with debris and heavy tim
bers
The storm all but tore 10 bits the
home of ESma Thomas. Thomas had
/ his arm broken by falling bricks ana
his wife was wedged under twisted tim
bers. sustaining fractures Of both legs
, Troy Thomas aged fourteen was found
dead under q tree. 25 yards from the
! house. Pau Thomas a son. was Sc
vereiy injured
At the Harrison home a tenant house
was blown across q pasture lot Mrs.
Salie Nash and a young son. Colored
We're crushed 20 death when the cabin
| left its moorinCs
Rushing to the northeast. none If
its fury spent. the storm struck Stone
Mountain. Three houses we're unroof-
ed there. No one was seriously injured
though several persons were struck by
flying debris
From Stone Mountain the wild hur-
ricane went straight into the wood =
lands. The timbers in that district
show the result of the cyclone today.
a mile beyond Stone Mountain the
storm again rose to the sky and was