The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-22
No Lives Are Lost Although
Many Buildings Were
Demolished
CHURCHES ARE THE
HEAVIEST LOSERS
Storm Touched Ensley, Powderly,
Woodward, Cleveland, Glen Iris,
South Highlands, Red Noun
tain and Shades Valley

Spring came in with a roar yesterday
morning and shortly before daylight a
40 mile wndstorm swept over Birming-
ham and did extensive damage though no
-one was killed or injured.
Hundreds of houses were shaken, sew
era1 small ones totally destroyed while
scores of roofs of frame residences and
buildings were blown away. Telephone
and telegraph service was placed in jeop-
ardy: the poles blown down and live
wires on the streets spat fire; trees were
uprooted and the grim Storm King spread
terror throughout the community.
The storm or cyclone struck Birming-
ham at about o'clock. The furious gale
Travelled over the western part of the city
and suburbs leaving in its wake dam
age estimated at 100000. To those who
were awake In the small hours of yes
terday morning-and few were not awake
and saw for themselves the savage con-
duct of the elements it seems miraculous
that no lives have been reported lost in
the storm in Birmingham. The cyclone
passed through Ensley, Powderly, Wood
ward, Cleveland. Glen Iris Park. South
Highlands. Red mountain and Shades
valley and created havoc wherever 1t
passed.
High Velocity of Wind
A terrific velocity of wind was attained
from 800 to $40 o'clock when 40 miles an
hour was reached surprising the fury of
the storm of some weeks ago which caused
so much damage throughout the state.
Yesterdays storm attained Its full
strength In that 40 mile spurt sweeping
through the streets with roar as rend-
ing beams and falling glass Of broken
windows mingled with the heavy down.
fall of hail and rain. 1t soon subsided and
when day dawned-it was real spring
day, full OF the benson Of happiness as
"Old Sol' beamed brightly
Churches suffered most blythe freakish
activities of yesterdays storm. At Pow
derly the Baptist church was blown over
and completely wrecked. The new Prot
estant church. which was nearly COM
pleted at Cleveland and ready for the
placing OF the roof, was demolished. st.
Andrews Episcopal church, Eleventh ave-
nue and Charles street, South Highlands,
was badly damaged and the parish house
suffered worse fate and was a COM
plete wreck. The southside Baptist
church reported that its roof had been
loosened from its holdings. A report
from Dolomite states that the church edi-
flee there is wrecked. Several other
churches in the Birmingham district suf-
fered minor damage.
The residence section of Birmingham
especially in the South Highlands and
Glen Iris Park suffered heavily and the
occupants of beautiful homes were put
10 great Inconvenience
Williams Home Damaged
The home of Mrs. II. ID. Williams, 1412
Seventeenth avenue south, had the roof
blown off and the downpour of rain
caused damage to the extent of over $1,000.
The occupants of the Williams home We're
badly tossed about but none were injured
beyond slight bruises.
Many other residences in the South
Highland district suffered by having their
chimneys blown away. r. d. Smiths S
home, near Glen Iris park, also had part
of its roof torn away by the gale and
the green houses adjoining Elmwood ceri-
efery suffered heavy damage.
The public utilities corporations came