Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-14
CYCLONES CAUSE HAVOC
IN COUNTRY DISTRICTS
Property Loss in Chicago and Ad.
jacent Section Very Large.
HIGH DEATH LIST IN GEORGIA
Other Southern States Suffer-Dis-
turbances In Sections Accompanied
by Earth Tremorss=--Heavy
Fall of Rain.


Widespread storms Of cyclonic intensity
sweeping over the middle west and the
south during the past twenty-four hours
cut their way through towns and cities
of five states. snuffed out many lives,
made hundreds homeless and destroyed
property valued high in the millions
At noon today fifty-one persons were
reported killed and the death list was
growing.
Other sections of the country. from the
great lakes to the gulf and the eastern
seaboard to the Rockies were swept
today by gales. rain and snow.
The storm took it's heaviest toll of life
in Alabama, Tennessee and northwestern
Georgia. From Nashville and Memphis
came reports of cyclones half a mile
wide sweeping through five counties
tumbling over scores Of houses. brushing
a dozen towns and killing twenty persons
Rome. Ca. told a similar story of the
storm in northwestern Georgia during the
night. placing the dead at eighteen. A
cyclone 100 yards wide plowed- through
De kalb county. Ga, Just north OF At
!anta. cut it off from the world and
killed five persons.
over
Chicago and northern Illinois during
the night caused damage estimated a.
s1.0O0.0O0.
From the storm-swept areas come
meager reports of devastation indicat-
ing that the property loss will exceed
by far the earlier estimates. Many
towns have been cut off from the
world, and in sections of four states
thousands of telephone and telegraa a1
wires are prostrated.
Fatalities in Georgia.
CALHOUN, Ca, March IA storm
which continued for two hours. followed
by earthquake shocks, devastated wide
section of country between Curryville
and Resacca late last night. The loss of
life is now estimated at eighteen and
the damage to property will be heavy.
All wires are prostrated and details are
meager. The principal damage and loss
of life are reported at Curryville and
Rosedale, while Armuchee, Oostanuala
and Resacca also suffered.
At Rosedale fourteen are dead includ-
ing . child of Will Martin; Mrs. Nun
Barnett and five children Of the Boil
family.
Two more of the Bolt children are
reported fatally injured. At Curry
vile the known dead are Mrs. Jasper
Walraven. Lester Walraven and Mrs
Blakeley.
The principal damage was done at
Armuchee. Rosedale, Curryville and
Oostanalua.
Communication with Rosedale is in
terrupted because Of prostrated wires.
Havoc Near Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Ga, March 14-Five
known dead, at least a score injured
and thousands of dollars loss today
marked the path of the rain and hail
storm which swept the section just east
Of the city last night. The storm cut a
swath about one hundred yards wide
and extended through Dekalb county.
Today the devastated section is entire
ly cut off from wire communication, and
later reports. it is feared. will swell the
list of casualties.
Relief parties were sent out from here
early today.
COLUMBUS. Ga. March IA storm
of cycionic proportions struck Columbus
early today. causing damage estimated
at several thousand dollars. Two per-
sons were reported killed Buildings
of the Eagle and Phoenix mills and the
Swift Manufacturing Company were
partly demolished: residences were
blown down and street traffic was de
DALTON. Ga. March 14.-Severe earth
tremors were felt here late last night
after the passing of the cyclonic storm
The shocks rocked many houses, but nc
casualties were reported.
Alabama in Track of Storm.
HUNTSVILLE. Ala, March 14.-Severa
persons were reported killed and injuret
at Madison Crossroads. north Of here
when last nights cyclone demolishe,
many houses Because Of interrupted wir
facilities details are unavailable.
GADSDEN, Ala, March 14-Six per
sons were killed by the cyclone that pass
ed over this section Of Alabama.
Southern railway train that left her
early today was wrecked. presumably b,
spreading rails, near Round mountain
Crew and passengers escaped injury.
Twenty Dead In Tennessee.
NASHVILLE Tenn, March 14-Re
ports of the storms which swept middi
and western Tennessee yesterday after
noon Indicate that the death list ma,
reach twenty. The storm west Of tn
Tennessee river reached its creates
fury In Benton county, sweeping a patl
from a quarter to three quarters Of
mile wide diagonally across the country
Part of the house OF Leonard Davi
was blown two miles and his little daugh
ter was carried 200 yard. A number o
children were hurt when a school hoLs
was blown down People of Camde
spent the night I'm reLef work.
In middle Tennessee the most disas
trous work of the storm was in Maur
county. Three persons are reporte
killed at South Berlin.
Mrs. Dock Mahon. whose husband wa
reported killed near Middleton, is sal
to have died OF fright after the storm.
Hundreds Homeless.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March A.-Lates
reports received here today from tn
slorm-swept sections Of Madison an
Henderson counties do not add to the Ifs
OF dead. Five were killed and over II
rendered homeless.
At Lexington between seventy-five an
100 houses We're practically demolished
Telegraphic and telephone communics
ton IS still out between Jackson an
Lexington. II Is not believed that an
further casualties occurred.
The small towns of Camden, Timber
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