The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-11
MACON HIT BY. 4 INCHES IF. RAIN IN HOUR
Georgia Storm Does Damage Of $1,0OO,0O0- --FIood Cuts Off Score Of Kansas Towns, Leaving Many Homeless
 THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FARM LAND UNDER WATER
One Death Reported-Big Property Damage At Wichi- ta-Wheat Fields Ready For Harvesting Suffer Damage

MACON, Ga, June 1o-Damage es- timated at s1.oo0,000 was caused to Macon property by storm tha. broke over this city at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. Nearly four inches of water fell in less than an hour and a half.
 While the storm was at its neigh: Curry's hall, on Giles street. was un- dermined and firemen had to be called to rescue nine persons from the second floor.
 E. E: Horne, head of the family rescued. said that he looked across the street and saw water rising above the floor of the porches. Then he felt the hall begin to give way. His wife and three grown daughters and four grandchildren became panic-stricken. he said, and he called for help. Bremen found all exits washed away and the building ready to collapse.
 They carried all of the persons from the building.
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 Auto Submerged.
 George S. Woodruff and com panion drove an automobile into the underpass under the Central of Geor- gia railway near the Terminal sta tion when the storm broke to put up the side curtains. Before the task was completed the water was up to the bottom of the car. They tried to start the engine and couldn't. In the top of the car. Woodruff carried his companion out of the flood, though water was up to his neck.
 All of the stores were flooded. Many of them gave way. Easements of scores of business houses are flooded and there is where the greatest damage has been done.
 Tonight every available red light in Macon is being used to warn peo- ple of washed-out places. The city has advertised for 100 laborers to re- port tomorrow morning to join regu- lar forces in making repairs. | s~s- O O o ?
 Rice's Mill dam, near here, broke during the storm.
 c. A. Harris, who operates a poul- try farm near the mill, had 1,6oO hens and chickens drowned.
 Two fire engines. responding to an alarm of fire during the storm, be- came stuck In the mud under the Ash street crossing of the Central or Georgia railroad. where three feet of mud and sand had washed in..
 The storm was local extenolns no more than 20 miles from this city In any direction. The outer rim of the storm toward the peach belt was at Echeconee.
 There is a 65-foot washout on one division of the Central of Georgia railway and a similar washout on the Macon, Dublin and Savannah railroad ,, The baseball park is still flooded tonight. ,,,. ;., Lightning struck four buildings in the city during the storm, but no one was injured.
 rhr.a Hou,es Collapse.
 Jobn w. Ramsey, chairman of the street committee of the city council, who made a detour of the city late this afternoon, said it would cost the city s3OOO0 to fill in only the wash cd out places. He found three houses collapsed after being undermined. and scores of others undermined ana badly damaged. r.. Al.
 "The heaviest loss will De In the wholesale district" said MT Ramsey. "All told, it will run high in the thou, sands, probably to milton doilars. Two Children Hurt
 Two children were injured when n tornado descended near BentonVllle' s50.o0O property damage was done Tn Wichita alone, and watei was re- ported running in the streets or Ctf- | feyyille, Madison, Newton Emporla' 1 Winfield, Arkansas City and Far sons.
 Interurban railroad connections be- tween Hutchinson and other sections have been raralyzed
 The chief property damage IS con . fined to the state of Kansas.