January 1913

Throughout history, winter weather on the Atlantic Coast is notorious for providing fodder for headline news. In early January, 100 years ago, a major storm caused death, damage, and destruction from Georgia to New England. The storm brought freezing temperatures to the south, damaged buildings in the north, wrecked boats off the coast, “crippled wire communication” around the country, and generally caused massive destruction through fierce winds. The extreme weather prompted these January 4, 1913 headlines and their related articles:

• Atlanta Swept by Windstorm – Atlanta Constitution
• Havoc by Storm All Along the Coast – Washington Post
• Gale Hits Quaker City and Eleven Persons Are Injured by Falling Wall – The News (Frederick, MD)
• Worst Blow in Thirty-five Years Makes Ugly Sea – The Evening Record (Greenville, PA)
• Wind Blows Woman in Front of Train and Man Into Water – Trenton Evening Times
• Wind Hits New York at 90 Miles an Hour – New York Times