Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-19
VISITORS PAY WELL
Proceeds Of Rafreshmsnt Booths Go to Aid
the Herman Storm Sufferers.
FIVE THOUSAND VIEW THE WRsCKAGE
People Living in Church, School House and
Improvised Domiciles.
BEGINNING TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
Considering the Utter Wreck They Take a
Cheerful View of Situation,
EGINNlNG TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
MUST REBUILD ON MORE MODEST SCALE
Years VIII he Required 10 Enncc h
Evidence Of the CnIamity-With
Pluck aud u Rich Country
Town VIII Rccupcrntc.

Pluck aud u Rich Country
Town VIII R~ccupcrnte.
HERMAN, Neb., June is. Especial
TelegramO - Five thousand Is the estt-
mated number of people who visited
the site of the late town Of Herman
today and of this number probably
the larger part came from Omaha. The
trains from both directions, however, brought
in people and many came on wheels and in
every other kind OF vehicle. Every road led
to Herman this morning and wheelmen who
made the trip say that every one was lined
with travelling sightseers.
But the visitors were welcome In tho
stricken city, for 1t was the general UNDER
standing that the citizens, who had lost
everything with which to carry on even the
most necessary and rudimentary employ
mentS, would abandon the regular order of a
Sabbath day and make what they could out
of what the visitors were willing to spend,
The latter, touched by the utter helplessnesl
of the people, bought lavishly, yet there was
nothing of the nature of charity in the ox.
change of money, except in the hearts OF
the buyers. Everything sold had a value,
The lemonade, and there was a good quality
of 1t, was in active demand by the tired and
thirsty wheelmen and the lunches were a
necessity to those who had driven miles to
get there. The only outright gifts came
from the people of Blair, Tekamah and the
surrounding farming country. SO far as the
immediate bodily needs are concerned the
community is taking care of its own and
supplies sent from distant points are moi
needed.
Any Place Answers for Home.
The helplessness of the people arises
mainly from the fact that very few of them
y op,nipipn in tho urarlaI town have anu
suitable places to live and carry on house,
hold work. Families are huidled in the
school house and the church, the only SUBJ
stantial buildings left standing, and by help
ing each other out with the remnants OF
household outfits saved by each manage to
do their cooking. A few tents are also oc-
cupied for housekeeping purposes and at
least one family, consisting Of husband and
wife, Is trying to be content with the shelter
of a leaning wall and floor, all that is left
of their dwelling.
OF course not all the people who lived
here before the tornado are still here, or
the conditions would be much worse and
much harder to cope with. Many have been
taken to Blair by relatives and friends, or
by those on whom they had no other claim
than their homeless condition and general
Indebtedness. The people Of Tekamah and
the surrounding country have also done
their share of this kind of good work. In
fact, the efforts of the Relief corps of Blair
and Tekamah have been unremitting and
the devoted women have had The s~atisfac-
ton Of seeing order come out of chaos and
nnseis give way 10 comparative comfort
'nuG' me in'histerins hahus' Inc work
" ~ la 1T department mas also won
inc sra'ltuue OF every person mere me
hoinoers nave peeh constantly on uuty as
ponce anu Whatever tendency toward van
daliEm or notify thipyprv NAV Iava Haan
sho"h at any LINZ mas peen Iepressed WITH
ouI Iouple' lhese hrehen nave, however,
uono nIuch more IMAM Simply ponce the
to"h' ihey nave acted as nistrlputors OF
Information anu guides ana nave never
idiieu " ielu IneT apu 10 every necessary
"o'A'
VIII I" = SLOW
Herman VIII probably never be built up
again as IL STOOD "A week ago, or, If 1t Is,
tho result VIII have to come from a gradual
process as SLOW as The original growth OF
a community. The people, or many OF
theln' are without the money necessary ia
replace the buildings in anything approach
ing their former substantial character. and
IL the merchants are able to duplicate theiI
s.ooNS II nasty oonS,lucteu wooden puild-
inc time ~ Iva
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