Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03
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Those Outside Of Ternado's Oath.
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gina 10 recovering from the arst shock
and disorders, Of the tornado which de-
stroyed many lives and much property.
Buildings.a block from the path Of
the storm were little damaged. The
first intimation that THOSE outside Of
the tornado sone had OF the disaster
was when three girls who had es-
capped from the wrecked telephone ex-
change belonging to the government
telephone lines. appeared at tho office Of
q morning paper and told their exper-
fences. The young woman had slid
from the second moor OF the telephone
building TO the basement. carried down
by fifteen ton switchboard
Many freaks Of the wind are shown.
The roof Of factory building was
carried three blocks and crashed thru
. handsome new residence. -Four lv-
cry stables were demolished. and every
horse killed.
The escape Of ssvsnty-tlvs girls
working in the telephone exchange
was probably the most remarkable The
building was demolished. On Lorne
street. one Of the principal residence
thoroughfares, scarcely a building 10
left standing.
North Part Wiped Out.
The, Canadian Pacific railway yards
is fat expanse of ruined shops and
trains. Not q whole car remains in the
yards. Some were picked up by the
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One was carried clear thru the freight
sheds.
The whole north side of the city is
practically wiped out A canoe was
carried from Wascana lake to Victory
park three quarters Of mile, and
dropped there. Sailing vessels were
over the southern part Of tho city. The
dropped in the middle of the street,
three blocks away.
Late in the evening clerks were
working in the ruins of the local
branch, Of the Royal Bank when some
money their to their credit.
Many Pathetic Incidents.
There were many pathetic incidents
druing the night Of searching for dead
and wounded.
Husbands were searching for wives
and mothers for children; men would
stop in their work of rescue to inquire
from passing acquaintance for news
of friends or relatives. Many families
were separated.
w. G. Allen. editor of Daily Province.
and his wife, occupied one of the
houses On Locne street, which were
demolished.
I'VE lost practically everything"
said Mr.. Allen. but were lucky to
come out alive. 1t is a narrowing ex-
perience to see the roof actually blown
from over your head. Il thought 1t was
surely our time to go. but we came out
with only a few bruises, sprains and
cuts from flying glass,
1--WE were sitting on tie veranda
shortly before the storm broke and
great black looking clouds were. rolling
rapidly towardslIc other in the south
east. Then before we had time to close
our windows the air was filed with
flying debris and theAsskorm broke In
all it's fury"
Sixty Girls in Wrecked Y. w. c. A.
Sixty girls were in thBlY:M C. A.
One side of the building was torn out
the roof was whirleds sawaysAa and the
windows were blown HI saf1f most of
the furniture wrecked.
n Miss Morton, secretary Of the Y. w,
c. A.. said she saw the storm coming
and ran up stairs with several girls to
put downythe windows.
Il had Just got the windows shut"
she said. when the storm hit US. The
windows came thru with crash, and
I thought the building'was going. 1t
shook like leaf, = I ran into a closet
and drove several IL the girls before
+ TT vas a1l over in a minute I
thought surely the girls were all killed.
Most Of them, however, ran to the park
and hid under the bushes How they
were not killed by the flying debris
can not understand. only three were
injured and these not seriously"
Twsnty phone Girls Escape.
i The telephone exchange is pile Of
brick ana mortar and a tangle Of wires.
This was one Of the first build
ings which the. frightened crowd Of
rescuers attacked. Means and cries
coming from the Debris made them
work with frenzy. ~ One by one the
twenty girls working in the exchange
were reached and 1t was found that
only one was injured.
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