The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-02
DEATH LIST WILL
Be At LEAST EIGHTY
Meagre Details of Storm at
Regina
FREAK OF THE WIND
Buildings Upset and One Part of the
Town Swept SClean-Many Pa
thetic Scenes-Militia Called
to Keep Back Looters

Regina. Sask, July 1.-The number of
known dead from the tornado that struck
Regina last night is now placed at IL.
II is expected that when the list is
finally completed II will show total ofSo
deaths. as many persons were boating
on vascans lake when the storm came
and only a few of them have been ac-
counted for.
-Four hundred persons were injured and
OF these a few are expected to die. The
property loss will reach fully s10Ooo,Oo0.
Rumors are in circulation here that
number of persons were killed In outlying
districts when many farm houses were de-
molished.
These rumors cannot now be verified be-
cause all rural telephone lines are down.
The havoc wrought by the tornado
which struck the city early last night
is appalling. Citizens aided the police
throughout the night in rescuing in
jured and recovering bodies of the dead
from the ruins. The following is the
| list of dead so far recovered and iden-
titled:
! ]. ]. Bryan, j. Scotte. George Cra-
| Ntllt MIS- bulHtic, Ani D w. - AfiSiOi
aid, Mrs Logic and child, Mrs. J. l.
Mckay and two children, Mrs. Fred
| Hindson. James Hindson. Rev. Lewis
! House, Mr. and Mrs. Blonkhorm. Mrs.
| w NJ. Shaw. John Ferguson, Laurence
IIodsman. Arthur Donaldson, o. Grey.
| William McMurdo. William Crabb.
Charles Linn. L. Frempton. A. d. Nc
Kinopp, Mrs. McDougal and three
daughters, w. j. Wilson, M. F. Restadd.
Mrs. Hayre.
Injured Mrs. e. p Gordon, Ellen
Nykins, Mrs. Holiness Mrs Susan
Holmes, Mrs. Graham, Jessie Graham,
James Louick, Mrs. A. Bruce, Alex Rea-
sortson, Mr. Mckegny. Lois aBtes. e.
Blonkhorn. Frank Garston, Carl Keis-
ter, j. II. Hudson, James Dunn, Mrs
james Dunn, Vera a. Saunders.
Storm Was Short
The storm lasted only a short time;
in fact, it was over SO quickly that
the people hardly had time to realize
what had taken place, and some of
the escapes from death were miracu-
lous.
Buildings only block from the path of
the storm were injured only slightly. The
| first intimation that those outside of the
storm zone had of the disaster was when
| three girls, who had escaped from the
| wrecked telephone exchange, belonging to
! the government telephone lines, appeared
at a newspaper office and told their ex-
periences The young women had slid
from the second floor of the telephone
building TO the basement, where the stores
| Of the linemen were kept. They were
| carried down with a 10 ton switchboard.
Soon hundreds of willing hands began the
work of rescue. The electric light plant
supplying the city put out of COM
mission when the storm struck. This
adaed confusion and retarded the work.
/ Many freaks of the wind are shown.
! The roof of factory was carried three
squares and crashed through a handsome
new residence Four livery stables were
demolished and every horse in each of
them killed.
Miraculous Escape of Girls
The escape of IS girls working In the
| telephone exchange was probably the
| most miraculous of any. The building
was demolished. II was at first believed
| that large number had been killed out.
right Superintendent J. Il. Sutherland
| telegraphed the general office at Winni-
peg early in the night that probably 20
/ girls had been killed and 40 injured. This
| proved to be untrue. Just how many
We're injured is not known but no one
was killed or fatally injured
/ Along the principal thoroughfare was
i scarcely a building left standing. The
Canadian Pacific yards are strewn with
ruins. Not a whole car remains in the
yards Some of the cars were picked UP
| by the wind and carried for several
| blocks
| one car was carried clear through the
| freight sheds. The whole north side OF
the city is practically wiped out
A canoe was carried from Wascana
Lake to Victoria Park, a distance of
three quarters of mile and dropped
there Sailing vessels were picked out
of the water and strewn over the south
ern portion of the city.
Men were In the ruins of the branch
of the Royal Bank setting things to order,
when some men seeing the door unlocked
walked in and demanded the money there
was to their credit. One of the larges.
grain elevators facing the railway yards
was picked up bodily and carried 80 feet
from its foundation.
Many Pathetic Incidents
There were many pathetic incidents dur
| ing the night Husbands We're seen
/, searching for wives and mothers looked
their work of rescue from time to time
to inquire from a passing acquaintance
of Regina for news Or friends or rela
| tives Many families We're separated at
the time of the storm. The day had been
extremely hot and many had sought
comfort in the parks. A large number
of people were out on the waters OF
Wasoana Lake when the storm broke and
five are known to have been drowned.
falling TO reach the shore in time
In the meanwhile the work of relief for
those made so suddenly destitute has been
| started. Every home in the city that Is
standing has been thrown open to the
homeless. Early last night Mayor Nc
Aera. the civic authorities. number
of prominent citizens formed a relief or
ganization. The temporary hospitals were
opened one in Immigration hall and one
In a city block. each being supplied with
doctors and nurses under a warden who
| have volunteered their services
Premier Scott early conferred with the
mayor and stated that the provincial gov
| eminent would place $4,000 at the dis
| posal of the city authorities this fore
noon and that more would be forthcoming
| If necessary.
! Allen Tells of Storm
| W. G. Allen, editor of the Daily Prov
ince, with Mrs Allen. occupied one of
the houses that We're demolished on
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