The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-07-05
REGINA FATALITIES
TO REDUCED TO 20.
NUMBER or DEATHS LESS THAN
FIRST Observation-Disclosures
NUMBER 400.
MANY MORE WILL DIE.
Damage ereat-Hundreds Labo,
Clearing the Debrls.-Property
Loss Estimated at
$e,ooo,ooo.

Regina, Sask., July 81 Forty-one
are dead with number of bodies in
the debris left by Sunday nights cy.
clone. There are fully 400 injured
and several of them will die. The
property loss is estimated at ten OF
eleven million dollars.
The debris is being removed slowly
for the workers seem afraid of their
task. Many streets are still blocked
and wide detours have to be made to
get to certain portions of the city.
The death list will probably reach
80 for there were many people boating
on Vascana lake at the time the cy.
clone hit Regina and but two or three
of them have been accounted for.
Some of them were noticed struggling
In the water and were then seen to
sink. Their bodies may not be recov-
cred until the lake dries up in the
late summer.
Many of the large wholesale houses
are total or partial loss. The Capt.
tai City Flour mills; Toronto Type
Foundry, Alderman building, Gaar.
Scott, Gushing Bros, and H. w. Laird
company's warehouse are among the
wrecked. Back of this district many
of the comfortable homes of the labor.
ing men working in this district were
completely demolished. The total
financial loss to the city has been
estimated at between $5,OOO,OOO and
s6,0OO,00O. The heavier losers among
the prominent business men are: L.
V. Kerry, H. w. Laird, Capital Flour
Mills.
Wild rumors are being received
from outside points of farm houses
having been destroyed and their in.
mates killed, but all rural telephone
lines are down and residents of this
city are too busy to scour the coun-
try to see what damage has been
done.
The cyclone evidently wiped out
some farm buildings, but with what
loss of life is not known.
It is without doubt the worst dis.
aster in the history of western Can
ada.
Preparations are being made for
long distance telephone exchange at
the corner of Albert and Dewiny
streets and instructions have been
sent to Montreal for a switchboard.
1t is stated that 10 action will be
taken to drain the lake at present for
fear of typhoid. The lake will, how
ever, be dragged for dead bodies.
The finance committee met and de.
cided to accept all offers of help
which have been made, among them
being the following: City of Winni-
peg. Calgary, Edmonton. Moose Jaw,
government of Manitoba, D. j. Mann,
Dominion government and the Winni-
peg Telegram.
His worship was asked by the COM
mittee to reply to all the wires re-
ceived accepting their offers with the
cities thanks. A committee of 40
young men were appointed to canvass
the city and make list of the missing
and also list the needs of the people
who were driven out.
A special request is made that all
people who are living with others re-
port at once to the city hall in order
that proper list of the missing may
be prepared. 1t was stated that Coro.
ner Jones had stated that the total
death list resulting from the accident
would reach over 20.
The militia in conjunction with the
mounted police will police the terri
tory One hundred tents will be erect
ed in the parks, while others will be
provided through the city.
In no respect is the disaster more
remarkable than for the organization
of the different civic departments for
the relief of the suffering. A relief
Committee with ex-Alderman Mccall.
ell. at its head has its quarters in the
mayors Office to deal with all cases
of personal need.
Citizens whose homes escaped de-
struction, file in, offering one, two or
three rooms for the accommodation
of the destitute. But up to noon yes.
terday very few cases had been brought
to the attention of the committee as
the rescued ones have to great ex.
tent been accommodated in the homes
Of their friends without the interven.
ton Of the relief committee.
The most important work at pres
ent is that of clearing up the debris,
the further rescue of bodies and fitting
up Of partially dismantled houses for
tba r,oo ~ tho o,,rvivora
All the wagons and teams Of the
different departments are at work
clearing away the debris from the
J. J. Hill Abdicates Throne.
Minneapolis. - The resignation
AZ Iamea I Hill from hia nosition