davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Rosewnter Athletics,

II Is possible that the riddle Of the
Polish temperament Is humorOusly re
vealed III the following story. which
was Cleaned from Mr.. Edmund Gosse's
volume OF literary "reminiscences en-
titled 1.-Two Visits to Denmark"
A professor from the University OF
Cracow visited Cambridge. The iats
Professor Henry Sidgwick showed the
guest the youth Of the place disport
lug Itself on the cricket field and In
the boats The Polish visitor made
no comment and was indeed 20 re-
served that Professor Sidgwick fell
obliged to say:
You, have nothing Ike this At thu
University of CracowY'r
.At the University Of Cracow." ths
professor replied. I'VE hygienats with
the bal masque" (masked balD.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27


forty years practice and expert
ence, and upon the record which
/ have made as Attorney General,
l earnestly appeal to the Demo-
Gratis of the State for their en-
dorsement and support in the
coming primary election.
Soliciting your valuable sup
port and assistance in my behalf,
and hoping that you will favor
me with such suggestions as you
may be kind enough to make.
which you think may be of SER
vice to me in the campaign for
denomination, l am,
Yours very truly,
SAM'L w. WILLIAMS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
aunloaA

"By the way" said the old shoe
maker. do you know what makes 4
bunionl NOT Well. It u simply gettin,
shoes too short In q short shoe the
foot cannot follow the dictates Of
growth imposed BY nature But 1t sim
ply cannot keep from growing. So the
tissue and bone and 6esh that should
90 into the toes are simply sidetracked
into a bunch wherever II can ges tbs
Sasiest and forms o bunion"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
ou, Mamss Iaek .Color. !.

At An early period. nnd indeed well
toward the beginning Of modern his
tory, proper names told something M
to paternity. occupation and habitntion
Today they are quite colorless. new
Ulysses would no longer be Laertides
No Peter Indicates that he L. the son OF
Paul a Carpenter or II Weaver ID
likely to be lily fingered stockbrokef
Even the place names have prert;
much disappeared. except In the case
Of nobility London Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

believe would have died u | hadaI
taken Il.
After ! began taiing cardui, I Va
greatly helped, and III three bottles re.
lieved me entirely.
! iattened W. and grew 30 much
stronger h three moatts. felt Like a.
other person altogether"
Cardui IS purely vegetable and eeatIe.
acting. It's ingredients have a mild, .oai;
eneet. o. The, womaaly Constitution.
cardui makes for increased strength,
improves the appetite, tones up the nes.
vous system, and helps to make pale.
sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Cardui has helped more than mIilEoa
weak women, during the past Nyears.
1t will surely do fer YOU. what i has
|d lone tos .. then lsss Try cardul today.
Write to: ]cn.ts.noess Meaiesas Co. L.ai.s' A.
visoey Dept. Chattanoosa. Tsna.. for Spsoial IN
strrtctions on your case, g. page book. h0nq
Ireatnent for Wonsn. sent In plain wrapS. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
A Ronshead.

Reggie tower on q vistt,-Do yos
know. old chap think that vulgaA
fellow over there insulted ma Amer
lean Friend-You think sol What did
he say? Reggie-Why. he suggested
In q very rude manner that when die
! bcQueath my head to collar button
factory.-BOston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Didn't Havs totooh

Dr.. Crabbe had almost succeeded in
dismissing Mrs GassOway when she
stopped In the doorway. exciaiming.
"Why. doctor. you didn't look to see II
my tongue was coated"
II know II isn't" said the doctor wea.
sily. you never nnd grass on race
track."-Judge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Human Muscles.

II the muscles In the arm OF the Az
erage man were put together and ;
nervous Impulse passed into them theil
contraction would Mt a weight Of va
pounds from the ground. Muscles have
the unique power when stimulated BY
nerve Impulse Of contracting somewhat
as rubber bands might do II they could
squeeze themselves up shorter. The,
are. IN fact. the reverse Of rubber. TO,
they contract only and cannot stretch
ont.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Whixl

The fat man puffed up to the win
dow Of the ticket office. He looked a;
the clock and saw that 1t was 2:3l.
"Haye time to catch the 2:S
train?" he gasped.
You have time" smiled the ticket
agent But | don't think you have
the speed. "-Cincinnati Ennn'rn-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

n b not generally known fact that
~ Bluec0at school lChrist's hospltal'
soce possessed Z coinage Of it, own
At that dine the coin Of the realm
could not b. used at the hospital Be
fore bs could buy anything IN the tuck
shop" . new boy had to get one Of the
beadles. who were the school money
changers. to change hi shillinu and
pence into 'houas money" ~ II was
called This was made q copper. the
coins being octagonal In shape. With
their values stamped On them. These
curious coins arc now vsEy rars and
nsmismatists possessins any are fortu-
nAtA-Loudou Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
A Cad cond1tion

"Yex," said Bildad. settling bach
comfortably in his chair. Il must con
fess that I've got about everything
want"
Poor chap" said Dubbleigh sympar
thetically. mot thing left to Ioob
forward to. ehr'-Harpers Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Considerate.

Mrs. Dove-Henry. I think you are
positively cruel. Here I've tried ~
hard to cook yon uice dinner and you
haven't had word to say to me about
It. Mr.. Dove-DarIinG. love yon too
much for that II said what thought
you'd never speak to me again
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Out of Place

A sentry. an Irishman. was on posi-
duty for the drst time at night when
the o6scer Of the day approached HI
called. who comes thersT
"OfBcef Of the day." was the reply.
Then what arr yes dom out .,
nightr asked the sentry.-Rural Life
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Practical.

Nary-George, ! have heard you spo
ken Of frequently AZ successful bust
ness man GEORGE am that Whyl
Nary-Well. considering the fact that
y0u have been visiting me for three
years. think yon should maintain
your reputation and talk business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
The cynla

The Cynlo.
"Why don't yo0 want ne 70 mar3
your daughterf"
you have no money"
But have brainAs
Maybe 20. But you don't prove n
~ wanting to get married. young
man-"-Washington Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

D.. PIN Injecting former patient,-
An. good morning. Nj. Smithi How
are Jon feeling this morningf Mir
Smith Doctor. does II cost anything II
tell yOuf-i'hiladelphia inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
4elanfi8a.

4 scientist figures that the earth +
shrinking about two inches year
This may account for the anxiety OF
some people to possess It while It Il Of
some size.-New Orleans Picayuna
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Fame,

Wigwag-Don't you ever long for
fAme7 Harduppe-Oh. l don't know!
Fame only makes it that much harder
for you to dodge your creditors-Phil.
adelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
A Well Melted pajy

Manager-l an looking for q man
can trust. Applicant-And I'm looking
for a man who will trust me. We ought
to get along nne.-Boston Transcript
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

"Your voice b all the stronger fol
your cold"
GLOW do you make that out"
ut has more hoarse power."-Balti
more American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Easily Pleased.

GabAWhat Is an optimist? Steve
An optimist il cross eyed man who IL
thankful that be isn't bowlegged.-
Cincinnati Inquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
An Alternative.

HrA Newlywed-Do you think ny
cooking ts improved. dearier Hubby
Well. either that or the druggist b seIl.
ing me better brand Of pepsin.-Nsw
Orleans Times Democrat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Too Die . Lead.

"Where have you beenr'
sSht0pped az cafe 10 CT = drink
.John. you haven't got ~ bed ~ thai
at cafe fou'vs bsen d Z bsswseyr
-LoDl1oA Opinion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

Never was good work done without
much Chinese Proverh.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

Good graciousi What makes you
look IKE thatl Has anything hap.
penedf'
sWsll. had my portrait painted 10
comfy By an imprsssionist and I'm
trying 70 look Hike it"-Fliegende Blat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27

What security Is there best suited b
"the average man" possessing a. safe.
~. (2) stability. S) profit and ~ con
vertibility? Travelling in a circle. we
come back to our original point Of do.
parture-real estate. First mortgags
bonds based on the highest class Of i'm
proved. income producing real estate
in large city with large margin OF
safety and an absolute first lien return.
ing s. 51s and per cent on the invest
ment are to my mind the ideal invest.
ment for "the average man" and IN.
deed for all others. A century or two
ago real estate first mortgages wera
the only safe investment. The first
mortgage real estate bond Is simply
the modern form of the real estate
mortgage, equally safe and far more
convenient and convertible. II one can
not or does not wish to own real estate
he may at least own bonds based on It
81 W. StTaus ip LeshSA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-06-27
Nh 0uNeA.

She-I wonder why this Venus OF
Milo was ever declared to be a model
woman. Hell guess It was because
she couldn't go through her husbands
observation-disclosures American.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
WHOLE BLOCKS
BURST INTO FLAME
Eye Witness to Omaha Tornado Tells
OF tho Sunday Night Of
Horror.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.T
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March PA
graphic story Of the storm in Omaha
was brought to Kansas City by ]. L.
Hall, conductor for the Missouri Pa,
cilc railroad who left there at mid
night six hours after the tornado
swept the city.
TT was almost six o'clock when
the storm broke" Hall said. ri was
at the Millard hotel and was Just get
ting ready to go to dinner. 1t had
been dark and threatening most of
the day, but the tornado proper came
without warning. While the main part
OF the storm passed through the res
idence section, the business section
in which was did not entirely es-
cape Store fronts were blown In and
nearly every window in the city shat
tered.
"The storm left the city in total
darkness. Street cars stopped Tele-
graph and telephone service was
paralyzed. To make the horror all
the more terrible, fire broke out In
the stricken districts and whole
blocks Of residences burst into flames
simultaneously.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
UNITED PRESS WEE
4, ON THE JOB TODAY

Omaha since s:45 a. M, New York
time. UP to this hour this seems to
be the only wire working into the
stricken city.
I'VE have been besieged with re-
quests for even few minutes use of
this wire, but have turned 1t over to
the United Press exclusively, with the
theory that through their channels
the news will reach every section OF
the country, the government officials
and executives of adjoining states
who can take proper action.
I'VE have even set aside our own
desire to communicate with our own
people more directly. In an hour of
distress such as this is the public is
entitled to consideration ahead OF any
commercial need"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Strip Five Miles Long in Northern Part Of
Omaha Laid Waste By Terrible Wind
Sunday Night.
DEATH LIST MAY REACH TWO HUNDRED
Storm Hit City at GOO O'clock Easter Evening
and Crumbled Over Everything In Its
Path

limited Press Leased Wire Service
OMAHA, Nebr., March "a.
Fifty persons are positively
known to be dead, $2,000,00O
worth Of property has been alb
solutely destroyed, six hundred
persons were seriously injured
and at least 1000 are homeless
as a result Of one Of the worst
cyclones that ever struck Ne.
braska, which swept a strip
five miles long through the
northern part Of the city last
evening at six o'clock.
Four more are known to be
dead in Ralston, a suburb, and
wild reports are coming in
from outside towns where the
tornado struck in full force
It is more than certain that
the death list will reach into
the hundreds after the tangled
debris has been cleared away.
After a night Of terror in
which women and children
frantic with grief walked the
streets, cold and homeless,
Omaha awoke this morning to
a scene Of almost unbelievable
devastation. Entering the city
from the southwest, after wip
ing Ralston entirely from the
map, the tornado swept past
the county hospital to the west
and swept in a northeasterly
direction, taking everything in
It's path. 1t travelled east to
the river and lost itself some
place IN the Iowa bluffs.
Buildings were blown down
or picked up and hurled with
terrific force many yards, trees
were lcvelled and smaller struc-
lures were completely wrecked
by the wind, which swept a
path for itself directly through
the most aristocratic, as we'll
as the most lowly parts Of the
city. Some Of the finest homes
those recently erected by sew
eral of Omaha's wealthiest
men, arc today a mass of ruins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
DENVER MAYOR
SENDS MESSAGE
Offers Any Assistance Omaha Asks to
Help Out the Suffering
People.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DENVER, Colo, March 24-Mayor
Henry ]. Arnold, at 10 o'clock this
morning. sent q message to Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha, over the wires of
the United Press.
Mayor Arnold's message follows:
Mayor James c. Dahlman, Omaha,
Neb.:
"The people of Denver are shocked
by he disaster that swept your city
Sunday night. In their behalf I wish
to extend the sympathy Of Denver
and offer any assistance you may sug-
gest to help the suffering people of
Omaha 1t is yours to command
(Signed)
HENRY j. ARNOLD,
Mayor OF Denver"
Governor Ammons of Colorado ask
ed the United Press to send the fol.
lowing message to Governor More
head:
Governor John n. Morehead, oma
ha:
al sincerely hope preliminary re
ports of disaster at Omaha are exag.
gerated The people of Colorado ex.
tend sympathy and cheerfully give
assistance if needed.
(signed) TT. J. ANINoNs,
Governor Of Colorado
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Indiana City Visited by Cyclone Which
Wrecked 800 Houses and Killed
q Score Of
People.
$50 IN THE HOSPITALS
Nearby Villages Of Perth and Parers
ton Were Wiped Out by the
Fury Of the Night
Wind.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service :
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Mar.
"A Twenty persons were kill
ed, $50 injured are in hospitals
and 300 houses were wrecked
by cyclone which swept the
southern part of Tcrre Haute
late last night. The nearby
villages Of Perth and Parerton
were wiped out, with what loss
OF life could not be determined
early today.
BY a freak Of the storm Perth was
wiped out but no one was killed out
right. Louise Foster. a child OF Z
years, was fatally injurad. In Terre
Haute twenty dead bodies Aaye been
taken out of the wreckage The po-
lice estimated that thirty were killed,
mostly as they slept. The twister cut
through the city in northeasterly
direction, leveling everything in It's
path. The city was in darkness ex-
cept when the fire that destroyed the
Big Root Glass factory lit up the
scene.
messenger on horseback from
the southern part of Vigo county
early today said there were many
dead in the path of the storm in the
county.
The darkness rendered the work of
the rescuers hazardous from live
wires Every aavilablc fireman, po-
liceman and physician in the city
was called out to the scene. Hun
dreds Of citizens did volunteer work
Automobiles removed the injured to
hospitals. The Greenwood school,
with It's every window shattered by
the wind, was turned into temper
airy hospital.
Some OF the dead were found a
block from their homes Moses Car
ter and Mrs. Carter and their baby
girl were among the four dead taken
out of the debris.
Mrs. Leonard Sloan gave birth to
a baby only "a hours before. Both
are probably fatally hurt.
Lightning accompanied the high
wind Crossed wires and lightning
stared many fires and only the rain
enabled the flremen to hold the flames
in check
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
IOWA OFFERS AID
TO STRICKEN CITY

the United Press. The message read:
"Des Moines, Iowa, March "a.
ITO Governor Morehead, Omaha,
Neb.: The people of Iowa extend their
sympathy to the storm-stricken people
of your state and desire to render any
assistance they can. The field hos
pital of the Iowa national guard can
furnish surgeons and men and equip
ment enough to care for 200 people
and / hereby tender them in behalf
of the people of Iowa to the people
of Nebraska. They can be ready to
move in an hour Wire me II needed.
(Signedl
GEORGE w CLARKE.
Governor OF Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Only Line Working Into on1a-
ha Was Turned Over for
News Purposes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, March 24.-At eleven
a. M. today, H. S. Brooks, general
commercial superintendent OF the
american Telegraph and Telephone
company. gave out the following
statement here:
Though our company has suffered
neayily as result OF the tornado, we
nave had one wire working into
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Field Hospital OF I. N. G. Can
be Started for Omaha in
One Hour.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DIES MONIES, March 24.--Governor
G. w. Clarke of Iowa today offered
the official coincidence of Iowa to the
people of Nebraska in message to
Governor Morehead at Omaha, which
was transmitted through courtesy of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Omaha Dead
MABEL MCBRIDE.
NELS LARSON.
WALTER PETERSON.

WALTER PETERSON.
SAM DENGUER.
T. B. NORRIS.
HENRY COOPER, lineman
CHAUFFEUR FOR THoMA
FLYNN.
MRS. F. E. FITZGERALD.
MRS. BIGELOW, sister Mrs. Fitz-
gerald
MRS. HENRIETTA GRIEB.
CLARENCE CADY, IA.
JUAN B. BROOKS, real-estate man.
JESSE JOHNSON, 10.
FRED HEM.
MRS. A. HINZMAN.
MRS. F. G. GOODNAUGH.
JOHN DOYLE.
A. HANSON.
MRS. j. P. HoGG.
MRS. E. A. SAWYER.
JASON l.. GARRISON.
GEORGE GIvOT.
JOHN GREENER
TWO INFANT CHILDREN OF
MRS. CHRISTENSEN.
MORRIS CHRISTENSEN.
MRS. FRANK DAVE.
MRS. SULLIVAN.
A. j. PECK.
~ ARCHER.
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED BY
FLYING TIMBERS.
MISS FRIEDA HULTING.
MRS. IDA NEWMAN.
SAM RILEY.
THELMA, baby at Child Saving in
stitute, blown out of building and not
found.
CYNTHIA, also blown out window
at Child Saving institute.
MRS. R. r. vANDEvAN.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
SIX UNIDENTIFIED MEN TAKEN
FROM RUINS 22nd AND LAKE
STREETS.
GEORGE DUNCAN, advertising So
licitor.
MR.. AND MRS. CLIFFORD DAN
IELS AND TWO SMALL DAUGH-
TIERS.
HELEN DOWNS.
MRS. B. DAVIS.
G. F. COPLEY.
]. B. NICHOLS.
VIM. FISHER
| BERT H. FIELDS.
A. B. STANLEY.
ANDREW HENDRICKSoN.
HENRY BLEAWELT.
MISS HAAS.
| MARIE ROCKER.
GEORGE ]. DUNCAN.
| GEORGE L. HAMMER
MARY NORRIS, 20.
Unidentified woman at drug store.
- FERGUSON.
/ j. G. HANSON.
MRS. J. G. HANSON.
| A. B. STANLEY, 8.
! Unknown woman, found on the Cen
! ter street road.
Unidentified man at grading camp.
Two unidentified bodies taken from
the ruins of house at And and Will
| liams streets.
Four unidentified negroes.
P. ]. WILSON, 40th and Dodge
streets.
C. B. WILSON.
d. /. FIELDS.
MARIE BOOKER.
HODGES, found In drug
store.
MRS. R. e. VAN DERvAN and un
born child.
ANDREW HENDRICKsoN.
MRS. HOLM and baby.
MARY HANSON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
March Lions Jaws Drip With Human Blood
Easter Might

At Omaha, Nebr.
Lives lost-200.
Persons injured-700.
Houses demolished
Churches wrecked 9
Schools wrecked =
Houses damaged so.
Property loss--$10, 900, 900.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa.
8 killed.
II injured.
100000 damage.
At Terre Haute, Ind.
20 killed.
100 injured.
At Yutan, Neb.
IL killed.
At Flat Springs, Mo.
5 killed.
At Berlin, Nebr.
8 killed.
80 injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Seven kIIIed.

LINCOLN. Neb, March 24.-That
seven or eight were killed at Berlin
Nebraska, a town f1fty miles south.
east of this city, and that the town
was practically wiped out, is authen-
tically reported here. Impossible roads
make 1t half days journey to reach
Berlin from Nebraska City, the near
est town. but relief parties are on
the way. Wires are all down although
communication was established for
few moments this morning.
It Is said that church, an eleva-
tor and part Of the residence of State
Senator Buck Is all that remains
standing of what was once prosper
GUS little town.
The list Of injured will exceed
thirty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Eight Known Dead This Morning a.
Result Of Tornado Which Did
Ruin In City Of
Omaha.
SEVENTEEN INJURED
Tail Of tho Twster Jumped Over ths
River and Struck Outskirts
Of Iowa City Doing $780,
COO Damage.

United Press Leased Wire Service1
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, MARCH
24.-The tall Of the t,Wster struck
the outskirts Of Council Eiuffs and
late reports this morning give tho
total death list az eight. There wera
seventeen persons known to be In.
Jured by falling walls and the prop
erty damage 10 estimated at $500 600.
The dead:
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES ROE.
MRS. JOHN SCHULTZ.
INFANT CHILD PETER NOR.
GARD.
- HAWKINS.
MRS. WIN. L. POOLE.
MRS. LON THOMAS.
MRS. svtlNDERMANN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24

Hundreds of families saw
their homes swept away or
damaged 50 badly that they
were uninhabitable and the oc-
cupants were forced to the
street during the torrential
rain that followed the twister.
Following the tornado and
the rain came an even greater
menace in the fires that broke
out IN a score of places. At
least twenty-five houses were
destroyed by flames. 70 add
to the horror of the night, the
electric lights failed, wires
went down and not only tho
house lights but the street
lights were extinguished, leav-
ing only the fitful flare from
hundreds Of lanterns to light
up the scenes Of horror while
the rescue parties were at
work.
The sections of the city
which have reported the heavi-
est loss of life are the districts
surrounding the county hospi-
tai and the child saving insti-
tute and the territory near
Twenty-fourth and Lake and
from there east. But from ev-
cry point in the path Of the
storm reports were received
all night of people killed, in
lured or buried in the ruins Of
their homes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Fan Shaped Cloud.

Shortly before six o'clock the
storm was first noticed southwest of
Omaha, coming toward the city with
the speed of an express train. The
roar of the whirling, twisting wind
could he heard long before the storm
struck and people in the southern nor.
ton of the city asserted they could
hear the angry rumble Of the storm
when 1t struck the village of Ralston.
The vanguard of the storm was huge
fan-shaped cloud, dark and lowering,
which gradually narrowed into a fun.
nel-shaped cloud that dipped earth
ward and wherever 1t struck left a
wake of death and injuries and wreck
ed homes.
Almost all over the city people stood
and watched the storm approach, even