The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-03-27
on rhc foundation

" an Associated Tres rtlrtStN'h
i've who went over the scene, is AT
nth and Center street. From there
he storm travelled north, V%eerins
liehtly to The east to LeavsnWorth
.treet. Then it took a northeast
Arly course TO 4oth and i'arnnm
streets sweeping its way through ev-
.rything. Still travelling a little east
If north it covered n course from
10th east to 34th street Il distance
If six blocks. Striking Remis park
acre, the homes of well-to-do Oma-
lans, the storm turned turned to the
and passed along Barker ant
3londo streets to 24fh stree wher,
Is span was six blocks wide. In tn,
after lection, the damage is com
)lete. Finally at 1lth and Center
treets the tscrm swept over the
duff high above the Missouri river
-emoiished the Missouri Pacific
courthouse. levelled the trestle o.
he Illinois Central railroad ovel
'artcr Lake wrecked Il number OF
nildines near the ltodin Gun club
b fashionable outing place and dis
ppeared.
Story of Youno Girl.
The child saving institute ii 81,
outh F~orty-second street was Il veri
able death house after the torn hat
pent its fury. Every available room
as pressed into service. \ patheti
light was that CT a young girl keep
lg watch ver the body CT he.
lother, Mrs. John Newman. wht
ad been instantly killed. A. tho
body lay ON the porch OF the institute,
waiting burial, the daughter, Mabl,
old OF the storm.
Mother was i'll and confined Il
er room on the second floor OF ou3
ouse,'' She said. When the vino
it the house it toppled over lik
asteboard. Mother and myself were
uried in the wreckage. As soon a
could pull myself from the debris
began to search for her. Board af
er board ! lifted; | tugged and pun
d at them until my hands We're Gu
nd bleeding. Finally, reache'
er. | bent down TO raise her, bu
he was dead
Many Badly Cut.
A coincidence among the injure
t the child Institute WAS Ihat u.
ere badly cat about the face, Will,
le bodies were comparatively FIRE,
rom wounds. Ugly looking seal.
ounds marked every injury.
The home of George j. Duncan, nd
ertising manager OF the Omaha Bee
s1o1 Farnum street. was completely
estroyed. Mr. Duncan died at tn
ospital yesterday afternoon.
AT the home OF Patrick Hynes
7o4 North Twentieth street, y
.arty's celebration of his Slst birth
ay was in progress. The guest
ad just begun dinner and Wer,
| rinking ii toast to the health O
4 heir host when the storm swept The
4 ouse away. MI OF the party IL
l%juries, except a grandchild. Mis-
cecilia Bigelow, who WAS %internall.
\ njured.
John Wright, a railroad Waterman
.robably owes his life to the fac.
! nat he vent 10 work half an hou.
! mead Of the usual time. Incident
4 .ly this is the third time tina
| yright's home has boen threatene,
/ y tornado,
! Little Gladys Crook vas revive
4 fter the house had been blow
! yer her and she had been imprison
4 d for nor than half an hour.
Cliff Daniels his Wife and thei
No children. met death together
.'hen soldiers. digging about tn,
I uins OF their home found the fou
>odies, the TWO little girls WEI
ound clasped in the arms OF thei
lother. Mary Knudson. a servan
irl. was blown out of the home O
er employer. and, frightened. IA
I IL the way down town. fainting il
ron OF a hotel.
Although Doctor and Mrs. ID. {
;ryant escaped without injury, tn
ged mother OF Mrs. Bryant wa
ound buried i'm the cellar of thei
ouse and was rescued with difficulty
,ebris had piled about her until onl
er head was exposed.
The body of an unidentified chill
jas found in the ruins OF NV
ouses, with a little rag doll stil
tucked under her arm.
CraZed With Grief.
When C. Sabar discovered th
rushed and almost U~nrecognibl
ody of his Wife in the ruins OF a
partment house he fled down til
treet shrieking wildly. He
Kissing. +. H. Smith, a private {
he signal corps from Fort Oman;
ecame insane after helping carry
lumber OF bodies, and collapsed.
Sunday night wire communication
18th the outside world was entirel
ut off. The entire available T.;
ort of the disaster was taken I
lincoln by train and there refile
yer the Associated Press wires. a
Midnight Sunday the battle of tn
nemen commenced and at S o'colc
asst night W wires were workin
ut of the city. Commercial bull,
ms We're sent to nearby cities to /
emit from there. The wires col
inued in an apparently hopeles
angle between Omaha and poin,
lirectly east.
Iiaiiroading Pcrilons.
Railroading under these circun
ances was perilous. Trains betwee
>maha and Chicago crawled alon
18th fagmen walking before then
I al.ino t1,o nlonD. Of froir IiC,,ot.l1,