The state herald., 1913-03-28
OMAHA DEATH LIST $50
TWELVE HUNDRED BUILDINGS
DESTROYED BY TORNADO;
MANY HOMELESS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
The Dead and Injured.


Barker la, .,.,..''..''..''' q ~
weston, IA '.s'''''.''''''' .
Nicola, Ia. .............'...'' q
Glenwood, Ia. ............... .
Beebec, Ia. ....'.''.s'.''.'' a
Malvern, IA. ,.....s'...s.'' :
walton, III ',..'.'''.''.'.' q
Traverse city, Mich. .,....., 0
Perth, Ind. ..,............'..
Lincoln, Neb. .,......'...... o
Total ...............2tO Gsl
Tornado sweeps five states-Nebras-
ka. Illinois. Iowa. Indiana and Mis-
souri,.
Property loss may reach $4,000 600
Another severe storm prgdicted to
pass over the East Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Governors of many states. mayors OF
cities and commercial bodies. includ-
ing Denver, offer immediate aid to the
stricken communities.
Twelve hundred houses destroyed in
Omaha. Loss of life estimated at $50
TerTe Haute. Ind. Council Bluffs, la
damage and loss OF life
Governor Morehead of Nebraska has
taken personal charge of the policing
of Omaha.
Money for homeless pouring In.
and u took many hours to gather and
circulate news of the disaster
Denver, March 25.-Dcath destruc-
ton and dcsolation lie in the wake OF
the tornado that swept five states
Nebraska. Illinois, Iowa. Indiana and
Missouri at least 24O are dead AMI
hundreds are injured many of them
so seriously that they will die.
The property loss in the five states
struck by the storm may exceed So.
100000. The path was swept clean.
The finest residence section of the
city OF Omaha was sven, away and
hundreds OF buildings took fire. Ths
fire department was helpless and the
loss of life will probably go beyond
the first named mark.
Omaha, March 25.-More than 2OJ
persons were killed and 400 were Ia
iured in the wind storm that demol
ished $50 homes, damaged hundred
Of other buildings and caused a mon
etary loss OF s5.0O0OOO.
Most OF the casualties were in omn
ha. which was stricken as never be
fore. Nearby towns in Nebraska an
across the Missouri river In Iowa also
suffered severely.
Wires were snapped off In all d.
rectIons and 1t took many hours I,
gather and circulate the nYws OF III,
disaster
Fire broke out In the debris OF many
wrecked buildings in the Nebrask
metropolis and these were menace.
for some time. ms the fire companle,
were hindered by fallen walls m
blockaded streets. A heavy rain fol
lowed the wind. however. aud Il
drenched the hundreds of homeless.
persons. but Il also put out III,
flames.
II has taken Omaha and the sur
rounding country thirty six hours =,
begin 10 appreciate the enormity o
the devastation wrought by the Eas,
er evening storm OF wind and rain.
The storm assumed first the vel1'
fly and destructive effects Of a cy
clone. and ended It's existence In
series OF tornadoes which droppe,
fiercely on many parts Of the cit,
and country without regard TO huma;
life or property and visited the grca,
er portion OF the residential part o
Omaha.
Killed and Injured Lis, Growing.
Council Bluffs. - Each Hucccedin
hour last night tended to Increase IN
list OF dead and injured due TO tn
tornado OF Easter Sunday,
Seventeen Dead at Yutsn.
Yutan, Neb-Scyentcen were kille,
when the tornado vecred from omah
and hit this town.