The Detroit times., 1913-03-24


Spouse and later discovered that
10 was dead.
coroner's Clerk De laurier, who
was called, stated that death was
caused BY heart disease, and
fright.
OMAHA, Neb., March 24.--The full
horror Of last nights storm broke
upon grief-stricken Omaha at noon
today, when Governor Morehead
Mayor DahIman and Police Commits
siOner J. j. Ryder authoritativeiy
stated that the death list would reach
200 In Omaha alone. exclusive OF
Ralston and Council Bluffs.
Late reports from Council BUNS
state that four more bodies have been
taken from the ruins of homes in the
pakh OF the storm. Ii is now believed
/. hat the twister went on further east
and more fatalities are expected.
The roerty loss is estimated now
It $1O,0OO,O00 and canvass OF every
f6Fnado insurance Arm in Omaha
leads TO the belief that the loss Is
severed by only 100000 insurance
This Is due, partly to the old Indian
prophesy, handed down for centuries,
that Omaha was immune from high
Winds. This has been the concurrent
Y kelief of every resident. as the city
& has frequently been visited by hish
4 Winds hut has never received any
q damage until last night.
One hundred thousand grief-strick'
en-, sobbing people assailed every
4 tpurCe az information for some assur.
1nce that relatives. or friends mao
4 not persisted In the storm.
4. Guards at the scene OF the wreck
X IRE keeping the crowd back by force
4 clearing the devastated region Tor
hlock on each side of the path.
NJ SIx relief stations have been estab
tished In the vicinity of the ruined
district and every drug store is givine
literally to aid volunteer nurses II
karing for the injured persons. Ar
entire regiment of militia will be OF
the scene before night and will aic
the government troops In COINS
through the ruins In the gruesom'
search for bodies.
AZ 4 meeting held by Mayor Dahl
\ man and city commissioners. this
4 morning. the city Of Omaha ap
propfiated an emergency fund o
$4,000 for the relief of the victims
Responding to urgent pleas OF par
eats and relatives Of students II
\ nrownell hall seminary here, officer.
" that institution declared the storm
\ Nid not pass near that school ant
!. that none OF the students were in any
way affected.
NJ Reports from outlying towns tell o
\ many lives taken by the storm. Fears
are entertained that Gretna, Ashland
\ ind Louisville were in It's path. II II
! believed the storm originated alons
the Platte river. near Louisville, ant
swept up the stream TO Ashland, theI
cut across country to Gretna, striking
Ialston before hitting Omaha Fines
Qf communication are rapidly beins
restored and the path of the storm
Ian then be definitely determined.
George L. Hammer, one Of the hes
known merchants In the middle ives
\ and proprietor of the Hammer Or.
Goods Co. here. was taken out OF tn
vrockage OF his home last night. an
4 died In st. Jcseph's hospital today
Mr.. Hammer was seriously injured
vhile Mrs. Arthur Lavidge and he
B hnhv son. who were visiting a. tn
Hammer home are not expected 7
I'VE.
Active work for the relief OF TN
ouHerers Is under way. The Union P'
4 enc railroad has donated $4,000 fo
fol.sf work, and several business me
a have made UP purse of $4,000. Civ
nnd social ORGANIZATIONS are calling o
9kair members for clothing, be
I, clothes, tents and practically an.
\ fhink that can be used 10 aid th
&fricken people.
Governor Morehead has issued
l4atomont. declaring that the state
Filling to do anything to aid this cit
I'm fhi1 hour OF sorrow, either wit
y money or with state supplies. II
Y nrohahle that the legislature which
80 IN session, will also appropriat
n money.
~ q naylixht only emphasized the awfl
1 Iavoc wrought by the storm. Tn
& rlnuAv morning and piercing Nnortl
west winds accompanied the scene Q
rHln that spread for miles throug
he best residence section of the city
q where hOuseholders who had escape
With their lives were trying to saw
whaf few personal effects they couI
y SnlvaGe from the debris OF what la
been their homes. ~
The reports Of property damag
& woro more than confirmed by the IN
n oooetion this morning. The path o
AZ ~ storm was six blocks wide an
UIeoo the way houses were smashe
NJ, ~ sritp. torn to shreds. heaped &
noov piles a. n the demon OF the al
r1 opitsfully tossed them with al
q bodies that were picked up hur
g yards from the point wher
1DDn1 Nd 0FDt caught them, wer
norfihIy mangled. some Of thel