Gilpin observer., 1913-03-27

Malvern. Ia ................ 9 2
WalIon, II, IIi,, ................. !
Traverse City. Mich. @ / Q
I,inthin IInirehi IND; aeh h;.............. 9 /
TorSsdo Ssat sweeps five statey&Sebrss. .24S as!
aa;;,i ha; illinois. Iowa, Indiana and Mis-
Pr0PPssrty & loss may reach $4,000; 900.
nesday.
Governors of many states. mayors of
ing Denver. offer immediate aid to the
stricken communities.
Omaha. Loss of life estimated at $50.
and Ierre I,nda5n Mante' I'D COUNCIL Bluffs, Ia ),
damage dam neDn' sDd loss MeS o. ;9d sqffer property
Governor Morehead Of Nebraska has
oaken "a personal charge of the policing
Money for homeless pouring in.
Wires snapped off in all directions
circulate news of the disaster
Denver. March 25.-Death destruc.
ton and desolation 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 mfy exceed $1O,-
100000. The path was swept clean.
The finest residence section of the
city OF Omaha was swept away and
hundreds of buildings took fire. The
fire department was helpless and the
xuf1 hob
the first named mark.
Omaha, March 25.-More than 200
persons were killed and 400 were In
jured in the wind storm that demol-
ished $50 homes, damaged hundreds
of other buildings and caused a mon.
etary loss Of $5.000.000.
Most of the casualties were in Oma.
ha, which was stricken as never be-
fore. Nearby towns in Nebraska ami
across the Missouri river in Iowa also
suffered severely.
Fire broke out in the debris of many
wrecked buildings in the Nebraska
metropolis and these were menaces
for some time. as the fire companies
were hindered by fallen walls AMI
blockaded streets. A heavy rain fol-
lowed the wind. however. and It
drenched the hundreds of homeless
persons. but 1t also put out the
flames
1t has taken Omaha and the sur
rounding country thirty six hours 70
begin to appreciate the enormity OF
the devastation wrought by the East
er evening storm of wind and rain.
The storm assumed first the vel7c-
ity and destructive effects of a cy-
clone. and ended its existence in
series of tornadoes which dropped
fiercely on many parts Of the city
and country without regard to human
life or property and visited the great
er portion of the residential part of
Omaha.
Wires were snapped off>in all di
rections and it took many hours to
gather and circulate the news of the
disaster.
All forms Of communication were al
most annihilated by the wind and only
two or three wires we're In working con-
dition when daylight relieved a night
of high tension, which at times almost
became panic. Soldiers, state and ma,
tional troops, poured into the city dur
ing the day to aid in bringing order
out OF what for twenty hours had been
chaos. These guardians OF the peace
are patrolling the residence districts.
aiding the police to maintain order and
relieve such cases Of suffering as
come to their notice.
The greatest loss OF life occurred
sectionally. Three points in the path
of the uDbrm offered the greatest sac.
rifices. These we're at Fortieth and
Farnum streets where a crowd had
sought refuge in a garage; at Twenty
fourth and Lake streets, where NOV
ing picture theater was demolished,
and at Twenty-fourth and Willis ave-
nue., where a poolroom had attracted
crowd. In each OF these places the
fatalities were large.
The monetary loss will. It is estimat-
ed, exceed $5.o0o.oO0. Perhaps 1900
persons are homeless.
Aside from this. 1000 buildings
were more or less damaged. many OF
these being church edifices and school
buildings. Eight Of omaha's public
schools were wrecked.
No such catastrope had ever before
visited the city, and It was over.
whelmed by It. They quickly rose "a
the situation, however, and pleasures
Of relief were organized promptly