The Washington herald., 1913-03-25

was killed instantly. The daughter
Mabel Newman. told Of the storm:
Mother was Ill and confined to her
bed on the second food of our home a,
4224 Dewey Avenue. We heard the storm
coming up. but did not imagine wha,
was to come. Suddenly the raging wind
hit the house. and It Immediately top
pied over as il built OF pasteboard.
Mother and myself were buried in
the wreckage. AS soon as I could pull
myself from the debris began a
search for her. Board after board
lifted. I tugged and pulled at them un-
til my hands were cut and bleeding
Finally l reached her. I bent down 70
raise her. But she was dead"
One OF the peculiarities of the storm
noted at the Children's Institute was
that all of the dead and injured were
badly cut about the face, while the
bodies were comparatively free from
wounds Ugly looking scalp wounds
marked every injury. which is explained
by reason OF the fact that a large num-
ber Of the killed and injured ran to
escape the storm and were felled by the
flying wreckage.
Brcnks Up Birthday Party.
At the height of the storm. a merry
party were just sitting down to the
day Of Patrick Hynes. Of 274 North
Twentieth Street. A toast was being
drunk 10 their host when the storm
swept the house away. All of the party
succeeded in getting out with minor In
turies. except a grand-child. Miss Cecilia
Bigelow, who was internally injured.
The party had just begun dinner" "
said Mr.. Hynes- The young people
were making merry, and old as I am
had entered into the spirit OF the oc-
casion. Suddenly there was a great roar
ing sound. The next minute the house
was in ruins 1 wriggled around and
got out and aided the others in escap-
ing"
Then suddenly brought back 10 a reali-
cation OF the fact that his granddaughter
was near death. the old man cried:
"Ah. II It had only been me. instead Of
Cecilia"
There were hundreds OF like Incidents.
-Four Die Together.
When the storm had passed Mr.. and
Mrs c. NJ. Wilhelm found themselves
buried under a mass OF broken and
twisted furniture They eXtricated them
selves with difficulty.
Little Gladys Brook was revived after
house had been blown over her and
she had been imprisoned for more than
an hour. II was necessary TO chop a
large hole IN the side OF the house be-
fore she could be taken out She had
escaped injury.
Cliff Daniels. his wife. and their two
children met death together. Soldiers dig
ging about the ruins Of their house found
the four bodies the two little girls
clasped in their mothers arms. while the
body OF the father was over them. as
II he had tried 10 shield them with his
own body.
Mary knudsen. q domestic, was blown
out of the home OF her employer and
was 50 badly frightened that she ran
all the way downtown. to fall falntinG
in front OF hotel. Her incoherent story
was the first news OF the disaster re-
ceived in the downtown section.
Or. and Mrs. Il. c. Bryant escaped
without injury from their home, but III"
aged mother Of Mrs. Bryant was found
buried in the cellar and rescued with
difficulty. Debris had piled about her
body until only her head was exposed.
and she was unable TO make any move
10 free herself.
From the ruins OF n negro poolroorn
the body Of a negro was taken out with
n dozen Others. In one hand the dead
man C.utched a roll OF bills.