The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-29

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From 100 to 200 persons are report
ed killed and at least 500 more seri-
ously injured in cyclone which
struck Omaha. Neb., during the night.
The cyclone cut path through the
residence part of the city two to six
blocks wide and eight miles long
Some OF the famous buildings or
the city were destroyed.
The damage will run into the mil.
lions.
Block after block in the finest resi-.
dence section Of the city was destroy
ed.
Scores Buried in Ruins.
Many persons were buried in the
ruins Of houses and scores were fatal.
/ ~ injured by falling debris.
In n picture theater the entire au.
dlence of fifty was buried when the
building collapsed under the weight
OF the wind
The storm was accompanied by rain
and hail and numerous small fires
were started by the oyerturning OF
lamps.
Telegraph and telephone wires were
torn down. and II was several hours
after the gale that Mayor Dahlmar
was able to telephone 10 the governor
AT Lincoln to ask for troops.
Forty blocks In Omaha's residence
section were swept by the tornado.
U. S. Troops Guard City.
The regular army soldiers at For
Omaha now are guarding the wreck
ed area from hooters, who appeared
before midnight
Two regiments of state troops arr
on the way to Omaha 10 supplement
the militiamen already there.
Loss OF life was reported at Ackley
Woodbine, Carroll and Menlo, Iowa
at Yutan and Greenwood, Neb., an
Perth, Ind
Wind. rain dust and sleet storms
usually accompanied by great electric
al manifestations. were reported q
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Illinois
: and Indiana.
ONUEN NNh' aoha iNNHN 49,
A tornado forming near Greenwood
swept over the eastern part Of th
state causing the death or at leas
twenty persons besides those AZ Omi
! ha, while ten others are missing an
over n hundred are injured
At Yutan. Neb.. fifteen are reporte
killed, while fifty more are iniure'
with the water works ont OF commi
, sion, at that place. a fire broke on
and the entire place was threatene
> with destruction
Valley Still. north OF Yutan. WI
reported hard hit. with ten person
missing and many others injure
Z Wire service in the eastern nortic
- OF the state WAS demoraiIzed al
only comparatively meager reports
= the storm wtrer eceiyed over tel
phone wires
Twenty Killed In Terre Haute.
At Terre Haute. Ind. twenty persoi
% we're killed and scores injured in
!, storm OF cyclonlc proportions whl'
y swept that citS.
u Two near by towns which We
y wrecked by the storm. where, II
said, thirty-nine persons were XIII
/, and scores injured. wore
Gardentowh, garden communal
- which was wiped or the man.
" Prairieton. eight miles south
Terre Haute, farming communal
d. demolished. homes destroyed >
~ many killed
" The total loss 10 the city OF Ter
a. Haute aud suburbs was approximat
sn nj upward OF siO0o,000.
Severe Storm Hits Chicago.
al In Chicago hundreds OF windo
.e- we're broken. frail dwellings bio
ne down and other damage done 8
&c eral persons were reported missing
by Wires went down in every directi,
ex' Chicago was isolated for many hou
ng Owing 10 the Generalization Of
cd ordinary means OF communication
sir "a believed many towns not heard fr
during the right have suffered.
other towns affected ~ the sto
ae we've Pralrietown. Ind; Ashland. p
m lin and Craig. Neb.; Ayoca Dun
~ and Manly. Iowa; Alva. Kan. Q
Council BLUFFS. Iowa.