Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25

through the wrecked portion or the CITY
to their homes.
A dead line has been established by the
soldiers at Lake avenue, from 10th street
to 9Oth street. City police are stopped by
soldiers when Lake street Is reached ana
told that their patrols end there. Even
newspaper men are denied abundance
into the prescribed district.
City's Homes and Churches
Being Used as Hospitals;
Governors Idea of He'll
OMAHA, Neb.. March c5.-Today al
Omaha is rallying to the assistance OF
the desolate victims Of the Easter tor
nado. The hospitals Of the city are filled
churches. fraternal orders and public IN
situations have opened their doors, the
city officials are busy with relief work.
and hundreds OF citizens are Offering
their homes and money to aid In caring
for the stricken ones. The city commits
sioners yesterday passed an ordinance
appropriating $75, 600 for relief work C1ti-
gems present at the meeting Of the COM
missioners instantly subscribed to an
equal amount.
Gov Moorhead notified Mayor Dahlman
last night that he would send a special
message to the state legislature asking
an appropriation of funds to care for the
homeless throughout the state. Public
subscriptions are being taken by various
newspapers, and the amounts already
pledged for relief work run into thou
sands.
His Conception Of He'll.
Gov Moorhead. after an inspection Of
the storm district. said:
This is my conception of hell. 1t is
horrible. and 1t has presented most
complex situation. The loss of life and
damage to property is the greatest con-
ceivable blow. not only to Omaha. but to
the entire state of Nebraska. / will call
upon the state of Nebraska to render
every assistance, and l am sure the state
will respond.
My horror and grief simply are be-
yond my powers Of expression"
Residents of Omaha who were out Of
the city at the time OF the tornado are
returning home by scores. Unable to
communicate by wire with relatives or
friends in Omaha to learn as to their
safety, hasty return by rail is being
made.
Search for the dead and missing con-
tinues, accompanied by many heart
rending scenes.
Mother Hunts for Babe.
Among the searchers last night and
today is Mrs w. W. Sherwood. Ill In
bed. Mrs. Sherwood was holding her
week-old babe in her AIMS when the
wind descended upon her little house
hold. The home was unroofed, the in
FAINT torn from the mothers arms and
blown away, and so far it has not been
found In spite of her weakness and
suffering from injuries she herself sus-
a nad fV1 CT NJrC har-y ynsn<J
aided by her friends, is limiting the
hospitals and the improvised morgues
about the city.
When the tornado rushed upon
Omaha fifty nuns were in the Sacred
Heart Convent. Seeing it's approach
they hurried from the five-story build
ing and sought refuge at the home of
Bishop Richard Scannell, just across
the women left the convent than the
building collapsed with crash
The $50 girl students at the convent
were spending their Easter Sunday at
their homes or with friends. None of
them was in the building at the time
Street Car Blown Over.
A number of persons were seriously in
Jured when a street car was blown over
at Attn and Leavenworth streets. The
conductor. John Cooper, was seriously in
Juicu AHC AuOtOlHiai CIOucFlCh ocuS-
ley. jumped just as the car started to
roll over. The wind picked him ur, car
ried him 200 feet and set him down in a
field, considerably shaken. Conductor
Cooper says there were at least fifteen
passengers in the car All were more or
less hurt.
The Child Saving Institute. at $40 South
And street. was veritable death house
after the storm had spent its fury. Every
available room was pressed into service,
and one after another the dead and in
tured were brought into the house.
A pathetic sight was that of q young
girl keeping watch over the body Of her
mother. The mother, Mrs. John New
man. had been killed instantly. As the
body lay on the porch OF the institute,
awaiting suitable burial arrangements,
the daughter Mabel Newman, told Of the
storm.
Mother was Ill and confined to room
on the second floor OF our home, 4224
wind hit the house it toppled over as If
built of pasteboard. Mother and myself
were buried In the wreckage. AS soon as
] could pull myself from the debris, be-
gan a search for her. Board after board
lifted; tugged and pulled at them I'M
til my hands were cut and bleeding
Finally, / reached her, I bent down to
raise her. but she was dead
Popularity In Injuries.
A coincidence among the injured at the
Child Institute was that all were badly
cut about the face, while the bodies were
comparatively free from wounds Ugly
looking scalp wounds marked every in
jury.
The home Of George J. Duncan, adver-
tising manager of the Omaha Bee, at
4101 Farnam street, was completely de-
stroyed. Mr.. Duncan died at a hospital
yesterday afternoon Mrs. Duncan lie in
q critical condition.
At the home Of Patrick Hynes, 2IO4
North Goth street. a party in celebration
Of his eighty-first birthday anniversary
was in progress. The guests had lust
begun dinner. and were drinking a toast
TO the health Of their host when the
storm swept the house away. All the
party succeeded in getting out with minor
injuries except a grandchild, Miss Ce-
ella Bigelow, who was internally in
5ursd.
The party had just begun dinner"
said Mr.. Hynes. THE young people were
making merry, and, old as / am, I had
entered into the spirit Suddenly there
was q roaring sound. The next minute
the house was In ruins. / wriggled around
and out and aided the others in escap-
Ing"
Like. Great Flood Of Water.
A. L. Green. advertising manager of a
department store, living at 4S04 Under
wood avenue. was on his back 'paaeh
watching the storm uhap 4 brx,L~ ~