The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-28
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OMAHA, Nebraska, March 25,- (Spe-
cial to The Advertiser) With only one
fifth of the homes wrecked here by
Sundays cyclone examined, a careful
check of city morgues today disclosed
10 dead in Omaha alone,
The relief committee, headed by Gov
ernor Moorehead and Mayor Dahla-
man, declare that 1869 homes, exclusive
of churches, schools and mercantile in
situations, were either wrecked or par
tally destroyed and it is feared that
today's explorations will bring the list
of fatalities in Omaha up close to 200.
Shelter stations today cared for 2179
homeless people.
OF this number 263 reported them
selves destitute and entirely dependent
on state and county aid. Scores of wa
gons were lined about the relief sta
tions at daybreak TO carry supplies to
the destitute.
DAMAGE is IMMENSE.
Yesterdays estimate of S10,000,000
damage in Omaha still stood today.
City officials fixed the loss TO homes
alone at $5,00O,000, mercantile institu-
ings, dividing the remaining loss.
A two-inch fall of snow during the
night hampered the work of the rescu-
ers today and it is now feared that it
will require the remainder of the week
to explore the remaining wrecked and
} partially wrecked residences.
A regiment of militia is patrolling the
stricken districts, but very little loot
ing has been reported. Only two loot
ers, so far, have been arrested.
MANY FUNERALS PLANNED.
Fourteen of the bodies choking the
various morgues are still unidentified
A scoro of funerals were planned to-
day. hut most of the victims will be
buried tomorrow and Thursday.
Plans for the rebuilding of the
stricken district already have been
started. 1t is expected that Omaha 8
big corporations and financial institu-
tions will form an organization to loan
money to tho cyclone sufferers on easy
terms.
Fourteen hours after the storm and
while the soldiers were digging in the
ruins of the Diamond Picture Theater,
, believing all there were dead, negro
suddenly arose from the debris. His
gave one yell and ran down the street
at top speed. 1t is now believed that
most of the people who were in the
! struck escaped.
9 STRANGE INCIDENT.
S Mrs. w. w. Sherwood was i'll in bed
4 Her baby lay beside her when the
o storm struck the house. The child dis
appeared, but the mother escaped un
n hurt. 1t is believed the baby wa,
s killed.
n Delayed trains arriving here toda,
k report that trainmen In some place
It were forced to walk ahead of the Ell
d CINE and clear the tracks of debris AM
wires.
e Latest reports from Ralston, su
d burb, say two more corpses have beel
g. found there, besides those recovere
is yesterday.
Berlin reports that the town wa
wrecked, that eight persons are know
to be dead and a score of others in
jured.
y Soldiers, police and firemefi redoubie,
a their efforts to clear up the debris
: RumorR that negro looter was sho
A by regular soldier are unconfrmed
g MORE FATALITIES.
t With the rehabilitation of the wires
y reports are arriving hourly OF NOR
s fatalities in the adjacent small towns
S Hundreds of negroes swarm about th
morgues where the unidentified bodie
lie.
The body of one negro removed fror
. 1dlewtld hall held pair of dice in hi
n hands. Another negro was found deal
;. with an ace up his coat sleeve
d Train Blown From Tracks.
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r ANNA, Illinois, March 25.-(Specia
G TO The Advertiser Fifteen person
/ mot death in cyclone at Makanda
Illinois, last night according to report