Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
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Omaha, Neb., March 26.-Adding to
the suffering which followed in the
wake of the tornado which demolished
sections of this city Easter Sunday, a
heavy snow began to fall, and by
morning two inches of it covered
the ground, hampering the work
of rescue and reconstruction. Bodies
of dead or injured lie in the de-
bris and the search by federal sol
diers and anxious relatives continued
through the night. Some residents Of
the district declare that at least 100
bodies are buried in the ruins.
Federal soldiers guard the devas-
tated sections of the city with utmost
diligence, defying admittance even to
city police and county officials. Scores
of business men, delayed in the bust
ness section of Omaha until dark,
were denied the right to pass through
the wrecked section to their homes.
A dead line has been established by
the soldiers at Lake avenue from
Sixteenth to Thirtieth street. City
police are stopped by soldiers when
Lake street is reached and told that
their patrols end there. Even news
paper men are denied admittance to
the district.
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. Telephone and telegraph
communication, though re-established
in a measure, again faces paralysis
because of the snowstorm of almost
blizzard proportions, which. according
to reports, is raging throughout this
state. Commercial telegraph compa-
MES are deluged with messages from
persons who await knowledge of the
safety of friends and relatives.
Aid Offered by State Officials.
Mayor Dahlman received mes
sage from Mayor James r. Han
ma of Des Moines, proffering any aid
within that city's power. Governor E.
F. Dunno of Illinois has telegraphed
Mayor Dahlman asking what assist
ance Illinois can give, as have Cover
nor A. o. Eberhart of Minnesota and
Mayor Bading of Milwaukee.
Scenes at and around city hospitals
and morgues are pathetic. Motherless
children and childless mothers kneel
side by side, praying for the recovery
of wounded loved ones or sob beside
their dead. Men, women and children
silently pass through the corridors of
cots on which lie hundreds Of in
jured, seeking knowledge of the fate
which may have befallen their miss.
ing loved ones.
Nuns Escape Just In Time.
When the tornado struck Omaha
so nuns were in the Sacred Heart
convent Seeing it's approach, they
hurried from the five story convent
building and sought refuge at the
home of Bishop Richard Scannen,
lust across the street. No sooner
had the last of the women left the
convent than the building collapsed
with a crash. The $50 girl students
at the convent were spending Easter
Sunday at their homes or with their
friends
Relief work showed that hundreds
lost everything they owned, and their
suffering was made more acute by the
rain The downpour, while adding to
their discomfort, was probably the
greatest boon the stricken district
could have asked, for it extinguished
innumerable fires which broke out i'm
mediately after the tornado had pass.
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