The Washington times., 1913-03-25
FLOODS FOLLOW
CYCLONE IN WEST
Ohio Suffers Great Losses When
Streams Go on Rampage
After 'TWo-Day Rain.
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aiding the regular United States soldiers
from Fort Crook in the clearing work.
Every church. auditorium, hall, and
empty store room is being used TO house
the homeless victims
After a careful check of undertaking
establishments early today, 1t was found
that there are ITO known dead in Omaha.
The rescue work will proceed among
the ruins today. as not more than one
fifth. of the wrecked homes have been
touched.
Wholly or partly demolished homes
number 1,6ss, according to figures COM
piled by the relief committee. The
figures do not include churches and
schools and private mercantile institu-
tons.
Three city officials are authority for
the statement that the wrecked homes
alone represent a property loss Of
$5,0o0.0o0. This figure connected with the
value Of other property, such as rail-
road wires and rails, raises the entire
loss to S1o00o,0oo.
5 The combined property loss in west
ern Iowa, Council Bluffs, and Omaha
10 81, 100000. There are 2179 persons
made homeless by the tornado, and
these are now being cared for at the
relief stations.
According to the figures compiled at
the scene Of the storm, 2s3 persons have
reported themselves destitute and de-
pendent upon the aid of the State or
county for relief.
Wagons, loaded with clothing and
food, are drawn up in long lines in
front of the relief stations waiting for
those with credentials to call upon them
for supplies 1t is assured by authori-
ties that every victim will be amply
provided with necessities.
Plans for the rebuilding of the
wrecked district are already under way.
It Is expected that corporation will
be formed, and those who need aid in
rebuilding their homes will receive the
money from this corporation on very
Police Commissioner Ryder, in charge
Of the relief work, declared today that
the reaction after the shock and ex-
citement Will be the period Of greatest
stress In caring for the stricken.
Fourteen Unidentified.
There are fourteen unidentified bodies
lying In morgues in various parts Of the
city. To these places are fiocking
friends and relatives Of people who
lived In the path of the storm. All are
anxious to see the bodies. but enter with
fear In their hearts that when the
sheets are turned back they will gaze
upon the dead faces of dear ones.
Later reports from Ralston, the
suburb that was destroyed, indicate that
two other bodies have been pulled from
the debris. besides those reported early
yesterday.
The body Of an unidentified man, said
to be J. J. Mcdonald or Bert Thomas,
was found last evening. The mayor has
appealed for aid
Council BIuffs, and it is believed the
death list IN that place has been com
pIeted. The property loss will probably
. be $150oo0. Altogether there were
twelve persons killed in Council Bluffs.
Held As Robbers.
Two men, giving the names of John
Fletch and John Arnold Dillon were ar
rested last night by soldiers and charges
are now preferred against them for
looting the ruins County Attorney
Magney declares that looters and ghouls
will be severely dealt with.
The sad scenes to be enacted today
are probably the most trying of the en-
tire catastrophe, when the last words
are said for the dead. There will be at
least score OF funerals today and
funerals will continue for days.
Seven hearsss bearing gIh.,r6 the bodies lie ,Ss OF
parents and five children. will today
wend their silent way to the cemetery.
The family was wiped out and neigh
bors carried the caskets.
New Houses Destroyed.
At least six of the beautiful homes
destroyed by the storm were newly
built. That Of d. K Ellingwood.
wholesale lumber dealer, and that OF
Gould Dietz, in the same neighborhood
had tust been completed As in the case
of most Of the sufferers there was not
homes They were shattered into kind
ling wood and will be total loss.
The scenes OF horror have been occa-
sionaIly relieved by flashes of humor
Fourteen hours after the storm had
passed over the city, crowd stood
about the ruins Of the Diamond Moving
Picture Theater. F1remen had Just De-
sun moving the debris and II was con-
sidered impossible that any human pc
ing could be found alive under the
mangied mass. A few OF the timbers
had been moved, when colored maN
whose name later was learned TO be
John Brown, arose from the ruins ana
in the twinkling of an eyelash dis
appeared down the street, running as
fast as fear-driven heels could carry
him. He had been pinned under the
wreckage by heavy timbers, but came
out uninjured.
Fled From Theater.
At least fifty. persons WHO were IN
the moving picture house from which
Brown escaped are thought to have
made their way out before the walls
fell In. Six people. including four wom-
en-. who made their escape after the
walls had been smashed, declare that
fully two-thirds of the audience had