Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-04-04


were killed and 400 we're injured in
wind storm that demolished $50
homes, damaged hundreds of other
buildings and caused monetary loss
OF $5,00O,O00, according to reports
available from the main path of the
tornado in and near Omaha.
Count Cost In Dollars.
For the first time since the disas-
troas tornado Of Easter Sunday, the
people of Omaha began to count the
cost, both in lives and dollars. When
= resume was made it was apparently
more appalling than those who had
studied the result were willing to ad-
NIT.
The restitution was augmented
when nearly three inches of snow fell
over the stricken district, making en-
tirely uninhabitable the houses Of
many who had prepared to retain tenn
porary homes in partially destroyed
structures. So far as money might
Relieve, conditions were perfect. Of
tiers came from nearly every section
'Npf the country, and were made uncon-
ditionally.
100000 for Sufferers.
The city and state have either made
or prepared to make appropriations to
meet all emergency cases and relief
corps are being organized to care for
every case resulting in restitution.
In addition to this, newspapers and
numerous other institutions have
started subscription lists which al
ready bring the total Immediately
available for relief to nearly 5000, 900.
Seven Of Injured Die.
4 Seven persons injured in Sunday
evenings tornado died in local hos
pitfalls. These were Flora Cassell, a
nurse at the Methodist hospital, who
was caught in the destruction of the
student nurses home; ]. D. Hogg,
whose head was crushed when the
house in which he was boarding, was
demolished; A. w. Lavidge, living
near the hospital; an unknown elder
1y woman, taken to Wise Memorial
he pital; Earl Hook, nine year old
be and Mrs. R. r. Vandeven and
baby.
Most Of the casualties were in
Omaha, which was stricken as never
before. Nearby towns in Nebraska and
across the Missouri river in Iowa also
suffered severely. Wires were snapped
off in all directions and it took many
hours to gather and circulate news of
the disaster.
All forms of communication were in
terrupted by the wind and only two
or. three wires were in working con-
dition when daylight relieved night
of high tension, which at times almost
became panic. Soldiers, state and ma
tional troops, poured into the city yes
terday and are patrolling the residence
districts, aiding the police to maintain
order and relieve such cases of suf-
fering as come to their notice.
Loss Occurs Seetionaiiy.
The greatest loss OF life occurred
sectionaliy. Three points in the path
of the storm offered the greatest sac
rifices. These we're at Fortieth and
Farnam streets, where crowd had
sought refuge in garage, at Twenty
fourth and Lake streets, where NOV
ing picturestheater was demolished,
and at Twenty-fourth and Willis aye
nue., WQssre aspool room was wrecked.
In each of these places the fatalities
were large.
No such catastrophe ever had visit
ed the city and it was overwhelmed
by it. The citizens quickly rose to
the situation, however, and measures
Of relief we're organized promptly.
Trinity cathedral was temporarily
turned into a coffee house; priests
visited homes that had been destroy
ed. in many cases administering the
last rites of the church and public
bodies began the organization of relief
committees.
Tornado is Summarized.
Chicago.-Totals of dead and injured
in the track of Sundays storm are
as follows, according to reports just
received.
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