The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-25
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Omaha, March 24.-More than two
hundred were killed and four hundred
injured by a wind storm Sunday night
that demolished four hundred and fifty
homes. damaged hundreds OF other
buildings. and caused q loss OF I'VE
million dollars, according to reports
available late tonight from the main
path OF the tornado in and near Omaha
Most OF the casualties are in Omaha
Nearby towns also suffered severely
Fire In the debris menaced the injured
Falling walls and wires blockaded the
streets.
OF the two hundred and two known
to be dead, one hundred and fifty two
were residents Of Omaha and the re-
manning were scattered over consid-
erable range OF territory, Council
Bluffs reporting twelve, Yutan, sixteen;
Berlin, seven; Glenwood, Iowa, FIVE:
Nicola. Iowa. two and Bartlett, Iowa.
three. Perhaps fifteen hundred are
homeless. All forms of con1Tnunica-
fion were almost annihfIated by the
mr1i1d mxA m1a1yt stseO or thzee wires are
In w0rzxing condition this morning. A
rear-panic prevails and people are
huddled together in the streets and
wildly searching for friends and re.a-
tfves.
STREETS BLockADED.
The streets are filed with the
wrecAage or houses, uprooted trees and
tangled electric wires. Street car
movement Is impossible and wagon
and automobile travel almost so. The
list OF the dead. already long, IS be-
iieved by those who have been over
the devastated district to be but the
beginning.
Dozens of fires were reported IN the
track OF the storm and every piece of
fire apparatus in Omaha, South Omaha
and Council Bluffs was kept at work
all night and day. This and q tor
rental rain prevented a conf1agration.
The harnes were under control late
today.
The storm swept the western por-
tfom or the city. The eastern half. or
main business section. was out OF the
path, but suffered greatly. The sec
tion damaged Is the residential district
and many OF the best parks in the city
are within the district covered
The storm came almost without
warning. The little town Of Ralston.
three miles west OF South Omaha, first
felt the fury of the storm, which there
took q toll OF half q dozen lives and
practically destroyed the town.
Among the buildings destroyed are
eleven churches and eight school
houses. The Missouri Pacific round
house and the roundhouse Of the CHS
cago and st. Paul and Minneapolis
and Omaha railways were wrecked.
Estimates OF the property damage vary
from fve TO twelve million. some OF
the more substantial houses can be
partially rebuilt. but many bund1nss,
however, not torn asunder are so
twisted as to make the material unfit
for rebuilding.
TROOPS ARE PATRoLLING.
Tonight the stricken districts are
Fort Omaha and the state militia
Gov. Morehead has taken personal
charge OF the state troops and there
has been little looting. The hotels
have thrown open their doors to the
injured. Every train into Omaha to-
day brought scores or physicians from
nearby towns.
The destruction began with the mill
lionairss' homes in West Farnam and
Bemis Park district but further north
west the buildings collapsed more
easily and there were q large number
OF deaths. Rescue work was started
as soon as the people were able to
hurry to the stricken district, but they
able to do but little until daylight
The storm Frustrated wires and the
current was shut on to prevent addi-
tionaI deaths. At daylight a train load
Of troops from Lincoln arrived under
the governor, and the work was sys-
tematized so that It is believed one
more day viii end the searchfor bodies.
Money is already available and city
organizations are taking the lead in
providing funds for the thousands of
homeless. The city auditorium was
little damaged as 1t is in the eastern
part of the city, and 1t has been fitted
with COTS
The flrst and main storm struck
Ralston, three miles west of South
Omaha. shortly befort o'clock yester-
day evening and moved in a northeast
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