Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-28


sons were killed and 400 were injured
in windstorm on Sunday that demol-
ished $50 homes, damaged hundreds
of other buildings, and caused
monetary loss of at least $5.00O,000.
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 circu-
late the news of the disaster
Fire broke out in the debris OF
many wrecked buildings in the Ne
braska metropolis, and these were
menaces for some time, as the fire
companies were hindered by fallen
walls and blockaded streets A heavy
rain followed the wind. however, and
drenched the hundreds of homeless
persons, but it also put out the
flames. Perhaps 800 persons are
homeless.
Aside from this 5000 buildings
were more or less damaged, many of
these being church edifces and school
buildings. Eight of Omaha public
schools were wrecked
All forms of communication were
only two or three wires were in
working condition when daylight re-
lieved night of high tension, which
at times almost became panic. Sol
diers, state and national troops,
poured into the city during Monday
to aid in bringing order out OF what
for twenty hours had been chaos
These guardians of the peace are
patrolling the residence districts, aid
ing the police to maintain order and
relieve such cases of suffering as
come to their notice
The greatest loss of life occurred
sectionally. Three points in the path
OF the storm offered the greatest sac
rifices. These were at Fortieth and
Farnum streets, where a crowd had
sought refuge in a garage; at Twenty
fourth and Lake streets, where NOV
ing picture theater was demolished,
and at Twenty-fourth and Willis ave
nue., where a poolroom had attracted
crowd. In each Of these places the
fatalities We're large.
The cathedral Of the Omaha Epis-
copal church was temporarily turned
into a coffee house Catholic priests
visited homes that nad neen DE-
stroyed in many cases administering
| Tile ldSI TILES III the GIluAGll. diAh pun
lie bodies began the organization OF
relief committees. Monday night
| 100000 had been subscribed for the
relief of the destitute.
Governor Morehead arrived in the
city early Monday and took personal
charge of the policing of the city
| Three companies of the state militia
augmented the federal troops, which
were early sent to the city from, Fort
! Crook, and the wrecked portion OF
| the city is under martial law.
Mayor James C. Dahlman opened
negotiations with the governor for
the protection, of the city and for the
relief of those who nad been made
| homeless, with the result that not
only the state officials became active
in the work. but majority of the
members of the legislature In session
at Lincoln, came to this city to Sc
cure such Information as might be
necessary in taking up the work OF
state relief.
Reconstruction was begun Monday
night when at meeting of the reai
estate exchange, committee was ap
pointed to take up this work
Insurance companies experienced
heavy losses. most of their fire poll
cies carrying a tornado clause.
The loss to the municipality itsel
viii be great. Five school building.
have been partly wrecked and clever
churches partly destroyed The resi-
denees destroyed in the restricted
Farnum district averaged in cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 Among the fines
residences RACED were those of George
A. Joslyn, Howard Baldridge, W. F
Bacon. Charles r. Sherman. C. e
Black. C. H. Pickens. Sidney ID, Barka
low, E. A. Parmalee and G.. l. Ham
mer.
The storm appeared to have started
at Fifty-fourth and Center streets
From there 1t travelled north, veerins