Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

churches are partly or wholly wreck
ed. one private school for girls is
total wreck, although the students es-
capped The rest of the loss is to
homes.
The destruction began with the mil
lionaire homes in the exclusive West
Farnam and Eemis Park district but
farther northwest the buildings col
lapsed more easily and large num-
Der of deaths resulted,
Rescue work started as soon as the pco-
pie were able to hurry to the stricken
district, but the nights work was by the
light of lanterns and little was accom-
pllshed The storm took down all the
wires in it's path and the electric power
was shut off Immediately to prevent
further loss of life. With the arrival of
daylight, a train load of militia from Lin
coin and the presence in the city of
! Governor Morehead. the work was sys-
tematized and tonight indications are
that one more day will end the search
for bodies and will even witness gem
I eral attempt AT rebuilding work.
HELP FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.
Des Mones sent a special train with
40 physicians and these arriving at noon
helped out the local staff who had been
at work since six o'clock the night be-
fore.
Nurses and medical supplies were also
brought on this train
Money is already pouring into the city,
the city organizations taking the lead
in providing funds.
State and religious bodies are falling
in line and offers of help are coming from
all quarters of the United States.
The Child Saving Institute on South
42nd street was a veritable death house
after the storm had spent its fury.
Every available room was pressed into
service and one after another the dead
and injured were brought into the house.
a pathetic sight was that of young
; girl keeping watch over the body of her
mother The mother. Mrs. John New
man, had been instantly killed. AS the
body lay on the porch of the institute
awaiting suitable burial ARRANGEMENTS
the daughter, Mabel Newman, told the
story:
Mother was Ill and confined to a room
on the second floor of our home" she
said. when the raging winds hit thc
house it toppled over as if built of paste
3 the wrcckage. AS soon as l could pull
myself from the debris, | began a searcl
> for her. Board after board : lifted.
tuggcd and pulled AT them until my hand:
? were cut and bleeding Finally, | reach
: ed her. bent down to raise her but she
. was dead"
!, ALL CUT ABOUT THE FACE.
o. \ coincidence among the injured at tn,
= child institute was that all were badl!
0 cut about the face while the bodies were
comparatively free from wounds rgl,
looking scalp wounds marked every in
jury
% The home of George j. Duncan, aiVer
z Using manager Of the Omaha Bee, OF
n Farnam street was completely destroyed
g Mr. Duncan died at a hospital this after
n noon Mrs, Duncan is in a critical con
dtion
s At the home of Patrick Hyncs, on Merit
}. 10th street, a party in celebration Of hi
r. Slst birthday was in progress. The guest
- lad Just begun dinner and were drlnkin
0 toast to the health Of their host Whe
e the storm swept the house away. a
= succeeded in getting out with minor nju
e ries except grandchid, Miss Cecil
e Bigelow, who was internally injured,
The party had just began dinner" sal
y Mr.. Hynes, "the young people were MAX
n lung merry and old as | am | had en-
e tered into the sprts Suddenly there wa
= roaring sound, The next minute TN
II rouse was in ruins ! wiggled around an
n cut and aided the others in escaping"
l. John Wright, a railroad Waterman
IS probably owes his life to the fact that h
went to work n half hour ahead Of tim
1T because he feared he would get wet II h
n did not hurry. Incidentally. this is tn