Arizona republican., 1913-03-26
That Is Official Number of Victims of Easter Tor .nado-Nearly Twice That Injured and Deaths. Oc- cur Hourly
SNOWFALL ADDS
 TO DEVASTATION
Systematic Relief Work Is Being Organized - More Than Million Dollars Is Available-Offers of Cash Pour In
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 OMAHA, March 25.-Today for the first time since the disastrous tor nado on Easter the people of Omaha began today to count the cost both in lives and in dollars. When the re- suit was made known it was appar- ently more appalling than those who studied it are willing to admit No less than 200 lives were snuffed out within the vicinity of the city proper and in not less than fifty surround ing towns people lost their lives Nearly five hundred were injured- eight of these died in hospitals dur ing the day.
 The Restitution was augmented to- day when nearly three inches Of snow fell on the stricken district making it entirely unhabitable, the houses where many were prepared to retain their temporary homes were only par italy wrecked structures.
 So far as money might relieve. the conditions were perfect. Tenders of sums aggregating a million were in the hands of city officials when the day ended. Offers came from every section of the country and were made unconditionally. The greatest work today was organizing systematic relief bureau with seven branch sta tions in the territory covered by the tornado. Subscription lists circulat- ed by the newspapers and others brought the total available immediate relief fund to nearly $20OOOO
 City Commissioner Ryder stated that offers of nearly million from the outside were received but declar- ed Omaha, Nebraska, is able to care for their own. However, he expressed grateful appreciation of the offers Local theaters have arranged to give benefit performances Saturday nigDt
 Six injured died in local hospitals They were: Flora Cassell, J. D. Hogg. A. w. Lavdge. Earl Price, Mrs. R. R. Vankeven and her baby
 The sanitary conditions received the first consideration in order to prevent an epidemic Several hun dred animals killed in the storm were incinerated The burial of the dead will begin tomorrow. It will require probably three or four days to iden- tify and dispose of all the bodies Every funeral director in the city is busy preparing bodies for burial. The coroner still retains eighteen bodies awaiting identification or the care of relatives.
 One of the most pathetic cases be- fore the coroner was the care of the bodies of one entire family. That was the M. Klinsky family. When the twister struck their home the en- tire family was precipitated to the cellar. Five children were found in their beds with faces and bodies bad ly disfigured. Many members of the Jewish society spent the day arrang- ing the funeral of the family.
 A particularly emphasized appeal for aid came from the suburb of Ralston where nearly every home and business building was levelled. The town was recently buA up around a manufacturing center. Hundreds of former Omaha residents had homes in the little town which formed the vortex of the triangular head of the tornado
 The first case of attempted footing occurred early today when two fed eral soldiers were arrested as they ing. They were arrested by thir own comrades and sent to Fort Crook for court martial
 A snowstorm which fell intermit- tently since last night ended tonight. It has greatly deterred the relief of workers but acted as a deterrent of incipient fires which continued to break out during the day.
 E. J. McVann. traffic manager of the Commercial club told today of the es cape of his canary bird, The side of
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