The Glenwood post., 1913-03-29

1
.,,is Govsr.sr: Of many state m.y.:.se
ing Denver. offer immediate aid TO t.
| stricken communities.
Omaha Loss Of life estimated st lSS.
.:d Terri oSss' INnd NsS Council ;sn s'usf. e:
Govsrnor Morehead Of Nebraska hss
dSken en- personal charge Of the polioia6
Money for homeless pouring IL
and L took many hours to gather ~
Denver. March 15.-DcatA Sestruc.
ton and desolatton lie in ths wake e
the tornado that swept five states
Nebraska. Illinois. lows, Indiana anA
Missouri. At least 24O are dead AL
hundreds are injured. many Of them
SO seriously that they will die,
The property loss in the five states
struck by the storm msy exceed el0.-
100000. The path was swept clean.
The finest residence section q tho
city OF Omaha was swept away and
hundreds Of buildings took firs. Ths
fire department was helpless and tA>
loss Of life will probably 90 bsysea
the first named mark.
Omaha, March z5.-Nors thaa -
Dsesons were killed al 900 were II
jursd In the wind storm that asa3a-
isAsd $50 homes. damaged hunArsaA
a etAsr buildiAss anA caused . n~o'
seary loss of 1S.ooo. 900.
Most Of the casualties were in Ona-
IA. which was stricken - never W.
fore. Nearby towns in Ncbraska ami
across the Missouri river in Iowa also
suffered severely.
Fire broke out in the debris of many
wrecked buildings in the Nebraska
metropolis and these were menaces
for some time. - the fire companies
were hindered by fallen walls ami
blockaded streets. A heavy rain fol-
lowed the wind, however. and It
drenched the hundreds Of homeless
persons. but II also pat out the
flames.
1t has taken Omaha and the sur.
rounding country thirtysi hours 70
begin to appreciate the enormity OF
the devastation wrought by the East
er evening storm Of wind and rain.
The storm assumed first the veloc.
ity and destructive effects of 4 cy-
clone. and ended IL existence in 4
series Of tornadoes which dropped
fiercely on many parts Of the city
and country without regard to human
life or property and visited the great
er portion Of the residential part of
Omaha.
Wires were snapped off in all di-
rections and 1t took many hours to
gather and circulate the news of the
disaster.
All forms Of communication were al.
most annihilated by the wind and only
two or three wires were In working con-
dition when daylight relieved n night
Of high tension, which at times almost
became = panic. Soldiers, state and ma
tional troops, posrsd into the city dur
ing the day TO aid in bringing order
out Of what for twenty hours had been
chaos. These guardians Of the peace
are patrolling the residence districts.
aiding the police to maintain order and
relieve such cases OF suffering as
come to their notice.
The greatest los Of life occurred
sectionally. Three points in the path
Of the storm offered the greatest sac
rifices. These Were at FoFtieth and
Farnum streets where q crowd had
sought refuge IN garage: At Twenty
fourth and Lake streets, where q NOV
ing picture theater was demolished,
and At Twenty-foarth and Willis ave
nue.. where . Dooaroom had attracted
. crowd fA zach oe these places the
fatalities we're large.
TAs monetary loss wi1l. II ID estfmat-
q. sxcssa $500. 40. Perhaps $500
psescas are hoosasss.
| Aside froa tAis. 1000 buildinxs
wsss nsss q les damaged. many Of
eAsss bsiag church sdifices and scAoo,
bs81iAGs. HgAe e onAAa's pubic
ssAesas vsrs vFsehsA
| No ssnA easasessps - ever bsesrs
vi1aesl tAs esty. ~ = vas svsr.
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- sotaa1tsa. hsvsvsE. - nsas1rse
q Fs1se vsse s9le 1seuvsiy.