New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-25


beinp patrolled tonight by government
troops from Fort Omaha and stat
nilitIe Governor Morehead has taken
personal charge of the state troops
There has been little or no lootn6
The business mon are cooperating ID
every way. The Omaha hotels nave
thrown open their doors for the in
jured.
Every train into Omaha to-oaS
brought scores of physicians rom
nearby towns who have friends ana rel
atives here. and they made up one con
tinual stream Of visitors 10 the morsdcs
and the hospitals.
Course OF the Storm
Tho storm appeared 10 have started
., 54tb and Centre streets. From tAere
if travelled north, veerins signify 10
the east 10 Leavenworth street TAeh
il took a northeasterly course TO 4o'h
and Farnam streets, sweeping It's way
through everything. still travelling 81
little east Of north, it covered course
from 10th street cast TO 3ith street,
distance of six blocks.
Striking Bemis Park, where the
homes of the well-to-do Omahans are
located. the storm turned sharply To tie
east and passed along Parker and
Blonde streets 10 9th street, where its
Path was six blocks wide. I'm the lat
ter section the damage was complete.
Finally, at nth and Spencer streets.
the sworn swept over the bluffs, hi-A
above the Missouri River, demolished
the Missouri Pacific roundhouse. lev
clled the big trestle of the Illinois Con
trail Railroad over Garter Lake.
wrecked several buildings near the Rod
and Gun club. fashionable outi'S
place. and disappeared to the north
east.
1t was late to-day before an The de-
tails Of the storm with its accompany
ing wreckage were known. even within
this city itself The pathway Of the
storm. from three 80 seven blocks in
width. cut a swath twenty-four blocks
long.
The total number of deaths iu This
part Of the city reached above 100.
Within the space of this storm centre,
which if made rectangular would cover
q quarter section of land. ] 200 houses
are wrecked. 100 bodies have been re
covered and search Of the ruins is he
ing made for others. Several are
known 10 be still IN the ruins IN the
storms path.
Three points IN the path of the storm
offered the greatest sacrifices. These
were at 10th and Farnam streets where
a crowd had sought refuge in garage,
at oath and Lake streets. where a NOV
ing picture theatre was demolished
and at 24th and Willis avenue. where
a poolroom had attracted a crowd. In
each Of these two places the fatalities
were large.
Enormous Property Loss.
Estimates Of the value of property
demolished by the storm vary between
S5OOOOpO and S12OOOOO0. Some of the
more substantial houses can be par
TALLY rebuilt. but this number is small,
and where the buildings have not been
torn asunder they have been so twisted
that even the material is useless for
rebuilding
Five public schools were out of COM
mission to-day in Omaha. Seven
churches are partly or wholly wrecked
one private school for girls is total
wreck. although the students escaped.
The rest of the loss is to homes
The destruction began with the mill
ionaire homes IN the exclusive West
Farnam and Bemis Park district. but
further northwest the buildings col
lapsed more easily, and large num-
Der of deaths resulted.
Rescue work started as soon as the
people were able 10 hurry to the
stricken district, but the nights work
was by the light of lanterns. and little
was accomplished. The storm tore
down all the wires in its path, and the
electric power was shut of Immediately
TO prevent further loss Of life.
With the arrival Of daylight. a train
load of militia from Lincoln and the
presence in the city of Governor More
head the work was systematized, and
tonight indications are that one more
day will end the search for bodies and
Will even witness a general attempt at
rebuilding work.
Des Moines sent q special train with
forty physicians. and these arriving at
noon helped out the local staff. who
had been at work since 8 o'clock Of the
night before. Nurses and medical sup
plies were also brought on this train.
Relief Pouring In.
~ lcs is already pouring into the
city. thc city organizations taking the
lead i'm providing funds. State and re-