Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-25

driven clear through her DOoy, k1Ain8
mother and child.
Il was just outside the path Of the tor
nado, and could see 1t plainly. 1t was OF
the usual funnel shape, and seemed to
dip down from heavy black cloud that
hung low over the city. The long, swing
ing funnel swayed sideways. and then
backward and forward, sometimes rising
in the air several hundred feet, and then
descending again. Houses were picked
UP and hurled about like toys"
Not His First Tordano.
John Wright railroad Waterman,
probably owes his life to the fact that he
went to work a half hour ahead of time,
because he feared he would get wet II he
did not hurry. incidentally. this is the
third time that Wright's home has been
destroyed by a tornado. Sixteen years
ago. In Norfolk, Neb. his home was de-
molished. and forty-two years ago. In
Panora. Iowa, he barely escaped with his
life during a tornado
Little Gladys Crook was revived after
house had been blown over her and she
had been imprisoned for more than half
an hour. 1t was necessary to chop large
hole in the side of the house before she
was taken out uninJured.
Cliff Daniels, his wife and their two
children met death together. When SOL
dters, digging about the ruins of their
home, found the four bodies, the two
little girls were clasped in the arms of
their mother, while the body OF their
father was over them, as il he had tried
to shield them with his own body.
Mary Knudsen. servant girl, who was
blown out of the home OF her employer
and badly frightened, ran all the way
downtown to fall fainting In front of
hotel. Her incoherent story was the first
news Of the disaster in the downtown
section.
Mother Buried in Cellar.
DR.. and Mrs. B. C. Bryant escaped in
jury in the home, while the mother of
Mrs Bryant was found buried in the eel
Lar and rescued with difficulty. Debris
was piled about her until only her head
was exposed, and she was unable to free
herself.
In the ruins of pool hall the body Of
a colored man was taken out, along with
many others. In one hand Of the dead
man was clutched a roll of bills.
The body of an unidentified child was
found in the ruins of two houses, with
a little rag doll still tucked under her
arm
When c. Saber discovered the crushed
and almost unacceptable body of his
he fed down the street, shrieking at the
top Of his voice. He Is missing
e. H. Smith, private of the Signal
Corps from Fort Omaha, became insane
after helping to carry a number of bod
les. and collapsed. When he had re-
gained consciousness IT was necessary to
take him to the post hospital, where he
was placed under restraint.
Dropped Them Into Creek.
In Ralston. suburb Of this city, Ed
ward Mote, his wife and three children
were sitting in their home chatting on
Easter Sunday when the tornado sudden
ly carried them and their home to Paio
creek. 100 yards away, and dropped them
into the water. Mrs. Mote was drowned
and her body recovered late yesterday
under the wreckage Of the home.
In the same town Postmaster D. L.
Ham. with his daughter. Mrs Kimball,
and his grandchildren were standing in
the doorway of their home when the wind
struck them Mrs. Kimball and her two
year-old daughter Frances stepped out
side the door. which slammed shut
Their bodies were found last night.
H. e. Said and wife. bride and bride
groom OF a month, were in the Ham
house. Warned OF approaching death
by Mr.. Ham. the two sought solace in
each others arms. Thus they were found
dead. Mr.. Ham was slightly injured.