The Washington times., 1913-03-24

eral business men have made up a purse
OF 5000. Civic and social organizations
are calling on their members for cloth
ing, bed clothes. tents and practically
everything that can be used to aid the
stricken people.
Governor Morehead has issued a state
ment declaring that the State is willing
to do anything to aid this city in this
with State supplies. II is probable that
the legislature. which is now in ses-
sion. will appropriate money.
Houses Torn To Bits.
The reports of property damage were
more than confirmed by the inspection
today. The path of the storm was six
blocks wide, and along the way houses
were slashed to bits. torn to shreds,
and heaped in queer piles. as If the
demon OF the air had spitefully tossed
them about with all his might.
All bodies that were picked up hum
dreds OF yards from the point where
the wind had first caught them were
found horribly mangled, some of them
entirely beyond recognition.
Cries of the injured drew rescuing
parties to hundreds Of different points,
and the victims were drawn out from
under the walls of their homes, offering
thanks to God that their lives had been
spared.
At meeting held by Mayor Dahlman
and city commissioners today. the city
of Omaha appropriated an emergency
fund of $4,000 for the relief of the VIC
tins.
Many are the freaks reported in the
path of the cyclone. Houses We're left
unscathed while their neiShborhoods
were literally torn to pieces. Spiinters
were driven through trees and in one
place the lower story of a house was
torn out while the upper story settled
in its place. Shade trees were uproot-
ed and driven entirely through brick
buildings. Wires were torn down and
wrapped about poles. as if wound by
the hand of an artisan.
Flames In Storms Wake.
Ir portions of the wreck-strewn path
throngs of people stood with uncovered
heads tears streaming down their
cheeks as firemen and soldiers came out
of the debris carrying in their arms the
bodies OF children and their mothers
and fathers.
in the cyclone-swept section immedi-
ately the storm had passed. Fire sta
tons received calls from dozen places
at once.
Wrecked and partially wrecked houses
at Forty-second and Farnum streets,
Twenty-second and Cummins, Twenty
eighth and indiana avenue, Thirtieth
and Hamilton. Thirty-third and Cum
minGs. Thirty-SiXth and Cummings.
Twenty seventh. Forty-eighth and
Leavenworth. Twenty second and
Pierce, Fourteenth and Emmett. Twen-
ty-fourth and Lake. and other places.
caught fire from stoves, electric wir-
ing. and furnaces, and were soon in
flames.
Some Of the burning wrecked houses
contained people who were buried in the
wreckage. These were all rescued by
firemen.
At Thirtieth and Hamilton streets.
In the burning wreckage when engine
company No arrived. The firemen
rescued all. They were only slightly
injured.
Six Bodies In Pool Hail.
The heavy downpour of rain which
followed the storm saved much other
property from being destroyed by fire.
The rain quenched the flames, and in
many places put out the fires in stoves.
No estimate Of the damage done by fire
following the storm can yet be made,
but more than score of houses, cost
ing from 5000 to $4,000 each, were de-
stroyed.
The Idlewild Club building, at Twenty
fourth and Lake streets, was wrecked
by the storm and then destroyed by
fire
The Child Saving Institute, Audi
torium. and Y. NJ. {. A. were open to
the homeless today.
Six bodies have been taken from the
Idlewild pool hall SearChers are work
ing at the ruins and that of the NOV
ing picture show at Twenty-fourth and
Lake streets searching for bodies Five
thousand watchers are crowded at this
point.