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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Indiana City Visited by Cyclone Which
Wrecked 800 Houses and Killed
Score Of
People.
$50 IN THE HOSPITALS
Nearby Villages Of Perth and Parer~
ton Were Wiped Out by the
Fury Of the Night
Wind.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Mar.
"a. Twenty persons were kill
ed, $50 injured are in hospitals
and 800 houses were wrecked
by a cyclone which swept the
southern part of Tcrre Haute
late last night. The nearby
villages of Perth and Parerton
were wiped out, with what loss
Of life could not be determined
early today.
BY freak Of the storm Perth was
wiped out but no one was killed out.
right. Louise Foster. a child OF
years, was fatally injured. In Terre
Haute twenty dead bodies have been
taken out of the wreckage. The po
lice estimated that thirty were killed
mostly as they slept. The twister cut
through the city in a northeasterly
direction, leveling everything in It's
path. The city was in darkness ex-
cept when the fire that destroyed the
Big Root Glass factory lit up the
scene
A messenger on horseback from
the southern part of vigo county
early today said there were many
dead in the path Of the storm in the
county
The darkness rendered the work OF
the rescuers hazardous from live
wires. Every aavilablo fireman, po.
liceman and physician in the city
was called out to the scene. Hun.
dreds of citizens did volunteer work
Automobiles removed the injured to
hospitals. The Greenwood school,
with it's every window shattered by
the wind, was turned into temper.
ary hospital
Some of the dead were found a
block from their homes. Moses Car
ter and Mrs. Carter and their baby
girl were among the four dead taken
out Of the debris.
Mrs Leonard Sloan gave birth tc
baby only "a hours before. Both
are probably fatally hurt.
Lightning accompanied the high
wind. Crossed wires and lightning
stared many fires and only the rain
enabled the flremen to hold the flames
! in check.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
DENVER MAYOR
SENDS MESSAGE
Offers Any Assistance Omaha Asks to
Help Out the Suffering
People.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DENVER, Colo, March 24-Mayor
Henry ]. Arnold, at 10 o'clock this
morning, sent a message to Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha, over the wires of
the United Press.
Mayor Arnold's message follows:
Mayor James G. Dahlman, Omaha,
Neb.:
"The people of Denver are shocked
by he disaster that swept your city
Sunday night In their behalf wish
to extend the sympathy OF Denver
and offer any assistance you may sug.
gest to help the suffering people of
Omaha. 1t Is yours to command
(Signed
"HENRY J. ARNOLD,
Mayor OF Denver"
Governor Ammons of Colorado ask.
ed the United Press to send the fol.
lowing message to Governor More.
head:
Governor John n Morehead, Oma.
ha.
II sincerely hope preliminary re,
ports of disaster at Omaha are exag.
gerated. The people of Colorado ex.
tend sympathy and cheerfully give
assistance if needed
(Signed) 1T J. AAIMONS,
Governor OF Colorado
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
OMAHA, Nebr., March 24.I
Fifty persons are positively
known to be dead, $4,000, 900
worth Of property has been abb
solutely destroyed, six hundred
persons were seriously injured
and at least 1900 are homeless
as a result Of one Of the worst
cyclones that ever struck Ne
braska, which swept a strip
five miles long through the
northern part Of the city last
evening at six o'clock.
-Four more are known to be
dead in Ralston, a suburb, and
wild reports are coming in
from outside towns where the
tornado struck in full force
1t is more than certain that
the death list will reach into
the hundreds after the tangled
debris has been cleared away.
After a night Of terror in
which women and children
frantic with grief walked the
streets, cold and homeless,
Omaha awoke this morning to
a scene Of almost unbelievable
devastation. Entering the city
from the southwest, after wip
ing Ralston entirely from the
map, the tornado swept past
the county hospital to the west
and swept in a northeasterly
direction, taking everything in
It's path. 1t travelled east to
the river and lost itself some
place in the Iowa bluffs.
Buildings were blown down
or picked up and hurled with
terrific force many yards, trees
were lcvelled and smaller struc-
lures were completely wrecked
by the wind, which swept a
path for itself directly through
the most aristocratic, as well
as the most lowly parts Of thu
city. Some Of the finest homes
those recently erected by sew
eral of Omaha's wealthiest
men, arc today a mass of ruins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
IOWA OFFERS AID
TO STRICKEN CITY

the United Press The message read:
"Des Moines, Iowa. March "a.
ITO Governor Morehead, Omaha,
Neb. The people of Iowa extend their
sympathy to the storm-strieken people
of your state and desire to render any
assistance they can. The field hos
pital of the Iowa national guard can
furnish surgeons and men and equip
ment enough to care for 200 people
and ! hereby tender them in behalf
of the people of Iowa to the people
of Nebraska. They can be ready to
move in an hour, Wire me II needed.
(Signed)
GEORGE W CLARKE.
Governor of Iowa"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
UNITED PRESS WIFE
j, ON THE JOB TO-DAY

Omaha since s:45 a. m., New York
time. UP to this hour this seems to
be the only wire working into the
stricken city.
I'VE have been besieged with re-
quests for even few minutes use OF
this wire, but have turned 1t over to
the United Press exclusively, with the
theory that through their channels
the news will reach every section OF
the country. the government officials
and executives of adjoining states
who can take proper action.
I'VE have even set aside our own
desire to communicate with our own
people more directly. In an hour of
distress such as this is the public is
entitled to consideration ahead Of any
commercial need"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
GARD,
-- HAWKINS.
MRS. WIN. L. POOLE.
MRS. LON THOMAS.
MRS. svvINDE RMANN.
Seven Killed.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 24.-That
seven or eight were killed at Berlin
Nebraska, d town fifty miles south.
east OF this city, and that the town
was practically wiped out. ia authen-
tically reported here. Impossible roads
make 1t half days journey to reach
Berlin from Nebraska City, the near
est town. but relief parties are on
the way. Wires are all down, although
communication was established for
few moments this morning
It is said that church, an eleva-
tor and part Of the residence OF State
Senator Buck Is all that remains
standing OF what was once prosper
Gus little town.
The list OF injured will exceed
thirty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Strip Five Miles Long in Northern Part of
Omaha Laid Waste By Terrible Wind
Sunday Night.
DEATH LIST MAY REACH TWO HUNDRED
Storm Hit City at 600 O'clock Easter Evening
and Crumbled Over Everything In Its
Path.

Hundreds of families saw
their homes swept away or
damaged so badly that they
were uninhabitable and the oc-
cupants we're forced to the
street during the torrentialt
rain that followed the twister.
Following the tornado and
the rain came an even greater
menace in the fires that broke
out in a score of places. At
least twenty-five houses we're
destroyed BY flames. To add
to the horror Of the night, the
electric lights failed, wires
went down and not only tho
house lights but the street
lights were extinguished, leav-
ing only the fitful flare from
hundreds OF lanterns to light
up the scenes of horror while
the rescue parties were at
work.
The sections of the city
which have reported the heavi-
est loss Of life are the districts
surrounding the county hospi-
tai and the child saving insti-
tute and the territory near
lTwenty-fourth and Lake and
from there east. But from ev-
cry point in the path of the
storm reports were received
all night of people killed, in
jured or buried in the ruins Of
their homes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Only Line Working Into Oma-
ha Was Turned Over for
News Purposes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, March 24-At eleven
a, M, today, H. S. Brooks. general
commercial superintendent of the
American Telegraph and Telephone
company. gave out the following
statement here:
Though our company has suffered
heavily az a result o. the tornado, we
have had one wire working into
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Fan Shaped Cloud.

Shortly before six o'clock the
storm was first noticed southwest OF
Omaha, coming toward the city with
the speed of an express train. The
roar Of the whirling, twisting wind
could ibe heard long before the storm
struck and people in the southern por-
tion of the city asserted they could
hear the angry rumble of the storm
when it struck the village of Ralston.
The vanguard of the storm was a huge
fan-shaped cloud. dark and lowering,
which gradually narrowed into fun.
nel-shaped cloud that dipped earth
ward and wherever it struck left a
wake of death and injuries and wreck.
ed homes.
Almost all over the city people stood
and watched the storm approach, even
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Field Hospital OF I. N. G. Can
be Started for Omaha in
One Hour.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DES MONIES, March 24--Governor
G. w. Clarke of Iowa today offered
the official coincidence of Iowa to the
people of Nebraska in a message to
Governor Morehead at Omaha, which
was transmitted through courtesy of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Omaha Dead
MABEL MCBRIDE.
NELS LARSON.
WALTER PETERSON.
SAM DENGUER.

WALTER PETERSON.
SAM DENGUER.
T. B. NORRIS.
HENRY COOPER, lineman
CHAUFFEUR FOR THOM AS
FLYNN.
MRS. F. E. FITZGERALD.
MRS. BIGELOW, sister Mrs. Fitz.
gerald.
MRS. HENRIETTA GRIEB.
4 CLARENCE CADY, IA.
JUAN B. BROOKS, real-estate man.
JESSE JOHNSON, 10.
FRED HEM.
MRS. A. HINZMAN.
MRS. F. G. .GooDNAUGH.
JOHN DOYLE.
A. HANSON.
MRS. j. P. HoGG.
MRS. e. A. SAWYER.
JASON l.. GARRISON.
GEORGE GIvOT.
JOHN GREENER.
TWO INFANT CHILDREN OF
MRS. CHRISTENSEN.
NORRIS CHRISTENSON.
MRS. FRANK DAVE.
MRS. SULLIVAN.
A. ]. PECK.
- ARCHER.
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED BY
FLYING TIMBERS.
MISS FRIEDA HULTING.
MRS. IDA NEWMAN.
SAM RILEY.
THELMA, baby at Child Saving in
stitute, blown out of building and not
found
CYNTHIA, also blown out window
at Child Saving institute.
MRS. R. r. VANDEVAN.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
SIX UNIDENTIFIED MEN TAKEN
FROM RUINS 22nd AND LAKE
STREETS.
GEORGE DUNCAN, advertising So
licitor.
MIR. AND MRS. CLIFFORD DAN
IELS AND TWO SMALL DAUGH-
TIERS.
HELEN DOWNS.
MRS. B. DAVIS.
C. F.. COPLEY.
]. B. NICHOLS.
VIM. FISHER
BERT H. FIELDS.
A. B. STANLEY.
ANDREW HENDRICKSON.
HENRY BLEAWELT.
MISS HAAS.
MARIE ROCKER
GEORGE j. DUNCAN.
GEORGE L. HAMMER
MARY NORRIS, 20.
Unidentified woman at drug store.
- FERGUSON.
]. G. HANSON.
MRS. J. G. HANSON.
A. B. STANLEY, 8.
Unknown woman, found on the Cen
ter street road
Unidentified man at grading camp.
Two unidentified bodies taken from
the ruins Of house at And and VIII
liams streets.
Four unidentified negroes.
P. J. WILSON, 40th and Dodge
streets
C. B. WIESON.
d. /. FIELDS.
MARIE BOOKER.
HODGES, found In drus
store.
MRS. R. e. VAN DERvAN and un
born child.
ANDREW HENDRICKSON.
MRS. HOLM and baby.
MARY HANSON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Eight Known Dead This Morning as
Result Of Tornado Which Did
Ruin In city Of
Omaha.
SEVENTEEN INJURED
Tall Of tho Tw4ster Jumped Over ths
River and Struck Outskirts
Of Iowa City Doing $780,
600 Damage.

United Press Leased w1rc Servica1
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Maroh
24.-The tall Of the twister struck
the outskirts Of Council Eiuffs and
late reports this morning give tho
total death list az eight. There were
seventeen persons known to be In.
Jured by falling walls and the prop-
erty damage Is estimated at $500, 900.
The dead:
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES ROE.
MRS. JOHN SCHULTZ.
INFANT CHILD PETER NOR.
GARD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
March Lions Jaws Drip With Human Blood
Easter Night

At Omaha, Nebr.
Lives lost-200.
Persons injured-70o.
Houses demolished
Churches wrecked g
Schools wrecked
Houses damagedA so.
Property loss--$10, 900, 900.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa.
8 killed.
IL injured.
100000 damage.
At Terre Haute, Ind.
20 killed.
150 injured.
At Yutan, Neb.
15 killed.
At Flat Springs, Mo.
5 killed.
Al Berlin, Nebr.
8 killed.
80 injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Cyclone Bulletins


a. m. Central time)-At this hour the
wire over which this message 10 be-
Ing sent from the Omaha News. ia
the only wire working into Omaha.
Neither the Western Union nor Postal
company has wire work
ing at this hour. though both COM
panies have scores Of linemen making
desperate efforts to restore COM
This wire. tho regular
American Telephone and Telegraph
wire OF the United Press on the Oh :
cago-Denver trunk. was made good to
the Office Of the Omaha News by a
special gang OF linemen at 7:45 a. M,
and carried the first detailed story
and first authentic list Of Identified
dead sent from Omaha.
Wilson Offers Aid.
WASHINGTON, March 4.--Presi-
dent Wilson today proffered govern
mental aid to the storm-stricken city
OF Omaha, sending the following tele-
gram to Mayor James G. Dahlman:
Il am deeply distressed at the
news received from Nebraska Can we
help in any way7"
(Signed) Woodrow wilson,
Iowa Sends Help.
DIES MONIES. March "A second
special train over the Rock Island left
for Omaha at o'clock this morning
bearing eight doctors and twenty
nurses to care for storm victims. This
makes twenty doctors and forty
nurses sent from Des Moines early
today.
War Department Helps.
WASHINGTON March 24.-Secre.
tary OF War Garrison today directed
Col. Hoyle, in charge OF army depo,
at Chicago, to dispatch Major Hart
mann and division OF the United
States army signal corps now sta
toned near Omaha, into the strioker
Nebraska city, to aid in preserving
order. Major Hartmann's detachment
consists of about 100 men.
The war department will render ad
ditional aid in the way OF supplies OF
despatch OF additional troops, If the
city and state authorities indicate
they are in need OF such assistance.
President and Mayor.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-At the
request of Secretary Tumulty, the
United Press today delivered the mes
sage of the president to Mayor Dahl
man Of Omaha, after all efforts of the
white house to communicate with the
executive of the stricken city via com
mercial wires had proven unavailing
Within twelve minutes after the re
quest had been made the reply oil
Mayor Dahlman was received at the
white house from the Washington
wire of the United Press.
The presidents message read:
Mayor James G. Dahlman,
Omaha, Neb
II am deeply distressed at the news
received from Nebraska. Can we heir
you in any way?
(signed) WOODROW WILSON
The mayors reply was:
President Woodrow Wilson,
Washington.
I'VE deeply appreciate your offer ol
assistance, but our people are re
spending nobly and l believe we car
handle the situation, Major Hartmann
OF Fort Omaha and his men came
promptly to our assistance and are
doing great work. The people Of
Omaha desire, however, to express
their gratitude for your message ot
sympathy.
(signed) JAMES C. DAHLMAN,
Mayor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
CYCLONE CUT Bic JAGGED HOLE N city
STREN|NG STREETS WITH CORPSES

when In its very path. some seemingly
without the power to move or not
knowing which way to go.
The streets in the storms path were
filed with debris.
Although dazed for a time by the
suddenness OF the storm and the dam
age done, the people living in the
wrecked portions OF the city who were
unhurt and those residing nearby
hastened to the task of rescuing the
injured
Every available motor car and wag-
on was pressed into service, physic.
ians and nurses hastily summoned
and hospitals and other public build
ings turned into relief stations for
the injured and morgues for the dead.
Every undertaker's establishment in
the city and even in South Omaha was
taxed to the limit in caring for the
dead. As the night wore on the de-
vastation wrought by the storm be-
came more and more evident and the
city commissioners, headed by Mayor
Dahlman, took personal charge of the
relief work. Headquarters were es-
tablished in the telephone exchange
building at Twenty-third and Webster
Iand Major Hartman's offer to take
charge Of the patroling Of the devast-
ated district with between 200 and 300
regulars was gladly accepted. Every
policeman and fireman in Omaha.
South Omaha and Council Bluffs was
used in an effort to prevent looting OF
the buildings, in the rescue Of the in
Ijured and in putting out fires.
Before morning call for the local
companies OF state troops had been
issued and the state troops will aid
the regulars and the city officers in
guarding the wrecked buildings and in
searching the ruins for the dead and
injured. AS soon as daylight appear
ed Mayor Dahlman and Major Hart
man made tour along the storms 8
path and planned the work Of caring
for those rendered homeless by the
storm and for the policing Of the en-
tire district.
The Diamond Moving Picture thea
ter, between oath and 25th on Lake
street was totally destroyed by the
storm and reports of dead in the
amusement place were being told by
those who were near the place at the
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-24
Red Cross Interested.

Red Cross Interested.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-At the
request of the national headquarters
of the Red Cross the United Press to-
day delivered the following message
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sIxty.FIve Dead.

0IxIy-fWc Ocdus
OMAHA, Neb., March 24.-The
death list resulting from the awful
tornado here last night has now
reached we'll above sixty-five. Many
of the dead taken from the ruins this
morning are unidentified and the
names will not be known for some
time. Scores of injured people have
been found in homes of friends and
relatives where they took refuge. The
list Of injured is probably 700.
At 9 o'clock this morning Governor
Morehead, who had rushed to Omaha
on a special train with Adjutant Cen
eral Hall, made tour of inspection
along the path of the cyclone. Tears
stood in the executives eyes as he
viewed the ruins of what had once
been Omaha's best residence district
Plans and maps of the path Of the
storm we're plated on the ground by
army engineers, called from Fort
Crook. Calls were issued for three
companies of militia from outside
Omaha while the company here in the
city was modified 20 carry on the
rescue work. Three hundred soldiers
from Fort Crook are now working on
the wreckage, aided by the entire po-
lice force and mos. If the city fire.
men. More bodies are being momen-
tarily taken from the ruins, and it is
believed the list of dead will reach
the 200 mark.
Omaha homes have been thrown
wide to the homeless victims. Relief
parties are offering every aid to those
who are without clothing. Nearly
every home within raoius OF ten
miles of the stricken district is filed
with victims.
A relief fund is being rapidly raised
for relief work. Several prominent
men have already donated hundreds
, OF dollars. The commercial club has
thrown its luxurious club rooms open
as place of refuge for members
who suffered in the cyclone.
The morgue Of undertaking parlors
are places of horror Friends and
relatives Of the people who lived in
the path Of he storm are focking to
! view the bodies. Weeping hysterical
women stand in front of the under
/ taking parlors in small knots, begging
officials for information regarding
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Subscribers Of The Daily este City
are Served the full Leased Wire Ser
Vice o. the United Press Association.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-25

present Jack Knight, the elongated
eX-Athletic, who was chased to the
minors from the Yankees only to be
recalled by Chance, is playing first
base.
The real Yankee star, however, is
Maisel, whose work at third, coupled
with his batting, reminds Old-timers
Of the days when Jimmy Collins was
third-basing in a class by himself.
Maisel is one of the brightest stars
picked up in years, and Chance has
ceased worrying about the difficult
corner.
ROIlie Zeider is the fifth infelder,
and ROIlie is at home anywhere from
first to third, although naturally
third baseman. Just now he is play
ing short.
Pitcher Bill Steen, who, up to the
time he broke his wrist two months
ago, was one of the Maps most con-
sistent winners, is expected to re-
sumo his regular turn in the box be-
fore the week is out.
Joe jackson, whose race with Ty
Cobb for American League batting
honOTs is causing great interest,
heightened his lead a point Sunday
by getting two hits in four times up.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-25

Cobb went hitless. They now stand:
Jackson, .391 and Cobb, .389.
In the first game of the finals of
the National Catholic Baseball
League Sunday at the Cubs park, st.
MaTys, champion of the north divi-
sion, defeated St. Jarlaths, champion
of the west division, to 3.
MISCELLANEOUS SCORES
Kramer Colts, l; Violet A. c., 0.
West Sides, Z; Wilson A. c., 2.
Alma Colts, u; Bessingers, II.
WiedeTechts, Z; Len Pickleys, 3.
Mathiesens, Il; Sterling, 2.
FairViews, 9; Maricopas, 0.
Glenview, 8; Peerless, 2.
Knick o. K, g; JOTdan's Colts, 9.
Lombard, 6; CrispOs, 4.
R. Billiards, IA; Central Parks, 4.
Lake Shores, 9; I. P. c., Z.
Cragins, 9; Sunshine, 6.
Tigers, Z; UsOnas, 1.
U. S. Leaguers, 6; Pike A. c., 4.
KaUfmans, 1; Parks, 0.
Ahlgren-WinkIer, 10; Eldins, 5.
Bear Cats, 8; American ElectTics, 4.
L. WiIIeys, 2; O'ShaUghnessy, 1.
Standard, 4; Cornell, 1.
Monroe, 10; Unity, 4.
Central, Z; LaSaIles, 6.
Eugene Field, 4; Enterprise, 0.