The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-26
OMAHA RECOVERING
FROM SHOCK Of
DISASTER
CITIZENS OF TORNADO STRUCK
METROPOLIS PLAN WORK
OF REBUlLp DING.

Omaha, March 25.--Today. for the
first time since the disastrous tornado
Of Sunday, the people OF Oma ha began
to count the cost, both in lives and
apparently was more appalling than
those who had studied the result were
willing to admit. Not less than 200
lives were snuffed out within the
vicinity of the city proper, and not less
than so persons in surrounding towns
lost their lives. Nearly 500 were in
jured, and eight of these have died In
local hospitals during the day,
The destitution was augmented to-
day when nearly three inches Of snow
fell over the stricken district making
entirely uninhahitabie the houses of
many who had prepared to remain
temporarily in partially destroyed
structures, So far as money might re-
licNc, conditions were perfect Ten
ders of sums asgregating a million doi-
lars We're in the hands of the city
commissioners when the day opened
These offers came from nearly very
section of the couHtry. n d We're made
unConditionally.
Ire greatest work today was that
of organized systematic relief bureaus
with seven branch stations in the ter
rttory covered by the tornado. These
stretched over a strip seven miles Iong,
and those in charge of relief stations
handed out material assistanc to all
comers who were able to show that
they were III need Of aid.
Preparations for Relief.
The city and state have either made
or prepared to make appropriations
to meet all emergencies, and relief
corps are being organic d to care for
every case resulting in destituti0n. In
addition to this newspapers and num-
erous institutions have started sub
scription lists which already bring the
total amount available for relief to
nearly 100000.
City Commissioner Ryder stated to-
day that offers aggrcgating nearly a
million dollars had been received but
declared that Omaha and Nebraska
would be able to care for their own.
He, however. expressed his grateful
appreciation for these offers, which, he
declared. indicated the great interest
the outside world was taking in the
city in its distress.
Among today's offers We're thos, of
Mayor GaSnor of New York, CONNER
cial organizations of St Joseph, Mo-
Boston. san Francisco, st. Louis, KAN
sas City, Detroit, Seattle, st. Paul,
Shreveport, La, and other cities.
Mayors of all the larger cities of the
country telegraphed Mayor Dahlman,
asking for suggestions as to what they
might do to aid in the relief work.
While the destruction of homes in the
city was large, there was not n single
large business building which suffer d
loss. The storm took its toll entire
~ from the residential portions OF the
city, and with the exception of small
stores, groceries, meat markets and
similar shops, the loss to business was
immaterial.
Local theaters today arranged to
give benefit performances Saturday
night, and several out of town theat-
r1cal managers teiegraphed their In
tentions to do likewise Sarah Bern
hardts manager stated in a telegram
that she would give such a benefit In
the Denver Auditorium Sunday night.
Seven persons injured In Sunday
evenings tornado died In local hospi-
tails today These were: Flora Cas-
sell, nurse at the Methodist hospital,
who was caught In the destruction of
the student nurses home. j. D Hogg.
whose head was crushed when the
house in which he was boarding was
demollsed; A. w. Lavidge, an unknown
elderly woman. Earl Price, a 9-year-
old boy, and Mrs. r. r. Vandeven and
babe.
Sanitary conditions were among the
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