Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-15
For Second Time Within a
Few Weeks Devastating
Storm Sweeps Portion of
Cornhusker State,
TOWN OF SEWARD IS
PARTIALLY DESTROYED
With Little Warning, Cyclone
Strikes Village in Early Ey-
ening, Leaving Death and
Ruin in It's Wake,

Seward Nch. May IA tornado
which took toll of ten lives. injured
thirty or more persons and destroyed
more than third Of the town, oc-
CURED shortly before 9 o'clock this
evening Twenty-Five residences. in
Guiding several of the best In the
town, were entirely destroyed and
many more We're partially wrecked.
but the business portion of the place
did not greatly suffer.
The identified dead are.
MRS. DAVID HOOVER.
MRS. WILLIAM HEFFINGER.
MRS. CHRIS WEsTERMAN and
baby.
MRS B l.. WAssERMAN.
D. SCHULTZ. burlington section
foreman.
SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER or
SCHULTZ
MRS X, INLAY.
SAMUEL GRIM
MRS. EDWARDS.
Tho known injured are;
MI aud AIRS steinbeek.
Mis- Frederick
Mrs Meinke.
Son OF } Fhultz. '
Mrs T. Holland
Son of u T. Wasserman
The tornado formed To the NORTH
easf aud swept across the coun-
try taking many building along
its course. It struck the west
ern. or residence portion of Se-
ward and swept everything IN rs
path clean II came ento the town
SO suddenly that only a few Of tho
people had opportunity 20 run TO cell
lars or other places of refuge. Those
killed generally We're caught In the
wreekage OF their homes which were
crushed like egg shells.
The tornado after passing through
Seward continued on lts course to
the northwest. doing great damage
to the rural homes Reports tonight
say that the towns OF Lushton, Me
Cool Grafton, and Utica were In the
path Of the twistcr but all wire com
munioation to those points was de-
stroyed By the storm.
An appeal was sent to Lincoln. be-
fore the one remaining telephone wire
was lost. for physicians and under
takers and they left on freight
train at 1890 o'clock.
Reports from surrounding sections
Indicate that the effects Of the tor
nado were felt over a wide range OF
territory but until telephone com
munieation Is restored the number
of casualties. If any will not be
known.
The tornado was followed in Seward
by hail and rain storm which added
much 10 the already miserable con
dition OF the sufferers. Tonight the
town is without lights ana search OF
the ruins is being made with lanterns
Several Of the business places not
injured by the storm were turned into
morgues and hospitals
Some OF those injured are in serious
condition and IT is believed several
may die Of their injuries.
Three hundred people were wilt
Messing q baseball game at the ball
park on the west side Of the city
until within fifteen minutes before the
tornado struck. They rushed from
the park at the approach of tho
storm and scattered TO their homes.
The pavilion at the ball park was
by the tornado.
Reports coming from toms west
aud north indicate that the destruc-
ton OF property was extensive in
several places, McCool Junction and
romaro being the hardest hit Four
persons are reported killed and sew
eral injured at Tomaro.
Frank Upton prevented the wreck
Of a Burlington passenger train.
which he Gagged on the outskirts OF
town. a telephone pole and other
v vreckage had been thrown onto the
tracks and Upton discovered the de-
trls just In time to prevent the train
into It.
The sheriff tonight swore in a large
numbor Of deputies who were az
once assigned TO duty parollng the
destroyed part of the town TO pre-
vent looting
Governor Moorehead notified tho
town officials that he had ordered ~
company Of state militia TO be held
N readiness for service In the event
IF It's presence being required here.
Near MeCool Junction the fine farm
lome Of Thomas Riordan, wealthy
iarmer was blown into the Blue river,
iOme distance away One child was
lrowned, but other members Of the
umily escaped with bruises and
yetting.
A mile beyond, a farmer whose