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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
SCATTERING TOWNS
REPORT LOSS OF LIFE

Council Bluffs. Ia, March 24.-Scat-
tering towns all through the district
have reported one to two deaths as
result of the terrific cyclone which
swept Iowa last naght.
Eastern Council Bluffs suffered heav-
ilv. the storm breaking in the valley
Just east of the town proper ana iol-
lowing the lines of the milwaukee,.
Rock Island and Great Western rail-
road for a distance of mile Fifteen
houses were leveled and a dozen deaths
have been reported to date.
Dead:
James II. Rice and wife.
Margaret Rice, months old.
John Schultz and wife.
Mrs. William Poole.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson.
Infant daughter of Mrs. Johnson MISS
ing.
Unknown woman at Dansville Crossing
At Weston, la. Dead:
Mrs. Lon Thomas.
Mrs. Joe Swinerman.
At Nicola, Ia Dead:
Mrs Edward Jones.
At Glenwood, la. Dead:
Two Young daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Hopper
At Glennwood, la. Dead;
Mrs. Edward Lambert
Desha Lambert, ~ years old.
Clyde Merritt. % years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
CUTS PATH
SEVEN BLOCKS WIDE

II was late today before all the de-
tails of the storm with accompany
ing wreckage were known even within
this city itself. The pathway of the
storm, from three to seven blocks in
width, cut a swath a blocks long. With
In the space of this storm center, which
IL made rectangular, would cover a
quarter section if land, 1900 houses are
wrecked, 100 bodies have been recovered
and search of the ruins is being made
for others. Several are known TO be still
in the ruins at the end of the storm S
path.
Estimates of the value of property
demolished by the storm vary between
s., 900, 600 and $4,000 600. Some of the more
substantial houses can be partially re-
built. Where the buildings have not
been torn asunder they have been SO
twisted that even the material is use
less for rebuilding.
The destruction began with the mill
lionaire homes in the West Farnam and
Bemis park district, but farther north
west the buildings collapsed more easily
and a large number of deaths resulted,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
CAMEIKE ROAR
OF WATER TORRENT

"It came like rushing and roaring tor
| rent of water" he said. 1T came from
the south and passed right by us to the
east. l went to my attic window imme-
diately afterward and saw fires bursting
forth from houses along the path of the
storm. The flames made a CHASTITY sight
as they Illuminated the areas of razed
buildings"
E.sW. Dixon was bruised about the head
ana his wife and three children were seri-
ously injured. Dixon started upstairs
as he saw the tornado funnel swoop>down
and crush the homes of his neighbors to
the south. An instant later the wind
struck his house and he was hurled down
stairs into the dining room, fiat on his
face.
Dazed, he struggled to his feet and
hurried his family to the cellar. A sec
ond later his home was swept away and
the family in the basement had but the
sky above them. Flames sprang III.
ut seemed as If the whole city was
afire," said Dixon. "Then ! lifted my
wife and children out and went down the
street Joining scores of my unfortunate
neighbors. We had lost our all, bat are
thankful for our lives"
''The strife is Ger, the battle done; the
victory of life is won" sang Cassius
Sinner. tenor of 116 South Second
street, at the Easter services In McCabe
Methodist church Sunday morning.
Mr.. Sinner was killed when the tor
nado destroyed his home. The church
in which he had sung was badly
wrecked.
The life of Oscar Carlson, night cash
Ter of the Calumet restaurant, was saved
in a peculiar way. When the storm
approached and the wind to blow ter
rincally he attempted to look out doors
and in resisting a sudden gust, he clung
tenaciously to the door The next thing
he knew he was out in the back yard
with the door on top of him and when
he arose and looked around he found
there was not house in sight so far
| as he could see in the darkness. Outside
of few bruises he was all right.
b. T. Bell, general superintendent of
the Nebraska Telephone company, said
tonight:
1T is probable that many bodies were
burned in the wreckage as many of the
buildings Immediately caught fire.
II saw bodies in heaps, held by heavy
timbers Some We're mutilated beyond
recognition. One woman evidently had
run from the house when the storm
struck carrying a baby in her arms. A
timber struck her and was driven clear
through her body killing mother and
child.
II was just outside the path of the
tornado and could see it plainly. 1t was
OF the usual funnel shape and seemed
10 dip down from a heavy black cloud
that hung low over the city. The long.
swinging funnel swayed sideways and
then backwards and forward, sometimes
rising in the air several hundred feet ana
| then descending again. Houses we're
| picked up and hurled about as If they
! We're toys
| Reports tonight gave the following list
of identified dead whites:
| A. j. Peck, ALI Farnum street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
FIVE KILLED;
FIFTY INJURED

Chicago, March e4.-Five persons were
killed, so injured 32 buildings wrecked
and scores OF structures damaged by a
storm which swept over this city and IL,
suburbs early this morning.
The dead:
Clyde Rogers, "a years old brakeman.
killed>at Desplaines, Ill., by falling Chin
ney.
Frank Pocher. 80 years old. electrocute
killed at Dcsplaines, ILL.,, by falling debris
Orlo Slocombe, u years old, crushed in
ruins of home.
Htrocuted by broken electric light wire.
Frank Pocler, 80 years odl, eectrocuted
while repairing electric light wires.
The storm, which was accompanied by
hail. rain, sleet lightning and a gale.
which blew 20 miles an hour for a time,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
SUFFERERS IN
PITIFUL PLIGHT

Kansas City. March &C. X. Davis
a grain dealer who was in Omaha yes
terday when the tornado struck, told
of the desolation wrought.
II crossed through the storm zone,''
he said, 'and saw bodies being carried
out of the ruins. Frame houses were
wrecked and porches of stone and brick
dwellings were torn away.
''The worst thing about it all. except
for the dead, was the helplessness ol
the sufferers. There was no way to get
quick assistance. Hospital and ambu-
lance service was far below the require,
ments and doctors had more than they
could do
1.-THE motor car companies carried doz.
ems of injured to doctors homes and tc
hospitals. No one could hire a motor
car unless 1t were wanted for some one
that was injured. Many private motor
cars helped In the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

indianapolis, Ind, March 24.-lndiana
tonight is in the grip of flood which
threatens to surpass even the high waters
of 1883 The overflow coming with as
tonishing suddenness of levees in other
places has forced persons living along
the rivers to desert their homes. The
White, Wabash, Blue st. Joseph,
Maumee, Tippecanoe and Mississinewa
rivers and Sugar and Wildcat creeks are
out of their banks with every streamler
in the state adding to the seas or water
that inundate the lowlands.
At Marion the breaking of the Missis-
sinewa river levee forced 800 persons to
flee from their homes while at >Elwood
and Duck creek levee broke flooding
the homes OF 800 persons. In Indianapolis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
EIGHTEEN KILLED;
25O WOUNDED

Terre Haute. Ind, March 24.-Eignteen
nersons tnown to have been killed, $50
more or less seriously injured. 275 homes
destroyed and other property damage
estimated at nearly 81. 100000. was the toll
OF the tornado that devastated Terre
Haute and vicinity last night. Ionignt
the officials in charge of the rescue work
say the list of dead will be Increased as
the searchcrs clear away the debris
Hundreds Of homeless tontknt arc pe'ns
citizens while the wrecked district - bdipR
patrolled BY Company 3. First rag'n go
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over the Rocky mountain division. Over
tie most of the remaining sections the
weather has been cloudy and rather un-
settled.
The area of high pressure that has
controlled weather conditions over the
northern plains states, since Sunday night.
has remained practically stationary, but
has enlarged eastward following the pas
sage of the low" 1t has caused decided
ly cooler weather over the upper Missouri
and Mississippi valleys and the greater
portion of the lake region. While this
change varies from IA to 80 degrees, tenn
peratures still continue miderate east of
the plains states.
The presence of the low over the wes-
tern gulf should cause rather unsettled
conditions in this section Tuesday with
probable rain and light winds. Slightly
cooler weather should reach Birmingham
by night or Wednesday.
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations;
Temp'ture
Lowest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

Mobile, March PA committee OF the
Mobile chamber of commerce and BUSH
ness league today raised among the mer-
chants of this city $500 for the sufferers
of Lower Peachtree. who survived the
storm of Friday morning. In addition
to this, dry goods. groceries and drugs
were supplied. One druggist sent 500
worth of medicine. The chamber of
commerce wired $500 to Lower Peachtree
Saturday ard another $500 this morning.
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that village last evening. The village
was almost completely wrecked. every
one of the buildings being either totally
or partly destroyed
The storm struck the village about
$50 and travelled in a northeasterly
direction. Every building on the bust
ness street was destroyed. Several
wrecked residences took fire after the
storm and the wreclSage was burned.
The one church is being used tempor-
arily as morgue.
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were overturned, windows broken, trees
ern section of the city, where houses
were overturned. windowsb roken, trees
upr coted and electric light and trolley
poles blown to the ground. Nearly %
small fires resulted and hundreds 2f men,
women and children fled from their ZONES
in terror Considerable damage was done
to Desplaines, Park Ridge and other
suburbs
Property damage In the city and SUBJ
urbs is estimated at more than s5D,Ooo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
INDIANA IN GRIP OF
BIGGEST FLOOD IN YEARS

the breaking of the White river levee at
Sixtyfourth street flooded many homes
At kokomo state guardsmen are patrol
ing the submerged sections in boats 10
prevent looting and to aid in reseuins
persons trapped in their homes
The flood began Sunday after rev
hours of hard rain Since then practical
ly every part of Indiana has had down.
pour of rain. Late tonight the down.
POUR continued unabated with rain pre-
dicted for tomorrow
The Wabash river in the eastern and
north central parts of the state is re-
ported TO be rising a foot an hour with
the worst flood In the history of the sec
ton in prospect. There as in other val
leys couriers are hurrying through the
lowlands warning the inhabitants to seek
higher ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
RAISE PURSE TO AID
PEACHTREE SUFFERERS

it was anpounced at a meeting held to-
night.
county as Lower Peachtree, has sent
$500 for relief.
A committee of the chamber of conf
nierce returned to Mobile this morning
from Lower Peachtree bringing its Off
.cial list of dead. Twenty-nine persons,
u of whom were white, lost their lives
in the Storm Mrs, Peter Mlledge has
not been yet reported.
Eleven persons are so fatally injured
that many Of them are expected to die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
MOVING PICTURE
THEATRE WRECKED

The first and main storm struck Raj
stcn, three miles west of South Omaha
shortly before 6 O'Clock yesterday even
ing and moved in a northeastery diree-
ton through the city of Omaha. The
only point at which the force of the
storm struck the business section was
Twenty-fourth and Lake streets. Here
the Diamond theatre, a moving picture
concern, well filled, was wrecked. Ac-
ecrding to the best available figures at
least 30 Of its patrons We're killed. Be-
tween 40 and 30 We're killed i'll the
wreck of a pool hall patronized by ne
erOpq
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
Weather Forecast

Washington. March 24-Alabama ane'
Georgia: Unsettled Tuesday and Wednes-
day with rain. Tennessee: Rain Tues
day and Wednesday. codsr by Tuesday
night.
Mississippi: Unsettled weather TUESDAY
and Wednesday with rain;-colder IN
north portion Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
HOMELESS RAPIDLY
REJNG CARED FOR

The rescue work was carried on fast
and tonight 1t appears that all the home
less are being cared for by charitable
institutions and citizens. In many cases
private homes were burned into tempo
rary HOSPITALS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

Benjamin Barnes.
Mrs. A H. Bigeow.
Henry Bleauvelt. fire and police line
man.
Marie Booker.
Jean B. Brooks.
Infant son of Morris Christensen.
Harry Cooper. telephone llneman.
c. +. Copley.
Mrs. Cliff Daniels.
Cliff Daniels. mail carrier
Mrs. b. Davis.
Mrs. Davis. Forty-fourth and Howard
George j. Duncan, advertising solicitor
for the Bee.
c. W. Dillon. proprietor pool hall.
Mrs. Saber.
Marie Hanson.
Mrs. Lavidge. se9 South Thirty-eighth
street.
Lavidge boy, years old.
Mrs. Hines.
Mrs. r. r. Van Devan.
C. B. Wilson.
Moore Kiewe.
II. V. Fitz.
Emma Rosing.
Mrs. Frank Davy.
Mrs. J. d. Hogg.
Miss Hass, sister OF William Hass.
Mrs Holm and baby daughter, Thirty
eighth and Chicago.
Miss Freda Hulling.
Fourteen year-old daughter of Edward
n. Jepson.
=. Jimpson, work man, Missouri Pacific
roundhouse.
Nels Larsen, 552 North Thirty-sixth
street
Mabel Mcbride, AIS Farnam street.
Two men under Johns saloon, Twenty
fourth and Lake street.
Mrs. Ida Newman, head nurse at Child
Saving institute, killed instantly.
j. b. Nichols
Miss Coralie Norris.
T. b. Norris.
Helen Nowns.
Mrs. Peck. at Burkett-Leslles.
Sam Riley workman at grading camp.
-. Roxie, workman at grazing camp.
Mrs f. A. Sawyer.
Cassus C. Sinner, president Ralston
Townsite company.
A. B. Stanley. about 5 years old.
Bert II. Fields.
Mrs. Sullivan, died at Nicholas Sem
hospital.
Baby Thelma, years old, Child Saving
institute.
Twelve year-old boy killed in house
1858 Gummins.
=. Shaw.
=. Nelley, or Nellegh.
Fourteen-year-old boy, thought named
Ryan. Thirty-eigh ana Franklin.
4Nitidit.
Mr.. Kramer found back of the West
End market.
Mrs. Rose Gray
Paby Sherwood, 3611 California avenue.
Scott Barber.
George Hansen.
Lloyd Glover.
Tom Fl. Jonson.
George Hamlet
Charles South.
Dunn.
Mrs. Odessa Parks.
Marie Lindsey.
Girl, years old, daughter of Morris
Dead at RalstOn
Mrs. Edith Kimball, Winnipeg, Canada.
Frances Kimbal, 2 years old.
Mary Morgan, 10 years old.
II. e. Said.
Mrs II. e. Said
Unidentified man about 36 years old,
to be j. ], Mcdonald
Unidentified woman.
Morris Kiene.
Jason l.. Garrison.
Moses Carter wife and child.
Glands Edwards, s years old.
Alexander Rogers.
Joe Houts.
Bryan Leslie Houts - years old.
Allan Mcclure. Evansville, Ind.
William Mathery, Gardentown.
Mrs. Belle Griffin. Gardentovn.
Miss Hannah Tulley.
DIR. Ernest l.. Moore.
John T.. Meyers Jr.
Albert Watts, Oblong, Ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
LITTLE RESCUE
WORK ACCOMPLISHED

Rescue work started as soon as the
people were able to hurry to the strick-
en- district, but as the nights work was
by the light of lanters, little was ac-
jcomplished.
The storm took down all the wires
in its path and the electric power was
shut off Immediately TO prevent fur
ther loss of life.
With the arrival of daylight a train
load of militia from Lincoln and the
presence in the city of Governor Moore
head the work was systematized and
tonight indications are that one more
day will end the search for bodies and
will even witness a. general attempt ut
rebuilding work.
Des Moines sent a relief train with
40 physicians, and these arriving at
noon helped out the local staff who
had been at work since 6 o'clock the
might before. Nurses and medical sup
plies also were brought on this train.
Money already is available, the city
organizations taking the lead in pro-
viding funds.
State and religious bodies are falling
in line and offers of help are coming
from all quarters of the country. The
Child Saving institution at 619 South
Forty-second street, was veritable
death house after the storm had spent
its fury.
Every available room was pressed
into service and one after another the
dead and injured were brought into the
house.
A pitiful sight was that of young
girl keeping watch over the body of
her mother. The mother, Mrs. John
Newman, had been killed instantly. As
the body lay on the porch of the in
stitute awaiting suitable burial ar
rangements the daughter, Mabel New
man, told of the storm.
Mother was ill and confined to a
room on the second floor of our home,
4224 Dewey avenue she said, when
the raging winds hit the house, 1t top
pied over. Mother and myself were
buried in the wreckage. As soon as I
could pull myself out | began search
for her Board after board | lifted. l
tugged and pulled. at them until my
hands were cut. Finally, 1 reached
her. 1 bent down to raise her, but 1
saw she was dead"
A coincidence among the injured at
this child institute was that all were
badly cut about the face. while the
bodies were comparatively free from
wounds. Ugly looking scalp wounds
marked every injured one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

For weakness and Loss OF Appetite
The old Standard general strengthen
ing tonic GROVES TASTELEss chill
TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds
up the system A true tonic and sure
Appetizer. For adults and children. ooc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
MORE THAN 200 KILLED
AND 600 INJURED IN THE
STORM IN MIDDLE WEST
CONTINUED From Page one)

bluffs, high above the Missouri river,
demolshing the Missouri roundhouse.
leyelled the big trestle of the Illinois
Central railroad over Carter lake,
wrecked a number of buildings near the
Rod and Gun club, a fashionable out
ing place, and disappeared to the north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
BERLIN ALMOST
ENTIRELY WRECKED

Lincoln, Neb.. March 24.-Seven per-
sons were killed and II injured al Ber-
lin Neb., by the tornado which struck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

the third time Wrights home has been de-
stroyed by tornado.
Little Gladys Cook was revived after
a house had been blown over her and
she had been imprisoned for more than
half an hour. 1t was necessary to chop a
large hole in the side.
Cliff Daniels. his wife and their two
children met death together. When sol
diers, digging about the ruins of their
home found the four bodies the two lit
tie girls were clasped in the arms of their
mother, while the body of the father was
over them, as If 1ae mad tried to shield
Them with his own body.
Mary Knudsf, a servant girl, was blown
out of the home of her employer and bad
ly frightened, ran all the way downtown
TO fall fainting in front of hotel Her
own story was the first news of the disas-
ter received in the downtown section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRO-'~ -i'i Inc Tab
let's. Druggists refund ( II fails
to cure. E. w. GROVE ure IL on
each box. 26c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

Indiana National Guard, and the local po-
lice force The militia was ordered out
early today by Governor Ralston, who
directed the relief measures from Indian
apols.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
CHILD FOUND WITH
DOLL, IN ARMS


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 unrecognizable body of his
wife in the ruins of an apartment house
he fed down the street shrieking at the
top of his voice. He is missing.
f.. II. Smith of the signal corps from
Fort Omaha became insane after helping
carry number of bodies and collapsed.
When he had regained consciousness it
was necessary to take him to the post
hospital, where he was placed under re-
straint.
Last night wire communication with the
outside world was entirely cut off. The
only available report OF the disaster was
taken to Lincoln by train and there
filed over the Associated Press wires
Telephone and telegraph wires along all
the railroads were down. Last midnight
the battle of the linemen commenced and
at o'clock tonight two news wires were
working out of the city. Commercial
bulletins were sent to nearby cities in
the care of the operators TO be sent from
there. The wires continued in an ap-
parently hopeless tangle between Omaha
and points directly east Three miles of
wires were down directly east of Council
Bluffs, while at several other points in the
territory between Omaha and Chicago the
lines weer paralyzed.
Rairoading under these conditions was
a return to first principles. and trains be-
tween Omaha and Chicago erawed along
with fiagmen walking before them, taking
the place OF train dispatchers and block
signals.
The first train into Omaha from the
east was five hours late and carried more
than 100 linemen to points east of this
city.
A, l.. Green, an advertising manager
of a department store, was on his back
porch Watching the storm when it broke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
SUFFERERS TELL OF
STORMS DESTRUCTION

The home of George ]. Duncan, ad-
vertisng manager for the Bee, at 4l0l
Farnam street, was destroyed. Mr..
Duncan is In a cricial condition.
At the home of Patrick Hynes, 270i
North Twenty-ninth street, a party in
of his eighty first birthday
was in progress. The guests had just
started dinner and were drinking a
toast to his health when the storm
swept the house away. All the party
succeeded in getting out with minor
injuries except a grandchild, Miss Ce-
ella Bigelow, who was internally In
jured "The party had just begun dim
ner," said Mr. Hynes. "The young peo-
pie were making merry and old as
am | entered into the spirit. Suddenly
there was roaring sound. The next
minute the house was In ruins. / Wig
gled around and out and aided the
others in escaping"
John Wright a railroad watchman,
probably owes his life to the fact that
he went to work half hour ahead OF
time, because he feared he would get wet
if he did not hurry. Incidentally, this Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

Everything is in readiness for the spell
ing bee which will be given at the First
Presbyterian church Tuesday evening.
The men, who lost at the spelling bee,
which was given few weeks ago and
who challenged the ladies to another,
have been studying zeal hard and are
confident that they will win this time.
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At the Theatres

Bijou--"A Lucky -Hoodoo;' 2:aO and $50
O'Clock p. m.
Majestic-"whose Little Girl Are Your
80 80 and 0 clock p. m.
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EVENTS OF TODAY

city commission meets at o'clock p. m.
Ad club luncheon at o'clock p. m. at
Gold Lion tea 1bons
Banquet by local chapter American In
stitute of Banking at $50 o'clock at the
Gold Lion tea rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

The Mission Study class of the Woman's
Missionary society of the First Methodist
church met this afternoon at the home or
Mrs. George Stoves on Arlington ave.
nue.. The class is studying the history
or Mormonism and Mrs. Stoves was the
leader. At the conclusion of the meeting
tea and sandwiches were served by the
hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

The remains of Monroe jenkins, who
died Saturday night after a short inness
of peritonitis were sent to Culberson.
n. c., this morning by Jacobs & Son. Mr.
Jenkins was % years old and was em-
ploved as pumper at SIoss mines He is
survived by two brothers who reside in
Bessemer and a number of relatives in
North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

The wedding Of Miss Ethel tombstone
10 Joseph Taylor Nichols of Montgom-
ery will be solemnized Wednesday even
ing at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Johnstone, on Berk-
ley avenue, Bessemer. reception VIII
be given after the ceremony. The young
couple will leave for Montgomery where
they will moke their home Immediately
after the reception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25

In the Bessemer city court this morn
ing the juries were impaneled and the
criminal docket for the day sounded.
The case of Bascene Carmele, alias
Tony, who was charged with using an
Others property without his consent.
The jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty.