The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27
DEATH IN TORNADO path CROWS ASS|S-
lance HAS Been RUSHED TO SUFFERERS

the storm and for the policing of the
entire district.
The tornado swept in from the
southwest and zigzagged to the north
east over tho residence portion Of the
, city, leaving in its wake destruction
and carnage from two to four blocks
wide. Fires sprung up all over this
area and added to the horror Of the
twister Firemen were unable to re-
spond to the numerous alarms and
many houses were burned to the
ground.
The police were unable to properly
protect the stricken district and the
soldiers from Fort Omaha were called
out. The tornado zone is now practi
cally under martial law.
Suburb is Wiped Out.
Omaha's suburbs suffered heavily
from the storm. Ralston, southwest
Of Omaha, was RACED to the ground
and 4 half score or more are dead
East Omaha, which felt the tail OF
the twister, reported houses demol-
ished but no lives lost. Councu
Bluffs, Iowa, suffered nine dead, a
score or more injured and great dam
age to property.
The worst damage was done and
the largest toll of lives was exacted
in the western part Of Omaha and In
the vicinity Of Twenty-fourth and
Lake streets, and from there north.
west to Sixteenth and Binney streets.
This is the residence portion and tina
destruction wrought was well nigh ap-
palling, Whole blocks of houses were
picked up and dashed into a shapeless
mass. Street cars were hurled from
the tracks and demolished.
Ten Dead Taken from Ruins.
A moving picture show at Twenty
fourth and Lake was destroyed. Ten
dead and eight injured have thus far
been removed from the ruins. About
fifty persons were in the theater at
the time of the disaster and it is fear
ed that most of these are buried in the
debris.
Among the show places Of the city
which felt the baneful effects OF the
storm was the Joslyn Castle. The
roof was torn off and the trees and
shrubbery uprooted.
The convent of the Poor Clares al
Twenty-ninth and Hamline streets
was unroofed and the grounds were
Uttered with debris. An unveriied re-
port said that the Sacred Heart acad-
envy at ~Thirty-sixth and Bart streets
| was demolished
The storm so paralyzed the tele.
graph service that no reports Of the
! disaster could be communicated to the
outside world. The Omaha telegraph
| offices sent their pile of Associated
Press messages to Lincoln on an early
morning train in an effort to get them
east.
Council Bluffs, March 24.-Each sue
ceeding hour tonight tended to in
crease the list of death and of injur
ed due to the tornado of Easter Sun
day.
Every town in Iowa possible to
reach by long distance telephone
throughout the day added to the en-
ormity Of the destruction.
1t is not possible to make a correct
estimate Of the property loss, but it
will run into the hundred thousands.
The town OF Bartlett added three to
the death list. All were members Of
! the family of Edward Denhean.
! Heavy property losses were report
ed FROM the towns Of Magnolia, Cali
fornia Junction, Brun, Missouri Val.
ley. and Malvern. No deaths were re-
ported at these places.
! Lincoln. Neb., March 24.-Seven per-
sons were killed and seventeen injured
at Berlin. Neb., by the tornado, which
struck that village last evening.
The village was almost completely
! wrecked, every one OF the buildings
either being totally or partially des-
| troyed. Several wrecked residences
! took fire.
Physicians are arriving from Avoca
and Syracuse to attend the injured.
Bodies Of victims have been placed in
a church whirh is used for a nlorgue
Washington, March 24.-Presi.
dent Wilson received tonight re-
ply to a telegram from Mayor
Dahlman, Omaha, stating that as
sistance is not needed but the Of
fer is appreciated. The telegram
said Omaha people are responding
nobly and Major Hartman of Fort
Omaha and his men came promptly