The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-25

the arms OF their mother while the
body of the father was over them as
If he had tried TO shield them with his
own body.
Mary Knudsen. a servant girl was
blown out OF the home of her employ
er and. frightened. ran all the way
down town. fainting in front OF a ho-
tel. Her lnCoherent story was the
first news Of the disaster received in
the downtown section.
Although DR.. and Mrs. d. c. Bryant
escaped without injury the aged
mother of Mrs. Bryant was found
buried In the cellar of the house and
was rescued with difficulty. Debris
had piled about her until her head
was exposed.
From the ruins OF a negro pool hall
the body of a negro was taken out
along with many others. In one hand
Of the dead man was clutched a roll
of bills.
The body of an unidentified child
was found in the ruins of two houses
with little rag doll still tucked un-
der her arm.
When {. Saber discovered the
crushed and almost unrecognizable
body of his wife in the ruins of an
apartment house he fed down the
street shrieking wildly. He is miss
ing.
f. II. Smith, private Of the signal
corps from Fort Omaha, became in
sane after helping to carry a Htfinber
or bodies and collapsed. When he re-
gained conscience it was necessary to
take MIN to the post hospital where
he was placed under restraint.
Last night wire communication with
the outside world was entirely cut off.
The entire available report of the dis
aSter was taken to Lincoln by train
and there filed over the Associated
Press wires. Telephone and telegraph
wires along 'all the railroads were
down. At midnight the battle of the
Ilnemen commenced and at o'clock
tonight two wires were working out
of the city. Commercial bulletins were
sent to nearby cities to be sent from
there. The wires continued i'm an ap-
parently hopeless tangle between Oma-
ha and points directly east. Thee miles
OF wires were down directly cast OF
Council Bluffs, while at several other
points between Omaha and Chicago
the lines were paralyzed.
Railroading under these circum-
stances was perilous. Trains between
Omaha and Chicago craWled along with
ilagmen walking before them, taking
the place of train dispatchers and
block signals. The first train into
Omaha from the east was five hours
to points east OF this city.
a. l.. Green, advertising manager OF
department store, living at 1904 I'm
derWood avenue, was on his back porch
watching the storm when it broke.
1t came like rushing and roaring
torrent Of water" he said. "Lt came
from the south and passed to the east.
went to my attic window Immediate
ly afterwards and saw fires bursting
forth from houses along the path of the
storm. The flames made a CHASTITY
sight as they Illuminated the sky"
j. +. Frayner, 513 North Thirty
sixth street rushed from his place of
business home to find his home IN
ruins. His wife, his aunt, Mrs. Edward
Baggot Of Chicago. visiting with them,
ana his three children were in the
house, but only Mrs. Baggot was hurt.
Il. w. Dixon, 438 North Thirty eighth
street was bruised about the head and
his wife and three children seriously
injured. Dixon rushed up stairs as he
saw the tornado swoop down and crush
the homes of his neighbors to the
south. An instant later the wind
struck his home, and he was hurled
down stairs into dining room. Dazed,
he struggled to his feet and hurried
his family to the cellar of his home. Al
second later his home was swept away
and the family in the basement had
but the sky above them. Flames sprang
up on every side.
ut seemed as il the whole city was
afire," said Dixon. Then I lifted my
wife and my children out and ran down
the street, Joining scores of my fortu-
nate neighbors We had lost all, but
were thankful for our lives"
Dead at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., March 25.-Latest re-
ports gave the following list Of identi-
fed dead:
A. j. Peck, Benjamin Barnes, Mrs. A.
III. Bigelow, Henry Bleauvelt. Marie
Becker, Jean B. Brooks. infant son OF
Morris Christensen, Harry Cooper. q.
r. Copley, Mrs. Cliff Daniels. Cliff DAN
iels, Mrs. Davis, George j. Duncan, C.
w. Dillon, - Fergusan, two daughters
of Cliff Daniels, John Doyle ID. T..
Fields. William Fisher, Mrs. e. r. F'itz-
gerald, Mrs. #. @. Goodenough, Henri
eta Grieb, j. q. Hanson, Mrs. J. q.
Hanson, Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy of Cedar
Creek Valley reported dead, Miss Heine
and sisters, Andrew Hendrickson, Mrs.
Ellen Hensman, Mrs. Van Dauen, Mrs.
Hoage, d. [. Barnes, Larson, four
negroes, John Doyle. Mr. Hanson, Mrs,
Hanson, John Ryan, Mrs. Ella John.
son, Nathan Krinsky, Mrs. Krinsky.
five small Krinsky children, SoIomen
Wartsel; Emma Roesing, IL years old
MISS Jepson, Mrs. Frank Dayie, Char
lotte Davie. II. W. Fitch, Mrs. Saber.
Marie Hanson, Mrs Layidge I.avidge
boy years old; Ia year old daughter
OF Edward N. Jason, Simpson NeIg
Larson, Mabel Mcbride, two unidenff-
fed men, Mrs. Ida Newman. J B. Nich-
OILS, Miss Caoralie Norris, a. b. Norris.
Helen Nouns. Mrs. Peck Mrs r.. Davis.
Sam Riley, Roxie. Mrs. u. Al. saw
Yer. CassuS G. Sinner; Al. B STANLEY.
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