Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-25

of commission in Omaha, Seven
churches are partially or wholly
wrecked, One private school for
girls is saE total wreck. The rest of
the loss is to- homes.
Yutan, Neb., March 25.-Ten per-
sons are known to be dead and tits
believed that the list will reach fiji
teen at Yutan, about thirty-five
miles northwest of here where the
tornado which later did such havoc
at Omaha, first began its destructive
work.
The storm at Yutan broke with
such suddenness that residents were
unable to reach their tornado cell
lars. {" ...-
The furniture store of the village
was turned into a morgue, and at
one time there were ten bodies
there.
A relief train with physicians
were rushed to Yutan from Lincoln
Sunday night, and yesterday morn
ing several of the injured were TAX
en- to Lincoln hospitals.
Terra Haute, Ind, March U.s.
Eighteen persons known to have
been killed, $50 injured, 275 homes
destroyed and other property damage
estimated at nearly million dollars
was the toll of the tornado that de-
vastated Terre Haute and vicinity
Sunday night.
Last night the officials in charge
of the rescue work say the list of
dead will be increased as the search
ers clear away the debris of wrecked
buildings. s...
Hundreds of homeless are being
cared for today by charitable fnsti-
buttons and citizens, while the
wrecked district is being patroled
by Company B, First regiment, In
diana National guard, and the po-
lice. The militia was ordered out by
Governor Ralston, who directed the
relief measures from Indianapolis.
Relief work yesterday showed that
hundreds of persons lost everything
they owned. II
Chicago, March 25.-Five persons
were killed, fifty injured, thirty-two
buildings wrecked and scores Of
structures damaged by storm
which swept over this city and it's
suburbs early yesterday. 49,.
The storm was accompanied by
hail, rain, sleet and lightning and a
gale which blew at the rate of sew
enty miles an hour for time was
felt most severely in the northwest
ern section Of the city where houses
were overturned, windows broken,
trees uprooted and electric light and
trolley poles blown to the ground.
Nearly fifty small fires resulted and
hundreds of men, women and chill
dren fed from their homes scantily
clad.
Considerable damage was done to
Des PLANES, Park Ridge and other
suburbs. . lS4t
The property damage resulting
from the storm in the city and sub
urbs is estimated at more than
100000. 49,,
Milwaukee, Wis, March 25.-A
terrific rain and wind storm yester-
day did damage to the extent of
100000. For hours the rain fell
in sheets and turned the streets into
miniature rivers. The temperature
rose to SO above and tornado-like
wind swept over the city.
Seven big coal conveyers were
blown down and the big steel frames
broken into bits.
The huge sign of a big depart
ment store, said to be the largest
one word sign in the world, was
blown from the building. Electric
light bulbs by the hundreds went
crashing to the street and the large
steel frame landed on top of a near
by hotel. ... fa
Scores Of windows were blown in
and the rain swept into the build
ings, causing great damage to goods.
Many Easements were flooded.
N Fond Du Lac, Wis, March 20
Following an all. night rain the