Arizona republican., 1913-03-25
EASTER SUNDAY MARRIED BY DEATH DEALING VISI1AI7O
 OF TORNADO AND FLAMES


 not only the state officials became active. but tonight the majority of the members of the legislature, in session at Lincoln. came to secure such information as might be neccs- sary in taking up the work of stat" relief
 A. l.. Green, advertising manager of d department store living at 4e04 Underwood avenue, was on his back porch. watching the storm when it broke
 Tt came like a rushing. roaring torrent of water. he said
 Tt came from the south and passed right by us east. I went to my at tic window immediately afterward and saw fires bursting forth from houses along the path of the tornado. I could see five fires burning at once. the flames Illuminating acres of raZed buildings nearby"
 J F. Traynor of 523 North Thirty sixth street, rushed to his home from his place of business to find his resi- dence in ruins His wife and aunt Mrs Edward Baggott of Chicago. who was visiting them and her three children were in the house but only Mrs. BaggOtt was hurt.
 F. w Dickson of 44S North ThirN'- eighth street was bruised about the head and his wife and three children seriously injured Dickson started up stairs when he saw the tornado fun nel sWoop down and crush the homes of neiShboTs to the south. An in stant later the wind struck his nome He was hurled down stairs into the dining room ard fell flat on his face He was dazed but struggled to his feed and hurried his family into the cellar. A second later the home was swept away and the family in the basement had but the sky above them Flames sprang up on every side The city commissioners passed an ordinance appropriating $25. .000 for re lief work and citizens present at the meeting immediately organized and s25,000 more was donated. The cit- zens relief corps was organized is com posed of fifty citizens and an executive committee of four to work with the seven city cOuncilmen.
 Governor MoOrehead announced that 1 he would send a special message to the 1 legislature asking for the appropriation of sufficient funds to care for the ! homeless throughout the state, Police 1 Commissioner Ryder isued orders for l all saloons in the vicinity of the i wrecked district remain closed until 1 further notice
 Cots were placed in the auditorium 1 where those without shelter can be 1 housed. The city purchasing agent has | arranged enough beds to care for all ] those who cannot get into the auditOri- i um. The Elks home has been thrown | open to the homeless and the Union Gospel Mission will provide . men
 with beds
 ] The citizens committee has asked the 1 newspapers to accept the donation and l to turn the money over to the com
 mittee for distribution.
 1 A number of people were seriously | injured when a street car was blown | over at Forty Seventh and Leaven- | worth streets. Conductor John Cooper 1 was seriously injured but Motorman | Fred Bentley jumped just as the car | started to roll over. The wind picked him up and carried him 200 feet and | set him down in q field uninjured. but considerably shaken up. He said there ! were at least 15 people in the car al the time all of whom were injured Money is already pouring into the
 city The city organizations are talk
 ing the lead in providing funds. State and religious bodies are falling into line
 and offers of help are coming from al
 quarters of the United States.
 The child saving institute at 61!
 South Forty Second street was d veri
 table death house after the storm hat
 spent it's fury. Eevery available room
 was pressed into service and one afte
 another the dead and injured wer,
 brought into the house
 ! A pathetic sight was that of a youn, girl keeping watch over the dead bod,
 of her mother The mother. Mrs Johl | Newman. had been killed instantly A 1 the body lay on the porch of the in , stitute awaiting suitable burial ar
 engagements. the daughter Mabel New man, told of the storm. Mother wa , ill and confined to her room on tn
 second floor of our home, 4224 Dewe ! Avenue" She said when the ragin
 winds hit the house it toppled over a I if built of pasteboard, mother and my self were buried in the wreckage. A
 soon as I could drag myself from tn , debris 1 began to search for her Boar f after board lifted. I tuSged and pullc : at them until my hands were cut an
 1 bleeding, finally I reached her, I beE I down to raise her but she was dead I. Dryeyed and calm, the girl recited tl1 (Continued on Page Two)