The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-27

which had been DloWn lnuo tne mousse
They extricated themselves with diff
| fculty.
Goes Through Three Storms
John Wright, railroad Waterman,
probably owes his life to the fact that
he went to work half hour ahead
of time, because he feared that he
would get wet II he did not hurry.
Incidentally, this is the third time
that Wright's home has been threat
ened by tornado. Sixteen years
ago, in Norfolk, Neb., his home was
demolished, and forty.two years ago.
in Panora Ia. he barely escaped with
his life during a tornado.
Little Gladys Crook was revived
after house had been blown over
her and she had been imprisoned for
more than half an hour. 1t was nee
essary to chop a large hole in the
side of the house before the little
girl, whose cries for help had brought
rescuers, was taken out uninjured
Family Exterminased
Cliff Daniels, his wife and their
two children met death together.
When soldiers, digging about the ruins
of their home found the four bodies
the two little girls were found clasp
ed in the arms of their mother while
the body of the father was over them
as IL he had tried to shield them with
his own body.
Mary Knudsen, servant girl, was
blown out of the house of her en-
ployer and badly frightened, ran all
the way downtown to fall fainting in
front of a hotel. Her incoherent
story was the first news of the dis.
aster received in the downtown sec.
ton.
Although Dr.. and Mrs. d. C. Bry-
ant escaped without injury from their
home, the aged mother of Mrs. Bry-
ant was found buried In cellar of the
house and was rescued with Difficult.
ty Debris mad piled about her until
only her head was exposed and she
was unable to take any steps to free
herself.
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
roll of bills.
Doll Tucked Under Arm
The body of an unidentified child
was found in the ruins of two houses
with a little rag doll still tucked un.
der 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.
E. H. Smith a private of the sig.
nal 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
restraint.
Wires Generally Frustrated
Last night wire communication with
the Outside world was entirely cut
| of. The only available report Of the
disaster was taken to Lincoln by
train and there filed over the Asso-
ciated Press wires. Telephone and
telegraph wires along all the rail-
roads were down.
Last night at midnight the battle
of the linemen commenced and at s
o'clock tonight two new wires were
working out Of the city. Commercial
bulletins were sent to nearby cities
in the care of operators to be sent
from there. The wires continued In
an apparently hopeless tangle be-
tween Omaha and points directly
| east.
Three miles OF wire were down di.
rectly east Of Council Bluffs, while
at several other points in the terri
tory between Omaha and Chicago the
lines were paralyzed.
Railroading under these conditions
was a return to first principles, and
trains between Omaha and Chicago
crawled along with hagmen 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.
Watches Storm From Attic
A. l.. Green, advertising manager
of a department store, living Mt 1904
Underwood avenue was on his back
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