New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-25

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ligious bodies are falling i'm line, and
offers Of help are coming from all quar-
ters Of the United states.
The child Saving Institute. a No. $40
South l2d street was a veritable death
house after the storm had spent its
fury. Every available room was
pressed into service. and one after an
other Of the dead and injured were
bi lsht into the house.
4 pathetic sight was that Of Young
sill keeping watch over the body of
her mother. Mrs. John Newman. who
had been killed instantly. As the body
lay N The porch Of TIC institute await
ine suitable burial arrangements, tho
daughter. Mabel Newman, told Of the
storm
Mother was III and confined - a
room ON the second floor Of our home,
40. 422f Dewey avenue" she said.
When the raging winds hit the house
IT toppled over as if hult of paste
board. Mother and myself were buried
in the Wreckage. As soon as | could
pull myself from the debris 7 began
search for her. Board after board ]
lifted. | tuggod and pulled at them
until my hands were cut and bleeding.
Finally reached her. I bent down To
raise her. hut she was dead"
4 coincidence among the injured at
the Child Institute was that all were
badly cut about the face, while the
bodies were comparatively free from
wounds. Ugly looking scalp wounds
marked every injury.
The home Of George J. Duncan, ad-
vortising manager Of THE Omaha
Bee" at No. 4l0l Farnam street. was
completely destroyed. Mr.. Duncan
died in a hospital this afternoon Mrs.
Duncan is i'm a critical condition
Killed at Birthday Party
At the home Of Patrick Hynes. No.
27O1 North 10th street, party IN
celebration Of his cighty-hrst birthday
was in progress. The guests had just
begun dinner and were drinking
toast to the health of their host when
the storm swept the house away. All
the party succeeded in getting out with
minor injuries except a grandchild,
Miss Cecilia Bigelow, who was inter
nally injured.
The party had just begun dinner"
said Mr.. Hynes. The young people
were making merry and. old as ! am.
had entered into the spirit Suddenly
there was roaring sound The next
minute the house vas in ruins wig
gled around and out and aided the
others in escaping
Then suddenly brought back to the
fact that his grandchid was near
death, he exclaimed: "Oh, If it had only
been me instead IF Cecilia"
When the storm had passed. Mr. and
Mrs. c. NJ Wilhelm found themselves
buried under a mass Of broken and
twisted furniture. They extricated
themselves with difficulty.
John Wright, railroad Waterman.
probably owes his life to the fact that
he went 10 work half hour ahead Of
time. because he feared he would get
wet II he did not hurry. incidentally,
this is the third time that Wrights
home has been destroyed by a tor
nado. Sixteen years ago. i'm Norfolk
! Neb., his home was demolished, and for
| ty-two years ago. in Panora. Iowa, he
barely escaped with his life in a tor
nado
Little Gladys Cook was revived
after house had been blown over her
and she had been imprisoned for more
than half an hour. II was necessary
to chop a large hole in the side Of
the house before she was taken out
uninjurcd
Cliff Daniels. his wife and their two
children mot death together. When
soldiers digging about the ruins Of their
home found the four bodies the little
girls were clasped in the arms of thor
mother. while the body Of the father
was over them. as if he had tried -
shield them with his own body
Mary Knudsen. a servant, was blown
out Of the home of her employer. end
badly frightened. ran all the way
downtown. TO fall fainting in front Of Il
hotel Her incohcrcnt story was the
first news Of the disaster received in
the downtown section
Although DR.. and Mrs -. g. Rry-
ant escaped without injury from their
home. the aged mother of Mrs Bryant
was found buried i'm the cellar and was
rescued with difficulty. Debris ha /!
piled about her until only her head was
exposed and she was unable to AXE
any steps TO free herself
From The ruins of negro pool iall
tho body Of negro was taken out
along with many others. In one hand
or The dead man was clutchcd roll
of bills. .-.~......
'fAo body Of an unidentified ch4ttl WAS