Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-30
7 HOUSANDS VISIT
OMAHA To SEE
STORM s WORK
Railroads Advertise Excursions
Today That Visitors May.
View Six Miles of Havoc
Wrought by Tornado,

By Morning Aournal special Leased wlre.l
Omaha Neh.. March 29.-TOdny.
for the first time since the destruc-
Tive tornado Of Easter sunday.
weather conditions made it possible
10 View the six miles Of ruins with
some degree OF comfort and thou
sands Of sight-seers took advantage
Of the opportunity. They came from
all parts Of the country and brought
hundreds Of cameras with them. To-
day also. for the first time. streets
la the stricken districts were put into
condition for the movement OF auto-
mobiles
Railroads have announced excur-
sion rates for tomorrow and another
influx Is expected for sunday. Many
0f these visitors are taking advantage
Of the opportunity TO make contrlbu-
tlons TO the relief fund. which, al
though growing daily set is far be-
low the actual needs of the relief
committee.
Large corporations have begun Ia
open their purses freely The In
ternational Harvester company sent
cheek for $1,000 with the statement
that 1t would be glad 60 help Ne
braska farmers in the storm-rayaged
districts The Union Pacific. North
western and Rock Island railroads
have sent $4,000 each to the commit
tee, and the large packing house in
tercsts have made liberal donations
The fund including appropriations
by the state and city has reached
$g60.OO0
An army OF builders continued their
work today and hundreds of new and
partially new roofs and other indica-
tiens - reconstruction began 10 ap-
pear
Ihc appearance OF crooks from an
parts of The country IS being moi hN
the police ana soldiers in ne uncer-
tain manner
stricter lines are being drawn and
soldiers now do patrol duty win load.
ed rifles and six shooters IN their
belts Arrests are made ol an us-
pieious characters ana looting IS bc-
ing held al a minimum
The general relief committee issued
The toiluWine formal statement. to-
daN
The general rcuef committee in
the city of omaha has matters well tn
hand. With the funds which Win be
for thai purpose they will
be able 20 provide all necessary food.
and shelter for those who
need such assistance Considerable
amounts ~ money are being received
not 0nlS from omaha Dnt from all
over The eountr and are beue erate-
fully accepted
The restoration committee. ap-
pointed by thc Commercial club will
hesin The work af repairing wroNkca
h9mrs Monday morning That conn
mittcc has q considerable amount on
band and more n prospect bona
tlons are to he made where absolutely
necessary and iu other cases money
is 10 hc loaned on easY terms fur res-
tofaiion purposes II Is estimated That
the committee Will be ablc to obtain
$ $50 600 to Doe used la that why
A committee of Fifteen appointed
rs he Commercial club Yesterday. met
today md recommended % the execu-
tive and public affairs committee OF
the Commercial club that application
pc made to the governor and legisa-
iure OF Nebraska. NOW IN session for
authority FOR Douglas county io vote
bonds ia Hu amount not to exceed /
I GOO 600 ful construction purposes /
The executive committee and the +
public affairs committee toeaf Np- /
proved the report of the committee /
Of fIfleen and appointed commit e {
70 present The mutter tn the Governor I
OF Nebraska next Monday rhe time |
Tor nrodacine bills in the usual man |
ner hns expired bat q hil may be |
passed upon the rocnmmcndation OF |
the governor