Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-04-03
OMAHA SWEPT
bYW|ND STORM
TOTAL ogATHo IN THE TORNADO
LAST WEEK WILL REACH
NEARLY ESQ
RELIEF FUND OF MILLION RAISED
Large Sums Of Money Pour Into City;
Twsnty.Four Dead at Terrs
Hauts-Reai Strain Yet
To Come.

Omaha, Neb.--For the first time
since the disastrous tornado Of Easter
Sunday. resume was made and II
was apparently more appalling than
those who had studied the result we're
willing 10 admit.
Not less than 200 lives were snuffed
out within the vicinity of the city
proper and not less than so persons
in surrounding towns lost their lives.
Nearly 500 were injured and eight of
these died in local hospitals.
The destruction was augmented
when nearly three inches of snow fell,
making uninhabitable the houses of
many who had prepared to retain tenn.
porary homes in partly destroyed
structures. So far as money might
relieve. conditions were perfect.
Tenders Of sums aggregating $1,000.
900 are In the hands of the city com.
missioners. The offers came from
nearly every section of the country.
The greatest work started was that
Of organizing q systematic relief bu.
reau with seven branch stations in
the territory covered by the tornado.
These stretched over strip seven
miles long and those In charge hand.
cd out material assistance to all com.
ers who showed they were in need of
aid.
Plans for the rebuilding OF the city
are already under way, a movement
to form a corporation for the purpose
Of aiding those who need help having
already been broached by several of
the men who are In position to afford
such assistance.
Commissioners Ryder, In charge OF
the temporary relief work. realizes
that the greatest distress will be felt
within the period when reaction from
the immediate shock IL noted.
Many of the best parks OF the city
are within the district covered. Han
som park. near where the storm orig.
mated. was greatly damaged and b.
mis- park. one Of the show residence
sections Of the city, was struck with
sufficient force to practically wreck
most Of its homes.
Twsnty-Four Killed At Terrs Hauts.
| Terre Haute. 1nd.-With . death list
Of twenty-four. reports brought by mes.
sengers ON horseback from the south.
ern part Of Vigo county indicated that
the toll Of the tornado which struck
here che same one that demolished
Omaha. would be increased to fifty. II
may be several days before the exact
number of dead will be known, a.
many are believed to b. buried in the
ruins Of their homes. The property
loss probably will exceed 100000.
In addition to destroying about 800
homes in the southern portion Of Terrs
Haute, Prairieton. Q small town six
miles south of here. was destroyed
and the intervening territory devasted.
The injured. will number at least 500.
many Of whom are In . serious c0ndi'
tion. The hospitals are filled.
The Root glass factory was dsmol
ished and the Garland foundry was
severely damaged. The glass plant
employed 800 men and the loss ID %
timated at $67.000. The storm wal
accompanied by severe electrical
display and rain that almost equallsd
cloudburst. Cross wires and light
ming started fires throughout the deb
ris. but they were Quenched by thu
hsavx rain.
Eastern Oklahoma HE ey Hail Storm