Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-03-28

Greatest Damage in and Near Omaha.
By far the greatest damage was
done in and near Omaha, Neb.,
through part of which a terrific wind
swept Sunday evening, throwing down
many substantial buildings, ripping off
roofs and siding of hundreds Of
houses and Staying men, women and
children by the score.
The storm kept it's work a secret
from the rest of the world for hours
by breaking down all wire communica-
ton. Messengers with new stories
had to go by train to Lincoln, the
state capital, to give out the first def
mite tidings of the disaster.
The gale left Omaha only to swoop
on to towns in Iowa in the same de-
structive am The rage of the ell
ements even extended in a somewhat
abated form to points far to the east.
No sooner had the great wind passed
than a second violent gale swept over
| much of the same territory, but win
lessened fury. +
Like a Separate Storm in indiana.
What seems to have been a separate
storm swept portions of Indiana, doing
greatest damage in and near Terre
Haute. There nearly a score of per-
sons were slain and hundreds were in
jured. Other places in Indiana report
lesser damage.
In many cases large regions were
unable to use commercial telegraph
facilities, and news associations were
compelled to send reports in the most
circuitous ways in order to reach the
newspapers.
Flood swept through several Wis
consin cities, damaging many thousand
dollars worth of goods in easements.
Dams were washed out in many places
and the released waters swept owe
the fields.
Omaha Damage Greatest.
Omaha.-More than $50 persons
we're killed here and 400 were injured
in a wind storm that demolished 45C
homes, damaged hundreds of other
buildings and caused q monetary loss
of $4,000, 900, according to reports
available from the main path of the
tornado in and neal Omaha.
Most of the casualties were in Oma
ha, which was stricken as never be
fore. Nearby towns in Nebraska ant
across the Missouri river in Iowa al
so suffered severely. Wires were
snapped off in all directions and i
took many hours to gather and circu
late news of the disaster.
Fire broke out in the debris of many
wrecked buildings in the Nebrask;
metropolis and these were menace
for some time as the fire companie.
were hindered by fallen walls ant
blockaded streets. A heavy rain fol
lowed the wind, however, and drench
ed the hundreds of homeless persons
but also put out the flames,
Loss Occurs S~ectionaliy.
The greatest loss of life occurred
sectionally. Three points in the pat
of the storm offered the greatest sac
rifces. These were at Fortieth an,
Farnam streets, where a crowd ha,
sought refuge in a garage, at Twenty
fourth and Lake streets, where a NOV
ing picture theatre was demolished
and at Twenty-fourth and Willis ave
nue. where a pool o was wrecked
No such catastrophe ever ha
visited the city and it was overwheln
ed by it. The citizens quickly rose t
the situation, however. and measure
of relief were organized promptly
Eighteen Dead at Terre haute.
Terre Haute, Ind.-Eighteen person
known to have beer killed, $50 injured
275 homes destroyed and other prof.
erty damage estimated at nearly a mi
lion dollars, was the toll of the torni
do that devastated Terre Haute an
vicinity Sunday uiobt