The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-07-03

less, and those whose homes have
been wrecked r virtually without
clothing or supplies of any nature.
Everything in the ruined homes was
destroyed. 1t is a pitiful sight to
see people searching the ruins Of their
homes for things that might have
escaped the elements. Their search in
most instances is an unsuccessful one.
A revised estimate by the committee
nov places the loss at between 3d.
100000 and $4,0OO,OOO.
Anderson Heads Relief.
Funds and provisions designed for
relief of the stricken city are to be
sent to A. G. Anderson, who has been
designated to take charge of this part
of the work. The committee, desig-
mated by Governor Burnquist, includes
Elmer Il. Adams, A. G. Anderson, Il. ].
Evans, c. II. Wright and r. Il. Hodg-
son. The committee is q responsible
one and It's appeals for help and state
ments Of the city's needs may be taken
1T face value. The requested assist
ance should come freely and, ut once.
Personal Instances of>1oss.
Most intensely interesting, could
they be known, would be many of the
stories Of personal suffering and loss.
Like all casualties from the elements,
the work of the storm showed
drous freaks Of r%uthlessness or for
bearance. The story of a small house
sheltering a family Of four is typical
of what may happen. There is not a
vestige Of the house, yet every mem
Der of the family was left within a
few yards of where the building stood
before it collapsed and started upon
it's wild ascent.
Buys HoteI-ResuIts In Death.
Most personal experiences within
the storm area were not so fortunate
for those concerned. The death. Of
George Woodhouse, owner Of the
Grand hotel, is a case in point. He
had just repurchased the building and
business after u temporary sale, and
had returned to Fergus Falls and re-
sumed the management not thirty
minutes before the storm broke. With
him in the building, besides many
others seeking shelter, was A. f..
Brandenburg, president of u local
bank, who had stopped to call. The
body Of Mr.. Woodhouse has been re-
covered, and there can be no doubt of
the bankers death. Most distressful
in it's revelations Of fatalities has been
the mass of debris which forms all
that is left of this $4,000 hotel. It's
welcoming portals had proved an al
Turing place of refuge from the gale
but the veneered brick walls of the
building rendered it only a dangerous
trap.
Wrecks Great Northern Train.
An interesting sidelight Of the storm
news is the group Of stories told by
eyewitnesses of the tornado as it ap-
preached. 1t is said that among the
hundreds Of hurricanes which have
dotted history and devastated towns,
that Of Sunday afternoon at Fergus
Falls is perhaps unique in that it was
not n tornado merely, but the cul-
mination of three which sucked to-
gether into II mighty blast at the
very instant that they struck the city.
Perhaps no more powerful vortex of
the elements has ever been known.
Distinctly seen by many people just
outside it's path, the nature of its
course Is clearly agreed. The three
cyclonic storms approached from diff.
ferent angles, bearing in Il southerly
direction from the north and west
One of these struck and wrecked
Great Northern train No. l several
miles out of town, and the freakish'
ness Of it's action is most remarkable
in that it tore n car completely loos:
from the train, derailed the rest, iii.eC
them from their trucks and deposited
them upon the ground without serious
injury to any Of the scores of person!
on board.
Roar of Storms browns Other Sounds
The ominous roar Of the storm as /
merged together in tripled fury is
memory never to be forgotten. BE
side its heavy tones the noise Of wracl
and wreckage Of buildings passed. un
h.aI1. For an hour prior to the com
ing of the funnel-shaped clouds ther,
had been a continuous crash Of thun
der, and when the wind storm finall,
unleashed its forces, a spectator i
said to have described it as "lilie
hundred automobiles, driving ut In
tense speed with open mufflers." TIL
sound and sight is one thai no on
locker will ever erase from mind.