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ERALD
EL PASOy TEXAS,
Monday Evening,
March 24, 1913 12 Pages
TWO SECTIONS TOD1Y
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leased Wire
WKITIIKR FORECAST
Official Forecast Mot Received:"
Wire Trouble.
M 1 KILLED, $2,000,000 PROPERTY LOSS III OMAHA STORM
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RRYMANDER NEW BOAR
OPPOSED IN
SE
Bill Is Sent Back to Free
Conference Committee for
Further Action.
HAEEIS-BTTEGES MINE
BILL PASSES HOUSE
A
LSTLV, Teat-, March 34. The con-
xreswnal jcAatnetne Mil was
todav seat back to the free cott-
icreme committee for further actum, as
it was evident that the house wouki
have rejected the report without any de-
riu- horn- today adopted a resotatkm
lotiuesting the senate to rescind its ac
tion m adopting the report, -which had
lwii done last week.
The resolution was sent over to the
senate and without debate the request
of the the house was Rraated.
This sends back the question of de-
lding on a eongreaskwal redfetneting
bill to the same committee.
ObjectieMffcle te Others.
It develops that the 700 mile district,
iared for the El Paso district, was ob-K-tionable
"t only to the U Paso mem
bers of the house, but also to other mem
bers. New Braunfels Slakes Protest.
senator Hudspeth went yesterday to
New liraunfels to attempt to placate the
people there for having been incorpora
ted in the tl Paso district. They nave
laised a strong objection to the gerry
mander that puts them into the district
with El Paso, over 700 mites away.
Mining BQl Passes Hesse.
The house passed finally today the
lla-ms-BurRes general mining biU, wtd
now the measure is up for action in the
senate. This bill is slightly different
:rom the Hudspeth bill, which has passed
the senate.
The bouse also passed finally the liHl
house bill, authorizing the issuance of
.C.OOO.OOO of penitentiary bonds, and
also nassed finally the Pfcddacfc bill, pro
vidlnlt for tne eieeHuu'o'f HKMinMBts to
Vroes of the confederacy.
The house also passed the House bill
taking out of the present law prohibiting
i arrying of pistols the exemption hereto
lore granted to persons traveling.
It also passed aBrtley's bouse bill, pro
i idling ior destruction of rruit trees with
disease, and also the Burmeister bill,
making an appropriation of $7600 to re
pair the-capitol roof, and also a bill com
mitting the habitual drunkards to the
insane asvlum.
Irrigation Bill Is ia Senate.
ibe Glasscock-Burgea genera! mo
tion bill is in the senate for eonsidei.L. i
with an amendment adopted by the sen
ate committee to which it had been re
l erred, giving riparian rights to storm
-waters. This amendment is objectionable
to the authors of the bill in the bouse.
Senate Refuses Action.
The senate today refused to take
anv action on the adoption of the report
ot the committee appointed some time
ago to investigate the atorney general's
uerrtment and the committee was dis
charged. There were two reports, one
that the senate had no jurisdiction to
-make the investigation, and the other in
tiuectlv censuring a former attorney
general.
A motion prevailed that the whole
matter be commended to the considera
t.on of the people.
To Call Tip Mine School Bill.
Representative Harris will this after
noon call up for passage the bill uro-Mdin-
for the establishment of a school
of mines at 1 Paso. He has decided
to take up the senate bill, which is the
same as his bill, as the senate -bill has
alreadv passed that body.
When the bouse acts finally on this
bill it will be sent to the governor for
.nnrnr.1
The Cotton Belt consolidation bill was
todav filed in the state department by
the got ernor. without his approval. Thus
tt - bill becomes operative without execu
tie sanction.
DIAL IS INJURED. IX
FAI.li PROM HIS BICYCLE:
s the lesult of his bicycle skidding'
hen he was rounding the corner at
San Antonio and Stanton streets Sun
day afternoon at 6 oclock, John H. Dial
sustained a severe cut over the left
. ve and a deep scalp wound. His head
struck the street car rail. He was
carried to the emergency hospital at
the police station, and later to his
home. 528 Prospect avenue. He was
unconscious for six hours after the
fall- His condition Monday morning
w as reported improved, and is not be
lieved the injuries are serious.
CVTTLEMKX TO DEMAND
A COMMITTEE HEARING
Cattlemen are determined to have a
h-aring: before the senate finance
committee relative to the placing of a
tariff on livestock and meat Senator
p M Simmons has not replied to the
telegraphic request of the American
National Livestock association, the
Texas Cattle Raisers' association and
the Panhandle and Southwestern
Stockmen's association, for a hearing.
If none is received a delegation of
about 50 cattlemen will go to "Wash
ington to secure a hearing before the
committee.
ROASTS GOATS' HEADS
FOR DEMOCRATIC RALLY
Monday morning, H. G. VaaHaaelin.
courthouse janitor and member of the
Young Men's Democratic club, stated
that he was "roasting" 14 head of
crnat p. which were down on the menu
for the opening of the ring's head
quarters on San Antonio street for to
night. RVCE HORSE MAX ARRESTED.
B T I'atton. a race horse man, was
arrt.cvd at noon Monday by police
!. tin W D Greet, on a complaint
-iti to liae been filed by Horace B
-i r foreman of the gTand jui
u-.r'r T" rjiirt His trial is to oom
f P M(''lii twks r 'jrt
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House Passes Measure That
Would Prevent Hunt Be
ing the "Whole Thing."
KILLS BILL FOR
A GAME PRESERVE
P
iiOEXIX. Ariz, March 24. By a
vote ot 20 to 14 the board of
control bilL designed to shear the
governor of his power to direct the pur
chases of state supplies, was passed n
the lower house Saturday afternoon.
The bill is to reorganize the board and
have it consist of the governor, auditor
and attorney general, instead of the gov
ernor, auditor and one citizen member
appointed by the governor, as at present.
Th attorney general is given $2500 a
year for his services in that body.
There was little debate when the meas
ure came up for third reading and final
passage. AH the debating had been done
in committee of the whole. Bradner,
Graham, Irvine and Whipple immediately
gave notice that they wished to file
protests against the passage of the bill.
Their protests were admitted to the jour
nal without question. All were strongly
worded.
Following is the roll call oa the bill:
Aves -Babbitt, Ball, Barker, Buchan
an, Cocke, Craig, Crofoot. Curry, Duncan,
Gonzales, Jacobs, Jacobson, Jones, Kane,
Kelton, Lynch, Maddock, Mattox, Kirke,
T. Moore, Mr. Speaker.
Noes Bradner, Brooks, Ellis, Graham,
Hall, Irvine, Johnson, Kerr, Lewis, At A.
Moore, Murphy, Saxon, Whipple, Wren.
P'- Livestock Code.
Final action was taken in the house
Saturday on the livestock code bill, No.
90. It was passed by a vote of 27 to
eight. The dissenters had failed to get
some amendments adopted.
Linney's bfll to appropriate $1000 for
an Arizona exhibit at the dry farming
congress, to be held in Tulsa, Okla- next J
October, was passed. DreaaMfe hill,
abUiohing hc state-la boMtttaSa -pfae-J
ing all Carey act projeens under the
supervision ot the land commission, was
also approved and sent to the senate.
Game Preserve Bill Defeated.
The Linney bill to create a game pre
serve in the Chevalon creek region, was
defeated. The vote was 14 to 20. Stock
men of Coconino and Navajo counties
protested vigorously again this bill. The
main purpose of the bill was to provide
a refuge for the herd of 85 elk recently
imported from Wyoming. Senator Hughes
has introduced in the senate a bill to
establish a game preserve in the Mount
(iraham region, and if it passes the elk
may be moved to that section.
Wants Wells in Yuma County.
Drennan became encouraged when Billy
Graham's bill appropriating $7500 for
an experimental artesian well in the
Sulphur Springs valley of Cochise county
passed both houses and received the gov
ernor's signature. Saturday he intro
duced a bill of his own, making appro
priation for such a well in northern
Yuma county, to be sunk in Cullen's
wash, Harqua Hala wash, Granite wash
or the Posos valley.
Three code bills were introduced in
the house. No. 95 relates to civil actions,
No. 96 to contracts, Xo. 97 to jurors
and juries.
County Division.
The county and county affairs com
mittee recommended that senator C. IS.
Wood's general county division bill be
passed, but with some vital amendments.
One was that the number of voters re
quired of a new county be reduced from
750 to 400. Another was that where
60 percent of the voters of the new
county vote for division, only 15 per
cent of the voters in that part of the
old county to be left need be affirmative.
The percentages in the bill sent over
from the senate were 60 and 30.
Two reports were submitted by the
county affairs committee on senator Har
rison's bill to create the office of county
engineer. The majority report was fa
vorable and the minority unfavorable.
To Protect Cities and Bees.
The judiciary committee recommended
the passage of senator Sims's bill per
mitting cities to sue for occupation taxes,
and of Babbitt's house bill creating the
office of apiary inspector. The latter
bill provides for the protection of Ari
zona bees against the introduction of
pests and is strongly favored by the
apairy men.
For three hours in the afternoon the
house committee of the whole read and
argued the homestead code. Many
amendments were offered, but none (
any importance was adopted. The bill
was recommended for passage by a vote
of 22 to lL
Night Work Eliminated.
Just before the close of the afternoon
session Crofoot suggested that the house
have an evening session. Brooks declared
that the people did not expect the legis
lators to work night and day. Barker
said that he had worked at night till he
became ill and that he was not going to
be a matyr any more. Kirke Moore
asserted that to expect the legislature
to finish the work set for it to do in 60
days was ridiculous. The code had not
been revised since 1901, he said, and to
expect this legislature to do in 60 daj's
what it had taken the intervening legisla
tures 300 days to do, was folly.
The motkm to hold a night session
was lost
Public Land Fight.
Strife rent the senate Saturday. It
was over the public land question.
Senate bill No. 33. by Roberta, pro
viding for the leasing of public lands
was taken up in committee of the
whole. For three hours the committee
wrangled, amended, tried to amend.
After that the bill escaped indefinite
postponement bv a narrow margin.
Cunnlff moved Saturday that all ref
erences to sale be stricken out. He
argued that the matter of sale should
be taken iaie of in a separate bill,
that No ." i should Tefer to leasing
ilure His inn ndm'Tit was adopted 1
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EL PASO SAYS
SMITH MUST
REMAIN
Attempt to Oust Congress
man by Gerrymander Is
Denounced.
NEW MEXICANS JOIN
IN STRONG PROTEST
EL? Pj
L PASO moves that congressman
if. K. Smith remain in congress
as representative from the west
ern district of Texas and chairman of
the Irrigation committee. New Mexi
co adds a friendly second to the mo
tion and if it was put to a popular
vote the gerrymander to double cross
congressman Smith would be killed as
dead as a brick watch.
El Pasoans are just beginning- to rea
lize what the gerrymander will mean
to El Paso's Interest in Washington,
and there is a howl of disapproval that
could be heard at Austin if the prac
tical politicians down there happened
to nave their ears to the ground. El
Paso business nten say that with a
ne wadmlnietration, a new secretary
of the interior and a new shuffle, cut
and deal all around the table, it is
no time for El Paso and the Bl Paso
valley to lose its tramp card in con
gressman Smith. New Mexico people
of the upper valley, who also cut con
siderable of the cold stuff polKtanUy
in Washington and the southwest, heVe
a large stuffed club for anyone Wjra
attempts to take Smith out of cqt
gytes. MessIIIa Valley Joins Protest. '
Attorney Morgan Llewellyn, of 'Las
Cruces, X. JT-, was here Monday en
route to Carrizoaa to attend -court and
did a little spellbinding on. his own
hook for the folk up Mesilla Valley
way. "We of the Mesilla. Valley are
for Smith for congressman and for
chairman of the irrigation committee.
Of course we are not hi Texas, and It
may not be may of onr business, bit
our interests are the same as El Paso's
and while we do mot vote in Texas we
do have a poltt&al punch left la XewJ.
Mexico Mia wtrare for Smith because T i
-he. is the right man in tluwrigbt place.
Is a Shame, Says Ilnpper.
J. A. Happer, who has been active in
iirigation affairs in El Paso, says that
El Paso may expect nothing from the
eastern part oi the district, and that
to lose Smith -would be a blow to the
Irrigation interests of the southwest.
"It is a shame to leave Smith out of the
district." Mr. Happer says. "I am in
favor of his going back. He stands well
in Washington. We have nothing In
common with the east part of the pro
posed district and they care nothing
for us. We can expect nothing from
them and our interest now Is a vital
one. Keep Smith in congress."
M. B. Davis, former assistant super
intendent of the Wells-Fargo express
district "This garrymander is an out
rage and we ought to make a howl
against it. I suggest a petition so big
and so strong that the legislature can
not afford to ignore it. The legislature
seems determined to cut up the dis
trict to suit the politicians. We can
not do without Smith at this time and
he is entitled to our support and to the
defeat of the gerrymander."
S. X. Russell, ttorney "It is an out
rage tp put Smith out of office at this
time. He is the man for the place and
his retention in congress is more Im
portant than any politics."
iMiPTKentu Xevr State. j
'I 3m opposed to the redisricting
bill," said James L. Marr. "I think we i
ought to keep congressman Smith
where he can do us some good. If nec-
esary, let us have a new state, here in
West Texas. We seem to be out of touch
with east Texas, and it does not pay
any attention to. us. Just 14 years ago
there was a new state convention in El
Paso. Let us have another one now."
bchenie Ik an Outrage.
G. B. Oliver, deputy United States
clerk:
"It is an outrage that any man who
knows El Paso and El Paso's Inter
ests will enter into a scheme to change
the congressional district so that .t
will be impossible for congressman
Smith to be reelected when he knows
-that the man who would succeed
Smith would not have his influence for
at least 10 years, if at all. He ought
to be repudiated by all El Paso men
who have the interest of the com
munity at heart"
Judge Dan M. Jackson, of the 34th
district court: "It is an attempt to
gerrymander Smith out of the district."
Predicts Jnckwon for Congress.
Judge S. J. Isaacks, judge of Mid
land. Tex :
"I predict that the bill as framed
will go through on account of the fact
that east Texas representatives arc
not interested in it- If It does. I be
lieve that congressman Smith will
move to Sweetwater or to Abilene and
be reelected. In that case Dan M.
Jackson will be the next congressman
from the El Paso district."
Aot Pair to IS1 Paso.
Victor C. Moore. "It doesn't meet
with my approval. I do not think it
is fair to this end of the state or our
congressman, and it looks as if the
man working for that end is working
more for his own good than the good
of the community."
John L. Dyer said: "I think It takes
away all the influence of El Paso. I
do not think it is just, because it puts
us in a portion ot the state that is
not in accord with us."
Sorry for Smith.
Tom Lea expresses this opinion: "I
think it is a mistake and I am sorry
if it will affect as capable and power
ful a man as congressman W. it.
Smith is."
Volney M Brown, assistant city at
torney: "Smith is the most powerful
man in congress in irrigation matters.
This is an attempt to beat him. Never
again will we have a man from this
western district to do us as much good
in congress as he has done and Is
doing."
Gerrymander an Outrage.
A. H. Goldstein: T think it is an
outrage. It takes us into a section
where ideas and conditions are differ
ent from ours and where we do not
know the people and they do not know
us "
J H. McBroom: "Irrespective of
looking after the interests of con
gressmen, they ought to make a dis
trict as compact as possible and nut
tOcthf-r district" that n-prfsont the
s,ime ir.u lists TI.1-. tin .ire riot do
ing in this insfan
nntn smlth to ita.
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After Feinting at Naco Saturday and Being Driven Off,
the Rebels of Sonora Make a Daylight Attack on
American Mining Town South of the Line The
Federals Meet Them With a Deadly Fire.
Nj
ACQ, Ark., March 24. State
Cabral at 7 oclock this morning attacked Canaaea, the American mining
town 20 miles south of this point. The attack was made simultaneously
from two directions with artillery and hand grenades. The 350 men of the federal
garrison ander CoL Moreno are entrenched in an old packing plant and withstood
the first assaalt.
It is reported that nearly 2000 laborers thrown oat of work by the dosing
of the Canaaea Consolidated Copper company plants, are preparing to engage k
the struggle en behalf of the state troops.
lflE FEDERALS RESIST.
The fighting continued until after soon. The federals returned tht fire with
spirit. There was so perceivable advantage to either aide. The idle miners re
mained under cover, and, although many of them were armed, did not participate
in the fight. The barracks and packing plant where the federals are fortified are
of stone construction, and are withstanding well the artillery and rifle fire of the
"CoBsUt-ationalists.'
All remained quiet at Naco, Sonora, with the state troops under Cols. Braca-
monte and Calles remaining at some distance from the border. Ojeda has made bo
move to assist Cananea, and it now is clear that this was feared yesterday when
Obregon threatened to attack Naco, only to hurry an assault against Cananea.
FOLLOWS WEEK OF FEINTING.
The attack today follows nearly a week of feinting between Cananea and
Naco, where are located the only remaining federal garrisons in northern Sonora.
Although the attackers numbered about 1000, CoL Moreno boldly met the
assault with only 350 federal regulars. All, Americans of the mining town were
removed to places of safety, most of the foreign women and children having been
sent to the border last week.
The attack was directed in person by Gen. Alfaro Obregon, commanderinchief
of the "Constitutionalist" forces of Sonora. He left half of his army to hold 350
other federals nnder Gen. Ojeda at Naco, Sonora, fearing that the dashing federal
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DEATH LIST AT LEAST
IdOIN OMAHA STORM
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fhv wav of Lao?-
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aOVJess seriously, by two distinct
Fire, which broke out in many wrecked buildings, added to the horrors.
The first storm struck Ralston, three miles west of South Omaha, shortly be
fore 6 oclock last evening, and moved northeast through the city of Omaha, leav
ing death and destruction six miles long and six blocks wide.
Its path was through the fashionable residence districts- of West Farsam and
Bemis parks. Practically all buildings in this district were demolished.
The Diamond theater, a moving picture honse at Twenty-fourth and Laka
streets, was demolished and 30 people were killed.
Forty or 50 more were killed in a pool hall near by, patronijed by negroes.
Fire broke out in the wrecked buildings.
Streets littered with debris prevented the fire apparatus reaching the scene,
and most of the fires burned themselves out.
The second storm swept across the Missouri river at 6:30 p. m, doing con
siderable damage to Council Bluffs. The known dead in Council Bluffs are ninq
and a score are injured.
The Identified Dead and Injured at Omaha
L
I.VCOLX, March St. OTer
half a hundred dead have already
been identified an a result of the
tornado that arrept Sunday,
and there are dozen of dead bodies
nnried beneath the dehria that have sot
jet been removed. A partial lint of the
dead ioIIomm:
William Fisher.
Mabel McBrlde.
elKe Larson.
&. K. Kupler.
niter Petersen.
Sam Dcngeler.
1. B. Ilnrrls.
alary Harris.
SIX IX ONB 1'LACK.
Six dead In vicinity of 13th and Ames
street.
T. D. Xorrln.
Ilenj, Ilnrnen.
Mr. eninnn.
Mrx. Snllitnn.
Mrs. K. K. Fitzgerald.
Aboat -10 negroes In the burned ruins
of the Idlevrllil pool hall.
Thirty or more men. women and chil
dren in the Diamond motion picture
theater.
Jean D. IlrooLs.
Henry Itleauvelt.
rXIUEXTIPIBD DEAD NEGROES.
Tito nnldentiHed negroes.
A. II. Stanley.
Ilert H. Fields.
Infant son of Morris Christensen.
Mrs. V. A. Sawyer.
Mrs. J. D. Hogg.
Fersuton.
Bach.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, of Cedar Creek
valley, reported dead.
Peek.
SOME UNIDENTIFIED "WHITES.
Tnlilentlfieil woman found at 2723
nionilo street.
Mrs. Holm and baby.
Barnes.
J. II. Brooks.
C. B. AVelson.
Henrietta Grleb.
Helen Nolans.
I nidentlned woman brought to WIese
Memorial hospital.
tllfT Daniels, mall carrier.
Mrs. CUR Daniels and two daughters.
Mr. It. It. Vandoan.
ged woman, unidentified.
Small, shrunken woman.
Mrs. Ada Newmnn.
MIsm Freda Hultlnge.
MOTHER AND BABES MISSING.
Mrs. Davis, baby Thelmn. " enrs old,
baby Anita. " ?ears old, missing.
Sam Riley, 45 jenrs old.
Rexle.
DAILY RIDDLES
QUESTIONS.
1. Fill in the blanks in the fol
lowing sentence with the same word
reversed: It was a
2. Behead and curtail the subject
of a discourse and leave a border.
I. What bug Is the biggest?
4. Express with four letters a
sentence containing four words and
14 letters.
5. Why should men in the army
b, rathir tired on April first?
Ati-pn will be found under
their ippropn.ite numbers scattered
il -ouh it flaified Vdvertising
troops under Gen- Obregon and CoL Jaan
Diatasce Telenfcone to Denver. 1. a. mV
- kiiw, AXmawsJirL and
torsades which swept Omaha last sight.
.11 Ins Cora-Lie Norrie.
Mrs. B. Davis.
C. P. Copley.
Jlmpson.
Mrs. Heine and sbtter.
J. B. Nichols.
PART OF THE INJURED.
Some of the Injured weret
Miss Davis, dangernasly Injured; will
probably die.
George Duncan, advertising man;
fatally hurt.
Mrs. E. It. Vandevan. rendered un
conscious from blow on head.
Mrs. Ednard Uaggot, Chicago, badly
hurt.
Mrs. Ben Gallagher, dangerously
hurt.
Mrs. 3IcBride, injured by flying
nricKs.
D. Dairi-otf. TR1 ml hr fltncr xrfatu-
iharles Black, and family; slight
bruises.
E. W
Dixon, Might bruises.
M. A. Hall, iajared by flying planks.
MOTHER AND IIAB(E WILL DIE
Mrs. Arthur LcIdge and baby; mor
tally injured.
M. N. Halm, slightlj hurt.
AV. 31. -McDonald, bad scalp wound.
Mrs. Calpin. badly cut.
Mrs. E. C. Sells, Injured Internally
and gash on head.
Little Sells girl, had scalp woHnd.
Mrs. Griffin, serious internal Injur
ies. Mrs. C. C. Swan, bndlj cut.
D. K. Daura, bead cut, ankle broken.
Thomas Mcl'hcrson, badly bruised
and Internally injured.
W. D. Crutchers.
Isabel Doyle.
Kenneth Patterson.
HAS CHEST CRLSIIED.
Aasen II. Blgelow, chest crushed.
Cecilia Bigelow, Internally Injured.
Frank Guy, Waterloo, Neb.
Mrs. Frank Ghj.
Frank Bell. Elkhorn, Neb.
Mrs. Cora Curtlss.
Lawrence Ocenaer. hurt Internally.
INJURED 31 N 3I.VY DIE.
Clarence Cady. dangerously, may die.
George Andersen, may die.
Jack Crlbben, Internal injury.
Mr. O. S. Finch.
3Ir. Johnson and mother, very ser
ious. L. WIeks, letter limbs paralyzed.
li R. AMclc-s.
Mrs. H. 31. Hinsman.
COLORADO W031AN BItUISEI
Mrs. Lottie Main, I.ovelnnil, Colo.,
badly braised, will recover.
Pat Carroll.
Joe Cooper.
31rs. N. W. Daniel.
3Iary Halirles.
Frank Griffin.
Mrs. W. AV. Magaugn, Internal In
jury. Mr. Xenmau of Dundee, punctured
lung.
AL3IO!T A CENTENARIAN.
3Irs. K. Houstos, ill years old, con
cusslon of the brain; will die.
G. L. Hammer, internal Injury.
3Irs. G. L. Hammer.
Airs. AV. P. TlHBey.
J. D. Hogg.
Airs. J Simon.
HUM IL IILl Kl-'s ije VD.
The dead at Council DltilTs are:
Airs. A in. Poole.
J. R. Rlee.
Airs. J. It. Rlee.
Air Schools and wife.
llnht N'rga Vrgd.
Bcnj. Bcnninghoff, Dutch Hollow.
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MANY PERSONS KILLED IN MOVING PICTURE
THEATER AS IT FALLS.
Negro Poolhall Crushed and Exacts Heavy Toll ofi
Life Two Tornadoes Sweep Over the City the Same ,
Afternoon, Demolishing Path Several Blocks f
Wide and Wrecking Many, of the "
City's Finest Residences.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS OFFICES, Omaha, NeR
March 24. (By telephone to Sioux City, Iowa) n
At noon reliable reports placed the number of dead hero
(not including surrounding towns) in yesterday's tomada
at 140 with 240 injured. More than 350 houses were de-J
stroyed and 1250 buildings damaged. j
Two distinct tornadoes hit the city, one in the aftemooflp
and one in the early evening.
PATH SIX BLOCKS WIDE. -'
The tornado swept through Omaha and suBurBs at &
oclock last evening in an almost straight path from four tcM
six blocks wide and more than eight miles long. It was byr.
far the most appalling catastrophe that ever has visited
Omaha.
Through the stricken districts the streets are filled witS
masses of debris from wrecked houses and uprooted trees
and tangled electric wires, making street car service impos
sible, wagon and automobile travel almost so, and offering
serious obstacles to pedestrians.
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P HICAGO, ILL., March 24. The Western Union
company has been advised by its Omaha offices that
the damage from the tornado will amount to more than
$2,000,000 and that more than 1 00 lives are lost.
Story of the Terrible Toll
Exacted By the Omaha Tornado
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MAHA, NBB-, March 24. (By
telephone by Tray of Lincoln.)
Governor Morehead, mayor Dahl-
min and police commissioner Ryder
stated at boob that at least 20 were
killed In yesterday evening's storm
here.
Reports from Council BlBffs were to
the eKect that fear more bodies had
been recovered from the rains of homes
there.
The list of inJHred is expected to
reach 76. Many have been foHBd to
day in the home of friends, where they
Utk refuge after the storm.
Mayor Dahlmaa today issued, this
proclamation:
"To the people of Omaha A great
calamity has strnck our city. Many
lives and hemes have been destroyed.
The authorities, with the assistance
of MaJ. C. E. Hnrtman. of Fort Omaha,
-with 200 troops, are doing all that can
be done In guarding property and res
cuing the dead and iajared.
"It will be necessary to patrol this
district, which extend over several
miles of territory. Until matters can
be adjusted, so that property may be
piotected and men have an opportunity
I to clear the wreckage, no one will be
allowed Inside the lines unless properly
authorized, so I call on the public gen
erally to be patient.
'Theusands of volunteers are doing
all they can. I appeal to the people In
tbis hour of distress to honse and feed
all that need help until ether arrange
ments cen be made."
MORE MILITIA CALLED.
After visiting the scene of the storm
this morning, get ernor Morehead 1s
sned orders for the mebllteatlen of three
companies of militia from eatslde the
city. The local companies are already
at work assisting the pellee and regu
lar seldters from Fert Creek, together
with the city firemen, in the work of
rescue. Three hundred regulars were
called OHt.
As seen as the enormity ef the dis
aster was understood by the citizens
here, a relief fund was started. AVIthln
an kear hundreds et dellars had been
contributed. PhIiIIc buildings were open
as as a place of refuge for th- suffrers.
The rooms of the Commercial elub
were ameng these thus Htilited.
AH the hospitals In the three eltles.
Omaha, South Omaha and Ceunell
BlHff, are erewded to eapnelty and ia
many of them the halls and eerrWers
are filled with cets.
The morgues and hospitals were e-
cleged all the morning by friends and I
relatives ef the dead and Injured, and
t. j- fn.ii. efforts te learn
othm nanilr. frantle efforts te leara
ef the fate ef leved one.
Although a line ef soldiers and pellee
was thrown around the path ef tin
.storm seen after it- had passed, BMich
looting has been reported.
PROPERTY D VMAGE HEAVY.
Property damage at Omaha will
mount up te the hundreds et then
sands. The ternade swept In from the south
west and zigzagged te the aertheast
oer the residence pertloa ef the elty.
leaving in Its wake destruction and
carnage from two te four Weeks
wide. Fire sprung up all ever this
area and added te the herrer ef the
disaster. Firemen were unable te re
spond to the BHnsereus alarms and
many Bonnes -were allowed te burn
to the ground.
The police were unable te properly
preteet the stricken district and the
soldiers front Fort Omaha were called
out. The tornado Tone hooa ttas prac
tically under martial law.
"l Bl RBS RECKED.
The villages of Benson. Dundee and
Florence. suburbs of Omaha. were
practically wiped out. Only the fact j
that , tir vnin f4.ll titv hfllf ma llfllllF t
after the tornado, sated the mass of J
r a.st- mvaaa aia
wreckage and many dead bodies treat
being burned.
The Webster street telephone sta
tion, which contained a score or mere
ef birls, was one of the bnildingx
struek by the Btorm, and la a neoeat
It was twisted and tern. Several r
the girls were killed outright and many
others trere injured.
MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Mayer Dahlmaa, ef Omaha, wired
Gov. Morehead shortly after midnight:
for several militia ceapaates to pre
vent the residences and the dead bodies
from being looted. The governor left!
en a special train for the sc-ae of the;
disaster shortly after 2 o'clock.
Omaha's suburbs suffered heavily
from the storm. Ratstaa, nosthwestr
ef Omaha, was razed te the ground and
a half score, or more are dead.
East Omaha, which felt the tall of
the disaster, reported houses demol
ished bat bo Hves lest.
CoHneil Bluffs, Iowa, suffered Btne
dead, a score, or mere lnared an
great damage te property.
AA1IERE AVORST DAMAGE WAS.
The worst damage was done and the
largest tell ef lives, was exacted iaxbe
western part ef Omaha and thevl
elnity ef Twenty-fourth and Lake natt
from there northeast te Sixteenth and
Blaney. This is the residence pertioni
and the destruction wrought was ap
palling. AAhele blocks ef hemes were
picked up and dashed late a -shapeless;
mass.
Street ears were hurled from ther
track and demolished.
PICTURE SHOW WRECKED.
A moving picture shew at Tweaty-t-fourth
and Lake was destroyed. Tea
dead and eight injured have thus far
been remeted frem the rales. About 59
persons were ia the theater at the time
ef the disaster and It is feared that
most ef these are buried 1b the debris.
Many were crushed te death la the
mad fight to get oat, when the roof
fell In.
Bemis park, one ef the prettiest res
idence districts in Omaha, -was rast-d
and fires dotted the park, completing;
the destructive work ef the tornado.
Among the shew places of the elty
damaged was the million dollar Jos
lln can tie. The roof ttas tern off and
the trees and shrubbery uprooted.
CONAEXT IS VNKOOFED.
The eeat eat ef the Peer Clares at
Twenty-ninth and Hamilton streets,
ttas unroofed and the grounds were
littered with debris.
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and Bart streets was dc-a
An unverified report saM that the
Thirty -sixth
lashed.
The sterna so paralysed the tele:rah
service that Be reports ef the disaster
eeuld be eetantaBleated la the outside
world. The Omaha telegraph offl.es
seat their piled tap neuastii to I in
colB on aa early tratu.
MASS OF DEBRIS.
At 1:3ft a. a. Omaha presented a
sorry spectacle. Fnwa the Field club
1b the west part ef the etty te the
Carter club at the aartaeast. a dis
tance from two te .lx stocks wide,
ttas a naw ef dearis.
Federal soldiers from Fart Omaha
assisted the police in keeping looters
and morbidly eurtews at bay. The
presence ef the soldiers gives the eitv
the appearaatse ef being aader mar
tial, law.
t was Impossible at that hour
wsm the Associated Press earrekpon
doart left for Lincoln to get anv ai-.
rurarfe estimate of the of Ulc and
property. Oae hundred dead is a era
ser atite estimate and that the dam
age to property will run into the h m
dreds ef thousands in certain.
V garage at Fortieth and Farnnm
streets was destroyed and a large sirtn
0 territort
ana east or thtit vor.."r
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