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Hundreds Killed In Omaha, Nebraska-Corrtmunid
cation With the Stricken City Cut 00
Omaha, March 22. -After a night
1b,£ terror, in which women and ch:il
tit an, frantic with .grief,.; walked the
streets 'cold .and homeless, Oinalia
Awoke to -day to a scene of almost
unbelievable devastation, Entering
the city from the eo•uth-west, after
'wiping Ralston entirely from the
Snap, the tornado swept past the
county hospital to the west in a
north-easterly, direction, taleing
everything in its path. It travelled
east to the river, and lost itself in
the Iowa bluffs, Buildings were
blown down or picked up by the
terrific force of the wind, 'Trees
were bevelled, and smaller struc-
tures were completely wrecked by
the wind, which swept a path for
itself through the most costly resi-
dence section, as well as the, most
low-lying parts of the city, Some
of the finest homes, those recently
erected by Omaha's wealthiest men,
are to -day a mass of ruins, Hun-
dreds of families saw their homes
swept away or damaged so badly
that they were uninhabitable, and
the occupants were forced to bear
the torrential rain that followed the
twister.
, After the tornado and the rain
+same an even greater) menace in the
fires that broke out in a score of
places. At least 25 houses were de-
stroyed by flames. To add to the
horror of the night, the electricity
failed, wires went down, and not
only the residence, but the street
lights were extinguished, leaving
only the fitful glare from. hundreds
of lanterns to light up the scenes of
sorrow while the rescue pasties
were at work. Those sections of
the city which have reported the
heaviest loss of life are the dis-
tricts surrounding the county hos-
pitals and the' child institute, the
territory near Twenty-fourth and
Lake streets', and from there east.
But from every point in the path of
the storm, reports) were received ail
night of people killed, or burned in
the ruins of their homes.
Shortly before six o'clock last
evening the storm . signs, were first
seated. It appearedsouth-west of
Omaha, conning toward the .c ty with
the speed of an express train.. The.
roar of the whirling, twisting wind
could be heard long before the
storm struck, and people in the
southern portion of the pity assert-
ed they could hear the angry rum-
ble
umble when it struck the village of
Ralston. The vanguard- of the
storm was a huge fan -shaped cloud,
dark and lowering, which gradually
narrowed into a funnel -shaped
cloud that dipped earthward, and
wherever it struck it left a wake of
death, injuries and wrecked homes.
Almost all over the city people
stood and watched the sterna ap-
preaching, even when in its very
path, some seemingly without the
power to move, or not knowing
whieh way to go, The streets in
the storm's path were filled with de-
bris,
Work of Rescue Beene.
Although dazed for a time by the
suddenness of the storm and the
damage done, the people living in
the wrecked portions of the city
who were unhurt and those residing
nearby hastened to the task of res-
cuing the injured, With a motor
wagon pressed into service, physi-
cians and nurses were hastily sum-
moned. Hospitals and other build-
ings, turned into relief, stations for
the injured, and morgues for the
dead, Every undertaker's estab-
lishment in the city, and even in
South Omaha, was taxed to the
limit in caring for the dead, As the
night wore on the devastation
wrought by the storm became more
and more evident, and the city com-
missioners, headed by Mayor Dahl-
man, took personal charge of the
relief work.
Every policeman and fireman in
Omaha, South Omaha, and Council
Bluffs, was used in an; effort to pre-
vent looting of buildings and to aid
in the rescue of the injured and
putting out of fires. Before .mprn-
ing a call for the local companies of
State troops had been issued. The
State troops will aid the regulars
and the city officers in guarding the
wrecked buildings and in searching
the ruins for the dead and injured.
The heaviest toll was exacted in
the western part of Omaha and in
the vicinity of 24th and Lake, and
from there north-east 'to 16th and
Binney. This is the residential por-
tion, and the destruction wrought
was well nigh appalling, Whole
blocks of homes were picked up and
dashed into a shapeless mass.
Street cars were hurled from the
tracks and demolished.
A movingpicture show at 24th
and Lake was destroyed, Ten dead:
and eight injured have thus far been
removed from the ruins. About
fifty persons were in the theatre at
the time of the disaster and it. is
feared that Most, of them are buried
in the debris.
At 1.30 a.m Omaha presented a
sorry spectacle as a, result of Inst
night's terrific storm. From the
Field Club, which is in the western
part of the city, to the Carter Lake
Club: situated at the north-east ex-
tremity, is one mass of debris from.
two to six blooks wide. Federal
soldiers from Fort Omaha assisted
the police in keeping looters and
mo vbid curiosity -seekers at bay.
The presence of the soldiers gives
the city the appearance of being un-
der martial law.
FIVE PEOPLE WEBB KILLED.
And Forty to Six Y Persons Buried
in Ailing at•Meilleiue Hat.
A., despatch from Medicine Hat,
Alberta, says i The worst accident
in the history of Medicine Hat took
place on Wednesday after noon,
when the ,Mal,00lue Canneries blew
up, burying in the ruins a large
number of people, estimated any-
where from forty to sixty Five aro,,
known to .be dean., The firemen,;
assisted by a large number of citi-
zens, are now digging the ruing •to:
save any others that may be alive
A dozen or more were taken out
when the wreck first occurred, and
were rushed to the hospital.. The
number of dead cannot be known
for some time, asthe whole ruins
will have to be removed before the
last chance of finding more will bo
gone. The disaster was caused by'a.
leakage of gas, Among the injured
are several firemen and a few on-
lookers. Many had narrow eseapes,
The building was a three-story
brick structure.
The dead ; J. Brier, gas inspec-
tor ; Wm. Stewart, painter and vols
unteer fireman ; John Rimmer, paid
fireman; Harry Green, boy onlook-
er ; an unidentified man.
A Jolly
Good Day
Follows
A Good Breakfast
Try a dish of
ost
sties
to -morrow morning.
These sweet, thin bits
made fr Indian Corn
are cook... , toasted and
sealed in tight packages
without the touch of hu-
man hand.
They reach you fresh
and crisp -ready to eat
from the package by add-
ing cream or milk and a
sprinkling of sugar, if de-
sired,
Toasties are a jolly good
dish -
flourishing
satisfyint
Pc ticiet;a
Made by Pure Food Factories of
Canadian Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd,
Windsor. Ontario.
AFTER THE CUT -TV -Ili -1i.
Government Secures Services of E.
H. Strickland for Alberta.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
The Government has secured the
services of E. H. Strickland, an
English entomologist, to conduct
an investigation into an outbreak
of cutworm in Southern Alberta. A
new variety of this pest destroyed
from 30,000 to 40,000 acres of grain
in Southern Alberta last year, be-
sides doing serious damage to gar-
den and root crops. Mr. Strickland
enters the service of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture as a permanent
official and will go West next
month. He is a man of mush dis-
tinction in his line and lately re-
fused an offer of the position of
Government Entomologist in Cey-
lon.
KIS G SHOWED GREAT GRIEF.
Meeting Between Idir and Dowager
• Queen Olga.
A despatch from Salonika says:
King Constantine arrived here on
Sunday and was acclaimed by the
populace. The foreign warships
fired a salute of 21 guns. The Icing
showed great grief, and the meet-
ing between him and Dowager
Queen Olga in the death chamber
was most affecting, both bursting
into tears, The body, -of the late
King George laid in state on Man -
day, and the residents of Salonika
were allowedto pass before the
coffin. `_
A six thousand egg incubator just
opened in Morrisburg marks a, for-
ward movement in the deyalopment
of the egg and poultry business in
Eastern Ontario.
•
Of This Compound Will
111
brood , mares
Prevention,"
of DXSTE1%U?E ,
PINK EYii
EPIZOOTIC
Catarrhal Fever and Influenza, under the mioroaeore.
Given on the Horse's Tongue, it unites with the fluids of
the alimentary canal, thro-e-n into • the Blood, passes *rough
the Glands and expels the Germs of Disease. Absolutsly safe
' and sure for Brood Mares, Baby Golfs and all others. Do no')
depend on any powder in this class of Diseases. Give it
in times of Distemper. Booklet, 'Distemper. Causes, Cure and
free, Druggists cell 8pohn a Cure.
CPOHN MEDiOAI co., Bacteriologists, Goshen, ind,
IN THE PATH OF TH
GR
,AT GALE
Wires Down, Buildings Unroofed, and flany Narrow
Escapes From Injury.
LORD WSO.[.LYS.
Private Secretary to the King, who
will soon retire.
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To Ease Tight Chest
And Cure ure a Cold
Rub On 11erviline
`A despatch from Toronto says t
This city was in the throe on Fri-
day of, the fiercest equinoctial gale
that has visited this latitude in
years, From the south-west and
vest a fifty -mile wind raged
throughout the day, Numerous
buildings in course of cons•truotion
were .damaged. Shacks were over-
ttrnecl, and roofs were lifted off in
the outskirts of the city. Trees
•Bern up -rooted. Awnings were
ripped from store -fronts. Windows
Were smashed. Signs wero torn
fibro their hangings. Telephone
electric light wires were broken in
all parts of the city, and the emer-
gency repair gangs of these public
utility companies were kept on the
run all day. The lake, and even the
bay, was piled into billows by the
tremendous rush of the wind. On
the streets it was with extre-me dif-
ficulty that pedestrians could make
progross.
No Remedy Half So Efficient.
"I didn't have to suffer long with a
sore, wheezy chest. I had a mighty bad
cold -it held me like a vise, but I know
what to do..... I took half a teaspoon-
ful of Nerviline in hot water and rubbed
my nese; and cheat evory half hour dux•
ing the evening. You would hardly
credit the way Nerviline loosed up that
tight cheat, enabled me to breathe like a
free man, gave me comfort in a few
hours." '
This is the experience of J. P. Durand,
a well known resident of Burton's Cor-
ners. In thousands of homes Nerviline
is used every day. If a little child has
a sick stomach, just a few drops will
sum oe. If there is any bowel disorder or
diarrhoea, only a small dose is required.
Inwardly or outwardly, wherever there is
pain or inflammation, Nerviline will al-
ways relieve quickest and cure surest of
any remedy known. Family size, 60o.;
small bottle 25o., at all storekeepers and
druggists, or The Catarrhozone Co., Buf.
Palo, N. Y. ,
SHE KNEW NAPOLEON.
Mrs. diary Daly, Aged 111, Dead at
Emmett, Michigan.
A despatch from Sarnia says:
Mrs. Mary Daly, aged one hundred
and eleven, St, Clair County's old-
est resident, died at the home of her
son, one mile west of Emmett, near
Port Huron, on the anniversary of
her birth, on Tuesday evening.
Death followed an illness of three
weeks. Mrs. Daly was born in. Ire-
land. When but a child she met
Napoleon Bonaparte when he was
in his supremacy. Until the end
she recalled the Battle of Waterloo,
and often narrated with interest
thrilling incidents of the engage-
ment. After the Battle of Waterloo
and while still a young girl she
moved to Canada.
ELIOT AS .t 113.ASSADOR.
President Wilson Chooses Har-
vard's President Emeritus.
A despatch from • Washington
says: Chats. W. Eliot, President
emeritus of Harvard University,
has been decided upon by President
Wilson for Ambassador to Great
Britain. Close friends of the Presi-
dent on Thursday night telegraphed
Mr. Eliot oongra,tulatieg him and
urging him two accept,
90 Riles an Hour.
A despatch from Hamilton says :
Hamilton knows after its experi-
ence on Friday something of the
terrors of an equinoctial gale, From
one o'clock till a late hour in the
evening a hurricane blew through
this city, carrying havoc and suffer-
ing in its wake. It is difficult to
estimate the damage done. No one
suffered to any alarming extent,
hut the number of those affected
till be in the hundreds. A conser-
vative estimate is $100,000. In the
letting it rained, and just before
a n k very event breeze sprang
up: " In an hour this was followed
by a, perfect hurricane. The vele-
c10 of the wind could not have
been less than 90 miles an hour.
other on the second floor. R. S.
Dunlop, the janitor, was in the
building at the time but escaped.
Idolises Razed at London.
A despatch from London says:
Several thousands of dollars dam-
age were done by a very destructive
gale that ,swept over London and
district all day on Friday, razing
houses, stripping buildings of
chimneys and causing an infinite
amount of damage of a more or less
serious nature.
At Ingersoll.
A despatch 'from Ingersoll says
Reports from surrounding districts
tell of. considerable damage from
the high wind that prevailed for
several hours on Friday. At times
the wind attained cyclonic propor-
tions, and, although details from
the outlying districts are very mea-
gre owing to interruptions in. the
telephone service, it is understood
that several barns have been blown
down and much damage caused to
other proporty. Throughout the
town considerable damage has re-
sulted.
Damage at Guelph. •
A despatoh from Guelph says :
Thousands of dollars' worth of dam-
age was done here on Friday by the
worst. tornado in the history of
Guelph, The rain came down in
torrents all the forenoon, accom-
panied by e. mild wind, but about
noon the wind increased in velocity
to an alarming extent, and contin-
ued all the afternoon. The rain
stopped about 1 o'clock. Reports
from all parts of the city and out
in the country tell of damage to
property. Telephone and telegraph
wires are down in the country, bad-
ly crippling the service. Many tele-
phones in the city are out of com-
mission.
Chatham School Wrecked.
A despatch from Chatham says:
t`4 terrific wyindst. rm passed over
this dis$rict on Friday and thou-
sands of dollars' worth of..damage
has been done. The Central School
in Chatham was badly wrecked. A
huge chimney was blown down,
crashing ever the roof of a corner
tower. The top of the tower was
blown off and landed on the street.
The ohimney crashed through the
building and completely demolished
a room on the third floor and an -
PRICES OF FARM PROM'S
F;EPORTS FROM THE, LEADING TRADE
CENTRES Or AMERICA,
Pricos at Cattle, Grain, Cheese and other
Produce at Home and Abroad.
B readst u1Ts.
Toronto, March 25. -Flour -9,. per cent.
patents, $3 85 to $3,95, Montreal or To-
ronto i•reights. Maoitobas-First patents,
in jute bags, $5.20; second patents, in flute
bags, $4,80; strong bakers', in jute bags.
$4.6014ta,
nitoba Wheat --No. 1 Northern, 97 1-20,
on frank, Bay ports; No. 2 at 950; No.
at 921-20, say ports.
Ontario Wheat- No. 2 white and red
wheat, 93 to 940, outside, and sprouted, 75
to 88e.
Oats --Ontario oats, 33 to 34c, outside, and
ada oate,14012okior No 2 anWestern
390 for No.
3, Bay ports.
raPeasil.--$1 to $1 05, outside.
Barley -Forty -eight -lb. barley of good
quality, 52 to 53c, outside, Feed. 40 to 500.
Corn -No. 3 American corn, 661.2o, all-
lt,yo•-•No. 2 at 60 to 62a, outside.
$22.50Buckwheat-No. . 2 at 62 to 63o, outside.
Bran --Manitoba brae, $20 to 320.50, in.
bags, Toronto freight. Shorts, $22 to
Country Produce.
Butter -Dairy prints, choice, 25 to 26o;
do., tubs, 23 to 24o; inferior, 20 to 210:
creamery, 31 to 32o for rolls, and 29c for
solids.
Eggs -New -laid, 23o per dozen, in case
lots.
Cheese -141-20 for large, and 14 3-4e for
twins.
Beans -Band -picked, $2.60 per bushel;
primes, $2.25, in a jobbing way.
honey --Extracted, in tins, 121-2 to 130
tor83bperdozeni,fo wholesale;
1 and $240$ for
Pio. 2.
Poultry--Chickons. 18 to 20c per ib.; fowl
13 to 14o; ducks, 17 to 190 per lb.; geese,
17 to 18c; turkeys. 20 to 210. Live poultry,
about 20 lower than the above.
Potatoes --Good Ontario stock, 65o per
bag, on track, and Delawares at 75c per
bag. on track,
Tore Olt Roof.
A despatch from Berlin says: The
terrific gale which passed over this
vicinity on Friday caused consider-
able damage in the city. High
winds tore the roof off St. Jerome's
College and other buildings, and
the boiler house of Kimmelfelb Coin-
pany suffered in a similar manner.
Windows of some of the business
blocks along King Street and of
quite a number of residences were
blown in, and had to be boarded up.
D alnago Will Be Ileavy.
A despatch from Owen Sound
says : Wind, which at times at-
tained a velocity of over 80 miles an
hour, stripped the roofs from many
buildings, smashed plate -glass win-
dows, upset chimneys, and created
havoc generaly here on Friday,
causing damage to the extent of
several thousand dollars. Though
bricks and heavy pieces of wood
were being constantly blown to the
streets no one was injured.
Fireman Killed.
Provisions.
Bacon --Long clear, 141-2 to 14 3.4c per
lb„ in case dots. Pork ---:short cut. 826 to
$27; do., meas, $21.50 to 822. Iiams-Medi.
17c; trol,, light,120; break astPbacon619 6o
191-2e; backs, 22e.
Lard -Tierces, 141.40; tubs. 141-2c; pails.
14 5-4c.
•
Baled Hay and Straw.
Baled Ilay-No. 1 at $11.75 to 812.00, on
track, Toronto; No. 2, $10.50 to 811. Mixed
hay is quoted at $9.50 to 810.
Baled Straw -$8.60 to $9, on track, To-
ronto.
Itlontroal Markets.
Montreal. March 25. -Corn - American
No. 2 yellow. 601-2c. Oats -Canadian
Western, No. 2, 411-2 to 42c; Canadian
Western, Nu. 3. 40 to 401.20; extra No. 1
feed, 401.2 to 41o; No. 2 local white, 380;
No. 3 local white, 37o; No. 4 local white,
36c. Barley --Man. feed, 61 to 53e; malting,
73 to 75c. Buckwheat -No. 2, 66 to 580.
Flour -Man. spring wheat patents, fireta,
85.40; seconds, $4.90; strong bakers', $4.70;
Winter patents, choice, 8525; straight rol-
lers, $4.83 to $4.90; straight rollers, bags,
$2.20 to 82.35. Rolled oats, barrels, $4.35;
bags, 90 lbs., 82.05. Bran, 820. Shorts, 522.
Middlings, $25. Mouillio, 830 to 835. Ray,
No. 2. per ton, car lots, 811.50 to 812.50.
Cheese, finest westerns, 13c; finest east -
erns, 121-4 to 123-4c. Butter, choicest
oreamery 201-2 to 38c; seconds, 25 to 27o.
Eggs fresh, 25 to 260; selected, 18 to 200;
No. 1 stock, 16 to 17e; No. 2 stock, 14 to
15c. Potatoes, per 'bag;` "car Jots, 65 to
671.2e.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, March 25. -Close -Wheat -
May 85c; July 871.4x.; September, 87 7-8
to 88e. Cash -No. 1 hard. 851-20; No. 1
Northern, 831-2 to 85c; No. 2 Northern,
811.4 to 82 3-4o. Corn -No. 3 yellow, 47e.
Oats -No. 3 white, 283.4 to 291.4c. Rye -
No. 2, 53 to 55c. Bran, $16.60 to $17.00.
Flour prices unchanged.
Duluth, March 25. -Wheat -No. 1 hard.
84 7-8 to 83 3-8c; No. 1 Northern, 83 7-8 to
843-8e; May, 857-8o bid; July, 873.8c bid;
September, 88o bid.
Live Stock Markets.
A despatch from Sturgeon Falls
says: One fireman was instantly
killed and two ethers mortally hurt
when the tower of the fire hall here
blew down just as the brigade were
leaving to respond to an alarm,
when the storm was at its height on
Friday afternpon, The de;gl and
Injured were i Dead, Fireman
King, aged 16; fatally injured,
Fireman Hertu, Fireman Sylves-
ter. The horses drawing the reel
were also killed. The fire depart-
ment had been kept extremely busy
during the gale, answering no fewer
than sixteen calls, but the fires
themselves were not very serious.
The town was hard hit by the storm,
roofs being blown off and several
small buildings blown down.
REVENIT
0 ANION
An increase of About Thirty -Three .Million Dollars
This Year.
A • despatch free° Ottawa says;
The revenue of the Dominion for
the fiscal year will be close
to $17,000,000, according to the fig-
ures to, date of the Finance Depa,rt-
ment. This represents an increase
of approximately thirty-three mil-
lions over the revenue of the pre-
eeding fiseal year. The total ex-
penditure for the year is estimated
at between $153,000,000 and $154,-
000,000, leaving a surplus of some
sixteen millions over all expendi-
tures on both consolidated fund and
capital accounts. Last year the to-
tal expenditure was $131,046,764, or
some twenty-three millions less
than the Government has spent this
year. On oonsolidated fund ac-
count this year the total expendi-
ture will be about $11,000,000, and
on capital and special accounts
about $43,000,000.
Toronto, March 25.--Cattle--Choice butch-
er, 56.60 to $6.80; good. medium, 85.50 to
$5.75; common, 85 to 85.25; cows, $4.75 to
85 50: bulls, $3 to $5.25; canners, $2 to $2.-
50,
2:50, $3.25 to 83.75. Calves -Good veal, 38 to
Feeders Seers, $
3 700�to31 000 Stockers
$2.-
75
2..
75 to $4,25; yearlings, $3.10 to $3.50, Milk-
ers and springers--Frnm $50 to $72. Sheep
and Lambs --Light ewes, 86 to $7.25; heavy,
85 to 86; lambs, 38.25 to 810; bucks. $4.50 to
86. Dogs- 89.60 to $9.65, fed and watered.
and $9.20 to 59.50 f.o.b.
Montreal, March 25. -There were no ex-
tra steers on the Market. and trade was
dull at about the former rates, quality
considered. Prime beeves, 6 3.4 to 7; medi-
um, 5 to 61.2; common. 33.4 to 5. Cows,
835 to $70. Sheep. 6 to 51.2; lambs, 71.4 to
71-2; spring lambs, 86 to $8 each. Hogs.
10 1.4 to 10 1.2.
TIDAL wisE IN ENGLAND.
Eastbourne, Isle of. Wight and
Dover Suffered.
A despatch from London says:
The Easter holiday was spoiled by
tempestuous weather, including
thunderstorms, cyclonic winds and
pelting rains. The south coast,
crowded with excursionists, bore
the brunt of the meteorological at-
tack. Worthing pier, near Brigh-
ton, was swept away, and Hastings
was flooded by a tidal wave. East-
bourne, the Isle of Wight, and Do-
ver all suffered. London on Sun-
day was a desert. The West- End
was empty, barring troops of pro-
viticiAl t;ra,pr<rs, Real spring wea-
ther obtained at Hampstead Heath
and Hampton Court.
DY AMITE EXPLODED.
Two Italians Filled at Woodstock,
New Brunswick.
A despatch from Woodstock, N.
13., says: Two Italians, Angelo
Spagroti and Romolo Ronald, were
blown to pieces by dynamite on
Wednesday. The men were work-
ing on the Quebec and St, John
Railway construction about six
miles from here, and, it is thought,
upset a can of dynamite into a .fire
over which they were thawing the
explosive.