OMAHA TORNADO.
TWO THOUSAND HOMELESS. DEATH-ROLL OF 275. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Omaha, March 25. The total death-roll caused by th© tornado in tho Middle "West States is 275. Tho death-roll iu Omaha City is definitely set down at 152, whilo 18 wero killed at Terre Haute. A blizzard was raging, and hampered the Tescue work. * Over two thousand are homeless, and are receiving relief. . ... Rebuilding plans are already afoot. The downpour of rain extinguished the fires, and saved the city from destruction. A doctor, who was asleep in his office, was carried out by tho force of the wind and deposited, upon his mattress, in tho middle of the street, linhurt. Tho building in which he was was wrecked. ILLINOIS CITIZENS KILLED. Kansas City, March 25. . Tho tornado struck tho town of Makanda, in Illinois. Eight people were killed, and many houses razed.'
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1708, 27 March 1913, Page 5
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144OMAHA TORNADO. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1708, 27 March 1913, Page 5
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