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the ma- ovaha, svii-rdvy, majuu 29, 1913.
EXPERT TALKS OF THE STORM
Kansas City Builder Gives Construe
tion Lesson of Cyclone.
CEMENT MORTAR IS THE BEST
I'rmrnl Holds llrlrk and Slnnr,
Where Il me Mortnr Lets Them
Fnll Himt I'rnmp rtiillil-
InK Stood Shook,
The da following the Omaha turnndo
the Kansas City Star sent to this rltv a
practical builder with Instructions to
study carefully the construction of the
houses In the pfith of the tornado. The
inRii chosen for the task was George
lirubb, builder for W. It. Nelson, editor
of the Star.
Ilia report was sent by a staff corre
spondent of the Star, as follows:
"is It possible for a building to be con
firm ted to resist collapse In a tornado?
" 'Vcs.' answered the bulldlnK expert.
' Now thatHtne question Ioiik has been
replied to In the negative. No structure
creeled by human agencies can withstand
tho fury of a twisting tornado, Is the Klst
of a long-questioned theory. And tipptir
ently It had u Rood hypothesis the wreck
age and debris which always has marked
tiie path of every "big wind.'
The lit-kson In Omnlin
'At first slRht. the old theory e imil
to b borne out once more In the rerent
Omaha Msltatlon. when the spectacle- of
demolished residences wan revealed the
morning alter the tornado plowed through
the clt. Xjirne buildings, bulky and sub
stantial to outward appearances, had
buiklcd before the wind and were pow
dered to the Kroiiud.
'On the other hand, thero were iarge
structures many of Ihom In the path of
thi storm that stood successfully the
shock. Kvcu small buildings, frame
houses, reared themselves up from the de
bris of their former neighbors. Invaria
bly, when ouch cares wero found, sight
seers would point them out and remark,
Mote freaks of tho wind.'
il Krrnks of the Wind.
" 'Hut they ate not freaks of the wind,"
Oeorge Orubb. builder, declared, tin ac
companied a reporter for tho Htar over
the ruins of Omaha's residence district
and artlvrd at that verdict after il care
ful Inspection of tho wieckfd oulldlngs
'The "freaks" merelr prove that thexu
van plenty of good timber, nulls, brlcK
and cement used In their construction.
When a large, apparently well-built struc.
turo went down there was a cause for its
going. And that cause was faujty con
struction. Good material and raretul
workmanship can erect a building that
will weather any" twister.'
"Tho Trinity Methodist Kplseopal church
at Twenty-first and Wnney streets wu
one of the largest auditoriums in Omaha
It was a brick building. The storm
whipped off the north half of the ediriee,
and crushed the walls to the street. Hut
a brick tower stood the shock, though
It was the first exposed to the tornado.
Tailed III ml the Ilrlcka.
" 'Tou will jiotice that the bricks did
not hang together, Mr. Orubb said when
he inspected the ruins. They fell apart,
showing tlifct tho mortar foiled to bind
them. And the mortnr was lime mortar
at that not a trace of cement 'an oe
found In this building. Hod oemont been
used huge sections of the wall would have
stuck together. The tower Is noxngonfcl
nnd the strain on o.ie side was rotlevert
by the resistance of tlio other.
" "fh beams In the portion of the root
that remains standing are heavy, hard
wood. Joined together by mortise work
and bolts and heavy spilling. Tho mate
rial In this forwurd section which lies
on tho ground Is only of 2x6-lncli lum
ber and secured by two or three nails to
each end, If five or six splkos had been
used, In my estimation, the roof would
not have been blown off. That meani
the walls would not have collapsed.
Chnrch Wnlln (tint Fell.
" 'Practically tho same construction was
found In the ruins of the Plymouth Con
gregational church at Twentieth and
Lothrop streets. The brick walls of this
building were seventeen Inches thick,
but tho twist of the wind cnimbltd tho
lime mortar and the bricks would not
tay In place. Tho nntural thing for
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1 them In ilc was to tumble down And
the tumbled.
I. tine Mortnr nt neret llenrt.
" 'The north half of the Snored Heart
roment at Thlrtv-slxth avenue and Hurt
-tiref was swept away. The witll of
the first story measured seventeen Inches
thiough, while the walls for the remain
ing top floors were thirteen Inches thick.
Out they tumbled. I .line mortar again.
' The fire escape, which climbed alonif
the weet side of the convent still stands
In perfect alignment, though the hrlek
work about It was sheered away.
" 'That fire escape was properly con
structed," Orubb commented. '.No frenk
about that Just well built."
"In sharp contrast to tnose large de
molished buildings, to say nothing of the
hundreds of crushed frame houses, tho
Webster telephone exchange stood un
hnrmed In the midst of the stricken por
tion. Its walls, too. were only thir
teen Inches thick and of brick. Hut. they
were tied at regular Intervals with
bricks Inlil cinsswaye. Heyond a slight
crack In the north Wall and a portion of
the roping which was blown away, the
damage to that building was negligible.
Tho brick were laid In cement."
Itislyii CnMIr I tilnjlireil.
"The nunnery of Poor Clair, a low two
story brlrk, also was lp the path of the
storm. The chimneys were blown off nnd
a section of the coping. Hut that was
all. Again cement mortur.
' Joslyn tastle. the mllllon-dolliir man
sliin of Oeorge Joslyn nt Thirty-ninth
street and Dewej avenue, was reported
to be totally destroyed. The damage was
rotiflnod almost entirely to the shade
trees and orchids In tho Inwn, which wero
valued at HOO.OUO. As to the building It
self, tho wind confined its ravages to the
oping and small gables of tho battle
ments the only things on the entire
structure It could move.
" 'That house never would be torn down
by n windstorm,' Mr. Orubb dtclnied.
The stones which were blown away re
veal a solid brickwork under the- vonoer.
They clung together because thoy wore
laid in cement. That house, as it stands
now. Is In as good condition, so far as
construction is concerned, n.i ovr.'
Trees' I'lirooled In Vnril,
"Out In the yard mighty trees were up
rooted and tossed out In tho street. It
was Just unothei 'freak' of the wind
that the house was not torn down. Hut
tho builder nojd 'No.'
"When tho Hlectrlo gal ago at Fortieth
and Fnrimni streets. Will ilfirfttrtlrtiil II
" - " J v V
was not due to bad construction of walls.
A large plato glass window In tho south
east corner wn blown In by the whirl
wind. Then It lifted the roof off. An
cntlro section of wall that was carrlmi
over with tho roof hung together a
though 11 solid slab of rock. That wall
was thirteen Inches thick mid laid In
cement.
"Tho gatug Incident would seem to be
an nigumeut against large windows.
The Mmnll Wlmlnvt.
"A splendid example of tho utility of
small windows Is found In the substation
of tho Omaha Klectrlc Light und l'owor
company on West Leavenworth strtet.
The tornado swooped down the hill to the
west 'of this structure, carrvlnir even.
thing before II but the substation.
"The windows In this building were of
wire glass, each pane measuring SxlO
Inches. Not a pane was broken. Vho
hlilldlng Itself la u siiuaro brick affair,
reinforced with concrete and laid In
ment mortar. Two' telephone poles Mxty
feet lopg were wrenched from their
places In. the street and thrown against
the, side of tho station. Hut It did not
budge.
With Two h- Nix HlmldliiH. '
A cottage near Twenty-fourth and Lake
streets Is the only building standing In
h radius of six blocks, It Is it frame
building. A scantling was knocked oft
the. sides of this house. In plncc of 2x1
Inch studding the lumber wns 2xft.
" 'It Is obvious that timber as small as
2xls cannot stnnd the wind profHuro of
a tornado against Its side,' said the
builder. 'Every frame house that was
blown down was built of such illmsy
wood. Two by six-Inch lumber or 2xS
Inch wood would not break oft .Ike a
reed.'
"The now University Medical college at
Forty-second and Howard streets Is un
der course of construction, Rvon though
the windows were out thnt large four-
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Windows
Next time you're down town look
at our window display you' 00c
the right styles at the right price.
Every shoe seen fn our windows Is an exaot
duplicate of similar shoes Inside carried In
a full range of alses. We have no tlma for
the "one . kind . In-ths-wlndow-and-another.
klnd-ln-the-store." method of ehoe-selllnr.
Expert fitters ar at your service irsn
that know how. to give she satisfaction.
Moderate Prices.
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16 5 Sl DOUGLAS.
ace
By MELLIFIOIA.
WHILE tho possessions of many of tho tornndo victims have appar
ently disappeared completely, the yard and hdusc of Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Carpenter, 415 North Thirty-ninth street, picked
up a grat collection.
Manv lotto hnlnnelnc to Frank W. Bacon, who lived a block away,
were blown Into the Carpenter bath
it set of furs. A blonde switch haB not been claimed.
Although tho porch of the Carpenter home was blown away, another
porch, which does not match, Is on the lawn.
There aro shoes galore, but not any seem to be mateu
The evening of tho catastrophe the Carpenter house was one of the
many used as a place of refuge for many of the victims. Tho yard was so
full of bedding and clothes, that they picked up these things nnd put them
to good use.
Freaks of the cyclone are almost equal to the ijueor turns which are
taking In people's minds, says Harry Kelly, whose home was
umong those leveled to tho ground in tho tornado Sunday. Mr. Kelly
was visiting the ruins of his home tho following day and sonic of his
neighbors were on the ground before he arrived. A neighbor of social
prominence was one of tho visitors, and he lifted a board which was partly
covering a Tiffany vase and said: "Isn't It funny how 'our vase got Into
the wreckngo of the home of Mr. Kelly?" Mr. Kelly spoke up quickly nnd
said. "That Is one of our wedding gifts." U was tho only article of any
value saved from tho wreckage. A kitchen chair and plate arc the only
other household possessions left at the Kolly home.
Former Omahan Sends Check.
Itev T. J. Mackay this morning re
ceived a check of K for the tornado vc
tlms from Mrs. Mae Nnudnln Oeorge of
Now York City, formerly of Omaha.
Mrs. OeorKe. who was formally Miss
Man Naudaln. made her opetntlc debut
In "Babes In Toylnnd," nnd later utarre.
In two or three light operas. He.- mar
riage to Mr, Oeorge, a well known banker
of Now York, took place at tho home or
Mrs. E. V. Lewis. Forclth and Farnam
streets.
Mrs. Oeorge was a member af All
Saints' choir before going on the stage.
Thirty-Eighth Well Guarded.
John McDonald, architect, SIS North
Thirty-eighth street, went out jn hi
porch the other evening to get 't little
air. The militiaman guarding thet sec
Hon called to him: "If that Is your house,
you better stay there and get Inside. W
are shooting prowlers." Mr. McDonald
good-naturedly went Inside and was
thankful that he hud such a good guard
Clubs Postponed.
The meeting of the Garden club planned
for Thursday afternoon nt the home of
Mrs. Luthur Kountie was postponecUln
definitely. 1
Tlin Junior, branch of the Hue Arts
society have postponed future meetings
Indefinitely. A meeting was to have
been held Thursday morning.
Pan Club Postponed.
The Pan club haa postponed indefinitely
tho dancing party planned for Friday
evening, March IS, at the Metropolitan
club.
Club Did Not Meet. ,
The card partv Planned by the mem
bers of thn Popular club for Thursday af
ternoon nt the homo of Mrs. Fannie Bal
four was postponed for three weeks.
Affairs 'for Mrs. Bird Cancelled.
Tho dinner .planned by Mr. tml Mrs.
.Mushier Colpetxer for Friday evening tor
Mrs. TC. Dimon Hlrd of New Yorkf1 lm
story brick affair wan not hazed. And
It stood directly In tho path of the tor
nado on top of h hill. Tho wall.? were
laid In cement.
"'And,' Mr. Orubb was asked, 'where
Is the place to go when a t'irnad
comes T" " '
" 'In frame, otucco or veneered houses,
the basement Is the safest pla t. In
brick houses atay out of the b-nement.
That's where the bricks fall.' "
He Will Believe
Anything Told Now
Inning no time, Frank T. Hamilton,
president of the gas company, was out
In the tornado district helping friends Im
mediately after the storm, and he later
made u tour of Inspection of the devas
tated section,
"I wouldn't have believed It If 1 hadn't
seen It with my own eyes." says he. "I
used to think these miraculous storm
stories I read In the papers were tall
yarns made out of whole cloth, they
seemed too preposterous. But now 'III be
lieve nnythlng anyone hands me with
out a question."
MRS. MANCHESTER HEARS
WILD REPORTS IN KANSAS
w
Mrs. Kmnia H. Manchester, supreme
guardian of the .Woodmen circle, In
Ing.lM for the relief of tho storm victims
said she was In a small Kansas town
when she first heard the report of the
disaster In Omaha. She said tho first
reoort vai Hint th ..il n
had been wiped off the faco of the map 1
Vt hy ' she said, "the reports wore
that tho Woodmen of the World building
had collapsed like paper and that steel
girders were being hurled through the
air like mere twigs. I tried to get a
1 ersuge to Omaha, but could not, and
you can Imagine the suspense 1 was In
waiting for a train, thinking that nil my
friends and interests hail been wiped
iay 1 offered fabulous sums for a mes
u.gc from home and 1 offered a man who
came In on a train Monday morning, J10
for an umahu paper, which he had. but
he refused to sell it or 'even let me look
at It. 1 am glad things are not as bad
as reported. :ut waiters are most awful
even as they are."
PAPILLION RESPONDS TO
CALL IN HEARTY MANNER
3 V. Mark. a member of th. nmh
relief committee established In Paplllfon,
Ins brought In X as the results of the
canvass made there. The amount was
turned over to the relief committee.
Cold. Vn Grippe, Thru .niionln.
Is too often the fatal sequence. L
Grippe coughs hang on. weaken the ays
tm, and lower the vital resistance. R. a.
Collins. Postmaster, Uarnegal, N. J,
taVs: "I wis troubled with a, saver I
Grippe cough and was complstely x.
hausted after each fit of violent coughlni.
Dfore I had taken on half of a bottU
of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, ths
coughing spells had entirely ctassd. I
wish to say It can't b beat. All othtrt
are Imitations. For sale b all dealt.-.
vtrytohor. Advertisement.
'BE-HIWB
Friday, March 28, 1913.
room. In one of the trees nearby Is!
guoU of her parents, (,'olonol and irs.
S. 8. Curtis, has een postponed, anil th
supper planned for Sunday evening ii
Mrs. Bird's honor by Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam U. Martin will probably bo post
poned. Mr. nnd Mrs. Martin, who live
at ill South Fortloth street, had the
north side of the roof of IheJr hoysu
taken off.
Parties Cancelled.
All of the parties planned for Mrs. Her
man Boldt of Dubuque, la., the guest of
Mrs. II. V. Hayward, have been post
poned, and Mrs. Boldt will leave for her
homo this evening. Among these were a
bridge party for Tuesday afternoon and
a matinee-luncheon Thursday afternoon,
lK)th planned by Mrs. Hayward In honor
of her guest.
At the University of Omaha.
Owing to the storm all social and other
activities In the University of Omaha
have been postponed Indefinitely. The
sonlor class had expected to entertain
the entire student body on Friday eve
ning, and llev. F. V. Lcavltt was to have
given an Illustrated lecture upon the
"Life In the French Capital" this week,
but both of these have been postponed
In and 0"t n' the Brc Hiv
Miss Hose Summer of Chicago, Is visit
lug her sister, Mrs. J. J. Singer, of this
city.
Miss Dedemona Ttaldwln of IClkhorn,
Nob., who has-boen at the Baldwin ranch
for the past three weeks Is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Karl Sterrlcker, this I
week. I
Miss May McOoVern, who had planned j
to leave this week for Chicago, has post
poned her trip Indefinitely.
Miss Claire Helene Wondard Is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
llayden In Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Marr O'Conner and small daugh.
tnr, who have been visiting for several
weeks In Council Bluffs ns the guests
of Mrs. O'Conner's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. rt. Tyler, will prolong their visit
several weekB, as Captain O'Connor has
been ordered to New Mexico.
Hotel Directors
Decide to Build on
Much Larger Scale
Omaha's now Jl.000,000 hotel will cover
an area of IS! feet on Eighteenth, by 1W
feet on Douglas. Instead of 132 feet
square a originally contemplated.
A stierlnl mnAllnv nt i.
... - .......r, ,,,,, un rciUTS OL I
the hotel company voted unanimously to 1
accept the proposition of A. D. nrnn
dels, who donated the site, to add the
west twenty-two feet at the price which I
ne nan paid Tor It, subject to a Joint ar
rangement for light and air for the hotel
and any structure he might build on hlr
own Property.
The planning of the hotel, whjch had
been delayed to wait definite Information
as to sire, Is expected now to go right
ahead.
Relief Station Finds
Impostors Are Busy
Itellef station No. 3 at 1726 Franklin
street , on(. of tlle posts whoh
victim Ued bv imiM.inn, .- .. . '
i , -.-.a anu repeaiers"
k doming and food. One family
app"ed ,hera fo"r time" In one daj nnd
glv-l""1 an "PP'Mtlon for help to the station
'I,rouh ,nc of he women volunteers
? wo .r tnre" other Instances of this kind
V h discovered. Those In chargo
nre watching records closely and it 1.
thought few
will succeed In deceiving
fr0m now on'
MANY HABITUAL TRAMPS
ARE FLOCKING TO OMAHA '.
Hoboes from many cities are drifting
Into Omaha expecting to receive largess
from the cltltrns' relief committee, ho
cording to Captain Kline of the Salvation
Army, who has been working dav nnd
night among thn victim.
"Instead of giving charity I have
sought to provide wor.k for all the need)
who have applied to me," said Captain
Kline, "and in this I havts discovered
a number of bums who seek something
for nothing and refuse to work.
"Today, for example. I had fifteen Jobs
and about twenty applied for work. Of
these only three would actually tulte
ZJortM:Z?' r ,n'
Members of tha citizens' relief commit-
i " hav'' bUo ctBnled thiy element and I
nave lurmer touna that many who ac
tually need help are refusing to apply for
it Special Investigators are now cover
In the entire stricken territory and
where there are families in need they are
being helped whether they want to be
aided or not
NEWSPAPER IS DRIVEN
THROUGH WINDOW PANE
Mrs. V. J. .Stafford, S3S Lake street,
Is keeping a collection of storm curios
and one of them Is enough to stretch the
bounds of credulity The tornado de
stroyed all of the windows n her home on
una side of the house except one Tht
Beds!
Special
REPAIRS
Wo have ample facili
ties for repairing your
furniture, carpets and
rugs. Will call for them,
take best care of them,
repair them quickly and
return To vou.
Beaton & Laier Co.
415-17 So. 16th St.
Payments if you wish.
ONLY TWO
March Clearance Sa
Below are a
NEW
AND
Stoinway $275.00 Woilcr $140.00
Stcgor $175.00 Cliickoring , $125.00
Kimball $150.00 Lexington $100.00
Emerson $150.00 Bchning , - $75.00
Vqbo & Son , $125.00 Stein Motz $100i00
Hardmnn $150.00 A. Gray $50.00
I
Hayden Bros.
one pane was cracked horizontally and
ortlcallj. In the horizontal crack a
newspaper, neatly folded, was driven
through the pane. In the crack, .without
breaking tha glass. It would have been
Impossible to have placed the paper there i
without shattering the pane.
DANISH BROTHERHOOD GIVES
FESTIVAL FOR RELIEF FUND
The tug-of-war festival arranged for by
the Danish Brotherhood lodge will take
place, as originally planned, at Washing-1
ton hall. Sunday evening A novel caba-1
ret, fchow with an Interesting program '
will precede the tug-of-war, and after th's
refreshments will be served. Great
I crowds of Scandinavians are expected to !
attend, as the proceeds from this enter
tainment will go to the relief of the
cyclone sufferers. ,
Washington hall has been donated for
the occasion by Chrtstensen & Negethon,
proprietors. The Danish Pioneer will
give Tree advertising and printing, and
Carl Crtrlstensen'a orchestra and all per- !
formers also will donate their services.
The committee In charge of the festival j
consists of Rudolph Isrsen, Frank V I
Lawson and A. Korregaard. ,
Persistent Advertising ta the Itotd to
Big Returns.
Beds!
Prices for Saturday
Knowing tlitit hundreds of tornado victims nre in
immediate needs of beds, we sire making a special
price of $3 each on 100 iron beds that sell regularly
at $3.50 to $5.00. They are strong, neat beds, fin
ished in white or green. Some are exactly
like the cut others are in patterns
equally as trood. Your choice
We also offer special values in mattresses, springs,
pads and couches, as follows:
Best quality combination mattress . $5.00
Meat quality cotton top and bottom mattress $3.50
Cotton top mattress 3.00
Special 45-lb. felt mattress ; $6.75
Other felt mattresses, including the "Dixie" and "Seelev",
for $10.50, $12.50, $15.00 and $25.00
Large assortment best quality
steel springs to fit all beds,
for $2.75, $3.50 and $4.50
"Way Sagless Spring" $8.00
Woven wire cots $2.00
Cotton pads to fit $2.75
Sanitary couches, best grades,
for $4.50 and $6.00
Cotton pads to fit. $4.,50, $5
Pillows - $1 to $10 a pair
to take advan
tage of the
wonderful
bargains that
we are offer
ing in our
few of the special prices for
this sale on
USED
TERMS TO SUIT
I u
iiuuuuiiyiu ifiUuusjuiMiJiJ
At Reduced Prices
10c Concentrated
lyo
10c Blueing
for ;
Sal Soda, for cleaning,
per 11)
Good Paint Brush
for
26rVlctor'8 Tooth
Powder
Half pint can Family
Paint
5c
5c
5c
10c
12c
15c
SHERMAN & McCONNELL DRUG GO.
Owl Drug Co., 16th and Harney; Harvard Pharmacy,
24th and Farnam; Loyal Hotel Pharmacy, 207-9 N. 16th!
$3
8
We make and hang win
dow shades, any size.
Phone your order and
we will get your shades
up in a huny.
PIANOS
Small cau Jap-a-Lac
for
POc Family Family
Syringe for
10c
29c
1 lb. Mule Team BoiaK
for
9c
10c Shinola and 25c
outfit, both for
Fairy Soap, 3 bars
for -
19c
11c
16th and
Is of Pianos
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