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Show BEGIH WORK OF REBUILDING OMAHA WRECKED HOME3 TO BE RESTORED RE-STORED A3 FAST A3 WORKMEN CAN LE SECURED. Restoration Committee to Provide Funds for These Who Wero Bank-ruf Bank-ruf ted by D:lruclvs Tornado and Would Otherwise be Homeless. Oma'-.a, Neb.-The work of n-'iulhl-Ing thi.i portion of tho city wr. eked by uio .o. .mdo of March 23 hus bcuuu In eariiet. and every available workman work-man has been pressed Into service. One hundred and twenty five dead huve been Identified in this city, while Council bluffs and other adjacent ad-jacent cities report forty-five, making a total or 170 lives lost as a result of the destructive storm. At least 2.000 people suffered severe se-vere financial loss, many being made boineks, and at least 2G0 loBt everything every-thing they possessed and are absolutely abso-lutely destitute. The city of Omaha was one of the heaviest losers, while the losses of many of the wealthier citizens was enormous The total monetary loss will be between ten and twelve million mil-lion dollars. Nearly a thousand carpenters went to work Friday repairing the buildings only partly wrecked by the storm, and 2.000 laborers began clearing away the debris of demolished structures. Hundreds Hun-dreds of roofs were being restored and the work of replacing many homes to the foundations from which they bad been twisted was begun. That the destroyed portion of the city will be rebuilt better than ever was the general Impression, and the alacrity with which the task waa be-gun be-gun bears out that belief. Large corporations have begun to open tbclr purses freely. The International Inter-national Harvester company sent a check for $1,000, with the statement that it would be glad to help Ne-brsaka Ne-brsaka farmers In the storm-ravaged districts. The Union Pacific, North western and Hock Island railroad have sent $5,00) each to the committee, commit-tee, and the large packing house Interests In-terests have made liberal donations. The fund, Including appropriations by the state and city, has reached $260,000. An army of builders continue their work and hundreds of new and partially par-tially new roofs and other Indications of reconstruction have begun to appear. ap-pear. Members of the various building trades unions held meeting Friday and It was decided that any attempt to raise the price of labor at this time would not be countenanced. The regular reg-ular scales of wages In vogue among these unions were made public, with the statement that any attempt at extortion ex-tortion would be frowned upon by the unions. It Is estimated that near 1.000 per sons will require assistance until permanent per-manent relief Is arranged for them Tho work of relief Is be!ng orgjnl.ed pyxtcmatically. N'eariv n quarter of si million dollars ha been ul-ci Ibcd for this work. |