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    The Germans from Omaha and surrounding areas had suffered tremendously. Whole families died and homes which represented the work of their lives were devastated.

     The German demeanor and the German heart would not fail in the hour of need to give best efforts of help toward those countrymen personally affected from this serious fate. The Central Association for that reason requested every small club of the state association to do their part to contribute to the universal relief effort.

     The committee members assigned all relief money to be sent to the president Balentin I. Peter 1311 Howard Street, Omaha NE. and the following was also printed in the Omaha Tribune:

     Please think of the saying “Who gives quickly, gives double”, and present these things immediately before your club members, so that the noble relief effort can also be immediately received within your circle.

    We’d like to thank you in advance, signed under the order of the “German, American Central Committee from Omaha, South Omaha and the surrounding regions”,

Bal. I Peter                      President

Aug. Specht                    Secretary

Theodor Sinhold          of Nordburg

Jakob Sclossler  Committee member

     The German press in the State of Nebraska was called upon to publish this request, and it did so.

     Through the president of the National Association, Dr. C. I. Heramer, it was asked of the entire German press of the country to publish the request of the Omaha Central Committee and therefore contributions also came in from the outside. Dr. Heramer sent as the first contribution from an outside organization $53.60 from the German woman’s community help committee of Philadelphia.

      This man describes his feelings and experiences at the beginning of the tornado, that the tornado observed the following behavior: “ My house laid immediately on the western edge of the tornados path. With my wife and my children, I stood on the porch and waited for seemingly certain death. Shortly before hand we were sitting comfortably in the living room and speaking about the suddenly changing weather, when we suddenly became aware of the outbreak of the whirlwind. A roar, like from a thousand hell’s, thundered towards us. At first I was rigid with fear, but soon pulled myself together, and pulled my wife and children out onto the porch. There in the southwest we noticed the fatally, funnel forming cloud; it was of a dark gray color and approached us with the pointed lower end in front, with incredible speed.