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The citizens of Regina mourned the loss of its community members in the days following the tornado. As letters of inquiry poured into the city, City Clerk A.W. Pool had the unfortunate duty of informing relatives about the death of a beloved Regina citizen:"Dear Sir:
In reply to yours of the fifth, instr. which his Worship, the Mayor, has handed to me for reply, I very greatly regret to have to inform you that the Scout Master Appleby you mention was killed in the recent disaster, and his funeral took place yesterday. The Sons of England arranging for the same. The Boy Scouts also attended, and a large number of the public followed on as Mr. Appleby was well known, and respected locally. I am instructed, by his Worship, the Mayor, to express, the deepest sympathy of the Citizens of Regina, generall, with all the relatives of the deceased. His death so far as is known as instantaneous, he being pinned under a huge pile of debris. Again extending my sympathy and that of the Citizens, generally,
I am,
Yours Turly,
A.W. Pool
City Clerk"
George Appleby was camped in a tent outside of a house on Cornwall Street, and was crushed by a falling all. George Appleby was the last known victim in what has remained the most destructive tornado in Canadian history.
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Text by Jaymie KorolukRegina Plains Museum
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