Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-22
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, Swept by
the Cyclone.
Correspondent Little Rock DemOcrat.l

Correspondent Little ROCK Democrat
!. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, April 49,
A fearful cyclone passed over Fayette-
vile last night at 8 o'clock, spreading
desolation in its path, and causing
mourning in many q home.
The hurricane came from the west,
or rather twenty degrees south of
west,and proceeded castor twenty de-
grees north of east. The residence of
j. II. Kelton, one mile from town and
and everything on his place was swept
to the ground: the residences of DR..
Paddock and Mrs. Crowd are gone;
the splendid new brick residence Of j..
Il. Vaughn is leveled to the ground;
the masonic hall has the east end torn
out; the fremont house, athree story
brick. known as Glass hotel, is down
and Mrs. Glass was killed. Il required
two hours hard work to
extrieate her dead body. The
Odd Fellows hall is a perfect
wreck-all that grand row is torn to
pieces. The Democrat Office stands.
but is badly damaged. I. D. Boles'
store was blown down, and his goods
drsnohed with water. The magnif.
cent brick store of Baum & Bros, on
the east side of the square, is down to
the level floor, and his mammoth
stock of goods and clothing drenched
With water. The tin roof off Of Jerni-
gan & Batpfutter's hardware store,
and the postofice, the east end Of the
mountain house, Jennings livery
stable, brick, and COTS two story
brick shop are perfect wrecks. Eight
or ten frame residences on the hill,
east Of town, we're lifted from their
foundations and crushed all TO atoms,
leaving nothing but broken ioists and
plank. Portions Of tin roofing were
found by persons coming to town this
morning, more than a mile east of.
town. Many other houses, shops, stables
and 0uthouses are perfect wrecks.
The tract of the cyclone was only
| about 100 yards wide; to give you an
idea of its width it extended from
Paddock's drug store, on the south
east corner of the public square, to.
the store of s. X. Stone. Neither
PaGdock's nor Stones stores were
damaged, but everything between
them is badly damaged.
Nearly all the horses in Jennings
stables are killed.
Quite a number of colored people
living in small frame houses in the
east part of town were crippled and
bruised up-One child killed.
The widest excitement prevailed
after the storm; the fire bells were
rung, and our citizens turned out and
worked m%anfully in the drenching
rain for hours; the fire company were
sworn in as special police and guarded
the town all night.
The streets are filled TO- day with
excited people, doing all they can to
help those who are worst injured.
There is no school to-day at the
A. |. U. The college boys are work.
ing like Turks helping to remove and
take care Of the damaged stock Of
goods.
| have not time now to write full
particulars. You will get full details
from the Sentinel aud Democrat, this
week.
A meeting of citizens was called at
the court house, and committees ap-
pointed to look after the sufferers,
At this moment l do not know how
far the storm extended east,nor where
it first began. | fear Cane Hill has
suffered, as the storm came from that
direction. | hoped other portions Of
the county have escaped.
The loss OF property Is very great
but poor Glass is the greatest sufferer
Of all, as be not only lost his three
story brick hotel, and his furniture,
but his wife. He has the sympathy
of all our people.
Fayetteville never before had such
a visitation.
Nothing is thought of now except
this great disaster, and the people are
hard at work relieving the distress.
p. S.-A gentleman just in reports
that Cane Hill is safe.