The Forrest City times., 1888-02-25
FATALLY INJURED

AuaTIEs EIlis.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. Galbraith. Charles Wier.
 Mir. and Mrs. Westbrook. Amanda Bearden. Mrs ". II. Hinman. Lizzie Bennett.
 J. c. Hahbrlck.
 Charles Pool.
 NJ ss Corrine Hanbrick. Bronlaw Hawkins. Mir. Albright.
 Henry Ellis.
 l Mrs. Lillic-apt.
 Joel Howard.
 hunter Of men were struck by fall ing tiEbers whose names can not be learned at present. THE STORM
 was preceded by hail, but not more than live minutes elapsed until the fearful destroyer had swept over the town. IL came from the southwest, but the rotary motion was present and buildings were wrenched, twisted and l then dashed to the earth total wreck. ! The storm passed littls south of the | Casey hill. missed Jo Chances house. swept away the third and fourth story | oftbe Mt. Vernon mill, destroyed nearly | every house from the Evans X How ' ards mlll north for a space of about 500 | yards. The Methodist church fell. and 1 only few minutes before the building ! fell 257 people left the Sundsy-schoo.. l The Commercial hotel lost the third l story. The entire west side of the square was wrecked and
 THE COUNTY COURT HoUsR Was struck and the building is a mas l siye pile Of ruins. Stone, brick and metal seemed to incite the demon of the storm te greater energy, and the court house is absolutely a wreck The clerks have worked into the records. and they are saved. The Crews block, on the south side Of the square, is leveled with the earth. and under il was found the body of John C. Mur- ". inc owner of the block. formerly Of Chica- 0, III. Henry Ellis was cov- cred by tue brick Of this building and escaped by q miracle. He was covered up. and Chas Fills. his brother, was seriously injured. k. k. Ryan escaped In a manner almost incredible. He was standing beside J. C. Murry in the Crews block and tod him to run. but Marry stayed and was killed. Ryan ran to the street and ran west. and finding the street full of flying tim bers, jumped into a doorway, held to the latch and the building against which he was standing
 FELL ALL AROUND HIM,
 but he escaped untouched.
 Col. Evans bank, F. F. Ryan's store. A. E. Cox's store, G. W. Morgan's iewelry store, Maxey Westcott and Swift's store, Jackson's saddlery store all these are in ruins on the side Of The public square. The flame build thn fDiv ,f ,l, structiOn. h the southeast the bakery Of Heisserman, the Baptist church, Cooks drug store, Mannon's saloon, Perry's hotel, the Stratton and John son brick stores, four in number, were levclied 10 the ground. The entire east side Of the square Is destroyed, and in one of the buildings Mrs. John T. Waters and child
 LOST THEIR LIVES,
 lnd also Henry Waters father. Mrs. Waters was found with her babe in her arms, oth dead, on the northeast cor ger Of the spare. Howard Bros, & Co.'S grocery store was blown down and the .oof and second story of l.. l. Strstton < Co., hardware store was blown away, while a two-s tory frame hotel adjoin- ng IL was unhurt. Across towards the ] northeast portion Of the city swept he storm and a number of people were Silled and the school building blown town. This building was a large two story brick. but 1t did not withstand .ae terr ble shock any better than the smaller houses in the track Of the cyclone.
 The large two-story frame house Of George Ward was picked up and car ried about twenty feet and left unhurt, while two brick buildings in a hum dred feet were
 LEFT IN RUINS.
 The loss can not be estimated, but not less than Sj00,G00 worth Of property las been destroyed by the cyclone or ire. The people are out of doors who iyed in the track O. the storm. Tue dead and dying are scattered through out the city, All the doors Of the re- maining houses have been thrown open to the less fortunate. Three fourths of the business portion Of the city Is ruined financially. Not estimating the incalculable loss of life. great suffering will follow if outside assistance is not received
 Any aid that is given should be sent to Mayor c. II. Varnell. who will give it to the proper committee. A meeting Of business men was held and committees appointed to care for the dead and wounded and 10 pro- ;ect the property as much as possible. ] Many people who escaped with their lives have nothing beside. Many are walking tho streets no home to go to. The north side of the square was in- iured considerably, but none of the buildings wrecked except Towards and straitons. The wounded are being cared for by the physicians in the best possible manner.
 The railroad shops were badly damaged and a great number Of houses destroyed in that neighborhood. The sky has cleared and no clouds give any lntimation 0; the disastrous storm Of few hours o. It is growing colder. and many h meless people will suffer if the weather becomes severe.
 Reports are coming In from the country, and the storm seems to have swept ever thing for miles.
 Tue storm came from the southwest and went dIagOnally across to the northeast. The public square Is in the