Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
THE WORST As TO LOSS OF LIFE
WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY.
FIVE KILLED AT MoORINGSPoRT
NINE OF THE INJURED TAKEN TO
THE SHREVEPORT HOSPITAL.
Greatest Suffering in ArI1ansas Was
at Benton-SeveraI Injured. hut No
One kiIIed-''CunnonbnII
Saved From Wreck
Storm News.

Shreveport. La, Jan. S.-There is little 10
add to the story Of the MooripEsIugt dis
aster reported last night The relief train
OF the Kansas city. ShrGgGpOrtl *, Galf ar
rived this morning with-rrhe fniioWing
named wounded who W,.1'- conveyed to The
hospital: Mrs. Susan Head body bruised,
cash in abdomen and skull fractured, Mrs.
II. q. Morgan. three scalp wounds and
body bruised; Mrs Morgan's child skull
broken; Emma l.. Morgan skull fractured;
Alice Goodman, skull fractured and broken
arm; Paralec Goodman. bruised body;
Claude Goodman. arm fractured: Mrs. jes-
sic Goodman. scalp wound and bruised
body: Jordan Robertson, colored. shoulder
and arm broken.
Two OF the four Goodman children killed
were found 100 yards from their home with
their clothes stripped from their bodies
which were bruised and mangled. OF the
number at the hospital Mrs. Morgan's child
and Mrs. Head have little chance Of re-
covery. The wounded are receiving all the
attention and care that can be given.
The residence of j. s. Noel and the Meth
odist church have been converted into tenn
porary hospitals. The path of the storm
struction. A number of horses, cattle and
hogs were killed. The body of a man who
was blown from the bridge has been re-
covered. but is not identified. man
whose name is not given is missing. 1t is
believed he was killed but the body has
not been found.
A number of ladies visited the hospital to-
day and provided garments for the injured.
Little Rock. Ark, Jan. :i.-Communication
was re-established with all of the towns
south of here on the Iron Mountain to-day
and the reports indicate the greatest su:-
fering by last nights storm was in the
town of Benton. where half a dozen small
frame houses were demolished and several
freight cars standing at the station We're
overturned. Several persons were more
or less injured and many had narrow cs-
c6pes and thrilling experiences, but no
fatalities occurred. 1t seems the storm
was severest in the southern portion of
the state. and it is not unlikely that cas-
ualties occurred in some of the numerous
lumber camps in that section. All the
towns between Little Rock and TexarEana
suffered more or less damage and "epo:ts
from the country give several instances
OF damage TO farm houses and cabins.
The rain all over the southern portion
of the state was the heaviest in years, and
all the branches and creeks were over
flowed. The railroads in many places is
under water. but trains are now running
nearly on time.
The cannonball, which was held at Ben
ton last night, had a narrow escape from
being wrecked and but for the heroism of
a country lad a terrible disaster might
~ LAT TO and
was running at high rate of speed when
nearing Benton. Five minutes before it
would have reached the spot, the storm
struck a farm house near the track and
demolished il Trees were blown across
the track. a boy. realizing the danger,
secured a lantern and tagged the Cannon
ball Just in time. The passengers made up
a purse and presented it to him.
The rainfall at Little Rock continued UNI
til early this morning, the precipitation be-
ing more than four inches The streets
were flooded and in many portions of the
city the water was to the depth of a foot
in buildings The water from Second and
Third streets west OF State came down that
street TO Markham like a millrace, and the
streets were filed with deb:is all the way
from State east to Arch.
The water in the branch at Spring and
Seventh streets overfiowed and flooded
the neighborfng residences, and assumed
Fifth. Merchants along Fifth and Center
had to move their wares TO elevated places.
The brick sidewalk over the branch in
front of Gimore's store on Fifth street.
caved in. and the butcher shop of Il. ID.
Clever and the grocery store of w r. Tay-
lor were inundated by water In the street
the water was a foot and half deep, and
st crossed Fifth. flooded Isenberg's dry
goods store and other business places.
south and east of the Union depot the
water accumulated and formed a small
lake and at one point culvert was I'M
able 10 accommodate the great volume
and caused the water TO play havoc with
the roadbed Of the railroad Victory street
WAS all under water from Markham SOUTH
and people living out In that direction were
compelled to travel around by cross streets.
Ninth and Main was sea of water for
hours last night. reaching depth of n
foot. Water street was roaring river
from Chester east to Gaines. carrying ev-
erything before it. In the vicinity of the
Pacific hotel. near the Union depot water
made alarming achievements. and flooded
part of the lower floor Of the hotel. The
temperature took "a sudden tumble at noon
and the. indications are for snow.