New-York tribune., 1898-01-13
DEAD.

/ CARTER, George. fireman Grand opera House.
FERRElL. "a butche-. and his two little children.
GHIIMSlRi G1I.nEH 5,:. Joe tailor.
/ KNArTON. Malt.
K2AAir'rto%. KAi' tGS idI%e, Mrs. Malt
1tN%iGNi 1AD i.EfiEHfr Mi Til., S5y.
MAKTlN John. Madison County
MINcEK; silas merchant
HRIILH4AHPS2N RI4 g. Massn hsi 5esiaa5an' csaS1g keeper
Riiir111T'ii..ffDGE iiar1cy. negro.
SMITH. JAM. clerk
AIMMFfsMSE Mn MiFSs SA,Gsan' Ns,1 infant
WOEHI.E t.. butcher.
Two unknown men. All at st. J'hn. IIos9i,al
The death-lst is growing houry. Hundreds of
persons have been injured. some fatally.
PROPERTY Loss HALF \ MILLION,
Owing TO the fact that the tornado. after pass
ms through the residence district did its worst
work in that portion of the business district In
which the older buildings were located, the total
amount Of damage done to the buildings and
contents. including the new $4,000 High School
building. will not exceed 100000. The wreck of
many of the buildings caught fire. and the in
/ mate who were not at once eXtricated pcrished
by being smOthercd 10 death. All the nurses
and doctors that can be pressed into service are
being utilized. There are scores OF injured in
temporary hospitals throughout the city. in ad-
dition to those taken to the regula- hospitals
The morgue is taxed to It's utmost capacity and
additional bodies are being brought in every few
| minutes
a heavy rain followed the tornado and /;
was probably twenty minutes before the city
awoke to the fact that it had been visited by a
fearful calamity. The Fire Department was
called out and in less than thirty minutes
Garrison-ave especially In the vicinity OF the
wreck crowded with people, and willing
hands and inqulrng friends were ready 10
render all the aid that the emergency required.
Men and women clad in their nght-cothcs were
seeking shelter and calling for aid. or for some
absent member Of the family who had failed to
escape from the wreckage of buildings in which
they had been living. Many men. women and
children sought refuge in O'Keefe's saloon and
were afforded shelter. In the back part of the
saloon a number of the injured peop- were
stretched out on the floor with only their night
clothes to protect them from the chilly night air.
Miss Wood one Of the nurses from St Johns
Hospital did all that could be done TO relieve the
Immediate wants Of the injured in the rear Of
OKeefe's saloon.
DRUG STORES KEPT BUSY.
The drug stores were opened and the clerks
were kept busy filing prescriptions and other
wise doing their share toward relieving the
sufferers The telephone wires were nearly al
down, and 1t was impossible to communicate -
any distant point In the outskirts Of the city
The streets were filled with the wreckage
from the buildings that it with difficulty
that carriages could get around.
The bodies of four unknown persons have also
beer taken from the ruins. Two Of the largest
houses Of worship in the city the Baptist and
the Central Methodist churches, We're destroyed
The tornado crossed the Poteau River and
swept through the National Cemetery laying
low the walls and dcrnolishing the residence Of
r. c. Baldwin. Its path was about 300 yards |
wide and it left devastation in its wake. The |
brick building owned by Fagan Bourland was |
shattered. Across the street the old frame |
building known as the Wellington Hotel was |
demolished twenty-five people were In the |
house al the time and eleven escaped uninjured. |
The house occupied by George Carter was |
turned upside down and Mr.. Carter was killed |
outright. n pane Of glass nearly severing his
head from his body.
Electric Park used a cotton yard. was |
wiped completely out. number Of houses |
were demolished, among them being the Krone |
residence. Frank Magruders cottage. r. w. Cor
don's home and the house Of John Grcb. DIR. |
Bells barn was laid fiat the ground and |
Mrs Minnie Byrds home was greatly damaged. |
The handsome house OF Judge Thomas Bates |
Stood in the path OF the tornado. but the storm
passed it. leaving 1t almost urscathed On South !
Nlnth-st. the two-story brick tudng of Mrs. |
Hugh Rogers was lcvelled Mrs. Rogers was |
imprisoned in the ruins but was taken out later.
She escaped with severe injuries
The Breens' building, large brick structure,
was unroofed and the wife OF Luther Hunly. |
one Of It's occupants. was badly injured. Mr..
Baird's house. Garrson-ave.. was blown
I.ttfTIf
wrecked.
STRIPPED OF CLOTHING by THE WIND
r L. Hrschbergcr was on his way home when
the tornado struck the city, and he lifted
off his feet and carried long distance His
clothes were torn off his body and his shoulder
was dslocated.
The roof Of Judge Porter's house. occupied by
Marshal Stahl and family. was lifted of. Miss
Lily Stahl was slightly injured. The Baptist
Church was demolished and the Brownscombo
Church steeple and front were blown away. Mrs
Claylands house was blown down. catching the
family Of Mr.. Stetts. Of the United states Mar
shal's Office in trap. They made their escape
through "A chimney The home Of Mr.. Cheni-
worth also OF the Mdrshals Office was blown
away The towers Of the High School building
were blown away, and Dr. Gates's house was
completely hattened. Both Of Dr. Gatess arms
ar, broken and his wife was probably fatally
"u! Eo, Smith lies at the confluence Of the Poteau
and Arkansas rivers. which flow on its south and
Vest sides and to the east hills which form
a barrier about that section. The storm struck
the CITY I'm the southwest section. at point
,~t ere The two rivers come together and near
the old fort From there X spread out over
The whole city, dipping down and scattering
destructlon here and there. There Is a rise In
the city toward the east To meet the hills on
that side aud most Of the damage TO property
and loss Of life was through mat section
After leaving Fort Smith the tornado veered
over and touched at Alma. about nine miles
mort heast Of here. causing considerable damage,
har , |
known. o.oooo
The Citizens Relief Committee has $4,000
for assisting sufferers President Robinson. OF
check for 81 900 The Missouri Pacific Railroad