The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-13
FIRE ADDS 10 \ THE HORROR b 0E #IHE sGEsE
Number Of Of Killed and Wounded Cannot iaa.
Accurately AseeIialned.3 ss
Property Loss Upwards OF 4; ii ii iiison
Dollars National Cemetery D ayass
'"ted7 LArgo nnd IIandaon,e 8 Hnild 81
inEs LeveIed 10 tho Gronha-Nesss 4
from Outlying Points 1nliease,Sss
That Considerable Dnnas 8 ssas 4
Done. ssS


Fort Smith. Ark. Jan. IL, 4, 1895. Ut ss
Two score Of human lives and d np-s
ward OF one million dollars swor thS 81 asss
property were destroyed by a ,tornad0
which burst upon this city a few 4
minutes past II O'clock last 1itehfS S'
The storm struck near the Ma tfon 4 nj
cemetery' :, and tore IT'S way through
me entire city, leaving dts path Smark.sS
Gu oy death and desolatlon. 81 M en- 81
women and, children were awakened
without moments warning togs meet
death by falling walls or In the ii ian,,es
which engulfed many of the wrec ecked
buildings. Ss5 81 81
the scene following thel first ter q
nc crash q ash Of Oft the storm was one OF awful B
grandeur, gran e t Business bio cks, ha nd some
mansions, hotels and Aumb e 4 cottage
we're sra2ed ard scattered iii i shapelesfss q
ninsses. several OF the wrecks Ica,ig fSsa
burned furlousIy. .$ { isfsi
Inc city was crowded with rural Wis t.S
Tors, many of whom were sleepinE nES q tsss
Doaruing-houses unregistered3as d. 3a sS For
thls reason the number; OF victims Who
perished In Fort Smith last night nave
'INci NC tuelHltely KNOWN,
The tornado struck GArrison y ave.
nue.. at the corner OF Ninth street ninda Il
Inade clean sweep from there To- the !,
IeNas corner. /. IsaacSon's store yvtt,a n
totally demolished and the stock Is A.
complete loss. Babcock's grocery ia an Il
the rear end blown out. 81
me foowir-; stores were tot aIIySS
demolished: Fleming Bros, coffee and 4
tea; Hartsfeld's restaurant: y Smith'sSs
grocery store. Martinez q sc con d hania u
store, j. Nance, dry goods; ;Fs mn q 68s \!
WILSON, groceries and city feed store.
"A number of stores were badly dam. II
aged. .55 ~ l,S2tssttssG
The upper floor Of the block on, tI1ieS
corner of Garrison. and TownseautaVeaM &
nues is used as q fiat. The. ruins% L
caught fire from the night lamp. Seven sff
bodies were taken from these ruins
burgess Hotel, three-atory briGk.sS
on ToWnseau avenue, was defnoIishs sd Sc:
There have been eight bodies already
taken from the ruins Rescue partiesg s.
are SIN at work at both places andss5Sj
expect to fnd several more bodies.
George Carter's house was one gof IL lie 4
first struck. It was turned conpl taIysa
over and is now supported on the r6ofsss
A half pane of glass was Gs driven,
through Carter's body, almost seyerfness
the head from the trunk. sSila ga
M. w. Burk's foundry was 4 dem oisSS b
ished. The beautiful Nationals Cerns4s$sI
terry is wreck, Fort Smith 81 $50 ,0d0S
High School building was ba dly sWren Esss5 sSs
ed. 1t was one of the few bull dimes y
upon which there was tornado Sira sifsss
ance. The tornado destroyed "a tWof{ issSss
toric buildings. Judge Parker, ,s5s resi- 81
dence Is badly wrecked and i,tfi ie Il oi3
rector mansion, where Albert PIKE
passed his days, is q pile of ashes Il EtiSa
ruins having caught fire from d ia IN Sily.; ilny.s;
ho "A f,t5et. roT,y
trail Methodist church were raj from g
the ground and are now on ySs I'll sse
tered pile of kindllng 7i wood ~ SsgHtE 81
Church of the Immaculate Concern ions$
and Brownscombe Memorial III 81 Iur6fTs
lost their spires and sas tainea 9TH aat8
damage. ~
The storm struck the city "a nsfi if fyssss ;SssssSs
National Cemetery and swept: ttiroTghs
the heart of the town. Leaving FsGFkS
Smith. it bounded for rVanBnrenttsf ar SsS
continued down the river q emo iii III ~
everything in Its path NeWs from soss fass
side points is not yet at & hand sgH
rumors of great damage Eas far D soTsi
as Alma nave reached here,ss
reported that a number ofs peSfsd df5ss$ -
were killed near that place. 2sss
1t is now thought al 4 the ners6nS j HE irSs
the wrecked buildings have sba aeni atss
counted for.
The citizens, relief commit led
$4,000 In hand for assls ting ssift reSaEass
President Robinson, Of the FriscoS pa sfss@
road, unsolicited sent his neck 9ssF:ss
$1,000 The Missouri Pacific rsS Stroasfss
also sent 1000.
Business Is practically alb al ions sS1 SFffssII
over the city and men Of a alI Il ii
are assisting in clearing th hes sss
SFayetteyille le. !.
wind and hail st ornn iSSas fE Ittss
part of the Stale last se1i
iagton, q little towJl fiYs Iea es
this place, sever bur S
pletely denfol sh g, s.
sons being
BIren ! IS Sd ii
mad 8 that descend n
las tgkt
half aolt sf ssSs
na til iii & M
ford ySs ieount ~
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