The Green Forest tribune., 1898-01-20
The Ft. Smith Tarnad6.

The Ft. Smith Tarnadb.
 A terrible cyclone swept through the city of Fit. Smith on Tuesday night of last week, killing about fifty persons and doing damage to property to the amount of half million dollars.
 The dead, according to the Ft. Smith Sun of Saturday, are as follows.
 Ed, Roy and Irene Farrell. John Boldt, Mrs. Burgess. l. J. Riley, John Martin. Jo Kyle, Mrs. Nellie Lawson, Frank Richardson, George Lowell, George Carter. Louis sengel, silas Min Ger, Harvey Rutledge, (col.) James Griswould, J. M. Foutz, Mault knap- ton, Jr.. Cephas Lucas, (col.) John Adams. Mrs. Chas. Maurer, Phillip Ritter, Mrs. Mary Holder, Baby shee- h an, Louis Woehle, James Smith, Mrs: Malt Knapton, c. H. Hunter, Adlas Jones, Zeno Grebe, Jas. Hooper, J. R. Wright, W. o. Orton, Ann Saddler, (col.) Mary Wilkerson, Mrs. N. S. Dod- son, Miss Etta Kies, Mary Kinderman, Alfred Holsie, M. F., Chas, and John Lafever, H D. Toles. W. M. Watson, Ida Euis, Mir. and Mrs. Grayson.
 The storm began it's awful work at the National cenetry, near the South west edge of the city, leaving the noted burying ground in ruins. Crossing the principal thoroughfare of the city, Gar rison Avenue, hear Tenth street, GOV ering path about 200 yards wide clear through the town, every building it touched being demolished or badly 1 damaged.
 Several Carroll county people were ii the city stthe time of the storm but fortunately all escaped injury.
 Judge Worthington of the Harrison Land Office had g rather close call, a building having been wrecked adjoin- ing the one where ho was stopping
 The following letter was received from Nj. B. Russell Of the Fort Smith Kodak by his folks here, telling the story of the storm as he saw 1t: FoRT SMITH, JAN. II. 1 Dear Folks at Home.-Your inquiry received. 1 deem 1t useless to telegraph now as you have doubtless received my message ere this.
 Yes, am still alive, thank the Lord. I he work of the cyclone Was the most disastrous thing that ever came under my observation. l WAS just going to bed, when 1 noticed that storm was brewing. GOing to the window, the awful srteaks of li9lening and fierce gale told that there was some l dangerous Tn the atmosphere. All the members of the household were soon assembled in one room; and all excited beyond our senses, 1t seemed that the whole town was doomed. AS soon as it subsided, Mr. Corley and 1 rushed had gone only a block and 8 half, when to our horror, we found wrecked build- ings which completely blockaded the streets One building was burning, Oh, it was horrible thing to hear the groans and shreaks of the people be- heath the ruins! In few minutes several hundred people were upon the scene, assisting the fire department, 1 but in many instances tue fire was beyond control. Heroic work was done in removing debris to rescue the un- fortunates beneath Some were dead, nome dying. while others escaped un- 1 injured in one of the hotels destroy ed there were twenty-five boarders, seventeen of whom were killed.
 l went to the morgue Wednesday noon. A sight was here presented that was horrifying in the extreme. Forty nine bodies were lying upon the tables; young men, young women, old gray haired men, old ladies. girls and boys. Some were horribly mashed, others burned into crisp, while some appear ed only sleeping.
 The excitement has been so high that the people have been almost crazy. The town has been full of people every day since the storm. Some come to view the wreck, while others are here to see after father, mother, sister or brother who has been killed or injured.
 It is interesting indeed to hear some of those who escaped from the storm tell their awful tale of woe. Some fled from the third story of houses, while