The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-21

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tian county Ark. II 10 situated on the
east bank of the Arkansas river. just
north of the Poteau river. The popu-
lation Is n. 900. about % per cent COLI
ored. 1t Is a manufacturing town and
one Of the most thriving in the south
west. Before the United States court
there lost criminal jurisdiction over
Indian territory it was the scene of
more legal executions than any other
place in the United States.
Garrison avenue is the principal bust
ness street 1t runs east from the riv-
err. The wholesale houses ase west of
Sixth street. Ninth street and Garri-
son avenue. where the full force OF the
tornado was first felt. is in the heart
Of the retail district The wrecked Bap-
fist church is a little north of east OF
this point, and the Brownscom church.
which was damaged, is a little east
of north. The storm passed northeast
from Garrison and Ninth streets, APP
parently Jumping about twelve blocks
before striking the high school, which
is located in the northeast corner OF
the city, the new and fashioned BILE resi-
dence neighborhood.
Alma. the town said to have been de-
stroyed by the same tornodo. is about
IA miles northeast OF Fort Smith. d
A Line Of Death aud Devastation Through
Crawl ford County.
VAN buren,. Ark, Jan. lS.--The tor
nado that descended upon Fort Smith
crossed the Arkansas river one-half
mile south Of here and tore path 200
yards wide through this Crawford
county and dealt death and devas
tation to rything in its path.
The Disaster Foretold to the Very Night.
Fir. SMITH. Ark. Jan. 3.-rhe tornado
with its accompanying devastation
and disaster was foretold to the very
night. Aunt Katy Us she is known,
is a local fortune teller Of consider
able renown among people who peer
into the future out Of curiosity or from
other motives. She lives in a little
frame building ut the end Of the Tow
son-avenue street car line.
Last Friday afternoon party Of So
cietv young ladies made the trip to
| Aunt Katy's hut aud listened to the
prophecies she made for each OF them.
In the course Of the fortune telling she
said:
| Fort Smith will be swept by a
tornado next Tuesday night. Many
people will be killed aud great dam
age will be done"
1 =. al l,,,
profession. She is maker of hot
tamaies and by the sale OF them sup
ports herself and five children. She is
perhaps so years of age, and shows
that her lot in life has been no easy
one.
Il have been telling fortunes since
was II years old" she told reporter,
and II have never failed in all that
time
The weird prophecy was a strange
coincidence.
| A Pathetic Scenc-Littio brother and SIS
ter Taken from the Ruins Dead.
Fort SMITH. Ark, Jan. 13.-"My
God, this is is awful. What shall dc
with this child?" The speaker was a
| rOuRn, DeaTueu man. lle WdS stauu'
ing in front of the ruins of the build
ing from which the bodies OF the
Ferell family and the other victims
were being taken. In his arms lay the
limp and lifeless form of little Ray
Terrell, which had just been taken
from the ruins. The speaker gazsd
into the tiny white face and looked
for spark of vitality. There was
none.
moment or two later the body OF
the little sister, Irene Terrell, was
brought out clothed in her night robe,
aud it was hard to tell whether she
was dead or only sleeping. But a
hasty examination showed that the
lives of both children had been blotted
out.
what shall we do with the bodies,
asked the first speaker of the man tc
whose care had been been intrusted
the second little white-robed form.
The only thing you can do is 4
take them to the morguc," said by
stander. whose eyes were moist Ant
50 to the temporary resting place o.
the dead the bodies of the two chill
dren were conveyed.