The age-herald., 1898-01-14
FORTY THREE DEAD,
 SEVENTY INJURED This Is the Record of the Tornado at
 Fort Smith. WORK OF REMOVING DEBRIS
ExCaTatinS the Burned Buildings Has ! Been Progressing Rapidly.
BUSINESS IS PARTIALLY RESUMED
Two More Bodies Dug From the Ruins of the Smith Block, From Which Eleven Had Previously Been Taken-La-
 dies Distributing Food.

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 13.-The latest of the death list shows a total of forty-three lives lost in the tornado which swept through Fort Smith Tuesday night. Not less than seventy others are injured, a large number of whom are seriously hurt and several are expected to die. The dead are as follows:
 Gene Grebe, Mary Wilkinson, John R. Wright, Mrs. N. S. Dodson, William Orten Alfred Hosey Mrs Ida Ennis, James Hoop- CT, W. J. Watson, Frank Richardson, Atlas lone mes T. Griswold, MT. Grayson, Mrf D. lsayson, Mrs. Charles Maurer, J. M " F{1Cephas Lucas, John Lefevre George 1ovell Louis Sengol, Mrs. Mary Holder, Joseph Kyle, John Boldt, Mrs. Milt Burgess, J. J. Riley, John Martin, Phillip Ritter, James Smith, Jr., Willie Sheehan, Edward Farrell, Roy Farrell, Irene Farrell, George Carter, Miss Etta Kies, M.-E. Le- fevre, Charles Lefevre, Walton Knapton, Jr., L. H. Woole, Mary Kinderman, Mrs. M. D. Knapton, Harvey Rutledge Mrs. Will liam Jameson Slas Mincer.
 The work of removing the debris and excavation of the ruined buildings pro- gressed today. Five new names were added to the list of the dead. Two bodies were dug from the ruins of the Smith block, from which eleven had previously been taken.
 comprehened from the fact that thirty-five miles north of the city a quantity of tin roofing from Garrison avenue buildings was found. An unknown woman was taken from the ruins of the Burgess hotel today and was identified as Mrs. Ida Ennis of Elm Springs, Washington county, Ark. Her brother is missing, and 1t is believed that Rss body is still buried in the ruins. Business Partially Resumed.
 Business in the devastated districts where the buildings were only partially damaged was resumed today.
 Ladies of the city are at work distrbut- ihg food and clothing to the needy. The relief committed, composed of the promi- nent business men, find difficulty in hous- ing the sufferers. One hundred and fifty buildings were demolished and will have to be rebuilt to accommodate the people.
 Orton and Wright, two of the dead, were Indan Territory farmers, and had just step- ped into the Smith building for shelter.
 Memphis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Little Rock and other cities have wired readiness to lend aid if necessary.
 A census is being taken of the dead, in jared and property loss. The number of dead will not exceed fifty.
 Report From Van Buren.
 Van Buren, Ark, Jan. 13-Tuesday nights tornado played havoc among the fruit and berry growers few miles east of this city The killed are: Mrs. Jennie Tosh, killed outright; Miss Pearl Tosh died this morning; Ed Blakemore, killed outright. The fatally injured are: Helen Tosh, aged IS; silas Haley, aged II; and Mrs. s. W. Haley.
 There are possibly twenty others wound- ed in this (Crawford) county, while the destruction of buildings, fences and orch ards were very great. Local physicians have been kept busy, several of tho wound ed having been brought here. In most in- stances the worst sufferers are gardeners and small fruit growers who in the destruc- ton of their homes, livestock and orch- ards lost all.