The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-14
TUESDAYS TORNADO.

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List OF Killed at Fort Scott Numbsrs
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FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. 13-Thc
latest death list shows q tptal OF forty,
three lives lost In the tornado which
swept through Fort Smith Tuesday
night. Not lees than seventy others ara s
injured, a large number Of whom arc
seriously hurt and several are expected
to die.
The work OF removing the debris and
excavation OF the ruined buildings Pms.
grcsssd to-day. Five new names were
added 10 the list OF dead. Two bodies
were dug from the ruins OF the Smith
block. from which clever had previously,
been taken. The full extent OF the storm
may be comprehended from the fact chat
thirty-flve miles nor.heas:io oft the cityia
Quantity OF tin roofing from Garrison
avenue buildings was found.
An unknown woman was taken from
the ruins OF the Burgess hotel to-day
and was Identified as Mrs. Ida Innis, OF
Elm Springs. Ark. Her bro thcr Is miss.
Ing and II Is believed his body 10 still
buried In the ruins. .,a r. II IS.
Business An the devastated tlfstficts,y
where the buildings werc only partly
damaged, was resumed t,-day. Ladies'
of the city are Mt work distributing food
and clothing to tho needy. The rehet
eomrnittec, composed Of the prominent
business men, find difficulty In housing
the sufferers, One hundred and Nifty
buildings were demolished and will have {:
to be rebuilt to accommodate the people.
orton and Wright, two Of the daad. /
were Indian Territory farmers and had
Just stepped into the Smith building for
shelter. Memphis, st. Louis, Kansaa
City, Little Rock and other cities have
wired readiness to lend add IL necessary,
A census OF the dead, injured and proper
ty loss Is being taken. The numberIof
dead will not exceed fifty. 2 tsss53
VAN sBuREN, Ark, Jan 13.--Tues-
day nights tornado played havoc among
the fruit and berry growers a few miles
eastEof 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 thireeen: Siias Haley,
aged eleven; Mrs. s. w. Haley. +
There are possibly twenty others
wounded in this (Crawford) county,
while the destruction OF buildings, f.nees
and orchards was very great. Local
physicians have been kept busy. several
physicians having brought the wounded /
here. In most instances the worst s,tf-
ferers are gardeners and small fruit
growers. who. In, the destruction OF their
homes, live stocSanI orchards, lost Sheir I
oil.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo. Jan. 1s.-The east,a
ern part OF. Tuney county. near che. Ar
kansas line, was devastated by Tues
day nights tornado and the village Of
Bradeyvillc, fifteen miles southeast of 3
Springfield, was partially Destroyed.
Mrs. Jackson was killed and her h.,s- {
band and children more or less injured {.
The family OF William Adams suffered
serious injuries and one report places
Mrs. Adams among the list OF the dead.
According To one ruuror four dead men
we're taken from the wreck OF the iirtIe {
town, but the story Is not believed here.
The storm came about IL O'clock, accom- e
panied by q hard rain. All the wagon
roads between Forsythe and Bratenvflle 5
are obstructed by fallen timbers and
travel is almost stopped.