Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-13

- Hitter, gardener.
MRS. Will Lawson.
Louise Sengel.
Mss Holden.
Mrs Maggie Sheehan's infant.
L. Woehle, butcher.
James Smith, clerk.
Mrs. Jones.
James Smith, Jr
MI Gray. son ant wife.
Atlas Jones. ...... IT,.
frank Lefebvre.
Eta kies,
The injured:
Mrs. Breden, arm broken.
II. l.. Grimes. collar bone broken.
Martin. chin fractured ana side
William Lawson. back injured.
- Hosea, jaw broken,
Tony Eberharr, hips bruised.
F. E. Hubbell, back hurt.
r II. Crenh4 11er. back Injured
A. Z. Stafford. back injured.
= Ashworhh, chest crushed.
pr Gate, both arms broken
Mrs. Gaze, badly mashed.
Ms. Gates mother. seriously injured
Minnie Burgess spine injured.
Mrs. Grell. injured about chest.
MRS. HYgh Rogers. badly bruised
Mr. and Mrs. Ritter. caught under
falling walls.
Mrs. F. H. Brown. body, crushed,
MIS-. Luther Huntley, chest crushed.
= Lane. hip dFslocatei.
Ed Yaden. badly bruised.
- Wolsey, seriously hurt
X. L. Hirschberger, sh uldtr dislocat-
ed; injured about head.
Miss LILY Stulal, seriously injured.
The scene following the first terri atic
| t4raSh of the storm was one of awful
grandeur. Business blocks. handsome
mansions, hotels and humble Gotta ees
in
masses. Several of the wrecks caught
| fl7'e anil the inflama BILE timbers burned
furiously.
The city was en- wded With rural Wis
itoass, many Of whom were sleeping at
boarding houses unregistered, For this
reason the number of victims who per-
1shed in Fort Smith last night may new
er be<d definitely known.
The tornado struck Garrison avenue
at 'rhe corner VI Ninth street and made
clean sweep from there to the Texas
corner '-----%---s
lShed and the stock was complete loss
Baocosk's grocery store had the rear
end blown lut The following stores
were totally nollshed:
Fleming Br hers. coffee ami tea:
Harris restaurs 1T; Smiths grocery
store: Martinez's secondhand store; ].
| Nance, dry goods; Mar & Wilson, gro
ceries; City Feed Store.
A number OF stLTeS We're badly dam
aged. The upper floor of the block on
the corner Of Garrison ami Tosseau
avenue Is laid fat. Seven bodies were
was demolished. There have been eight
bodies already taken. film the ruins.
! Rescue parties are still at work at both
| places and expect to find several more
bodies.
George Carriers house was one of the
Rre,k IL. "a
over and is now supported on the r.of.
| A half pane Of glass was driven through
Carriers body almost severing the head
| from the trunk.
| NJ w. Burk's foundry was demolished.
| The beautiful National Cemetery is a
| wreck. Fort Smiths $4,000 high school
| building was badly wrecked. 1t was kre
of the few buildings upon which there
| was tornado Insurance. The tornado
destroyed two historic buildings. Judge
Parker's residence - badly wrecked
| and the old Rector mansion. where AL
| bert Pike passed his days. is d pile of
| ashes, the ruins having caught fire from
| lamp
1t is now t!inught all the persons in
| the wrecked buildings have been &C.
counted, for.
| The Citizens Relief Committee has
$4,000 in hand for assisting sufferers.
! President Robinson, of the Frisco Rail
The Missouri Pacific Railway also sent
| 81. 900.
Business is practically abandoned all
| over the city and men of all classes are
| assisting in clearing the debris.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, Jan. 49,
| A terrific wind and hailstorm swept
over this part OF the State last night.
| At Pennington, a little town five miles
West of this place several buildings
were completely demolished. a number
| of persons being injured.
| VAN BUREN,, ARK, JAN 12.-The
| tornado that descen~ upon Fort
Smith last night crossed the Arkansas
river half mile south of here and
tore a path 200 yards wide Through
this (Craiwford) county.
The house of Frank Boatright was
demolished. Boat wright, son and a
daughter. were badly injured. The
houses of Walter Haley and Mrs. KEEL
Ter were on an adjoining farm and were
blown entirely away, not a vestige of
them being left. The families OF both
| Were injured.
Charles Wright was blown from his
house and fatally injured. Ed. Blake
more was instantly killed by his house
falling on him. The house of Mrs.
Bash was demolished. She was crush
ed to death and two of her children,
aged ard 16. nTere fatally injured.
1t is estimated that 100 head of cattle
and horses were killed. "a mass meet
ing is being held here tonight to relieve
the destitute.
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