The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-13

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 12.-Human
lives and upward of 81. 600, 900 worth of
property We're destroyed by a terrible
tornado which burst upon this city
few minutes past II o'clock last night.
The storm struck near the national
cemetery and tore its way through the
entire city, leaving its path reeking
with death and desolation. Men, wo-
men and children sleeping in their
homes were, without a moments warn
ing. awakened to meet death in the fear
full storm, while others more fortunate
and who escaped the fury of the wind
met far worse fate a few minutes
later in the flames which soon engulfed
many of the wrecked buildings.
The list of dead and wounded, as far
as can be ascertained, is as follows
The known dead
SILAS MINCER, a prominent young
merchant.
HARVEY RUTLEDGE, a negro.
MARY ZIMMERMAN.
Two unknown 'men-from Burgess
hotel
JOE GRISWOLD, a tailor.
JOHN MARTIN of Madison county.
j. B. RILEY of Madison county.
GEORGE CARTER, fireman at Grand
opera house.
JAMES SMITH. JR.
MR.. GRAY, wife and son.
ATLAS JONES.
FRANK LEFEVRE.
ETA KIES.
MRS. MILT BURGESS, proprietress
of the Burgess hotel.
Two unknown men, died al St. Johns
hospital
J. NJ. FOETZ, farmer.
JOE KYLE, a farmer. t
Two LEFENRE boys.
MILT KNAPTON, JR.
MRS. MILT KNAPTON.
JOE LUCAS. a negro.
ED FERRILL. butcher and his two
little children. Irene and Roy.
FRANK RICHARDSON, restaurant
keeper.
JOHN ADAMS.
MRS. CHARLES MAUNER.
= RITTER. a gardener.
MRS. WILL LAMSON.
LOUIS SENCEL.
MISS HOLDEN.
JOHN BADT. "a farmer.
MRS. MAGGIE SIIEEHANS S infant.
d. WEHLE, butcher.
JAMES SMITH, a clerk.
MRS. JONES.
The seriously injured: Mrs Braden,
arm broken: d. l.. Grimes, collarbone
broken. Martin. chin fractured and
side bruised; Hosea. jaw broken;
William Lawson. back injured; Belle
Martin. chest mashed: Tony Eberhart.
hips bruised: F. Eubbell. back hurt;
r. II. Crenholder back injured: A. B.
Stafford. back injured; Ashworth,
chest crushed: DIR. Gate. both arms
broken: Mrs. Gate. badly mashed: Mrs.
Gates mother. seriously crushed. Min
ME Burgess. spine injured; Mrs. Egrell,
injured about chest; Mrs. Hugh Rogers,
badly bruised about the body: Mr.. and
Mrs Ritter. caught under falling walls:
Mrs. f. FL. Brown, body crushed; Mrs.
| Luther Hunley. chest crushed. = Lane.
hip dislocated; Ed Yaden badly
bruised: = Wolsey, seriously hurt. r.
L. Hirschberger. shoulder dislocated.
injured about the head; Miss Lily Stahl,
seriously injured.
Its Awful Grandeur.
| The scene following the first terrible
| crash of the storm was one of awful
| grandeur. Business blocks, handsome
hotels and humble cottages We're razed
to the ground and scattered in shape
| less masses. Several of the wrecks
| caught fire and the infiamnable timbers
burned furiously The city was crowd
| ed with rural visitors. many of whom
were sleeping at boarding houses un-
| registered. For this reason the number
of victims who perished may never be
| definitely known.
| The storm struck the city near the
| National cemetery. and swept It's way
| through the heart of the town. LeaN
| ing Fort Smith Ii bounded by Van Bu-
rem and continued down the river. de-
molshing everything in its path.
News from outside points Is not yet
at hand. but rumors of much damage
as far south as Alma have reached
| here. it being reported that a number
of persons were killed near that place
In Fort Smith the tornado struck
Garrison avenue at the corner of Ninth
| street and made a clean sweep from
/ there To the Texas corner. Many store
buildings were demolished and the
/ stocks of goods ruined
Sixteen other business houses on the
| street We're badly wrecked. The upper
i floor of the block on the corner of Gar
| risen and Towsou avenues is used as a
/ fiat. The ruins caught fire from the
t night lamp. Seven bodies We're taken
| from these ruins. two of them being so
/ badly burned that they could scarcely
/ be identified. Burgess hotel. a three
| story brick on Towsou avenue. was de-
/ molished. There have been eight bod
! les already taken from the ruins. Res
/ cuc parties are still al work al both
I places and expect "a find several more
+ bodies
The federal court il in session and
! that brought a great many farmers