Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-17
TORNADO DEALS DEATH
At Least Nine Persons Killed and
 Many Fatally Injured by Terri fife Storm.


 lay through White, Van Buren and Cleburne counties. the towns of Lit tlered, Albion, Pangburn and Heber suffering the heaviest losses.
 Homer Leggett, Littlered.
 Bert Leggett, Littlered.
 James King, Littlered.
 Mrs. James King, Littlered.
 Ira King, Littlered.
 Dennis King, Littlered.
 Alma King. Eittlered.
 Young lady school teacher who was boarding at Kings.
 A. c. Williams, near Heber.
 Infant child of MT. and Mrs. George Shipp, Culpepper Mountain.
 Total, 10.
 Fatally injured:
 Mrs. A. c. Williams Heber, Gle burne county.
 Mrs. Hoverton and child, Pangburn, White county.
 Mrs. Henry Wells, Pangburn.
 Mrs. Walter Pollard, Littlered, White county.
 Mrs. Tom King and child, Littlered, White county.
 Two children of Bud Worthen, Rosebud, White county.
 Mrs. George Shipp and one child, Culpepper Mountain, Var Buren county.
 Mrs. Dr. Pavatt and child. Slick Rock, Van Buren county.
  White county.
 Total, IA.
 Seriously injured:
 Infant child of King family, Little red.
 Miss Barkhousen, Littlered.
 Albert Killer, Ebert Derile. Walter Pollard, Littlered.
 Walter Muller. Pangburn.
 Unknown woman, near Pangburn. Mrs. Houston. near Heber.
 Buck Nicely, Searcy
 Two of the Pollard family. AL bion, White county.
 George Shipp, Culpepper Noun. tain.
 MT. and Mrs. White, Slick Rock. LIT. Pavatt. Slick Rock.
 Bud Worthen. Rosebud.
 Tom Nicholson and his family. Rosebud.
 Several people at PearAon, Gle burne county.
 The cyclone swept down upon Gle burne, White and Van Buren coun- ties without warning soon after dark and dealt death and destruction to everything in it's path.
 The greatest loss of life and prop erty occurred at Littlered in White county. Out of a population of 100, at least eight persons were killed, and several others were seriously in- jured. All of the dead were killed in one house. A party was in progress at the home of James King when the storm swooped down upon The town. The house was completely demolish- ed, the inmates being buried under the falling walls and roof. When the storm had subsided. eight dead bod ies were taken from the ruins. The bodies were those of King and his wife, their three children, Homer and Bert Leggett, and a young woman boarder at the King home An in- fant child of the King family was carried some distance by the wind and lay all night exposed to the ctld and hail which followed the storm. When discovered the child was nearly frozen to death. Forty-three resi- dences and sixteen barns were com pletely destroyed at Littlered, but no accurate estimate has been mao, of the total loss to property.
 Mrs. Walter Pollard and Mrs. Tom King and one child of Littlered, were fatally injured. At Rosebud in White county. the entire family of Thomas Nicholson were seriously injured and two children of Bud Worthen re- ceived fatal injuries.
 At Pangburn six residences were blown. down. A woman named Hov- erton and her child were fatally in- jured. Several barns were destroyed and large number of cattle. hogs and horses were killed.
 A man named Williams who lived near Heber was Killed.
 A large church at Pangburn was blown over half a mile and con- pletely demolished.
 Iii Van Buren county, the towns of Culpepper Mountain, Scotland and Slick Rock suffered heavily. At Gull pepper Mountain the infant child of George Shipp was killed and Mrs. George Shipp and another child were fatally injured. At Slick Rock, Mrs. Dr. Pavatt and her child were fatally injured. A number of others re- ceived less serious injuries Dozens of houses and barns were completely demolished.
 HATS AND HAT TRIMMINGS.