The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-10
State Assumes Charge of AT.
fairs in Arkansas City
For Time Being.
Terrible Work of Storm is
Summed Up.
NAMES OF DEAD AND INJURED

Brinkley, Ark, March 10.-Sol-
diers today took charge of the situa-
ton here. Clearing of streets has
begun. Systematic search of the
ruins for the dead will be made.
The following data briefly shows
the extent of the disaster:
Lives lost, IL whites, IS negroes;
injured, 100 whites and negroes;
houses destroyed 1000; buildings
damaged, 1000; buildings uninjured,
so; churches destroyed, white, 6
negro; churches standing, 1; prop
erty loss. 100000; people destitute,
estimated. 1000.
The official list of dead, recovered
up to the present time, is as follows:
Whlte-P. b. Foote, 55 years old,
member of firm of Foote & Gazola,
general merchants; is survived by
wife. Henry Stovall, Jr., Is years
old. employed as clerk in store oil
Foote & Gazola. ]. l.. Starrett, 35
years old, general manager OF the
Nebraska Bridge and Lumber COM
pany: survived by wife and two chill
|dren. Mrs. Ethel Bunch Phillips, 22
years old, partner with father. T. w.
Bunch, in confectionery; survived by
daughter and parents. A. w. Hood,
SIS years old, carpenter; survived by
wife and five children. Mrs. Belle
Dardin. 56 years old; survived by
three children. Miss Dardin, 16 years
old. Isaac Reed, As years old. farmer,
living five miles from Brinkley; sur
vived by wife. Raymond Reed, II
years old. Russell Reed. Is years
old. D fafMff2
Colored-John Simmons, wife ana
one child; unknown man; Flora
Wells, IL years old; Wells, In
FAINT: wife of A. Burgess; Emma
Watkins. Jim Sutton, Lucy Wells,
three members of family named
Lucas-two women and a man; five
unidentified negroes, three of whom
are women.
The Injured.
While only As of the injured were
given attention at the emergency hos
pital. established in the Greenlee
building, under the direction Of Di
e. d. Mcknight, 1t is known that al
least 100 were injured.
The list of those who were attend;
ed at the hospital and the nature OF
their injuries is as follows:
Arthur Rose, internal injuries, con-
dition precarious; Miss Clara Reel
back wrenched, fatal internal in,
juries; Daisy Rose. years old, back
BADLY wrenched and severely bruised
Thomas Rose. aged 10 years, arm
Idition precarious; Miss Clara Rose
aged Is years. hip broken; Mrs. e
In. Mason, broken arm; d. ID. Cum
mongs. 65 years old, head badly cut
bruised; J. e. Waddell. of Memphis
severe scalp wound. badly bruised
In. F. Donnelly, scalp wound; James
Stewart, scalp wound, badly bruised
mrs. ]. Il. Morelock, both leg;
broken; Mrs. John NJ. Smith, severely
bruised about hips and chest; Edwar1
Livingstone. severe bruises about the
hack and hips; Mrs. Isaac Reed, Sc
Iverely bruised, internal injuries. con-
ldltion critical: Mrs. Claude Leakey
wound in left ankle. badly bruised
10. X. Dowel. of Little Rock. back
land legs badly bruised; Carl Han.
Icock, IL years old, scalp wounl;
Willie Hood, 9 years old, scalr
lwound and severe bruises; Harry
Hood. 6 years old, scalp wound. left
leg fractured.
Negroes-Ed Willis, skull frac
ltured, condition critical; Julia Wells
Q years old, collarbone broken; ADD
lime Wells, hip broken; A. Burgess
scalp wound. arm broken; Jack Tay
llor. internal injuries; Tony James
scalp wound, badly bruised; Annie
Lucas, arm broken; Louise Pettis, In
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