Evening star., 1909-03-09
THIRTY DIE IN STORM
Fifteen Others Hurt in Wreck
of BrinkIey, Ark.
WHOLE TOWN is IN RUINS
Entire Business Section Demolished
by the Wind.
STORM GENERAL1N SOUTHWEST
Buildings Destroyed In Many Places
With Loss of Life Reported.
Relief Trains Sent.

81. LOUIS. March IA speclal 10 the
Post-Dispatch from Brinkley. Ark. says:
rh;,.,, ,, .o,o ,,riod ohont A.
nii'y peisohs "eie N'i'eu' ooo"'
teen were injured and more than $1.OOO,0OO
:, ro,,..+,, ,,.s ,~,-o,, ..rsaa hv tornado
III piope''S 'oes was oouSou ~
.. "1p. 'A s .;.o o,t
- 40
o' every ten residences were oe''i0' GU
Brinkley has 5000 population. =
WHEATLEY, Ark, March 9.-Refugees
from Brinkley. Ark, which was devas-
tated by a tornado last night. are arriv-
he dead and probablv fifteen were in
-
Inc deau:
Porter Foote.
J. l.. Sterrett,
u.rr,, stoy.u ~
49,, j.
M's' Fhlhps.
Two unidentified men.
Brinkiey is town Of over 1900 inhab-
h~s,a..s ..,t,nn aa sa,,o1,s,sa ~, +,,s
business Sec''o" was ue'o''eu oS INC
storm. ana propaoiy ~ per cent OF the
residences were razed to the ground or
rendered uninhabitable. Relief trains
h.,.. .,., =. ~. 60. .. u It,
na.,...,....a .u."s
communication IS interrupted
Reports from southern and southeastern
Arkansas say that heavy wind storm
passed over those sections last night do,
small buildings. but no loss e Of life is re- re-
ported.
Caught in Wrecked Denot.
r NJ Eim.u -orrood o,er..o- 81
prr.,ev ono 40 ,ta e-st ~ rea.h ro,,,t
~ .o,,,,,,,n;.o+,on - s,,r,-,o, oia for +ho
devastated town rronb,co11v daxor,has
~. s.an.s ,,,,,o.a,.ta,,, ,oi,,n,n- ~
-. '"'
passing or the storm. iogether with sew
eral companions kimmell was In the
Rock Island depot when the storm
struck. AS II 1t we're toy the substan-
tial structure was twisted and broken.
the occupants being caught among the
falling timbers. bruised. but otherwise
an honr;s efrort t5ex fn,,nd he go toun na,, in
darkness. the streets filled with a terror
strlcken tnrong. tneir shrleks minglns
no;t,ent ~ eashe. ~ iie,tniur rerao, cd
wreckase everywhere. portion of a
building standing here and again only
tangled mass OF debris AS kimmell
anu shra ms tonpaons .o, INA naoe a1.s, etee Was @
of .he 5and nrS st,rnLy,.d ntan a&hsro
who were n,onnIsd 0'e'
HndHad oho,,t ~ -,,,, 80 .,.,- .,,,..
f,,,,Ilia. r,n.. .t,.ds.~ 4. ..o,,.. >U.-,.
to.ath., ~ $50. .'u..,S ,h; =" eoups, tns.hs
seerche- vss srn,,rn 49, ohn,,t a. 'u .',as. %
-,i.ssrr ,.,ahs Se ne SoUue T,I ~ II1s' ~
'e '''oe' ~ '''o AO"'e"oo
Fire Adds to Terror.
A. tho nortv ,,.rtad T., ,a.v. pr,,x,.
o I'''' "'e .eu " ,e"Se ID 'i""'eS'
intending 10 walk 70 " heatiey' the nearest
town, a Gre broke out. When two miles
from Brinkley, Kimmell and his party
were forced to retrace their steps be-
go. -.
=. ."e sa.o s lnes ie.u'heu
the nre had gained headWay. ana. tanned
oy the stin wind. was spreading: but by
prompt WORK the citlzens got the mas
tery.
boaroing an engine, kimmell and his
companions. J: N. Wojtansk. Richards.
nneman, and Conductor Gale. made a
quick run to Wheatley. bringing the
news OF the storm and an appeal FOR aid.
loss ~ Life Elsevhare
LII LIE rOCh' Ark Marcn S.-SeVerai
persons are reported dead and a number
injured al the result Of the violent storm,