The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-03-11

RELIEF TO TORNADO VICTIMS
Hundred Convicts Sent to Brink
ley to Clean Debris.
Injured Being Brought to Little Rock
Governor Brings Order Out of
Little Rock, March Io.-Special.
Promptly on his return from the
torm-stricken city of Brinkley,
Governor Geo. w. Donaghey this
morning sent special message to
the legislature asking for an ap-
preparation of SIo,o 900 for the re-
lief of the Brinkley Sufferers.
A bill to that effect was immedi-
ately introduced in the senate and
read twice. 1t will be passed by
the senate tomorrow and by the
house Friday. The bill also pro-
vides for the relief of other cyclone
suferers,insthe state, the fund being
payable on vouchers signed by the
governor.
Sight-Seers to be Barred.
Gov. Donaghey this morning
received a teleglaphic appeal from
Mayor T. H. Jackson of Brinkley
asking that sight-seers be restrained
from coming to Brinkley. He
says that curiosity-seekers are
pouring in by the hundreds and
are devouring supplies sent in for
the relief of sufferers.
The governor has issued an ap-
peal through the press that outsid
ers stay away until conditions are
normal.
Losing no time in making p1epa-
atoms, Supt. James Pitcock OF the
Arkansas penltentiary, left this
morning on special train over the
Rock Island for Brinkley, taking
100 white conyicts from the new
penitentiary, with all the guards
and provisions required, and the
convicts are now cleaning the de-
bris from the Brinkley streets and
assisting the stricken residents to
get under shelter. The Rock
Island supplied the prison cars for
the men, in which they will be
housed while in Brinkley. The
men will remain there as long as
desired by Mayor Jackson to make
the town as presentable as pos
sible.
Injured Brought to Little Rock.
Thousands OF Hitchcock citizens
will go to Brinkley Sunday, when
cheap excursions will be run over
the Rock Island, to witness the
devastation of the Monday night
cyclone. About SO of the injured
were brought to Little Rock on a
special train last night to be treated
at local hospitals and more are being
brought in today. What supplies
could not be secured yesterday
were rushed forward today, several
thousand loaves of bread and large
quantities of fresh meats being sent
onl Ian early train.
Gov. Donaghey, having been on
the scene and being we'll informed
on what is needed, is attending to
the matter here. He brought order
out of chaos in few minutes after
he arrived there yesterday after
noon, and when he left the McCro-
ry and Helena companies OF the
Arkansas State Guard, under the
command of Adjutant General l..
P. Berry, were in charge.
Death List Growing.
AS the work of clearing the
wreckage proceeds the death list at
Brinkley is growing. Thirty-fve
bodies had been recovered early
this morning, II of whom are
white people, and it is believed
that the list will almost reach htty.
Less than d score of the 1000 busl-
ness and dwelling houses were un-
damaged and the majority OF the
stru :ures were literally wiped OFT
the earth.
Miraculous Escapes
Many are the miraculous stories
of escapes told by the survivors OF
the cyclone, but the most remarka-
BILE one was that OF family OF five
which had gathered in one room OF
the family residence for prayers.