The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
BAD STORM N ARKANSAS.
THIRTY OR MORE LIVES LOST AT
BRINKLEY.
Property Damage $1,000, ,OOO-Au
Happened In . Few Minutes but
Left Wake Of Death and Destruc.
tion.

Brinkley. Ark. March s.-Thirty or
more lives were snuffed out, 90 peo-
pie were injured and property esti-
mated 70 be worth s1.000.000 was de-
stroyed as result Of the tornado
which wrecked this little city last
night. or the known dead II are
white people. as follows:
Isaac Reed. Mrs. Isaac Reed, Rus
sci Reed. Raymond Reed, Porter
Foote. J. T. Starret. Harry Stovall.
Jr. Mrs. Ethel Phillips. Mrs. Bell
Darden. two children of Mrs. Darden,
Charles f. Benzee. A. M. Hood, un-
Identified man.
Among the most seriously injured
are: o. X. Dowdle. side and ankle
crushed: Mrs. e. Fl. Mason, arm
broken and seriously bruised; Daniel
Cummings. Injured about head; Rob-
ert Alexander. badly bruised; Mrs.
Claude Leakey, cut about body; d. ".
Donnelly, wounded about head; John
Headal of Memphis. cut about head /;
Miss Clara Rose. seriously injured !;
Thomas Rose. badly bruised; Arthur
Rose. crushed by timbers; Miss Daisy
Rose. seriously bruised: Mrs. ]. E.
Morelock,. both legs broken; Mrs.
John Smith. bruised about head and
chest: Edward Livingston. hip and
back injured: J. A. Stewart, bruised
and crushed.
The remainder of the dead and se-
riously injured are negro residents.
The tornado hovered about the city
only a few minutes. but its work Of
destruction was complete. The Ro-
man Catholic church, standing direct
ly in the path OF the storm. alone es-
capped damage or destruction and
stands q grim sentinel on a scene Of
desolation. Main street and Cypress
avenue. the two principal thorough
fares Of the town. are impossible and
are piled high with wreckage from
end to end.
Every business house Is In ruins
and there II hardly q home that has
not at least suffered the loss of a roof
or wing. The Arlington hotel was to-
tally destroyed. Eighty guests were
registered there but all escaped unin-
jured. The Brinkley hotel. Southern
hotel and Kelly hotel were all de-
stroyed without loss Of life.
Relief parties have been at work
all day caring for the dead and in
jured. The Rock Island and Cotton
Belt railroads have placed cars at the
disposal Of the relief committee and
many people are laving Brinkley
Peeking q temporary refuge at other
points near by. The dead were sent
to Helena. from which point inter
ment will take place.
Gov. Donaghey arrived from Little
Rock this afternoon In response to
call from the citizens committee. He
has the situation we'll In hand and
says food. clothing and shelter are
the things most needed. Hundreds of
people are homeless and are wander
ing about seeking temporary abodes.
Three special trains arrived from
neighboring towns today. bringing re-
lief workers. physicians and nurses.
The Catholic church has been con-
verted into hospital and here the
doctors and nurses are caring for the
Injured. The citizens Of Helena have
generously offered the use of their
homes for the destitute.
Mass meetings have been called for
tomorrow In. Memphis. Little Rock
and other cities to raise funds and
supplies for the storm victims.