The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-17
TORNADO SWEEPS
OVER PINE BLUFF
ONE MAN KILLED AND MUCH
DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES.
ENTIRE STATE Is STORM-SWEPT
Telephone Service Was Demora'ized
and Many Are Reported to Have
Been Injured.

Pine Bluff-The most destructive
tornado in the history of Pine Fluff
visited the city Thursday afternoon.
William Ivy, a contractor, was cleo
troouted by coming in contact with a
live wire which was blown down by
the storm. Death came instantly,
and his body was not released from
the wire until the current was smut
off at the powerhouse. Ivy Was on
his way to work when the fatal acct
dent occurred A number of persons
witnessed the tragedy, but were I'M
able to aid him.
The residence and business sections
of the city were strewn with wreck
age of all kinds. A number OF bust
ness buildings were unroofed, several
collapsed, many trees We're uprooted
and telephone poles are down in all
directions. Both light companies were
forced to cut off their service and
the city was in darkness. The Graph
ic the morning paper, could not pre-
pare its news and was unable TO &c
to press Friday morning. Candles
were utilized in homes and public
buildings.
The storm continued for fully an
hour, and hail fell for several min
utes. Meagre information from the
surrounding country indicates that
the storm was general. 1t is esti-
mated that the cotton crop in this
county alone has been damaged to
the extent of a million dollars.
Several launches in the Arkansas
were sunk and boats in the govern
ment fleet were blown upon rocks.
Reports indicate that the entire
state was storm-swept and that
while few fatalities occurred, great
damage was done to buildings and
growing crops throughout the STATE
and it is estimated that the total
loss will reach into millions Of dollars
Railroad men who have been OH
the road for years declare that the
storm was one of the worst and mosi
faf-reaching in its effects of any In
their recollection. All lines through
out the state were seriously damaged
Many washouts were reported, at
least one wreck occurred, and It will
be some time before traffic is res ored
to normal.
David Meadors, a farmer living
two miles east of Van Buren,, wa
di owned while trying to reach his
home from field where he had been
| koeing cotton. He left the field il
a wagon drawn by his pillow team
On his way home he had to cross 4
creek The stream was badly swol
len and the water concealed the place
where small bridge was located
Evidently thinking that he was mead
ell for the bridge. he drove into the
| stream. No bridge was there and
Meadors was drowned
Not far from the scene of Meadcrs
| death a Frisco freight train drawn
by two engines struck a culver mat
was partly submerged. Weakened
b. the torrent of water. the bridge
gave way under the first car. a
number OF boxcars were derailed and
piled up in the stream. The train
was RUNNING slowly and no lives
were lost
Reports from Russellyille are 10 the
effect that the peach crop is com
pletely ruined, as a terrific hail STORM
visited that section
Jonesboro was hard hit b. ra;a
and hail accompanied by much
lightning.
Much damage was done in The VI
entity of Mulberry Streams there
are all out of their banks.