Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
Several Persons Hurt and
Number of Houses Blown
Down Near Grapevine.
HUNDREDS ATTEND
BRIDGES FUNERAL,
.,rs. SIep Norris and Jim Files Most
Seriously Injured in Grant county
In One Of Wrecked Houses We're
II Persons. Nj Escaping.

The funeral at Double Wells OF
Frank Bridges and James bridges;
the death at a local hospital OF Ed
Marshall. 10 year old son of Ward
Marshall. negro storm victim: and the
receipt of definite news showing NO
loss of life but heavy property damage
in Grant county, were the outstanding
features yesterday, in the aftermath
of the visit of the tornado in this SCI
ton of the state Tuesday afternoon.
Hundreds of neig!bcrs and scores
of friends from several counties IN
this section of the state, were in at
tendance at the funera! Of the Bridges
boys, who were among the best know I
Young men Of this part of Arkansas.
Quite a number Of their friends and
| schoolmates at Ouachita college,
Arkadelpha, were in attendance, as
were many relatives and friends from
Pine Bluff.
The services we're conducted by
Rev. Joe Iankins. pastor Of the OHIO
street Baptist church Of this city, who
drew a strong lesson from the sud
den and tragic end met by the two
BOYS. who, he said, were prosecuting
their studies for the ministry, and
had lived clean. Christian lives, pre-
pairing themselves to meet their Sag
Jour. The interment was in the GENE
terry at Double wells
Negro Roy Dies.
The death of Ed Marshall. the ne
gro boy so badly hurt when his nome
on the McFadden ferry road wa
wrecked brought the Geath list in tn
several counties visited by the storn
to Is.
The boy was terribly injured, nj
skull being very badly mashed. In II
operation at the hospital, severa
pieces of bone were removed from tn
head by the physicians, but at no tim
was any hope held out.
IT was stated last evening that al
the injured are progressing nicely
and that only three or four are in
critical condition as result OF thet
injuries.
No Deaths In Grant.
C. Il. Shell returned yesterday al
ternoon from the southern end c
Grant county, where he had gone
ascertain what damage, if any, ha
\ been done by the storm.
In the Grapevine community. ther
was no damage done, he said. D.
about five miles southwest, along tn
river several farm homes were as
, stroved. . considerable number
barns and outhouses were wrecke
much minor damage done, and sewers
nersons injured, although no one We
seriously hurt.
Jim Files, white farmer, who's
: home was wrecked was perhaps mo-
, seriously hurt than any other persc
: in that vicinity, as he suffered sever
Is ribs to be broken, besides recelVif
: general bruises and cuts.
e Shen Morris home was very bad
IS damaged, and Mrs. Morris was pal
fully hurt by the wreckage.
e Something of miracle apparent
e was worked at the home OF Rur
Adams. where the house was wrecke
a but virtually no injury was suffer
by any of the II persons in the nou
& at the time the tornado struck IL a.
= tore it into splinters.
he G. Fl. Davis lost his home in I
N storm. and George Reynolds nor
e was very badly damaged. One not
lie was blown down on the J. A. Sn
Mace. and the home Of ]. M. smell "
De badly damaged, although it can be
7, paired
n Across the river, the Childre
II home was damaged and other pre-
ne erty loss was sustained although 7
ne in serious legree or large measu
a No one was seriously hurt there.
IN Mr.. Shell sale the path OF the stol
rs was very narrow in that section
~. could be told from the strip tnrou
wooded country, where trees q