Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-28

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Wampoo and other settlements in that
section. could not be verified yeste
| day or last night, and it is now be
lieved they were untrue or greatly eX
! aggerated.
The belief is still held that there
will be belated reports Of the death
or injury of residents of outlying sec
tions, but it is generally presumed
now that the worst reports have been
received, of the work done by the tor
nado, in its leaping sweep through
this section of the state.
! Tucker Farm Untouched.
AS was stated yesteray morning N
The Graphic, the state convict farm
at Tucker was not touched by the
storm, and the alarming reports sent
out of Little Rock, that there had
been Is or 20 convicIs killed were
absolutely unfounded.
Fred Niven, anxious to ascertain
exact conditions at Sheriff. Geth.
semane, Haywood and other settle
ments and towns in that section,
started out early yesterday morning,
in his stripped Ford. At Sheriff. nc
learned of the Little Rock reports OF
many dead at Tucker, and in order to
do whatever was possible, for himself
and for his father. D. B. Niven, who
is ill here, he hurried to that place.
He found everything in Tucker and at
the state farm in fine condition, and
not touched by the storm.
q Mr.. Niven was unable to get re-
liable information as to conditions at
Gethsemane, some distance east Of
Sheriff., but The Graphic last night
learned, on the authority of son OF
Peter Notes, well~known farmer liz"
ing about one and one-half miles from
, Gethsemane that the town was not
damaged.
Mr.. Notes farm was visited by the
, tornado, his cotton gin and three
, tenant houses being destroyed, but no
: one was severely hurt there, nor did
, tie young Notes hear Of any one in
5 that vicinity being injured to any eX-
: tent.
Passes Grapevin" Section.
: Reports were in circulation here
: yesterday that the storm had visited
the Grapevine section Of Grant eDun-
I ty, but absolutely nothing could be
!, learned from that vicinity.
: 1t was definitely ascertained yes
t terday that Leota. in the southwestern
G end of Grant county, was not visited
) by the tornado Tuesday afternoon, rs
\ at first reported. An electrical storm
: visited that section, however, anG
~ struck the Parnell sore, shocking
e Charles Stevens, age 49, Hazel Par
: nell, age 10, and Judith Cary, age Il
: years. Stevens was talking over tht
y Telephone when the bolt struck tbs
d building. The three had virtually re
5, covered last night.
e| Roundabout reports from other sec
. lions of the southern part of Gran
&c county are to the effect that while
n some property loss was suffered j
Tuesdays tornado, there was probab
Nv no loss of life. nor was any one re
.. ported as having been seriously IN
jured.
Z Deputy Constable Jim Reldlnge
+ drove into the Double Wells sectio
Z of Jefferson dpunty yesterday, an
+ also went bit into Grant county, bit
4. found no storm damage that had nc
= already been reported. Mr.. Reidlngs
+ owns a place near Double Wells. bl
I 1t was not touched by the storm
+ which passed at distance of mi
+ or more from the place.
I More wounded Brougll. In.
+ More injured negroes were brougl
+ into Pine Bluff yesterday. for trea
Ilmenf and care, and late last night
+ was stated that all the wounded al
7 doing as we'll as can be expected.
81 Two negroes came from Sherrl
! in an automobile. and were sent
xithe Davis hospital as county patient
: Their condition is not serious, 1t
q said.
Il The Holderness ambulance MAJ
i another trip yesterday morning to u
& Dalton place, across he river, al
= brought in the following injured pc
i sons, all who dould he found IN
= considerable radius who were hu
! bad enough to need hospital ate
- ton: .
& Clara Crawford, negro woman.
4 ternal injuries. -,
Z Reed Smith, Mamie Pell smith a.
1Matthew Lee Smith, regro chlldre
4 all suffering with injuries about I
Z head and eyes.
+ AS soon as the magnitude OF I
Z storms havoc was app. seated IN T,
p Rl,,ff =. Thompson, Of Thomps
4lBrothefs' garage, took the garag'
Z service car and went ACROSS
= river TO the McFaddens ferry and y
ton place section. and secured :
8 country, to render VIVA a!d was p
% sible. The car returned TO the 9