The log cabin Democrat., 1916-06-06
ONE KILLED, MANY
 HURT IN COUNTY HEBER SPRINGS BEAD 29
Faulkner County in Path of Storm Costing Scores of Lives and Im-
 mense Loss Over the State.

thousands or dollars worth of proper ty damage was the toll eXacted in Faulkner county by the great storm which passed through the state of Arkansas yesterday afternoon, carry ing death and destruction in it's wake A twoyear-old child of Columbus Garland, northeast of Barney, is the only known dead from the storm in this county, but until the crippled telephone service is restored the full extent of the disaster will not be learned. Lines to practically every portion of the county are out of con- mission today.
 The Horseshoe Mountain neighbor- hood, north of Wooster, and the vi- cinity of Barney in the northeast DOT ton of the county were the greatest sufferers, according to reports reach ing here today. Beginning at Ger mantown, Conway county, where a negro woman was killed, several in- jured and many buildings destroyed, the tornado apparently followed a line almost due northeast, passing through the two places mentioned in this county and on to Heber Springs, Gle burne county, where 29 persons were killed and scores injured.
 D. Matchett reported to the Log Cabin Democrat this morning some of the damage sustained in Union town ship. The storm struck at that place shortly after 8 o'clock, he stated. the path of the tornado being only about DO yards wide. A house belonging to Sam Mckaskle, occupied by Alex L. Nichols and family, was totally de- stroyed, every member of the family being more or less seriously injured. The most serious injuries were sus- tained by MT. Nichols mother, who it was feared, could not recover. Barns belonging to J. I. Summers, Jesse Williams, H. M. Langston and Mont Howard were destroyed. Mr. Sum- mers' barn was destroyed on the same site by storm last March. When he rebuilt he took out $2OO tornado in- surance on the structure.
 An unconfrmed report reached here this afternoon that the store of w. L. Leiblong was destroyed at Guy and considerable other damage done at that point, but this report could not be verified.
 At Barney, where the only fatality thus reported occurred, the worst damage in this county was sustained The store, residence, blacksmith shop and tennant house of James Sanders were all totally destroyed. Several men were in the store when the storm struck and completely demolished it but almost as if by miracle no one was killed. MT. Sanders was badly hurt about the face and internally and Herbert Spradlin, who was in the storehouse, was cut about the head and arm. One man was pinned un- derneath the wreckage, but when il was cleared sufficiently for him tc emerge it was found that he was un- hurt. MT. Sanders wife and children feeling their house begin to move fled to a log stable across the road and though the residence was literal. ly blown to kindling, the log structure in which they took refuge was unin. jured.
 The path of the storm at this point was about 100 yards wide, according to s. w. Shock, who arrived here this lafternoon, after passing through Bar ney. The Baptist and Christian churches and the public school build ing were all demolished and house of Jacob Isaac's at Barney was un roofed.
 c. c. Garland's house, northeast ot Barney was totally destroyed, and hi. two-year-old baby was killed. Mir Garland and other members of tn, family are said to have been hurt.
 Thomas Bean and his son, John were seriously hurt when their hous, was destroyed, John sustaining , broken shoulder and other injuries.
 The house of Will Cummins, alst near Barney, was demolished and { horse was killed.
 Tracing the path of the storm iron Barney northeast a distance of abou five miles, which was as far as h, had heard from when he left home MT. Shock said total of 16 building.