The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-27

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 2G-Reports are that from r to 50 persons were killed in tornado that struck south central Arkansas at o'clock this af- ternoon. Four are known to be dead at England, 17 reported killed at Keo and several are reported killed at the state convict farm at Tucker
 All wires into the storm swept dis trict are down and only meager de. tails are available
 The known dead are
 Albert L. swarts, a farmer living near England
 Three Negroes, one of whom lived two miles north of England and two who lived two miles south.
 The Swarts home was picked up and carried about 100 yards. Mrs. e$Swarts was probably fatally injured and an 1S-year-old daughter was badly hurt.
 The storm is said to have swept path about four miles wide and it is reported that several fires broko out in the wreckage Every physician in the little town of England has been called to the country to care for the injured
 Considerable alarm is felt here over the situation at the state convict farm at Tucker, where there is said to have been a heavy death list There are about S25 prisoners at the farm and it is feared that if the pla .e was struck that some of the cOnvicts might have escaped. Cartain J. R. Burkett, ! Warden of the state penitentiary. left here tonight with endorsements for the guard at Tucker Communication wKh the farm was cut off about O'clock this afternoon.
 Three were killed and five injured near Carlisle, 2S miles east of Little Rock. The dead are three little girls I Choice Padgett, aged 10; Allalee Padgett, aged 7
 Frances Snow. aged 9.
 Mir. and Mrs. Padgett, parents of the Padgett girls, were injured when their home was wrecked, and a son was also injured Several houses were blown down.
 J. w. Dean, superintendent of the Iron Mountain railroad, tonight re- ceived word from Pine Bluff that a storm has been raging in that city for two hours Many houses are re- ported to have been destroyed anl if is feared several lives were lost. Direct communication is cut off, but the railroad was able to reach the town via Shreveport La. The Iron Mountain reports a clcudburst be tween Little Rock and Pine Bluff, and the tracks are said to be under water in several places
 The home of Joseph Pilkngton, a farmer. 1 miles north of Pine Bluff was demolished and a number of barns and out building were either destroyed or badly damaged. The prop erty damage on the Pilkington farm is estimated at $20,000 Mrs. Pilkine- ton was slightly injured and two negro servants were badly hurt.
 Passengers arriving here tonight on a lOIlOH belt tram tndt P"H'S" through the storm district described scenes of destruction. However, they had no authentic information on the number of lives lost
 We saw furniture in the tops or trees and many other evidences ol destruction" said one passenger. ''Wires were blown down, trees up' rooted and in some instances snapped off like straws. and the ground was covered with wreckage. Several times our train was forced to stop while the men of the crew cleared the track. Near Haywood we saw house on ire it apparently having been struck by lightning. There were terrific flashes of lightning and all the time rain was failing in torrents.
 At one station man brought some pine tMigs aboard the train, which he