Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-09
Aoo0 Killed and 10000 Des- t;tute As Result of Explo-
 sion and Fire.
RELIEF REACHES
 AFFLICTED CITY
po+hettc Incidents Connected Wkth +,,o Terrible Disaster in the Work of Recovering the
 Dead.

Halifax, IN. B., Dec. Or our t1lou- sand persons were killed in the burn ;no % and destruction of buildings re. snItinp from the explosion of amuni- lions ship in the harbor Thursday, ac- cording to estimates tonight by offici- als. The estimate: higher than any heretofore, was made after survey of the devastated district of Richmond, where acres of debris, probably will not be cleared for a month.
 Casualties in the Wellington street barracks announced tonight were: Kill ed six, missing, presumed dead, 27; badly wounded, Al; slightly wounded, 96: unaccounted for A; total, 314. In the married mems quarters 160 women and children were reported killed, missing and badly wounded. Thirteen sailors and petty officers were killed on the Canadian cruiser, Niobe, 15 other men are missing. Men of the naval forces dragged the water front today and recovered the bodies of 200 sailors, soldiers and workmen.
 To Aid the Living.
 Halifax is directing energies to aid the living. An out standing fact is that 10000 persons are destitute, and of this number perhaps one out of seven is suffering injuries, which in many cases are bound to prove fatal. Federal, provincial and Red Cross aid, supplemented by volunteer unites from other cities and the United States are being utilized to best advantage. The Massachusetts, relief train, stalled much of the night in snow drifts, arrived today, bringing the first contingent of physicians, nurses and supplies. It, was the first of several trains en route from the American side.
 Concerned Over Water.
 More than a foot of snow fell last night Today the storm passed, and the weather was clear and cold. The water supply is causing concern. Emergency repairs are being made as fast as possible, but the system was still seriously deranged this evening. The day, also, saw the lighting system recovered in part and after darkness the city looked little less forbidding.
 The property loss, variously esti- mated at from 10000, ,O0O to $50,OOO,- ooO, probably will prove to be nearer the minimum figure.
 The search for bodies goes on me- medically, and hundreds are exposed m temporary morgues thru which thousands filed, altho there have been lew identifications.
 ,u The Mercy of God.
 When the blow fell little Lola Burns, elghtyear-old daughter of John Burns, or Granville street, was on her knees Dy her cot saying her morning pray CTS. The house collapsed. Hours later Lo!a was found amidst the wreck age, hemmed in by fallen timbers, but quite unharmed, still on her knees praying fervently.
 The Soldiers Baby. /. In a cellar at Richmond a soldier % a3,, uniform was seen digging frantic sAy. It was Private Henneberry, who nag nag been overseas with the 63rd bat Mnon and recently returned home i, Here was my home," explained .ne soldier briefly, while he continued dg; "and l am sure heard a
 tuners gave him a hand, and sud- eenly from under the kitchen stove Sas revealed Henneberry's 18-months- gG Daby. Her wounds were super is' iiciaI' Btu the private's joy was short .H nveG. A little more digging exposed children. ~ anu ''0 o'A
 At one hospital several children s,a, "sie llsted as negroes from their gen. a! appearance. Later it was discov. su seu mat they had been white before Ae flames reached them.
 :. Halifax, N. S., Dec. 8.-A multitude Sa,ad aead lay tonight in the ruins of Wh Wvmes buried under two feet of snow. tos tnnen the exhausted searchers rested ,os ,0a orlef period, 1000 bodies had been sight. 'e e"o III noe yet III unly once before was the work in- " ,sfhsnSpted. hSpted. That was last night when e,;4s 4Ishzzard swept in from the north Toa T,sh 1orce that could not be resisted. srS day the sun heartened the soldiers tn "t !. sailors, and sent them in droves M sae devasted sections.
 ;n" "alhy funerals were held even dur .ae the heavy storm.