Newport daily independent., 1918-04-04
TORNADO KILLS ONE AND DOES
 HEAVY DAMAGE
HARRY DAVIS SUCCUMBED TO
 WOUNDS LAST NIGHT.
Missouri Pacific Roundhouse Is Wrecked and Part of Structure Is Blown Against Buildings
 On Front Street.
ROCKING MILL IS BURNED.

NO0nAsU miLL ID Do
 Harry Davis, a young man aged about 25 years, is dead and Engineer . Moore and H. s. Stroupe, employees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com pAny, were injured yesterday after noon at o'clock when tornado coming from a northwesterly direc- tion struck and demolished the rail- road round house, located just across the tracks from the passenger station. Young Davis was coming from the Daugherty warehouse just south of the roundhouse and making his way across the tracks when he was picked up by the tornado and blown against the water tank nearby. He sustained ghastly wound in the head.
 Mr. Davis was moved to a local physicians office, where he received medical aid, and died after being re- < moved to his home, about midnight. Mir. Davis leaves wife and two small children, for whom the entire community mourns.
 Engineer Moore, who is employed on the White River branch of the Missouri Pacific, was in the round house when the tornado struck the building and sustained bad wound on the leg when hit by a flying piece of timber. He is forced to get about on crutches. H. s. Stroupe, who was working in the roundhouse, received a wound on the arm, but is not seri- ously hurt
 A few minutes after the round house was wrecked, lightning struck the stave mill of R. B. Hooking, short distance south of the round house, and ignited the sheds which were filled with slaves. All of the mill was not burned, but the portion not burned was damaged by wind. Mir. Hooking places his fire damage at about $1OOOO and damage from wind 1t about $7OO. The fire loss is par tially covered by insurance. The main portion of the mill was unl oofed by the heavy wind. A car of bauxite was destroyed by the fire, and car of hay was partially destroyed.
 The tornado, which so unexpectedly struck Newport was the first in the history of the city. It is believed to have gathered short distance north west of the city, sweeping down on the river, capsizing boats, and then hitting the roundhouse Timbers and iron works of the roundhouse were carried annd deposited on Front street, just below the Van Noy hotel, and pieces of the flying timbers and iron crashed against business houses on the south side of the street and did considerable damage. The tornado spent itself within this small area, al- though a heavy wind was prevalent un Main street in the southern part of the city.
 Tn the residence section, and on Main street. damage occurred to a few buildings. The brick chimney at he residence of c. A. Hillhouse was blown down and deposited on top of $. G. Parker's residence, next door Across the street windows in the O'Neal residence were broken. Along Main street fences were blown down and several trees stripped of their limbs.
 The roof of the Main hotel was blown away, and windows were broken
 -lanaaoa S75.
 rvata glass. si~rs e~' o~-~;n~s at Cooksev's Cafe were wrecked. Dam- arc S150.
 Doors and windows in Farmers Hotel on Main street damaged about $1O.
 The Watson building at the corner If First and Main streets was un-
 
 roofed and plate glass windows were wrecked. Damage unestimated but covered by tornado insurance. The Lawler Furniture Company is located in this building, but Mir. Lawler's damage was slight. though he had narrow escape from injury, as he was standing near the front when the tor nAdo hit the building.
 A plate glass window and awning at the Avera Furniture Company were wrecked. Damage about $100.
 Awning was blown from the front of the Bailey building and carried to the roof of the building.
 The houseboat belonging to F. F. Draper was in the nath of the torna- .S Al