Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-20
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 Little Rock, April 19.-Twenty two known dead, at least 100 in Jufed and an immense property los. were the results of a series of tor n&does that swept through north western Arkansas late Sunday night
 Communication with the storm. swept section. all of which is located in the Ozark hills, is difficult al best and as a result of the storm the limited means of communication are greatly crippled. 1t is feared that many persons were killed and injured in addition to those already reported
 An unconfirmed report from Blame, Logan county, told of 20 per sons being killed there.
 Apparently the tornado twisted it's way through Yell, Logan, Franklin and Johnson counties in western Ar. kansas, then leaped across adjoining county to strike down in Boone, To- cated Tn the northern ost tier of Ar kansas counties. Yell county bore the brunt of the storm with IS deaths reported. The other four were in Johnson county. The entire families were wiped out in the Harkey's val ley community of Yell county. MT. and Mrs. Chas. Howe and their four children and Dan Howe, father of Charles Howe, met death in the ruins of their home. The only survivor of the family was baby that was carried 200 yards by the wind and unbarmed deposited between two up- rooted pine trees. An uncle of Charles Howe, who lived close by, was severely injured.
 A woman named Mrs. Brock and her five children were killed when their home in Harkey's valley was de- nollsiled. The husband and fath- er was in Oklahoma where he had teeD called on business The list of dead so far as report 1 ed is as follows:
 Haikey's valley, Yell county-Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Howe and four chill dren and Dan Howe; Mrs. Brock and five children; Mrs. J. w. Bell and sen, John Bell and man named Murphy.
 1 Mrs. Mike Teague, near Belleville, ' Yell county.
 i Mrs. Cahrles Zachary and three children, Hickorytown, Johnson coun- ! ty
 Denver Snow Bound.
 Denver, Col, April 19-Slightly Improved weather conditions today promised relief from the blizzard which has held Denver storm bound Tor AS hours.
 Light snow was still falling, but the wind which had been piling it into huge drifts that blocked rail- fGad tracks and city streets has abated, Heavy street sweeping ma chlnes and snow blows had taken up the task of opening the streets to traffic.
 The downtown hotels were filled With people caught in the heart of the clY by the storm and barred rom their homes.
 several of the main downtown streets, closed to traffic by proc lama ton by Mayor Bailey, were be- Ing cleared as fast as possible.
 Ihfee ministers among the passen- gers on Union Pacific train stalled near Longmont, Col, conducted Sun l "' 'iSeS III oHe ol CHS COdCl- es.
 Two trains will arrive over the Burlington today. but all others were reported as "indifinite." All trains have been running many hours late.
 Because of wire conditions no re- ports had reached here concerning possible storm losses in rural dis tricts.
 Snow in Nebraska.
 Lincoln ,Neb., April 1e.-Railroad traffic in Nebraska was badly crip- pied today by a blizzard which be- gan in the western part late Satur- day. Reports from Alliance said fears were expressed that there would be heavy loss of live stock.
 Snow was still falling in western Nebraska today, but the wind had abated. Snowplows were being used to keep the railroads open. The Burlington reported long delays to trains on it's Denver-Chicago and