Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-20
WALHALL.A, SOUTH CAROLINA, u u
IN WEST CLAIMS MANV
Lives and Much Property Damage.
Worst Snow Of Winter In Rockies.

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Little Rock, Ark, April 1 6 FIFTY
known dead and more than hun
dred persons injured have been re-
ported in dispatche, receivel here
from sections of Southeast Arkansas,
swept last night by tornado.
Most of the loss Of life and the
greatest property damage occurred
in small communities in Miller and!
Hampstead counties. 81
Several fatalities were reported in
Miller county, and dispatches from
Hope, in Hampstead county, ut noonsi
conttined q list Of twenty dead.
Business in that town had been prac-f
tically suspended and every one was}
giving attention to storm sufferers.
; A fund Of $4,000 was raised there
| this morning and relief committees
were being formed. 1t was estimated
| that the damage in Hampstead cour-'
ty would exceed 100000. 5i
Reports from Prescott, n Nevada;
county, just east Of Hampstead, coiis
tanned list Of Is dead in Hempstead3
county, near the Nevada line. 1t was
also reported that 16 negroes lad
been found in remote section OF
the county, but there is no verificas
tion Of this report. l 8s5
One fatality was reported from:
Gravelly, in Yell county, ten miles
north Of Hampstead, and severe;
property damage is reported !, from.
Wrightsville, 1S miles from 1ittieS
Rock. w
Death List Mounts Rapidly,
Little Rock-Later.-A rapidly
mounting death list that may exceed
fifty, dozens Of persons injured and
property damage as yet unestimatad,
are results OF the tornado that cut
a wide swath across Miller ana
Hampstead counties, Arkansas, and
Cass { count n rs 3,
from the storm area augment rather
than diminish the extent Of the dam
age. and because Of the paralyzed
condition Of wire communication Of
tcials were of the opinion that sew
eral days might elapse before the
destruction is definitely known
Apparently the. heaviest loss of life
and property was caused in the two
Arkansas counties. In the rural sec
tions of upper Miller county, near
IeXarkana, I 1 persons are known ITO
have been killed and large numbers
injured. Dispatches state that from
10 to 20 persons were killed and
That scores were injured near Hope.
In Texas the damage was in the
vicinity of Varell, thickly settled
farming center west of Texarkana.
The dispatch reported an unknown
number killed and injured.
Heavy Snowfall.
Denver, Colo, April 1G.-The
Rocky Mountain region TODAY was
slowly recovering from the effects of
the worst storm Of the winter, which
yesterday covered the district with
snow, ranging from II to Ia inches.
blockaded railroads and paralyzed
wire communication in most direc-
tions from Denver. Train service to
the south. annulled last night, was
expected to be resumed to-day.
Chicago Wire Service Ont. :
Chicago, April 16. = Telegraphic
communication In the western and
southwestern sections of tho country
virtually were paralyzed to-day, ac-
cording to reports received here by
telegraph companies. A gale Of high
velocity accompanied by cold, driv-
ing rain, struck Chicago last night,
with conditions but slightly improy-
Ell to-day. The storm was moving
to the eastward.
Lives Lost in Texas.
Dallas, Texas, April 1G.-At least
seven lives were lost in a tornado
In Northeastern Texas late yesterday.
After sweeping sections Of Smith.
wood, Gregg, Cass and Bowie coun-
ties the storm passed. into Miller and
Hampstead counties, Arkansas, where
more than score Of persons were
reported killed Scores Of persons
were reported injured in the affected
area in Texas. Six of tho Texas ia
talities were at Avinger, Cass coun-
ty, and one at Atlanta.
Tho Center Township Sinpera