Daily picayune., 1921-04-16
CYCLONE SWEEPS
 HAMPSTEAD COUNTY


 The family retreated to a rear room. and fortunately escaped with their lives One negro is reported dead and three seriously hurt on the Battle farm. The | injured darkies are, Jno. Fulks, Caezar Fuk and Nancy Tolliver
 Mir. Battle lost several cattle in the storm.
 At the home of Julian Harris, the wife and children miraculously missed death when the house went down. MT. Harris. who was on his way home and stopped in at Thede Shackelford's was among those killed. Lonnie Brooks home was destroyed like the rest the storm struck, but his family also were unhurt with the exception of himself, who received painful cuts and bruises whic hare not, however, considered dan gerous
 The Mascedonia church and grave yard felt the sweep of destruction, the old church crumbling to pieces and the tombstones were picked up and hurled hither and thither. Elmer Stuarts home was demolished and his family of three were sucked out of the house and blown several hundred feet, l but escaped with only slight injury to the baby.
 Uncle" John Taylor and family
 
 came in for their sorrow. when the mighty wind almost totally destroyed the home which had sheltered him for II years. We saw the old gentleman in his wreck strewn yard this afternoon, gazing with misty eye on the wind wrecked homestead. One must visit this storm swept area, like we did last night and today, in order to grasp the horror of the situation. How on earth so man yescaped in the houses that were literally whipped to pieces by the wind. we are unable to understand It appears as divine Providence must have at the last moment reached out its help ing hand to those in distress. At the home of Julian Harris we came upon the faithful dog, standing guardian over the wreck and ruin of the prem ises. The old family clock was seen in the debris and fits hands had stop ped at ] 20 D, m. At Jewel Bruce's. the wind laid waste to everything, and three unknown ne groes are reported dead in their cabins
 The known dead are
 Mir. and Mrs Thede Shackelford and their two children.
 Julian Harris.
 Mrs. Rodden | Unknown man at Pisgah, all white
 Colored dead: Cora Holt, and three others names could not be learned.
 Some of the injured:
 Mrs. Tom Bolt and daughter.
 Mrs. Tom Shackelford.
 Ms Eva Bonds. l Wes Farrell,
 Mrs. Tom Nolan.
 Edward Edwards. | Mrs. Fannie Bond
 Dr. Morrow. Grover Smith. 1 l.. H. Thomas. | John Biggers All white persons l CoIored injured: Lou May Holt. l Mrs. sNelson Jackson Clara Cappell,
 All these were severely hurt, but pro bable that all will survive,
 Immediately after the storm passed effort was made to communicate with Prescott from Blevins but trees had fal- len across the wires for several hun dred wards between Arcadia and Blew ins. When the news finally reached here. every available car in this city was put into service, carrying hundreds | to the scene of destruction. The doctors of Prescott responded quickly, and worked fast and hard among the in jured
 Both city ambulances hurried to the scene and brought the dead and injured to Prescott hospitals, The Prescott Chamber of Commerce, at a call meeting early this morning made a requisition on the government for 300 cots and 20 0blankets and 100 tents for temporary use by the ones left homeless. The same will reach here tonight and dader the supervision 1 of the National Guard, will be distribut- ed to the needy ones tomorrow. Old settlers declare that yesterdays storm was the worst that visited South west Arkansas. Stout hearted men and women, thankful for their lives, yet looking with wistful eyes on the homes destroyed, present picture of