| Show ARKANSAS CYCLONE two score 0 of f human lives I and Sl worth of property Dest destroyer royeL fort smith ArK Jaa 12 Twos Two coro score ol df human lives and upwards of sa s1 worth of property were de destroyed stroye d bya by a tornado which burst upon it this c city 1 t y a tow few minutes past 11 last n night 1 g 11 t the storm struck near the national cemetery and tore iu its way through the entire city leaving its path reeking with death and desolation men women and children sleeping in their homes were without a moment ino ment s warning awakened to ace meet death in the fearful storm while others who were fortunate and escaped the fury of the wind met a far worse fate a few minutes later in the finies which soon engulfed many of the wrecked buildings the known dead silas mincer liar ilar vey rey rattled c mary alary join martin J 1 it T riley george carter carler I 1 mrs milt burgess Il two unknown men died at st johns hospital JM foutz joe kyle two cefre boys two unknown men milt knapton jr T mrs milt knapton joe lucas ed ferrill Vcr rill and his two little children irene and roy frank richardson ichardson II john adams mrs charles bauver mr litter hitter mrs will lamson louis geneel miss II li olden oldell john badt P mrs maggie aggie Nf s infant D Wc elile james jaines smith mrs jones james smith jr mr gray son and wife attas jones frank Lc lefevre fevre etta kles kies the seriously 21 2 it is now thought all the alie persons in the sooim m wrecked building have been accounted for I 1 the citizens relief committee lias has in hand for assisting sufferers president robinson ll of the frisco railroad unsolicited sent his check for 1000 Dusin business is practically abandoned all over dver the city and men of all classes ire are assisting in clearing tile the debris the scene following the first terrible crash of the storm was one of awful grandeur business blocks handsome hotels and humble cottages were razed to tile the ground nud and scattered in shapeless inas masses bes several of the wrecks caught fire and the inflammable timbers burned furiously the city was crowded with rural visitors many of whom were sleeping at boarding houses for this reason the number dumber of vic tinis who perished may never be definitely finitely ie known |
