Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1911 — LAND RAVAGED BY TORNADOES [ARTICLE]

LAND RAVAGED BY TORNADOES

Arkansas and Missouri Latest Sections to be Visited. HURRICANE AND WATERSPOUT Residences Near Conway, Arie, Are Wrecked —Four Persons Reported ' Killed and Another Town Wiped Out. Conway, Art. April 14.—Much damage to property and serious injury tc several persons were caused by a hurricane. accompanied by a waterspout, that traversed this county from west to east across the central part about At Wooster the residences of G. J. Pearson and James Smallwood were demolished. The buildings of R. L. Morris and D R. Burnett were wrecked; stores of R. Row son and. residences off J. L. Patten, Ed McLain and George Hobbs were blown from their foundation and wrecked. The Burke school house was destroyed and Roy Berk’s house and barn demolished. Jesse Wilcox. Carl Patten and Mrs. Alfred Dilber were seriously injured, the house in which Mrs. Dilber resided being blown to pieces At Vitons Sam Huddleston’s house was wrecked. Doss Brill’s house was blown away, the public school buildtag was partially demolished and the homes of Noah Forrest, Earl Hyatt. L. G. Moore, Sam Forrest and Allen Sherrod were badly damaged. Four persons are reported killed at Plummersville, and the town of El Paso, on the eastern border of this county, was wiped out of existence and many off its inhabitants killed and injured. Much loss is reported to property in other places. Within thirty minutes the government gauge showed 2.64 inches of raintai! here.