The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-24
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structure a shapeless pile of bricks and
mortar. Across from the hall was q
large stone residence owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. Il. Richards and her fami-
ly. The family consisted of Mrs. Rich
ards, Miss Lizzie Richards, a beautiful
young lady sixteen years of
age, Mrs. r. II. Edwards, and
her infant child. Mrs. Edwards was the
daughter-in-law of Mrs. Richards, and
had run over for Il friendly visit. They
were all seated in the sitting-room, Miss
Lizzie upon the floor playing with the
baby, and the elder ladies were engaged
in selecting a dress from some samples
which Mrs. Edwards had brought over.
The whirlwind descended upon the roof,
crushing it in,
KILLING WHOLE FAMILY INSTANTLY
and, when they were taken out, Miss liz
zie had the baby in her arms, and Mrs.
Richards held the bloody samples in her
hand. The three ladies were crushed to
shapeless masses, and the baby was
beaten out beyond all semblance of hui
mainly.
Northeast of Mrs. Richards's house
was a barn, and in the barn-loft was Mr..
Edwards, son of Johnson Edwards. He
was instantly killed, while Thomas
Mayor, q young man who was on the
first floor of the barn, was terribly cut
about the face, and while not danger
ously injured is disfigured for life. The
barn was cut up into tooth-picks, and Il
fine horse instantly killed.
Across the street from the Richards
house, the wooden building occupied
by Levi Eastman was racked and shat
tered as if under the fire oi a hundred
guns, and the out-houses on the prem
ises totally demolished. Mr.. Eastman
was engaged in perusing a newspaper
when the whirlwind struck his home,
and was thrown violently from his chair
and against a partition, while his wife
was thrust through q hole in the west
end and Hpon the ground outside
though fortunately escaping serious in
%juries. Mr.. Eastman had made all ar
engagements for a contemplated over
land trip to Iowa, and had intended to
start on Monday next. The disaster of
last evening has interfered with his
plans, however, and his entire outfit
purchased new for the journey was
WRECKED By II wHIRLwIND.
just above Mr.. Eastman's house was
that of John Looney, which was lifted
from its foundation, carried 100 feet,
and dashed TO pieces. Mrs. Looney,
who was washing dishes, was carried
with the house, and was Subsequently
found in the debris, every bone in her
body broken, and almost mashed flat.
On tae eastern outskirts of the vii
lage, and in a path from thirty to forty
feet wide, houses, barns, shops, out
buildings, trees, fences, etc., were
scooped up and scattered into number
less pieces, leaving a great swath of
decentralization, involving a loss of
thousands upon thousands of dollars,
and sorrow which can not be computed.
The large and handsome
RESIDENCE OF EDWARD THOMPSON
is utterly ruined. The inmates were all
assembled in the sitting-room at the
time, and without an instant's warning
the timber came crashing through upon
them from every side. Mr.. Frank
Thompson was in a room in the second
story, and was thrown to the ground in
the yard outside, sustaining Il bad cut
on the head and serious bruises on the
right arm. Miss Dora Thompson, a
sister of the last-named gentleman, was
buried in the ruins, from which she was
extricated by her brother, who, regard
less of his own injuries, h~eroically saved
the life of the little girl. Shortly after
she was extricated the whole mass set.
tied and would have crushed her but for
the courage of her brother.
j. Jackson's house was then disposed
of and not a plank or stone left to tel
where it stood. Mr.. Jackson's son,
aged IA years, was killed instantly, and
Mrs. Jackson seriously injured by fall
ing timbers. A pair of horses in DR.
Kitloe's barn were
LIFTED 60 FEET INTO THE AIR
and then shot off in a tangent 90 rods,
when they fell bleeding and dead. They
were standing side by side in the barn
and when they fell they were only II
feet apart and still occupying the same
relative positions, the nigh horse IN the
nigh side, and the off horse on the of
side. AS they spun in the air, specta
tors forgot all fear of danger in watch