, 1878-10-05

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ruins, where they had been buried for
Two long hours. Miss. Fields, an inva-
lid, ana n servant girl were completely
buried in the runs but were after long
time taken OF alive, and il is thought
without serious injuries.
Thirty deaths have already result, d
from the tornado. A child of John
Matthews died Sunday afternoon, Fred
die Lit'ewood died Monday. 1t is
probable that The list will be still further
increased hy the d. ath of others of the
badly injured. More than score of
poor families are left homeless and terri
bly, hereaved, and dependent for q time
at least "n charity, and every hour is
bringing fresh cases of people who dur
ing the excitement kept up and thought
themselves uninjured, hut now that the
reaction has taken place they find them
selves injured, and IN many cases serious
ly. Great credit is due those who, Ivy
their example in going Immediately T."
work, saved many livens and prevented
any additional horrors being added to
the scene. Among those first ut work
were the Rev. j. Z. Wildman, the Rev.
j II. Bcale, Drs. McGaughey, Gilbert,
Banks, Harrison and Davis. Many citi
zens who from their army life knew Just
what to do. were busily Mt work removing
the dead and caring for the wounded.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Committees were promptly appointed
all over the sta G, and large SUNS nf
money was contributed and everything
done that could bc done to relieve the
sufferers from this great calamity.
From $4,000 to 10000 strangers visit
ed the town in single day. The rail
road companies ran excursion trains ard
donated the proceeds to the sufferers.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
The iron row boat, Hunter, was lifted
from the water and carried distance Of
some 800 feet through the air and landed
all right on the beach without injury.
The boat only weighs 80 pounds. One
nt the rowlocks was carried in differ
ent direction and was found sticking in
The shore of the island near the spoon
shop, on the east side of the Lake.
A "bay"ot hay was left standing
where it was uncovered ny the tempest,
the barn being lifted off from it.
Two of the parties killed, Mrs. M. J.
Holdle and Johnny Hayden, were scald-
I'd, Mrs. Holde being probably more
dishgured than any of the killed or
wounded. Her scalp from just above
the eyes to the base of the skull was
stripped off rs cleonly as it could have
been cut with knife. Johnny Hayden's
scalp was shaved out 81 smoothly from
the front of the head that when the hair
was taken hold of the entire seal p was
lifted clean. Mrs. Holdie hal her child
in her arms when found. Both were
dead and badly mutilated.
The Mooney family, six in number,
| lived just north OF .he Catholic church,
IN IL small house, and five OF them were
t0und scattered short distance from the
building. Matthew vas found dead he
side the road, about three hundred feet
from the house; John lay dead in the
cellar, which was cnvered lew minutes
before by building; his wife was found
on the ground alive, holding tho dead
body of his sister Nellie, aged thirteen,
in her arms, but she died soon afterwards
and the mother was found dead very near
to the house. But one member remained
of the family, and his escape was owing
20 his being ut the shop ut which he
| works.
Matthew Mooney was standing on the
railroad when the tempest struck him.
He was found some distance away nearly
behcaded.
A curious sight to-day is COW with.
out any horns, they having been knocked
from the animal either by some missile
hurled 10y the wind, or blown off by the
wind, and people here confidently assert
that the wind was strong enough TO
Ulnw olf The horns