The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-21
HORRIBLE CYCLONE
Sweeps Over a Portion of South
western Missouri,
Carrying Death and Destruction
to All In Its Path.
The Quiet Little Village of Msrshfisld
Laid In Waste.
Two Hundred Buildings Blown to the
Fcar Corners of the Earth.
sevsRty-Bight People Instantly Killed
and Eighty Five Wounded.
Barnettsvills Visited by the TORNADO, ard
Ten People Kille and Thirty
Wounded.
Beggar Description.
sevsRty-Bigh People Instantly Killed
and EightyFive Wounded.
Barnettsvills Visited by the TORNADO, ard
Ten People Killei and Thirty
Wounded.
The Scenes of Suffering and SORROW
Beggar Description.
A TERRIBLE TORNADO.

The Southwestern Part of Missouri De-
stroyed by the Wind.
ST. LOUIS. April l9.-It is reported that near
ly The whole town of Marshfield, Mo, was
blown down by terrific wind storm last
evening and then burned, resulting in fright
ful loss of life. The telegraph wires are all
down, and nothing direct from the scene of
the calsmity can be obtained at this writing,
but the facts will be got at the earliest mo-
ment possible.
SECOND DISPATCH.
From passengers who passed through Marsh
field, on the st Louis and San Francisco
Railroad, at $50 o'clock last night, a few facts
concerning the terrible disaster are CLEANED.
A man who came to the depot, at the edge of
the town, while a train was there, reported
th9t at $50 o'clock
FURIOUS HURRICANE
struck the place. and leveled all that part of
TO the ground. The debris Immediately took
fire in several places, and the flames could be
seen at some half dozen points by passengers
on the train.
FORTY DEAD BODIES
had been taken out, and many more were sup
posed to be buried In the ruins burned mp.
in the debris of the fallen buildings. All the
physicians of the town were killed excepting
two, and there was great need of doctors to
attend the wounded, of whom 1t was said there
were some zoo.
RELIEF TRAIN
with twenty physicians and nurses and full
Marshield and probably other trains Will ar
rive during the day. The storm was general
in southwestern Missouri, and other places
probably suffered damage, but as the tele-
graph wires are all prostrated, no advices
have been received. Violent rain and hail ac
companled the wind.
THIRD DISPATCH.
A telegram from Springfield. via Vinita
and Kansas City, to c. w. Rogers general
manager of the st. Louis and San Fran.
cisco Railroad, says hurricane passed
a few miles south of Springfield about Z
O'Clock last night, doing an immense amount
OF damage and killing great number
OF people.
FIFTY DEATHS
are reported on the James River, six miles
south of Spring field, and a great many per-
sons are missing.
train-dlspatcher at Conway, fourteen
miles this side of Marshfield, eports arriving
there from Springfield at o'clock, and says he
found a terrible looking country from North
View, seven miles west OF Marshfield, to the
latter point. Trees three feet through are torn
entirely out OF the ground, end telegraph
poles were twisted Off Everything is
wrecked. The town OF
MARsHFIELD IS DEMOLISHED,
brick as well as frame buildings being torn
down. We did not see more than six people
we came through that town. The place
seemed deserted. The doctors and nurses who
came on train from Springfield, about
twenty in number, went from the depot alone
20 hunt up the people. there being no one at
the depot TO receive them.
RELIEF TRAIN
went from Lebanon to Marshfield at daylight
this morning, with about nifty doctors, nurses
and helpers and full supplies OF provisions,
clothing and medical stores; also material for
the repair of the telegraph line. The line is
blown down at different points between
sitn9efher am new Cstholic cnnPPcb az Gnba
ninety miles from here, was blown down. No
damage was done the railroad except the de-
names of the killed and wounded at Marsh
field have not been received yet, telegraphic
communication not being restored at this
writing There also reports here that the
city of Cranky, about 100 miles southwest of
Springfield, is greatly damaged and that
Warrsnsburg. on the Missouri Pacific Rail.
way, sixty-hve miles this side OF Kansas City,
was badly injured, but the reports are not
verified.
TELEGRAPHIc COMMUNICATIONS
with Marshneld was restored tonight, but
only one wire is working, and the prospects of
getting full details Of the ravages OF The storm
Captain c. w. Rogers. General Manager of
the St. Louis and San Francisco, has just re-
ceived the following from ID. n. Nichols, AS
slsfant Superintendent:
Advices are coming in constantly from diff
ferent parts OF the country, showing that
districts. Il Is believed That many farmers
families have been destroyed and rot yet re-
ported. Seven OF the wounded on James
river
DIED THIS AFTERNOON,
and five at Marshfeld. At the latter place, all
is confusion, and the people are In snch an
excited state tnaJ III Is almOSt lpOSSlDle 10
get any intelligible report.
MANY FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS,
aud have taken refuge in our depot and the
empty cars standing az the station. The front
rooms OF the Court House are still standing and
nave been converted into a mOrgue. The
school building is used Tor a hospital. Up to
Up. m. they have
A DEATH LIST OF NINETY-EIGHT,
and there prospects OF increasing 1t before
morning. Many are yet missing. mum Der
Of people have been buried OF wnom no record
hss been kept. IL Is impossible To get list of
the dead, but the following are the names of
some OF the prominent persons and their fam
Ties who were discovered early In the day.
A PARTIAL LIST OF THE DEAD.
Mrs. Judge Fyan, Dan Wright and wife,
Rev. + Condo, Matilda Widemeyer, Fred
Widemeyer, Henry Bollinger, j. M. Leeds,
wife and two children. Sheriff Jonnsons wife
and child, j. l.. Rush, Mrs. Todd, DIR. Bradford,
Sidney Bradford, Mary Ray and child. Mrs.
Charles HALEY and child, Mrs. Malinda Potter,
Mrs. Florence Moore, Hugh l.. Kelso.
EIGHTY FIVE or THE WOUNDED
are In the school house among whom are the
following seriously injured:
LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
Addie Widemeyer, Mrs. K. @ Condo, James
"A Hicks, Mrs. Dodge, four children OF Mrs. f.