The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-21
THE STORM TOSSED WEST
The Devastation Wrought in Wis
cOnsin. -
Ths Irresistible Force Of sths Tornado
Further Particulars OF the Dsstruc.
tlon Of Marshfsld, MO.,-Two Hun.
dred wounded, and One Han.
dred and Fifty Families
Homeless.
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THE STORM IN wIscoSs1S.
CHICAGO, April 2O.-The following re
ports of the rayages by the storm hay
been received by telegraph. In York,
Wisconsin village, Of obopiere county
was struck by the storm Sunday afternoon
and torn up fearfully by the wind for tw,
hours. The adjoining townships of Tur
lie, La Prairie, Bradford and Johnstowl
suffered also in the loss OF cattle, build
ings, fences, &c. The total damage in th,
county will reach probably $4,000
Among the chief losses are E. D. Masley'
blacksmith shop and house wrecked
$4,000; Methodist Church, 5000; Georg,
Sears large stone mill torn to shreds
two large barns and three fine horse
owned by E, ]. Dale, 5000; Hon. Wm
Stark's orchard uprooted, some OF the
trees being carried a long distance, seventy
hives Of bees destroyed, fences on farm
destroyed, every window blown out Of hil
house, barns wrecked and contents scat.
tered, and the family escaping destruction
only by holding on to trees and dodging
flying debris, with which the air was
filled; loss 1000; the house and barns oil
Thomas Holmes were torn TO bits and the
contents utterly destroyed.
CARRIED AWAY In THE STORM.
Mrs. Fearns and two children, who
lived in the house, were carried away in
the flying timbers and landed forty rods
distant, with slight injuries. Fearns had
500 in his pocketbook, which was carried
of. Part OF the money was subsequently
found half a mile away. The barns OF
r. w. Schenck were razed to the ground,
though built Of extra heavy stone walls.
Stones weighing tons were hurled about
like chat. Two horses were killed out
right. The houses and outbuildings OF s.
S. Hart were destroyed; loss 5000.
Charles Toumans was picked up from
the barnyard and carried about in the air
like leaf and finally landed, uninjured,
on wood pile. Robert Sillbum's orchard
and barn were damaged to the amount OF
$1,000. The cyclone demolished Mr.. An
derson's house and badly injured his
wife, who is reported dying. The family
OF Lyman Richardson, at Johnstown,
TOOK REFUGE IN TIE CELLAR,
and saw the house swept from above.
No trace Of the contents OF the house
could be obtained. The county building
and poor house were dismantled. The
storm cut swathe as though Of fire, des-
troying every bit Of vegetation in its way.
It was accompanied by rain and hail.
At Manitowoe and Kossuth the storm
was severe, but not so destructive as else
where. It's path was from / 10 OF q
mile long. The gale in Illinois was most
severe in the central part of the State,
Champaign suffering the most, but only
minor damages to the roofs, trees, etc,
resulted.
THE DEsoLATIoS AT MARsHRIILp, NO.
ST. LOUIS, April 20.-A complete list ol
the killed and wounded at Marshaeld,
Sunday night, has been received. The fol-
lowing are additional names of those most
seriously wounded: John Potter, Eliza
widemyer, Joseph n. widemyer, fracture
Of skull; Lon Fouse (colored), Polly
Northern, Samuel Chrisman, Charlie
Chrisman, Eliza Chrisman, Lon Chris.
man, Benz. johnson, Harry Massey, John
Payne, Rosa Delso, James Smith, Jane
johnson (colored), Benz. johnson (col.
ored), Vim Gondall (colofed), n. 7. Homp.
ton, Cynthia Smith, ]. W. Underwood.
Fanny Zeleare, Harrison Jarrett, William
Smith, Mamie A. Smith, Lilly Love, May
White, Mrs. ]. L. Rush, Johnnie Rush,
Bette Rush, II. A Smith, William Oats,
Lizzie Hatch, William Moore, Mrs. Maria
Aldice, Charles and Presley Dolliger,
Andy johnson, DR.. Wm. Jennings, Lucy
Merrill, two daughters OF O. l.. Smith,
JEFF. W. Potter and three children, Miss
NJ. Kibby, Mrs. DR.. Bradford, Miss Ida
Prilor, NJ. Sutherlin, W. Sutherlin, wife
aud three children; Mrs. ]. A. Smith,
Several Of the above will no doubt die, ai
they have sustained very severe external
or internal injuries. The precise number
OF deaths does not seem TO be known yet,
and It will be several days before an accu-
curate list can be furnished. H
TWO HUNDRED WOUNDED.
The number wounded Is said TO be
nearly two hundred, but OF course large
proportion received only slight injury in
the way Of cuts and bruises. Among the
merchants who suffer total losses OF build.
ings and stock, are D. T. Graham, har.
ness; F. O. Norville, 2. 7. Jonusen and
James & Sons, drugs; E. JrHouse, grocer
Webster County Bank; Mrs. Dustin, mill
inery; Vimont & Rockwell, general mer.
chandise; G. F. Gilbert, groceries; W. ],
Moore, paints aud oils; Alfred Smith,
provisions; R. H. Wisely drugs; Q. R.