Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-04-23
A Fatal Cyclone.
WINDS wIPING WESTERN VILLAGES OUT OF
EXISTENCE.

Passengers who passed through Marsh
field, Mo-, on the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad, at $50 Sunday night last
give few facts concerning terrible disas-
ter there. A man who came TO the depot at
the end of the town while the train was
there reported that at G:30 o'clock q furious
hurricane struck the place and leveled all
that part Of the town lying west Of the cen
tire square fiat to the ground. The debris
Immediately took fire in several places, and
the flames could be seen at some half dozen
points by the passengers on the train Forty
dead bodies had been taken out, and many
more were supposed to be buried in the ruins
or burned up. There were also many living
still imprisoned in the debris of the fallen
buildings. All of the physicians of the
town were killed excepting two, and there
was great need Of doctors TO attend the
wounded, of whom it was said there were
some two hundred. A relief train, with
twenty physicians and nurses, and full Of
supplies, left Springfield, Mo-, on Monday
for MarshGeld, and were sent out during
the day. The storm was general in South
western Missouri, and other places probably
suffered damage, but as the telegraph wires
are all Frustrated, no advices have been re-
ceived. A violent hail and rain accompa-
MED the wind.
At Gray's Creek, near jefferson City, Mo,
four or five houses were blown down and a
number of persons injured. One house was
blown across the Missouri and Pacific rail-
road track, and no warning being given a
train ran into it, demoishing the locomo-
tive and severely wounding the engineer
and firemen. The passengers escaped I'M
hurt The accounts are meagre in Conse-
quence Of the prostration Of the wires.
A telegram from Springfield says: A hur-
rcane passed few miles south of Spring
field about o'clock, doing great amount
of damage and killing a great number of
people. Fifty deaths are reported on the
James river, six miles south of Springfield,
and great many persons are missing The
train dispatcher at Conway reports that he
arrived at Marshfield at II O'clock, and
found the country in a terrible condition
from Northview, seven miles west of Marsh
field, to the latter point. Trees three feet in
diameter were torn entirely out ofthe ground,
telegraph poles twisted off, and everything
wrecked. The town of Marshfield was de
molished, brick as well as frame dwellings
being torn down 1--WE did not see" he
said, "more than half dozen people as we
came through that town. The place seemed
deserted The doctors and nurses who came
on our train from Springfield, about twenty
in number, went from the depot alone TO
hunt up the people, there being no one at
the depot 10 receive them" A relief train
was sent from Lebanon to Marshfeld at
! daylight with about fifty doctors, nurses and
helpers, and n full supply of provisions,
clothing and medical stores also, material
for repairing the telegraph line. The line
| is blown down at different points between
Springfield and Conway, perhaps ten miles
altogether.
| A special TO the Post Dispatch from Lee
banon, says; The tornado which caused
such irghtfnl havoc at Marshield passed
| entirely through Greene and Webster coun-
| ties, following the course of the James river
| in northeastery direction 1t struck the
| st. Louis and San Francisco railroad in -four
/ places and left il at Franks Station, 10
miles this side Of Marshtield. The latter
| place presents a terrible appearance there
not being more than a dozen houses un-
charmed in the entire town The court
house and many other building took fire
and the scenes are of the most dreadful
1 character. At one house two children were
found dead another badly mangled, but it is
still alive. The parents could not be found
Another woman Is missing and IL is posi-
Bile she was carried away The force Of the
{ wind stripped the bark from the trees, lifted
others entirely out of the ground, and tele-
graph poles and wires were carried hun
dreds Of rods into the woods, and tied and
/ knotted among the limbs of trees as though
they were cotton strings Everything posi-
bic is being done 10 assist and succor th,
wounded, not only at MaIshfeld but al
other places. Physicians throughout th,
country are AOckng 10 the points most in
jured, and doing all they can toalleyiate Ga,
suffering. Doctors went from Springfield
70 the james river country, six miles south
as well as to Marshheld, aud scores Of kind
hearted people have volunteered n nurses
Captain Rogers, general manager Of the 81
, Louis and san FRANCESCA railroad, is sending
specisl trains with relief wherever any gOod
can be done, aud oil are doing everything
possible 20 MD the injured and dying.
Many iamiliesa t Marshfeld aye homeless
and have taken refuge in the depot and 0mEi.
cars The front rooms Of the cour-houa
aye still standing and have been cDnycrie'
into mo.gpe The school building u DE-
ing used ~ hoapitgl
A storm not Of such a aoIloag sninre pas.
cd over Illinois. A number VI houses CO..
barns were blown over, trees upr0oied anl
s6scrgl persons were seriously injured a
Decatur two bog car. loaded with shel'e
corn was run ~ the tack and dliched
Fences, trees and telegraph YlJcs Sose ~
s'royed by wholesale. AZ Winona thcmu
cugy ialI % degrees in Ten hour ~
Weston Inisu ieios4aEh Company % Chi
aag0 bad eighty one YiFCe qJNg
In Wisconsin fhG storm ilpuai 100 p
furious caused lo-s Of 90 gad o8HsliJili
damage The residence of Mf C1'yff. o
hocki0u Was demolished and himself kiiiri
At ShDpiufe che anp1i mill several hlid
ings and an iron bridge Sofa bigHl iOp.n0a
Two little children are missing and afa SOD
posed 81 b. drowned in Turtle creek %
town Of hossg'h was inundated during flf
storm by dam giyihg RRay A number RI
barns wcu carried away, ard la ~ lbl04g'
of stock drowned Tho loss wiz foifh ~
egtl u.tuseud dollars The amrhitioiife
dining hsll. caIliafe-hnuse stables ON M,
fair grounds % Ii9oPtiep. iiil Gc'c blown
10 pieces