The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-20

TOWN DEMOLISHED by nUgRICANE-FEAn-
FUL DESTRUCTION OF LifE-OvER TWO Hun.
DRED AND PITY CASUALTIES REPORTED, &C.
ST. LOUIS, April 19.-Passcngers who
passed through MsrsbfcId, on the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, at $3.50 o'clock
last night, give few facts concerning q ter
rible disaster which occurred there yester.
day. A man who came to the depot, at the
edge OF the town, while the train was there
reported that at $50 O'Clock q furious hur.
ricane struck the place and levelled oil that
part OF the town lying west OF the
centre square fat to the ground. The
Debris Immediately took Ore In seye.
raj places, and the flames could be
seen at some half dozen points by pas.
sengers on the train. Forty dead bodies
had been taken out, and many more were
supposed TO be buried in the ruias or burned
up. There were slso many living persons
still imprisoned In the debris Of the falling
buildings. All the physicians OF the town
were killed except two. and there was great
need OF doctors to attend the wounded, OF
whom II was said there were some two hun
dred. A relief train, with twenty pbysi-
clans and nurses and full OF supplies, left
Springfield, No.. this morning for Marsh
beld, and probably other trains will arrive
during the day. The storm was general in
Southwestern Missouri, and other places
probably suffered, but Us all the telegraph
wires ore Frustrated no adyices bave been
received. Violent hail and rain accom-
panied the wind.
ANOTHER ACCOUyT-sEyENTY.FIv PERSONS
KILLED AND TWO HUNDRED WOUNDED.
CHICAGO, April ia special to the
| NeirS says: 1.-The town Of Marsbtield,
Mo, has been totally destroyed by storm
and fire. twenty-five persons were killed
and two hundred wounded. The telegraph
wires are all down. At Grey's creek, near
Jefferson City, Mo-, four or five houses
were blown down and number Of per.
sons injured. One house was blown across
the Missouri and Pacific railroad track, and
no warning being given, a train ran into it,
| demolisbng the locomotive and severely
wounding the engineer and fireman. The
passengers escaped unhurt. Accounts are
meagre in consequence OF the pr0stration
OF the wires"
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE DESTRUCTIVE
| EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANE-DEATBA AND
| DEVASTATION EVERYWHERE.
| ST. LOUIS, April ia telegram from
| Springfield. NO., to T.. W. Rogers, general
manager Of the 81. Louis and San Fran
CISCO railroad, says: "a hurricane passed
few miles south Of Springfield about 7
O'Clock last night, doing an immense
amount OF damage and killing number Of
people. Fifty deaths are reported at james
River, fves miles south OF Springfield, and
q great many persons are missing. The
train dispatcher at Conway, fourteen
miles this side OF Marsbfeld, reports
that he arrived there at IL O'Clock,
and saws he found the country i'm a
terrible condition from Northview, seven
miles west Of Marshiield, to the latter point.
| Trees three feet III diameter were pulled en-
tlrely out OF the ground, telegraph poles
twisted Oft, and everything wrecked. The
town OF MarshteId was demolished, brick
as well as frame houses being torn to pieces.
He SAYS they aid not see more than half a
dozen people as they came through that
town. The place seemed deserted. The
doctors and nurses who came from Spring
field, about twenty in number, went from
the der0t alone to hunt up the people, there
being no one at the derot TO receive tGem.
A relief train was sent to aisbfeld from
Lebanon this morning with about 6fty
doctors, nurses. and helpers, and full
supply Of provisions, clothing, medical
| stores. dc.
|
at Mar>h6eld have not yet been received.
Teleeraphic communication is being re-
stored. There are reports that the city OF
CRANKY, about 100 miles southwest Of
Springfield, was greatly damaged; also thai
Warrensbofo', on the Mi-sourI-Pacific rail-
road, siXty-fve miles this side OF Kansas
CITY, was badly injured, but the reports
have not been verified"
THE TORNADo's FEARFUL HAVOC IL ALL d.
| RECTIoSs.
ST. LOUIS, April ia special to the
Post Dispatch from Lebanon says: The
tornado watch caused such fearful havoc at
Marshteld last night passed through Green
and Webster counties, following the course
of james river In n0rthcasterly direction
Il struck tue ST. Louis and San francisco
railroad in four places, and left 1t neal
.. Franks station, one hundred and ten miles
This side of Marsbfed. The latter place
presents terrible appearance, there
not being more than dozen houses un
harmed in the place. The courthouse ant
many other buildings took fire, and scene
of the most dreadful character cnsued. NJ
details OF the calamity have been received
, THE force OF the wind entirely lifted tree
out OF the ground, and telegraph poles ant
wires were carried hundreds OF rods int
tile woods, the wires being tied and knotte'
among the limbs OF the trees as though 'he
were cotton strings.
Physicians throughout the country ar
Hocking to the points most injured an
I, doing all they can 10 alleviate the suffering
Scores OF kind-hearted people have yolur
teered as nurses. Captain Rogers, gen'
, raj manager Of the 81. Louis and San Frar
o;.oo r,,lroad IL saudiuO snpcIal trains ~ Ii
relief wherever good can be done, and a
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