The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-22
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Terrific Hurricane ih soathYsestefn ME-
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SF. LOUIS, April, 10.
Passengers who passed through Marsh
field on st. Louis and San francisco
Railroad at half-past o'clock last night
give few facts concerning terrible
disaster which occurred there yesterday
A man who came TO the depot at The
edge of the town while the train wa.
there, reported that at half-past o'clocl
q furious hurricane struck the place and
leyelled all that part Of the town lyinp
west of the centre square fiat to the
ground. The debris Immediately tool
fire in several places, and the flames
,.ould be seen at some half dozen places
| by the passengers on the train.
Forty dead bodies had been taken out
and many more were supposed TO be bu.
| ried in the ruins or burned up. There
| were also many living still imprisoned
in the debris of fallen buildings. All
the pbyyicians Of the town vera killed
except two, and there was great need OF
doctors TO attend tho wounded, of whom
it was said there were some 1000. A re.
Lief train with twenty phyaicians and
nurses aLa full Of supplies l5ft Spring
ileld, Missouri, this morning for Marsh.
Geld, and probably other trains will rr-
rive during the day.
The storm was general in southwestern
Missouri, and other places probably suf.
fered damage, but "a the telegraph wires
were all prostrated no adyices have been
received. Violent hail and rain accompa.
MED the wind.
CHICAGO, April, 10.
A special 10 the Netcs SAWS seThe
town Of Marshfeld, Mo-, has been des-
troyed by storm and fire. Sevanty.fiv
persons were killed and two hundred
wounded. The telegraph wires are all
down." 81
Another special says that at Grey'e
Creek, near Jefferson City, Mo-, four or
five houses were blown down and q
number Of persons injured. One house
and Pacific Railroad track, and
no warming being given the train ran intu
it, demolished the locomotive and se-
verely wounded the engineer and fire.
man. The passengers escaped unhurt.
Accounts are meagre in consequence of
the prostgation Of wires.
5;.a ~ ST. Louis, April 10.
A telegram from Springfield via Vinita
aud Kansas City TO 9. w. Rogere. general
manager Of the st. Louis and San Fran.
cisco Railroad, says that the hurricane
passed few miles south of Springfield
about last night doing an immense
amount OF damage and Killing a great
number Of people. Fifty deaths are re-
ported ct james River, five miles souths
of Springfield, and great many, peraons
are missing. The train dispatcher at
Conway, fourteen miles this side Of
MaEshfield, YepoFta that he arrived there
from Springfield ut II o'clock, and says
he found the country in terrible condf.
tion from North View, seven miles west
of Marshaeld, TO the latter point Trees
three feet in diameter were pulled en-
tirely out Of the ground, telegraph polls
twisted off and everything wrecked. The
town of Aarshfield was demolished,
brick as we'll ss frame buildings being
torn to pieces. We did not see more
than half dozen people as we came
through that town. The place seemed
deserted. 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 enc at the depot to receive
them. IL relief train was sent from
Lebanon to 'Marshfield at daylight
this morning with about fifty doctors,
nurses and helpers, and full supply OF
provisions, clothing and medical stores
also material for repairing the telegraph.
The names of the killed and wounded
at Marshville have not been received.
Ieiegrephic communication is being re-
stored. There are reports that the City
of Grancy, about one hundred miles
southwest of Springfield, was greatly
damaged, also that Warrensboeo', on the
Missouri Pacific, aixty five miles this side
OF Kansas City, was badly injured but the
reports have not been verified.
Sr. LOUIS, April 10.
A special TO the Post- Despatch from
Lebanon says that the tornado which
caused such fearful havoc at Mafshiield
last night passed through Gresn and
Webster caunties, following the course of
the Jc--1es River in O northeast direction.
it-struck the St. Louis and San francisco
Railroad in four places, and left it near
Franks Station, 11G miies this side of
Marshfield. The latter place preeents
terrible appearance, there not being more
than dozen houses unharmed in the
place. The Courthouse and many other
buildings took fire, and the scene was Of
the moat dreadful character.
NNO 0Stnito VA tb0 C1lultty nave OeeQ
received. The force Of the wind lifted
trees entirely out of the ground. Tele-
graph poies anu wires were carried hum
dreds of rods into tho woods aud tied
and knotted amongithe limbs Of trees %
though, they were cotton ctrings. Every
thing possible Is being done 70 assist aud
succor the wounded, mot only at Marsh:
fald. hnt at Other pleeea9 = ( sie!l.a.Hp
throughout the country afs Aoceing to-
the poihtaF most injured, and doing oil
they can to alleviate the suffering. Doe.
tors went from Springfield to tho James
River country, ak miles south. aswell as
TO Marshfield, and scores Of kind-heafted-
people have volunteered 40 nlrses.
Capt. Rogers, general manager of the
st. Louis and Sen Francisco Railroad, is
eending special traina witk reliefwher-
ever good can DO done, and ell are doing
everything possible to aid the injured
ana dying, &
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