The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-29
THE STORMS.
RAVAGES AT ROLLA AND OTHER
POINTS IN MISSOURI.
Great Destruction Of Life and Property In Web
ster COunty-The Entire Town of
Macon, Miss, Destroyed
Further Particulars.

Springfield Mo- April 22-Colonel Travers, an
old resident Of the Village OF White Oak, Webster
county, eighteen miles east Of here, brings start
ling news to-day Of the damage by the recent
cyclone in hts neighborhood He believes that
at least thirty persons were killed within five
miles Of his home. The air was filled with gray
ell, stones ahd mud. 1t did not strike Mr.. TIav
ers's residence, but his herd of twenty cattle was
lifted fifteen feet into the air carried half "a mile
and dropped, without one Of them being Injured
Many men, women and children in his section
were stripped Of all their possessions, and not a
thing has yet been contributed by the outside
world for their relief. A gentleman Just In town
from Eureka Springs says nine houses were blown
away there, and several persons wounded, but no
one killed.
Meridian, Miss April ga heavy storm passed
over Macon Miss, last night, blowing away %
houses, including the NJ 4 o, R, R. machine
shops, round house. depot, telegraph Office and
the master mechanics office. Sixteen cars were
blown from the track. seventeen persons were
killed and twenty,tw wounded. The loss of
property is estimated at not less than one hun
dred thousand dollars, Meridian was called on
to send physicians, and six or eight have goue
from here to attend the suffering.
A special to the Appeal from Macon, Miss says
o l.,
furious cyclones struck the northern part of this
place, resulting in sad loss OF life and wholesale
destruction of property, The day had been un.
usually sulry, and at the hour stated two terrible
currents Of air, one from the northeast the other
from the southeast, bearing clouds charged with
electricity, were hurled together right at the fatal
locality. 1t was q war OF storms: besides inces.
SAINT lightning, balls Of fire were seen Whirlng
across the clouds, ranging In size from a chestnut
to a mans head, Right in the centre of that part
NnrUV faaR Raslw
met and the work Of destruction commenced,
and in less time than one can tell 1t the place was
In ruins. The loss of life was fearful. Through
beating rain, against the ptiless winds our citi.
zens rushed to the rescue, to aid sufferers.
Through the night tquads of men combined and
went to work to remove the debris, and gather up
the wounded, dead and dying, that were scatter
ed everywhere, The scene beggars all human at
tempts at description. To-day the citizens have
closed there places Of business and are devotng
the day to caring for the dead and wounded
Eighteen were killed outright and fourteen more
or less injured. some perhaps fatally. After the
storm some Of the ruins caught fire, but 1t was
checked before spreading to any extent
About 10 o'clock a perfect water-spout visited
the scene to render 1t more horrible Men and
women were found to- day deCapitated, limbs torn
from the body and otherwise mutilated, a quarter
of mile from their homes. The stock was all
killed in that vicinity. bolt of goods from
store was found eight miles from the town in q
tree tOp,s
Chicago, April 26.-The following are addition.
al particulars Of Sunday nights storm at Ashland
III. Several thousand dollars worth of property
was destroyed Heavy hail alternated with rain,
which continued all night, flooded the streets,
permoated cellars and Easements OF stores, etc.
At Farmer City, ILL.,, the cree ks and sloughs are
higher than ever known before. Fences, culverts,
bridges, walks, etc., were carried off. Charles
Stransbnry was drowned while trying 10 cross the
creek on horseback. At Kankakee an almost
unprecedented amount of water fell. The river
rose FIVE feet farms were flooded and work will
be delayed two weeks, Much Of the lately sown
grain will be drowned out Near TaylOrsville the
cyclone was terrific Many are rendered home.
less by the storm, which lasted from Z p m. till
midnight. AlOnzO Cutters house was blown to
atoms. One Of his children was killed outright,
and another was carried oil and found dead in
the morning Mrs T. j. Langley was killed.
John Geisner skull fractured aud will die A
man named Walls and his wife were blown about
quarter Of mile locked in each others arms
and were found badly cut and bruised and iusen.
sible. 7. W. Brent2, Mr. ElcOtt and wife and
two children, little daughter of Mr. Leigh and
Thomas Hill and hundreds of cattle and sheep
and hogs were crippled and killed. Fowls were
found In the line OF the cyclone, dead and divest
ed OF their plumage, Reports of damage are con
stantly being received at TaylOrsville, and relief
measures for the destitute are being taken. II
seems that the storms of last week in their extent
and violence and destruCtlveness have never been
equaled in this part Of the country.
Hillsboro, o., April 27.-Word has just been re.
ceived here that the pretty little village of Eden.
ton, In the northeast corner Of Clermont county,
was visited last Sunday afternoon by cyclone
which, at one dash unrOoied, leveled and utterly
destroyed houses, barns and out.buildings, wound.
ed o large number Of PERSONS and killed Mrs.
Fuller, who was stricken down by falling porch,
The roof was snatched from the residence of G. P.
Hawkins, and carried bodily a distance of sixty
feet through the air. A large tWo.stOry house be.
longing to Robert Fuller, occupied by three fam.
lilies, was completely wrecked the roof being
carried completely away. Several of the inmates
were seriously Injured, A little child that was
sick IN bed, was taken up, bed and all, and car.
ried through the torn out end Of the he use and
dropped on the ground without being injured In
the least.
The cupola and bell were blown from the
school. house, and great hole torn out Of the
brick wall Of the building by heavy beam from
some other wrecked house. Mr. Hawkins, wife
and daughter, were blown from their buggy and
more or less severely injured, Dr. Judkins was
driving in his gig, when the wind lifted gig and
doctor clear off the ground and deposited them on
the back Of the horse, which, being gentle, stood
his ground. The damage is estimated at not less
than $4,000. The storm did not exceed thirty
seconds in completing its passage and finishing
It's terribly destructive work.