Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-23
Fifty Death. Reported. ana Many PeO-
pie Missing.


IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
ST. Louis, Mo-, April ia Springfield
despatch says hurricane passed few miles
south of Springfield, last night, doing i'm
mense damage and killing great number of
people Fifty deaths are reported on the
James river, six miles south of Springfield,
and great many persons are missing. \
train dispatcher says he found a terrible
looking country from North View. seven
miles west of Marshfeld II the latter point.
Trees three feet through were torn entirely
out of the ground, telegraph poles twisted off
and everything wrecked Marshficld is de
molished, brick as well as frame buildings
being torn down. He says he did not see
more than half dozen people as he came
through that town. The place seemed de
serted. Twenty doctors and nurses who
came on our train from Springfield, went
from the depot alone TO hunt up the people,
there being no one at the depot TO receive
them. He sent relief train from Lebanon
| to Marshtied, this morning. with fifty doc
tors and nurses and helpers, and n full sup
ply of provisions, clothing. medicine stores,
and also material for repairing the telegraph
line The line is blown down At different
points between Springfield and Conway
perhaps ten miles altogether. The new
Catholic church at Cuba. ninety miles from
here was blown down. No damage was
done to the railroad except the destruction
of one small station house. 1t is reported
that the city of CRANKY, hundred miles
southwest of Springfield was greatly dam
aged: and that Warrcnsburg, sixty-iive
miles this side Of Kansas city, was badly
injured
TERRIBLE POWER or THE TEMPEST
A Lebanon special says the tornado which
caused such frightful havoc in Marshiield
last night, passed entirely through Green and
Webster COUNTIES following The course of
James river in northeaslly direction. 1t
struck the St Louis and san Francisco rail
road in four places and left it near Franks
station, hundred and ten miles this side If
Marshtield. The latter place presents
u terrible appearance. Not more
than dozen houses are unframed
in the entire town. At one house
two children were found dead and another
badly manglcd but still alive. The parents
could not he found In another case, Il wo-
man was lost entirely and seems TO have
been carried away bodily. The wiSd stripped
the Lark from some trees, lifted others entire
" out of the ground and telegraph poles and
wires were carried hundreds Of rods into the
woods and tied and knottei among TIE limbs
of the trees as though they were cotton
strings. Everything possible Is being done
to assist and succur the wounded ut Marsh
field and other places. Physicians through
out the country are Hooking to The points
where most are injured
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
ST LoUIs, Mo, April 20 \ child was
found nj Marshiield lodged IN the crotch oil u
tree, 30 feet above the ground, hut slightly
hurt Twelve doctors and nurses have leit
for that place At Grays creek, Tour miles
from jefferson CITY, seven houses were de
molishcd. A log house was blown into
deep cut on the Missouri Pacific road at this
point and the passenger train from the West
ran into il dilchng the engine and severely
iniuring the engineer, James McCOurt, and
James Murphy, the ilrmau.
A special from Fulton says that the storm
passed through that country doing immense
damage TO farm property and destroying Il
number of houses \ terrific storm visited
the southern part of Manitgau county, doing
great injury TO property and killing and
wounding number of persons. The storm
first struck the little town of BarTctlSvillc,
destroying almost every house in the place,
then passed down the valley toward North
Moreau, destroying nearly every building IN
its track
JANEsvIIIE, Wis, April 20.-ln ten
mile track of the storm, evidences OF the de
struction of property are seen which VIII
take over 100000 10 replace Churches, /
dwelling houses, barns. fences 'fcharuS;
etc, suffered, and some persons reCtlN'u