Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-20
Terrible GyclOne

Dlgnt, oOtOR great damage 10 property ao0
causing much loss ct life. Mar.h6sd, Mo-,
was literally destroyed. Seventy-eisht person
we're killed. and ever 100 wounded. Passen
gers who rassel through Marst field at 80 at
night give tsw facts concerning the disaster
there. At G. so o'clock the hurricane s!rCck
the plaza and leveled part CT the town lying
west of the oentro square fat TO the ground.
Tho debris Immediately took FIR, in several
places. aud tho fl lmes could be seen ut some
half dtzan points by the passengers on the
train. Forty dcad bodies were taken out. dnd
many moro were supposed to be buried 10 tie
ruins or burned up There we're also many
Iiviog still, impressed 10 tho debris cf the build
ings. All the physicians of tho loHn were
killed except two, and there WAC great need of
d. C ors to attend the wounded, O. whom it was
said there were some TWO huudred. A relitt
train with twenty physicians and nurses aud tull
of supplies left Springfield, Mo-. for Marshfell.
A violent hail and rain accompanied tho wind.
A telegram from Springfield says: "A hur-
riosue past few miles south OF Spring isld.
about o'clock doing great amount Of DAM
ago apd killing great Dunper of people. Fifty
deaths arc repGrted on tic James liver. six
miles south OF Springfield, end q great many
persors are missing. The country is 10 terri
BILE condition frcm Northview, seven miles west
OF Marsbfeld, to the latter poiut. Trees three
feet Ia diameter are torn entirely out Of the
ground, telegraph poles twisted eff ADD every,
thing wrecked. The town ct Marstfsld was
demolished, brick IS well as fame buildings be.
ing torn down. A new Catholic cbutch al
Cuba, was blown down.
There are reports that tho city Of Cranky,
about ono hIodred miles southwest of Spring
llsld, WAS greatly damaged also that Wsrreus-
burg. on the Missouri Pacific railroad, SKY
| five mics this side Of Ksts,s City, was badly
iLjurtd, but the reports have not been verified
Tho tornado passed entirely through Greene
aud Webster ojuoliss. following tbs ,urse oil
James liver, iu a uOrtheastt riy direction. The
force OF tho Hlod stripped the h,lk from the
trees. ftcd Others entirely out If the grouui
and telegraph poles and wires were o3rriad BUG
dreds OF reds toto the woods eud tied aud kuot
ted among the Limits Of trees a. though tue,
wsr, cotton strings.
At Mnr.hield all is cobfusion May fsmi-
lies are homeless anj Aavs taken refuge in ,he
depot and eDrt7 cars. The front rooms of tho
couet house gre sill standing and have beer
converted into nl0rguo Tho school bulldog
is being used as hcspitsl. The death lis
oumco's IS, and tuany pe;soos 6rG still missiog
several OF whom nave doubtless becn buried
urder the debris. Ooly fourteen buildings ere
lett standing, add there ia not a house 10 the
town but that il uoro or less Injured. Clothing
OF ell kinds is needed bld'y, as many flmiIlc:
lest everything they bad in tho way Of wearup
apparel. aud were left with oply what they
had 90.
A: Gays c:oek, near .r6oo CITY, No.,
Eur or hvo houses wero blown dowo aod . nun
Der ct persons irjartd. Ooc house Was blown
ecIoss tho Missouri ard Poetic railroad trsck
aud no warnlng beiog given train ran into il
demoilshlug the looom olive and severely woand
iug tho engineer and fireman. The passengers
etc,ped uohurt. The accounts are meagro 10
ocnssq leuc, of tie prostfa!Hn of tbs wires.
Two cScloncs passed over Davis county, love,
doing considerable damage. Tho storm 90 the
lakos was icrcaicus, bat little l>es ia Gs yot re.
ported.
TO DAYS DISPATCHES.
ST. LOUIS, April 90 "A ctid WAS found OF
Alarshlisld Icd4ed in the crotch # tree 80 feet
above the grouod. TWAS but slightly hort.
FOur hundtcd dollars was raised yesterday at
Roila, Ter the sufferers at MarshGtld, and l.
doc ots and rulses left ltolla f1r that plaoo last
night.
A aptcal dispatch from Fulton, Galloway
county, to tho Republican says: Tho storm
which passed through this ciunty on tho MI ht
OF the lS,h IEst. did an lmmense amouot OF
damage to farm property besides destroying 8
number OF houses. At Now Bloomfield, Mrs.
Mariz was killed by filling house, and negro
girl Was killed by lIehtniog.
Another special to the scme paner from Gal
l'ocnla. hloDiteau c1un'y. soys: The storm Of
the is lest, which visited tho southern pr
ton of that coun'y. did cr>a! ojucy to the
property aud killed and w5uoded q number of
persons. The storm FIST struck the little towo
OF BarfesVilo destroying aIm3s. every hous !,
there, then passed down the valley tow ard North
Nloreau d!mOlshi1g nearly al tho buildings 10
its track.
CHICAGO. Ill, April 20 "A special from
Champsl2u, ILL.,, to tho limos says Tint tic
State University suffered severely by tho storm
CT the lS'h inst. a 4rgs portion of the new
main builiiDg Was unro lied aud the old Uoi-
vet5l'y building used rs dornitory ives
wrecked. the Testatu par.ion Gift beng leceliud
to the ground. The students Just escaped in
Time. Many of The bulldogs il tho city Wero
badly damaged and uinor casualties arc re.
poroi
Ell Pasc, ILL.,, reports scy that tho dam,co
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thousands Of dollars.
| a special to the Times from JaacS7ilIe, Wis,
says, that for ten miles along the track of the
s!rom, evidences Of destruction Of properly were
seen which It would take over 100000 to 70
place. Churches, dwelling houses, barns.
fences, orchards, etc., were much damaged aad
somo persons received dangerous il urieq.
kEARNEY IN PRIsoN.-la tho polio, c,1rt
10 San Ffanci:c,, yesterday, the prosecuting al
torney asked the commitment Of D,uris Kear-
ney. The latter was lot present at tic time,
but ina few minutes appeared with his c,urs u,
who asked delay to eaable him to apply to tho
Supreme Court for writ of babeas corpus
The court denied tho request as uau.u. and
Extraordinary. The commitment Was then
made out aud kenrney, evidfply greatly dc
pressed and chagriued. wss taken below. 10 a
taW minutes ha Was removed to hack and
4 GrjuPp IN Tho III oE