The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-20
WIND, HAIL and FIRE,
Terrible Accident, Attended Wibh
Heavy Loss Of Life, i'm
Marshtield, Mo.

Heavy Loss Of Life, in
Marshtield, Mo.
Large Portion of the Town Blown
Down and the Debris Then Takes
Fire-More Than Forty Per
sons Killed and Two Hun
drsd Wounded.
| sr LOUIS, April tp-Passengers 10 who passed
through Marshneld on the st. Louie and
San Francisco Railroad. at 3 80 last nigh b,
| give few facts concerning the terrible dlsas-
ter which occurred there yesterday. man
who came to the depot at the edge of town
while the train was there, reported that ae
G 30 O'Clock furious hur rioane struck tho
mace and leveted all that part Of the town
living west Of Central Square Il 1t tn the
around The debris Immediately took fire IN
severai places and the flames could he seen at
| some half dozen points by the passengers on
The train. Forty dead bodies had been taken
cut and many more were supposed to be
hurled In the ruins or burned M. There were
a,ao many living stt imprisoned In the
debris Of the falling buildings. All the ply
eiclans Of the town were killed. except twn
and there was great need Of dnetors tu attend
the wounded, of whom 1t is said there were
two hundred relief train, with twenty
phyelciane and nurses and full OF supplies.
iegt Spripgfield, Mo. this morning. for Marsh
field and probably other trains will arrive
during the day. The storm general In
southwestern Missouri. and other PLACES have
prohably suffered damage. but as the tele-
uraph wires are all proatratad nd advices
| z l,,,p nd Niplent hail and rain nn
companied the wind
, sHNp1Na AID AND RELIEF TO THE uNFoH-
! TuNATEs -REpoRrs THAT SEVERAL OTHER
TOWNS HAVE bHEN BADLY INJHuHp ny
THE STORM.
SIR, Louis. April ia telegram from
! Hp, inpiield via Vlneta aud Kansas City. TO
r w Rngprs, general manager of the st
, Louis and San Francisco Railroad, Gays a
. hurricane passed few miles south of Spring
field about o'clock last evening, doing an
immense amount Of damage and killing a
great number of people. Fifty deaths are re-
norted at James river, five miles south of
Springfield. and great many persons are
! missing.
The train dispatcher at Conway, fourteen
milan thia eide OF Marahiiald. reperta that he
a arrived there from Springfield at II o'clock.
and aays he found the country In n terrible
V condition from Northyew, seven miles west
r of Marshtied. to the latte, point Trees three
g feet In diameter were pulled entirely out Of
9 tho ground, telegraph poles twisted off and
. everything wrecked. The town Of Marahtield
: | ,yaa demollahed brick as well aa frame
!. buildings being torn TO pieces. I'VE did not
g see more than half y dozen people as we came
through that town. he said, tho place
a seemed deserted: doctors and nurses who
/" came on our train from Sprlugfield about
twenty In number, went from the depot alone
90 hunt up the paople, there being NO One al
the depot to receive theHn.'
A relief train was sent from Lebanon &c
Marshted at daylight this morning with
h,NI,,
full supply Of provisions clothing and medi.
cal stores: also material for repairing the
telegraph line. The names OF the killed and
wounded at Marshiield have not yet been re-
oeived Telegraphic communication ls being
y restored
" There are reports that the City of CRANKY
Il about 100 miles southwest of Springfield. was
9. greatly damaged; aleo that Wardensboro. on
10 the NJ ssour Pacific sixty five miles this eide
at of Kansas CITY, was badly Injured, but these
le reports have not been verified.
,s THE COURSE or THE TORNADO.
le Sr LOUIS. April ia special to the Post
/: Diapdfch from Lebanon says: The tornado
which caused such fearful havoc Mt Marsh
~ - field last night, passed through Green and
y James river in northeast direction /
struck the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail
:, road in four places. and left IL near Franks
AZ -, Station. 10 miles this side of Marahfeld
ii The latter place presents a terrible appear
l. anoe there not being more than n dozeI
of houses unharmed In the place. The court
A. house and many other buildings took fire. anc
u u the scene waa OF most dreadful character
ot No details OF the Gala nifty ybave been reoeived
- The force of the wind lifted trees entirely out
of the ground. and telegraph poles and wires
= were carried hundreds OF rods into the woods
ir and tied and knotted among the limbs OF
r. trees, IA though they were cotton strings.
Everything possible Ia being done to assist
and succor the wounded, not only at Marsh.
- field but at other places. Physicians through
q, et out the country are Hooking to The points
e' most injured and doing all they can to alle
-, viate the suffering. Doctors went from
,n eo Springfield to James River county. six milef
iii south, as we'll as to Marshtield. and scores o.
sind-hearted people have volunteered III
m nurses. Capt Rogers. general manager Q
H. the st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. Il
y sending special trains with relief wherove
good can be done, and all are doing every
a thing possible to aid the injured and dying.
al ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
'e CHICAGO, April ia special to the Nep
b, says: The town of Marshiield. Mo, ha
,a 'e been totally destroyed by storm and fire
bv Seventy-five persons were killed and 20
le wounded. The telegraph wires are all dowr
THE STORM IN ILLINOIS.
es CHICAGO, April ia very severe storr
,n ,n swept over this section Of the State las
~, ',S night, doing considerable damage to proper
te ty. both In this city and In neighborin
It. towns. This morning elghty-one wires of th
n Western Union Telegraph Company wer
down ana communication CUT OH III hlUloS
mr. every direction: The weather Is now turn
n ing cold and threatens snow.
20 TWO CYCLONES IN IOWA.
e. CHICAGO, April ia special to the Time
at from various points show that the storm {
as last night was very general and disastrou
ne throuuhout illinois, The mercury fell fifty
IN IN four degrees in ten hours. Two cyclone
es es passed over Davis county, Iowa, last nigh
di ,ir from southwest to northeast. One passe
through the town Of Stiles, twelve mile
south Of Bloomfield. 1t left path of destrut
tion about twenty miles long, and varyin
from fifty to 800 yards wide, and was accom-
panied by terrific thunder and lightnin,
heavy hall, and great floods of rain. Th
other passed four miles north of Bioomfiek
=. and its tract was marked with the same seer
d OF destruction. No loss OF life is reported, bl
in the loss Of property is very great
THE WIND Hail, AND RAIN STORM REACHE