, 1880-05-03

ceived by telegraph: In Rock county,
the village Of Sophicre was struck by the
storm Sunday afternoon and torn up
iearfully by the wind, lasting for two
hours. The adjoining townships of FUR
tie. ia Prairie, Bradford and Johnstown
suffered also in loss OF cattle, buildings.
etc. The total damage in the county
reaching probably 100000.
MARsHFIELD, April 21.-Seventy one
victims Of Sundays storm have been
buried and twenty five or more are dy-
ing. The number seriously wounded is
about $50. A babe about 18 months old,
whose mother was killed and friends all
wounded, was found yesterday in ra-
vine north of town, where it lay all night.
1t is now doing we'll. Another child, 2
years old, was yesterday afternoon found
in tree top. where it had been nearly
"a hours. 1t was considerably bruised
but will recover. 1t was to-day claimed
by its parents, who live two and half
miles south of town. Its aerial flight
hence must have extended over three
miles. A wagon has been found that
was carried four miles, and section of
the smokestack of mill over three and
a half miles. 1t is reported that from 30
10 40 persons have been killed by spurs
of the tornado in the country and that
the town Of Ccrsicana in Barry county,
is as badly wrecked as this.
ST. LOUIS, April 2l.-Telegrams from
Marshfield announce less excitement pres
vailing, the dead being buried and car
casses of dead animals being hauled away.
The best information is that 81 coffins
have been used, and there will probably
be four or five more deaths to night.
ST. LOUIS. April 21.-It is now esti-
mated that in Webster county, of which
Marshfield is the county seat, fully 100
people were killed and over 200 wounds
ed. Among the killed in the county are
John Rose ami daughter, Richard Hale,
John Carsons, wife and two children and
three members of the Scott family. The
loss to property in the county is esti-
mated at $1.0OO,0OO.
Dispatches just received say that tn:
storm of Sunday. was very severe in
Morgan county, its track / eing strewn
with demolished houses, barns and other
farm property. The little town Of Bar
nettsville was torn nearly to pieces and
several people killed and wounded.
ST. LOUIS, April 22.-The tornado OF
Sunday last seems to have extended over
much greater breadth Of country and
was more deadly and devasting in its
effects than any storm that has occurred
in the west for years. Reports show that
it dealt death and destruction, not only
over nearly half of Missouri, but ragged
with great fury through the north half
of Arkansas and considerable part of
eastern Kansas. AT Shawnee mission in
the latter State, a number of persons re-
turning from funeral At 8 o'clock p. m.,
were overtaken by the storm and took
refuge il shed adjolng the large brick
stare OF Mr.. Roult. Shortly after the
party had taken shelter, part of the store
was blown down upon the shed, hurying
dozen or more persons in the ruins,
very seriously iujuring four and more or
less ipjurlng the remainder of the party.
! Latest advices from Texas county, Mo-,
say that the town of Lexington was en-
tircly destroyed excepting three houses,
by Sunday nights storm. Three hundred
persons are homeless. One life was lost
and II persons wounded, five of them
seriously. Damage fully $4,000. The
tornado did immense damage to all kinds
OF property in the county.
LITTLE Rock, April 2s.-Advices from
Fayetteville respecting Sundays unpre-
cedented storm say: Seven houses were
destroyed and Mrs. Glass was killed.
Many stores and other buildings are bad>
ly injured. Eight or ten frame buildings
east of town were torn to atoms. A
number Of people were wounded and one
child killed. The storm was severe so
far south as johnson county.
SPRINGFIELD, April 22.-Thc tornado
of Sunday night ragged with great fury
in the valley OF James river, several miles
south of here. Many houses were de-