The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-21
STORM SUFFERERS.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE HORROR,
Condition Of che People Ia aud Around
mar-hacid-Au Eye witness Des-
eruption OF the Havoc OF tho
Cyclone Damage a. the III.
nois State University -
ff The Death List Etc.

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>. ~ Louis, April 20,--Telognphie oommu'
nloaiisn has been partially restored with
Mnrshaolt. Seven OF the persons wounded
on james river died yesterday afternoon, and
Ave at Marhaeld. Az MMshasld mary
families ARE homeless and have taken refuge
in,he depot and empty cars, Tho death list
att o'clock last night numbered seventy
eIght and many were missing, several OF
whom ARE doubtless buried under the debris.
Eighty.avo wounded are In The school-house,
A great many colored persons were killed or
injured. Only fourteen buildings are len
standing Clothing Is needed badly. Con.
tributons are coming from all towns Along
the line OF the road.
CONTRIBUTIONS
A subscription OF over $4,000 was taken
up on Change this mornlng.tor tho Marshneld
sufferers, and moro will be raised. Clothing,
medical stores and other necessary supplies
for the wants Of the sufferers will be sent.
KxTEST OF Tux STORM.
The storm seems 10 have extended over q
largo portion Of the State Great deyasta.
ton OF property and loss Of life
occurred within n radius of fifty miles Of
Jefferson City. Areport from Texas county
says the town Of Lykine Is very sadly torn
up; nearly one.half tho place being dcs-
troyed. but no details have been received. II
Is reported that great damage and loss Of life
occurred also ut Rusellville thirty.6ye
miles southwest of Jefferson CITY, but
nothing definite has boon received from
there.
AT MARsHFiKLD.
The 6rst dispatch direct from Marh6eld
was received late last night BY the Globe.
Democrat, and gives the following descrip.
ton of tho storm; This town and county
was visited by one Of the most destructive
passing through several miles
Of country In Christian, Green
and Webster counties. destroying
everything in it's pathway, Il struck this
town about o'clock. An eye witness of the
approaching storm says IL was frigbtful
looking black cloud, lined with fiery white
funnel shaped and moving In manner Of n
screw. propeller. II moved with wonderful
velocity II totally DESTROYED and blew away
everything in its path, which was about half
II mile wide ut this point. Trees were
twisted off and telegraph wires snapped,
and bark was literally peeled from small
trees. Houses were blown from their foun-
dations. Cattle, hogs sheep, horses and
poultry were whrled into the air and carried
u grent distance. The noise of tho storm,
crasN Of falling houses and cries and shrieks
of the terrified people made
SCENE OF HORROR
That beggars description. What was u
beautiful, peaceful town of eight hundred In
habitants twenty-fo r hours ago is now n
waste and desolaton, Out of two hundred
dwellings not more than twenty are LEFT
standing, and but few of these are uninjured.
OF the business houses around the public
square all but three arc utterly
demolished, and their contents blown away,
burned or badly damaged. "
About three o'clock freight train from
Springfield brought abou. 800 persons with
provisions and medicine for the wounded.
As rapidly as the bodies Of
THE DEAD
Could be extricated from the ruins they were
prepared for interment The wounded were
conveyed to the only available structure left
standing, public school building. which was
not badly damaged. II was turned into q
hospital, and there are now fifty wounded in
the building under the care
of noble women from Lebanon and
Springfield, who arc doing all in their power
to alleviate the suffering of those in their
care
BY this terrible calamity is estimated at from
$3.50 900 TO 100000 OF eight hundred
inhabitants of Marshaeld, who yesterday
had happy and comfortable homes, seven
eighths are without homes, clothing, food, or
means to procure them. The destitution and
suffering is terrible
A great rnany bodies are lying in the court
house. OF the total number killed, which is
not far short Of one hundred, not more than
n dozen have been buried. Nothing like
a complete list ofthc killed and wounded
can DO obtained to-day. Marshfeld Is the
county seat of Webster county. 2l5 miles
from st. Louis, situated on plateau of the
Ozark mountains, but not of great altitude
or particularly exposed.
DECENTRALIZATION persons are now
known to be dead, and four deaths are ex-
pected to night. Nearly oil the inhabitants
Of the town are wounded, and fifty or more
Of them are seriously hurt, and no doubt
many fthem will die. There are a good many
dead children (negroes) whose names cannot
be learned,
IN ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, Ark, April 20.-The storm
Of Sunday night destroyed the town of
Eldorado. in White county, thirty miles
north of Little Rock. Several lives are re-
ported lost, among whom are DR.. halDston
and wife, Mr. Paul, wife and four children.
Advices show that the storm of Sunday
night was severe In the northern part of the
State and in the neighborhood of Fayetteville
and Dardenelle much damage was done and
great loss OF life Is reported.
TRACK OF THE CYCLONE.
Chicago, April 20 "A special from Cham
paign, Illinois. says the State university suf-
fered severely by the storm Of the 18th. A.
large portion of the new main building was
unroofed. The old university building, used
as the dormitory, was wrecked, the western
portion being leveled TO the ground. The
students Just escaped in time. Many OF the
buildings in the city were badly damaged. |
Minor casualties are reported.
III Paso, Illinois, reports say the damage
done there will aggregate many Thousands of
dollars. r
A special from GAINESVILLE. Wisconsin, says
for ten miles along the track of the storm
evidences of destruction Of property are seen,
which will take over 100000 TO replace
churches, dwelling houses, barns, fences,