The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-22
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from Marshfield says: "a number Of tb
killed have been buried without identif
cation, and as no record is Kept it Is i'm
possible to obtain an accurate list Of thl
dead. Citizens have organized into com
mittees for various purposes, with E. NJ
Barnes as Treasurer. A Relief Commit
tee, with ]. W. Thompson as Superinten
. dent and ]. r. Hudnal as Corresponding
Secretary, was also formed.
kilograms offering assistance were re
ceived from Chicago, Philadelphia, St
Louis and Oswego and Columbus, Kan
sas.
One hundred and twelve residences
were destroyed, besides numerous out
buildings. The loss on buildings is esti
mated at 500, 900, on business houses so,
900, which are covered by fire policies
amounting to $1,000, in the Springfield
Mass, Lycoming; New York Under
writers, Phoenix and Hartford.
A report comes from Panther Valley
fifteen miles from Marshfield, OF seven
persons killed by the storm. Numerous
deaths are also reported from Green and
Henderson counties.
ST. LOUIS, April 2l.-Dispatches Just re-
ceiyed say the storm Of Sunday was very
severe iu Morgan county, its track being
strewn with demolished houses, barns
and other farm property. The little town
OF Barnettsville was torn nearly TO pieces
and several persons killed and wounded
The names Of the killed have already
been telegraphed.
1t is now estimated that in Webster
county, OF which Marshfeld is the county
seat, fully one hundred people we're killed
and over two hundred wounded. Among
the killed in the county are John Rose
and daughter, Richard Hale, John Carson,
wife and two children. and three members
OF the Scott family. The loss to property
in the county is estimated at one million
dollars.
ST. LOUIS, April 2l.-Prof. John Il. Tice,
the well known meteorologist Of this city,
who went 10 Marshfield TO investigate the
phonSmena connected with the storm Of
Sunday night, telegraphs TO the Republican
as follows:
Everywhere along the track OF the
tornado there is evidence OF q wave Of
water flowing in the rear OF the cloud
spouts. At some places there are only
faint traces Of such a wave. At others
the dLnris is carried up over OBJ.
structions from two TO three feet
high. These waves or currents flowed in
the greatest volume UP the bills. There
are places where the entire top soil is
washed away by the currents. Fibrous
roots and tufts oi grass show their dlrec-
ton to have been uphill and what ia sig.
nificant, from all points OF the compass
toward the top OF the hill where the tor,
nado was raging at the time aud expeud.
ing its force. No trace at any point
can be found where they flowed down
hill. Many level places are swept clean oi
soil, leaves, grass and the debris OF the
wrecked buildings and fragments OF plankE
carried along by the current and left in it:
track, arranged themselves longitudinally
TO the current.
The following interesting TACT is vouch'
ed for by George Gilbert, Of this place:
He and bis wife and four children were
on visit eight miles in the country, and
the centre OF the tornado. Within live OF
six yards from where they were, wave oil
water, apparently fifteen feet high, rolled
in the rear OF the point OF contact OF the
cloud spout with the earth. 1t
rolled over them in second
and was ice cold, drenching them
thoroughly. About two miles northeast
from the town stones weighing from i've
10 seven hundred pounds were lifted out
OF the earth and carriad along some dis
lance in the track Of the tornado.
Hon. J. II. Williams, presiding Justice
OF the County Court, residing in Panther
Greek Valley, tells me that stone fell 10
~ ..n,.o - !, ALI haIonn;n,, 20 II Uoaa
which is estimated to weigh Two tons. II
Is not known whence it come.
THE TOWN OF LICKING DESTROYED.
Latest advices from Texas county, No.,
says, the town Of Licking was entirely
destroyed excepting three houses by Sun
day nights storm. Three hundred per
sons are homeless. One life was lost and
seventeen persons wounded, five OF them
seriously. The damage was fully $50, 900
The tornado did immense injury TO al
kinds OF property in the country.
IN KANSAS AND ARKANSAS.
The tornado Of Sunday last seems tc
have extended over a much greater
breadth Of country, and was more deadly
and devastating in its effects than any
storm that has occurred in the west fol
years. Reports show II dealt death and
, destruction not only over half Of Missouri
but II ragged with great fury through the
northern half OF Arkansas aud Consid
erable part Of eastern Kansas at the Shaw
nee mission. In the latter State num-
, Der OF persons returning from funeral al
8 o'clock In the afternoon, were overtaker
by the storm and took refuge in a shed
adjoining the large brick store Of Mr.
R0ult. Shortly after the party had taker
shelter, 4 part OF the store WAS blown
: down on the shed, burying a dozen ol
more persons in the ruins aud very ser
iously iniuring D. G. Campbell, Mrs. ]. I
!, Wilson, Mollie Brown and Lille Strong
and more or less ipjurinR the remainder
Of the party.
AT FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
At $50 p. N. regular tornado STRUCK
Fayetteville, Ark, and furrowed tract
through the city from the southwest t.
the northeast, destroying or badly damag
ing almost every building in its track
Every house on the south side Of th,
/. square, excepting the Democrat Office, wa
demolished, and barns, oulhOuses, trees
were swept out OF existence. Mrs. Vic
toria Glass and colored girl we're killed
and from ten to fifteen persons and
number OF children were wounded NOR
9 or less seriously. About twenty busines
houses and several residences were eilhe
C destroyed or very badly damaged. Th
loss will probably amount TO sl0O, 1000.
IS AJoSIe Jolly.