Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-20
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DOMESTIC NEWS.

Terrible Disaster i'm Observation-Disclosures
and Fire-FriGhtruI Loss Of Life.
ST. LOUIS, April 19th.-A report is re-
ceived that nearly the whole town of Marsh
field, Mo-, was blown down by terrific wind
storm last night, and then burned, resulting
in frightful loss of life. The telegraph
wires are all down, and nothing direct from
the scene of the calamity can be obtained at
present.
fSECOND DISPATCH.l
ST. LOUIS, April 19th.-From passengers
who passed through Marshfeld on the st.
night some facts concerning the terrible disas-
ter are cleaned. A man who came to the de-
pot at the edge of the town while the train
was there reported that at $50 o'clock fmi-
Gus hurricane struck the place and levelled all
that part of the town lying west of Center
Square fiat TO the ground. The debris imme-
diately took fire in several places, and the
flames could be seen at some half dozen
points by passengers on the train. Forty dead
bodies had been taken out, andmany more were
supposed to be buried in the ruins or burned
up. There are also many living still i'm
prisoned in the debris of the fallen buildings
All the physicians OF the town were killed ex-
cepting two, and there was great need of doc
tors to attend the wounded, of whom it was
said there were some 200. A relief train, with
twenty physicians and nurses and full sup
plies, left Springfield, Mo-, this morning for
Marshfeld, and probably other trains will ar
rive during the day.
The storm was general in southwestern
Missouri, aud other places probably suffered
damage, but as the telegraph wires are all
prostrated, no advices have been received. A
violent hail and rain-storm accompanied the
wind.
THIRD DISPATCHl
ST. LOUIS, April 19th.-A. telegram from
Springfield, via Vinita and Kansas City, to
C. w. Rogers, General Manager of the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad, says a
hurricane passed few miles south of Spring
field about o'clock last night, doing an i'm
mepie amount of damage and killing great
number of people.
Fifty deaths are reported on James river,
six miles south of Spring field, and great
many persons are missing.
The train dispatcher of Conway, fourteen
miles this side of Marshfeld, reports arriving
there from Springfield at IL o'clock, and says
he found terrible looking country. From
North View, seven miles west of Marsh6eld,
to the Latter points, trees three feet through
are torn entirely out of the ground, and tele-
graph poles twisted off. The town of
Marshfield is demolished, brick as well
as frame buildings being torn down.
We did not see more than half a
dozen people as we came through that town.
The place seemed deserted. The doctors
and nurses who came on our train from
Springfield 20 in number-went from
the depot alone to hunt up the people, there
being no one at The depot to receive them.
A relief train was sent from Lebanon to
Marshfeld at daylight this morning with
about fifty doctors, nurses and helpers, and
full supplies of provisions, clothing and med
icine stores also material for repairing dam
ages to telegraph wires.
The line is down at different points between
Springfield and Conway, perhaps ten miles
altogether
A new Catholic church at Cuba, ninety
miles from here, was blown down.
No damage has been done the railroad ex-
cept the destruction of one small section
house.
The names of the killed and wounded at
Marsh6eld are not received yet telegraph c
communication not being restored at this
writing
There are also reports here that the City
of CRANKY, about 100 miles southwest of
Springfield, was greatly damaged, and that
Warrensburg on the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road, 65 miles this side of Kansas City, was
badly damaged.
FOURTH DISPATCHl
ST.. LOUIS, April 19th.-A special to the
Post Dispatch from Lebanon says: The
tornado which caused such frightful havoc
at Marshield last night passed entirely
through Green and Webster counties, follow
ing the course of the James river in north
easterly direction. 1t struck the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad in four places,
and left it near Franks station, ITO miles this
side of Marshfeld.
The latter place presents terrible appear
ance, there not being more than dozen
houses unharmed in the entire town. The
Courthouse and many other buildings took
fire, and the scene and effects were of a
dreadful character.
At one house two children were found
dead. Another was badly mangled, but is
still alive. The parents could not be found.
In another case a woman was lost entirely,
and seems to have been carried away bodily.
No details of the calamity have yet been
received.
The force of the wind stripped the bark
from some of the trees and lifted others en-
tirely out of the ground, and telegraph poles
and wires were carried hundreds of rods into
the woods. and tied and knotted among the
limbs of the trees like cotton strings. Every
thing possible is being done to assist and sue
cor the wounded, not only at Marshfield but
at other places.
Physicians throughout the country are
focking to the points where there are the
most injured, and are doing all they can to
alleviate the suffering.
Doctors went from Springfield to the James
river country, six miles south, as well as to
Marsh6eld, and scores of kind-hearted peo-
pie have volunteered as nurses.
Captain Rogers, General Manager of the
st. Louis and st. Joseph Railroad. is send.
ing special trains with relief wherever good
can be done, and all are doing everything
possible to aid the injured and dying.
Widespread Storm In the Northwest.