The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-22
WILD WORK OF THE WINDS.
Terrific Hurricane in Southwestern Mis-
Botiri,

WILD WORK OF THE WINDS.
Terrific Hurricane in Southwestern Mis-
sotiri.
ST. LOUIS, April, 10.
Passengers who passed through Marsh
field on St. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad at half-past 8 o'clock last night,
give few facts concerning terrible
disaster which occurred there yesterday
A man who came to the depot at the
edge of the town while the train was
there, reported that at half-past 6 O'Clock
furious hurricane struck the place and
levclled all that part of the town lying
west of the centre square flat to the
ground. The debris Immediately took
fire in several places, and the flames
could be seen at some half dozen places
by the passengers on the train.
Forty dead bodies had been taken out,
and many more were supposed to be bu-
ried in the ruins or burned up. There
were also many living still imprisoned
in the debris of fallen buildings All
the physicians of the town were killed
except two, and there was great need OF
doctors to attend the wounded, of whom
it was said there were some 1000. A re-
lief train with twenty physicians and
nurses aud full of supplies left Spring
field, Missouri, this morning for Marsh
field, and probably other trains will ar
rive during the day.
The storm was general in southwestern
Missouri, and other places probably sut-
fered damage, but as the telegraph wires
were all prostrated no advices have been
received. Violent hail and rain accompa-
MED the wind.
CHICAGO, April, 19.
A special to the Ne'os says: 'The
town of Marshfield, Mo-, has been des-
troyed by storm and fire. Seventy-five
persons were killed and two hundred
wounded. The telegraph wires are all
down."
Another special says that at Grey's
Creek, near Jefferson City, Mo-, four or
five houses were blown down and q
number of persons injured. One house
was blown across the Missouri
and Pacific Railroad track, and
no warning being given the train ran into
it, demolished the locomotive and se-
verely wounded the engineer and fire.
man. The passengers escaped unhurt:
Accounts are meagre in consequence of
the prostration of wires.
ST. LOUIS, April 10.
A telegram from Springfield via Vinita
and Kansas City to G. ". Rogers, general
manager of the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad, says that the hurricane
passed few miles south of Springfield
about Z last night doing an immense
amount Of damage and killing great
number Of people. Fifty deaths are re-
ported at James River, five miles souths
of Springfield, and o great many, persons
are missing. The train dispatcher at
Conway, fourteen miles this side Of
Marshfield, reports that he arrived there
from Springfield at II O'Clock, and says
he found the country in terrible condi-
ton from North View, seven miles west
of Marshfeld, to the latter point. Trees
three feet in diameter were pulled en-.
tirely out of the ground, telegraph polls
twisted off and everything wrecked. The
town of Marshield was demolished,
brick as we'll as frame buildings being
torn to pieces. We did not see more
than half dozen people as We came
through that town. The place seemed
deserted. Doctors and nurses who came
on our train from Springfield, about
twenty 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 a full supply of
provisions, clothing and medical stores;
also material for repairing the telegraph.
The names of the killed and wounded
at Marshville have not been received.
Telegraphic communication is being re-
stored. There are reports that the City
of CRANKY, about one hundred miles
southwest of Springfield, was greatly
damaged, also that Warrensboro, on the
Missouri Pacific, sixty five miles this side
Of Kansas City, was badly injured but the
reports have not been verified.
ST. LOUIS, April 10.
A special to the Post. Despatch from
Lebanon says that the tornado which
caused such fearful havoc at Marshfeld
last night passed through Green and
Webster counties, following the course of
the James River in a northeast 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 appearance, there not being more
than q dozen houses unharmed in the
place. The Courthouse and many other
buildings took fire, and the scene was of
the most dreadful character.
No details of the calmity have been
received. The force of the wind lifted
trees entirely out of the ground. Tele'
graph poles and wires were carried hun.
dreds of rods into the woods and tied
and knotted among the limbs of trees as
though they were cotton strings. Every
thing possible is being done to assist and
succor the wounded, not only at Marsh
field, but at other places. Physicians
throughout the country are fiocking to
the points most injured, and doing all
they can to alleviate the suffering. Doc
tors went from Springfield to the James
River country, six miles south, as well as
to Marshfield, and scores of kind-hearted
people have volunteered as nurses.
Capt. Rogers, general manager of the
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, is
sending special trains with relief wher.
ever good can be done, and all are doing
everything possible to aid the injured
and dying.
The STATE PEEITENT1ARY.-This in