The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-04-24
A WESTERN CYCLONE.
SNOW RLnnKAnR.
Towns Destroyed by Storm ana Fire aud seventy
% Merc Persons Killed. Woman Carried Away
Bodily BY the Wind and Lost


OF MoTc Persons Kllled-A Woman Carried AVN
Bodily BY the Wind and l0sl
CiScISxArI Ono, April 10. AN uRusuAl
y heavy rain here this morning was followed
/ BY high winds all day. A number Of houses
! were unroofed and some weak buildings blown
down. The wind extended widely through
the central and southern portions OF the
State, At Newark, Ohio, frame barn was
blown down, and the iron roof blew of OF
Scott & Co.'S furniture establishment. The
iron aud slate r0Ofof the gas works was blown
OF, buggies overturned, aud fences and trees
blown down. Al New Philadelphia aud Ca.
nal Dover, o., the storm was destructive. At
the latter place the roof OF q rolling mill was
blown off, AT Milford Centra the postosice
and several other buildings we're anroofed.
Al Lebanon the roof Of the Lebanon House
was blown of. At Wheeling, w. Va, the
roof OF the freight depot Of the Pittsbure. Gin.
einnati and st. Louis Railroad was torn of
and some ofiss railers drisenthrough a twelve,
inch wall Of the building adjoining, The
steepls Of the Zion NJ. Z. Church was blown
down. The wind was also severe at Bellaire,
Bridgeport aud Martins Ferry. Atihe latter
place the roof Of the casting room Of a blast
furnace was blown of. A cooler atmosphere
succeeds the storm.
MILwAuKgR, Wis, April le.--The severest
storm Of the season visited this State to-day
In northern sections several inches Of snow
fell, impeding trains in the vicinity Of 0sh
kosh. No serious disasters are yet reported
GA the lakes, but il Is feared the gale was Sc
we're on vessels aad property, and reports Of
disasters are expected. The tug Caroline
Williamsreached port this evening and reports
having abandoned the schooner Walter b.
Allen after reseaing the crew. The schooner
sank soon after between Manitowac and She
boygan.
SAN FRAScisco, April 1G.--The storm,
which has prevailed throughout the State for
several days has been the severest ever known
on the line Of the Central Pacific Railroad
through the mountains. The snow sheds are
down between Emigrant Gap and Cisco.
Yesterdays eastern bound express has got
only as far as Alta, the Virginia lightning ex.
press stopping at the SANE point. snow
plough train, with eight engines, which left
Summit this morning TO effect a connection
with the snow plough from Emigrant Gap,
when half mile west from Summit Jumped the
track and dashed through the snow sheds for
a hundred feet. The west. bound emigrant
and freight train, due at Sacramento last night,
was stopped by slide two miles from any
station, where il still remains. Every effort
is being made to clear the track.
CHICAGO, April ia dispatch says that
the town Of Marsh6eld, No., was totally de.
stroyed by storm and Gre last evening Sew.
enry-6 persons were killed and two hundred
wounded. The telegraph wires are all down.
At Gray's Creek, near Jefferson City, No.,
four or Eve houses were blown down and
number Of persons injured. One house was
blown across the Missouri and Pacific Rail.
road track, and no warning being gwen,
train ran into it, demolishing the locomotive
and severely wounding the engineer and FIRE.
man. The passengers escaped unhsrt.
ST. LOWS, April 19.-Passengsrs who
passed through Marsh6eld, on the 81. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad at $3.50 last night,
say that man who came 10 the depot at the
edge Of the town while the train was there
reported that at G;80 =. NJ. furious hurri.
cane struck the place, and levelled all that
part Of the town lying west Of the centre
square fiat to the ground. The debris imme.
diately took FIRE in several places, and flames
could be seen at some half dozen points by
passengers on the train. Forty dead bodies
had been taken out, and many more we're
supposed TO be buried in the ruins or burned
up. There we're also many living still buried
in the debris Of the 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 200.
A relief train with 20 physicians and nurses
and full supplies left Marshall, Mo-, this
morning for Springfield, and probably other
trains will arrive during The day,
The storm was general In the southeastern
portion OF Missouri, and other places proba-
kl.s eftnaraI dutpa.n kut IL -
wires are all prosirated no particulars have
been received. Violent hail and rain accom-.
panied the wind
A telegram from Springfield, No, to C.
W. Rogers, General Manager of the St. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad, ssys hurricane
passed few miles south OF Springfield Of
about o'clock last night, doiHg an immense
amount Of damage and killing great mum.
Der Of people. Fifty deaths are reported on
the James River, six miles south OF Spring.
field, and great many persons are missing.
The train dispatcher at Conway, fourteen
miles this side Of Marsh6eld, reports that he
arrived there from Springfield at II O'Clock,
and says he found the country in q terrible
condition FROM EopthEsy, seven miles scat
Of Marshheld, 10 the latter point. Trees
three feet in diameter we're torn entirely out
Of the ground, telegraph poles twisted of,
and everything wrecked. The town Of Marsh.
field was demolished, brick Us well as frame
buildings being tern down. "We did not
see" he said, more than half dozen PEG.
pie as we came through that town. The place
seemed deserted. The doctors and nurses
who came on our train from Springfield,
about twenty in number, went from the depot
alone TO hunt up the people. A relief train
was sent from Lebanon 10 Marshfeld at day.
light this morning, with about fhy doctors,
nurses and helpers, and u full supply OF pro.
visions, clothing and medical stores; also
material for repairing the telegraph line
Inc Inns Is 6ioYn down Ut different points
between Springfield and Conway, perhaps len
miles altogether. A new Catholic Church
at Cuba. ninety miles from here, was blown
down. No damage was done the railroad ex
eept the destruction Of one small station
house.
There are reports here that the city O,
Granby, ahont 100 miles southwest OF Spring.
held, was greatly damaged; also that Wa.
rensbnrg, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
slxty-tve miles this aide Of Kansas CITY, was
badly injured but the reports have not been
verified.
a despatch from Lebanon says the tornado
which caused such frightful havoc al Marshfeld
last night passed entirely through Green and
Webster counties, following the course Of he
James River IN northeasterly direction. Il
struck the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road in four places, and left il near Frankis
Station, ITO miles this side Of Marsh6eld.
Aarshheid presents a terrible seena Of de.
strpeuon, less than dozeu houses IN the
town having escaped unharmed, Tho Court
House and many other buildings took Ore
At one house two children were found dead.
aad another badly mangled, but still alive.
The father could not be found. In another
case woman was lost entirely. She seems
TO have been bodily carried away. No de.
tails Of the calamity have yet been received.
The forpe Of the wind stripped the bark from
trees and littod olhsFs sntlsely out of tho
ground. Telegraph poles and wires we're
carried hundreds Of rods into tho woods and
tied AID knotled among the limbs uf trees as
though they were cotton strings. Everything
possible is being done to assist and succor
The wounded, not only At Mansfield but at
othar places.
Capt. Rogers, General Manager oftbo 81.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad, Il sendinr
special trainS with relief wherever any pood
can be done, aud all are doing eyeryihiDg
possible to aid the injured and dying.
Adyiees coming IN constantly from different
parts Of the country show that many persons
were killed and injured in the remote districts.
II Is believed that many farmers families
not yet reported have been destroyed Seven
Of the wounded on James River died this al.
ternOon, and also Eve at Marshfeld.