The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-20
TORNADO TORN.
Marshfeld, Mo-, Swept Away
by the Wind.
Awful Destruction of Life and
Property.
Over One Hundred Lives Re-
ported Lost.
Many Persons Burned to Death in the
Blazing Ruins.
DAMAGE AT SEYMOUR.

SEYMOUR, Ind, April W.-A cyclone
passed from west to east near this city yes
terday. The first heard of its destruction
was the blowing down of R. d. Clouston's
new residence.
The next heard of its ravages was the
striking of William sweney's barn, near
here, and completely tearing off the roof,
carrying it some distance in the air. 1t
also blew down his kitchen fue and tore
apple trees up by the roots leveling the
fencing to the ground and destroying every
thing with which it came in contact.
WIND AT DAYTON.
DAYTON, O., April 2O.-Yesterday the
wind in Miami City picked up part of the
roof of Frank McBride's house and carried
it into the back yard. A chimney was
thrown over before the roof got fairly
started, and fell upon the kitchen roof,
cutting straight through, and just grazing
Mrs Mcbride, who was in the kitchen,
crushed through the floor. 1t was an ex-
ceedingly narrow escape.
NUMBER OF DEATHS INCREASING.
ST. LOUIS, April 20-The news from,
Marshfeld is very unsatisfactory. 1t is
almost impossible to get message through.
The only wire working up to 10a m. to.
day was kept busy carrying messages
from the afflicted people ofthe town.
One of the latest dispatches received says
that the number of deaths resulting from
the dreadful calamity can not fall short ol
one hundred.
1t is reported that two women died oi
fright their bodies bearing not the slight
est marks of violence. Several of the
houses were turned completely upside
down, and in many instances whole fami
| lies we're buried beneath the ruins.
The most horrifyins spectacle witnessed
by the Survivors was the burning to death
of number of persons who had been i'm
prisoned in the ruins, but were apparently
but slightly injured.
Their screams could be heard from the
midst of the blazing timbers, but partly
because of the panic which took possession
of the people and partly becaase of theiI
inability to render assistance, many were
allowed 10 die in the fire.
AT FREDoNIA, Ky.
PRINCETON, April 2o.-A prominent gen
tleman living at Fredonia, this county, re.
ports the damage from the storm at that
place alone as reaching 5000. All over
the county trees were torn up by the roots
and swept away, while rail fences were
split and broken up into pieces Of conven.
lent stovewood size.
FIFTY PERSONS KILLED AT MARsHFIELD.
National Associated Press to the Star.
SPRINGFIELD. NO., April 20.-A hurri
cane passed few miles south of Spring
field about o'clock Sunday night, doing
immense damage and killing great mum.
ber OF people. Fifty deaths are reported
on James River, six miles south OF Spring
| field, and great many persons are miss
ing. sao ..s,s.
The train dispatcher of Conway, fourteen
miles this side Of Marsh6eld, report arrfv.
| ing there from Springfield at II o'clock,
and saws he found terrible devastation
! from Northview, seven miles west of Marsh.
field, to the latter point. Trees three feet
through are entirely out of the ground,
telegraph poles are twisted off, and every
thing is wrecked. In the town of Marsh
| field brick as we'll as frame buildings are
| torn down.
He did not see more than half dozen
people as he came through the 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 the people. there be-
ing no one at the depot to receive them.
! The relief train was sent from Mansfield at
daylight yesterday morning with about
nifty doctors, nurses and helpers, and free
supplies of provisions, clothing and medi-
cine stores, and also material for repairing
telegraph line. Tie line is down at differ
ent points between Springfield and Con.
way. perhaps ten miles altogether.
The new Catholic Church at Cuba.
No damage was done the railroad except
The names of the killed and wounded at
Marshfield are not received yet, telegraphic
communication not being restored at this
writing. There are also reports here that
the City of CRANKY, about one hundred
miles southwest OF Springfield, is greatly
damaged.
LATER
ST.. Louis, April 20--From passengers
" no passed through MarShheld on the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad, at $3.50
Sunday night, few facts concerning the
terrible disaster are cleaned. A man who
came to the depot at the edge Of town while
the train was there, reported that at $3.50
o'clock furious hurricane struck the place
and leveled all that part of town lying
west Of the Center Square fiat 10 the ground.
The debris Immediately took fire in sew
eral places, and The flames could be seen at
some half dozen points by passengers on
the train. Forty dead bodies had been ta-
ken out, and many more were supposed to
be buried 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.
ing two, and there was great need of doc.
tors to attend the wounded, some two hun.
dred in number. A relief train with TWEEN.
ty ph, sicians and nurses and full supplies
left Springfield yesterday morning fol-
Marshfield.
LIGHTNING IN KENTUCKY.
J WILLIAMSBURG, KY., April 20-Thomaa