The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
The Death List at Marshtield AL.
ready Numbering Seventy
Eight.
Disasters at Other Plaees-The Loss
at James River. Champaign, Hl
Paso, GAINESVILLE, Wis,
and Elsewhere.
Heavy Loss Of Life and Property Every
where Reported.

ST. LOUIS, April 20,-Ihe first dispateh ul-
rect from Marshtied was received late last
night by the Globe Democrat. and gives the
following description OF the storm;
This town and county were visited by one
Of the most destructive cyclones on record last
evening. After passing through several miles
of country In Christian, Green and Webster
counties. destroying everything In its path
way, 1t struck this town about o'clock g. m
Eye-wtnesses OF the approa ching storm
say 1t was a frightful-looking black cloud.
lined with leeoy white. was funnel shaped
and moving In the manner OF screw ro-
peller It moved with wonderful velocity,
literally destroying aud blowing away every
thing In its path, which was about half o
mile wide at this point. Trees were twisted
off. telegraph wires snapped, and the bark
was literally peeled from small trees. houses
were blown from their foundations; cattle,
hogs, sheep, horses and poultry were whirled
into the air and carried great distance
The noise of the storm, the crash OF the tal-
ling houses and the cries and screams of the
terrified people made o scene OF horror that
beggars description. What was beautiful
peseeful town OF 800 Inhabitants twenty four
ago, is now waste and desolation. out OF Sou
dwellings not more than twenty are left
standing. and but few of these are untniured.
OF the business houses around the public
square all but three are utterly demolished
and their contents blown away, burned or
badly damaged.
About 8 o'clock the freight train from
| Springfield brought about three hundred
peraons, with provisions and medicine Tor
the wounded. As rapidly as the bodies OF the
dead could be extrlcated from the ruins they
we're prepared for interments The wounded
were conveyed TO the only available structure
left standing. The public school building,
which was not badly damaged, was turned
| into a hospital, and there are now hfty
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noble women from Lebanon and Springfield,
who are doing all In their power to alleviate
the sufferings Of those In their care.
The loss by this terrible calamity is esti-
mated at from &a50,000 to 100000 Of 300
| Inhabitants of Marshield who yesterday had
happy and comfortable homes, seven-eigh hths
are without houses, clothing, food, or the
means to procure them. The destitutlon and
suffering are terrible.
THE Loss OF LIFE.
Telegraph communication has been partial
lly restored with Marshtield.
seven of the persona wounded on Jamee
river died yesterday afternoon, aud five at
| Marshfield.
At Marshfield many families are homeless
and have taken refuge In the depot and emp
ty cars.
The death lst at o'clock last night num-
bered seventy eight, with many missing, sew
eraI of whom are doubtless buried under the
debris. Etghty-iive wounded are In the
school-house. .Agreat many colored persons
Only fourteen buildings are left standing
Clothing Ia needed badly. Contributions are
coming from all the towns along the line o
the road.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE.
CHICAGO. April 2o.-A special from Cham
paign, ILL.,, says The State University sui
feresd severely by the storm of the eighteenth
A large portion of the new main building was
unroofed. The old University building, used
as q dormitory, was wrecked, the western
portion being leveled to the ground. The stu
dents just escaped In time. Many Of tht
buildings In the city were badly damaged
and minor casualties are reported.
Reports from Ell Paso, Ill, say the damag'
done there by the storm will aggregate many
thousand dollars.
A special from Janesville. Wis., says: Fol
ten miles along the track of the storm evi
denees of the destruction OF property are
. seen, which 1t will take over 100000 to re
place. Churches, dwelling houses, barns
fences, orchards, ETC., are much damaged
and some persons received dangerous inju-
ries.
THE STORM IN OTHER PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA
ST. LOUIS April 2o.-A subscription of ave-
$4,000 was taken UP on Change this noon fol
Marshtield's sufferers, and more will b'
J raised. Clothing, medical stores and othel
necessary supplies to meet the wants OF th'
occasion will also be sent, The storm seems
to have extended over q very large part OF The
State Great destruction of property and los.
of life occurred within radius OF fifty miles
of Jefferson City.
A report from Texas county says the towi
OF Licking Is very badly torn up. nearly one
half the place being destroyed, but no details
have been received. 1t is reported that grea
damage and loss Of life occurred also at Rus
seilviile thirty-tive miles southwest OF JET
; ferson City, and In Morgan county. but moth
ing definite has been received from there.
THE DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION IN ARKAN
SAS.
LITTLE ROCK, April 20.--The storm OF Sun
day night destroyed the town OF El Paso, II
White county, due north OF Little Rock thirt.
miles. Several lives are reported lost, anon!
! whom are DR.. Hairston and wife; Mr.. Paul
wife and four children. Advlces show tha
the storm OF Sunday night was severe In thu
northern part Of the State, and In the neigh
borhood OF Fayetteville and Dardanelle mucl
damage was done and loss of life is reported