The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-04-30
THE MISSOURI HURRIoANr..


field says that seventy-oue victims Of Sundays
storm have been buried and twenty-five or more
are In dying condition. The number serious
iy wound IL about one hundred and afy. A
babe about eighteen months old, whose mother
was killed and whose friends were oil wounded,
was found on the 10th inst.,s in ravine north
of the town where IL lay all night. II Is now
'apinE Eslh AHeshss Child, awe years old. was.
Where Il had been nearly cwenty-fOnr hours. II
was considerably bruised, but will recover. It
was claimed yesterday by its parents, who live
two miles and half from the southern portion
Of the town. The child's aerial fight therefore
must have extended over three miles. wagon
has been found that was carried four miles, and
the section of smokcstack Of mill that was
carried three miles and q half. II is reported
that from thirty to forty persons have been
killed by spurs Of the tornado in the country,
and that the Town Of Corsicana, in Barry Coun-
ty, is as badly wrecked rs Marshfeld.
BARNETTsvILLE DESTROYED st. Louis, April
2l-10 p. M.-Dispatches just received say
that the storm of Sunday was very severe in
Morgan County, its track being strewu With
demolished houses, barns and other farm prop
erty. The little town of Barnettsville was torn
nearly to pieces and several persons killed and
wounded. 1t is now estimated that in Wsbster
County, Of which Marshfeld is the county seat,
fully one hundred people were killed ond over
two hundred wounded. The loss of property in
the county is estimated at 81 ,OO0,O 900.
The Town OF LICK ING DEsrRoYED.-St Louis,
April 2l.-The latest advices from Texas Coun-
ty, Mo-, say that the town Of Licking Vas en-
tirely destroyed. with the exception Of three
houses, BY Sunday nights storm. Three hun
dred persons are homeless. One life was lost
and seven persons were wounded, five Of them
seriously. The damage is fully $4,000. Tho
tornado did immense injury to oil kinds Of
property in the county.
THE STORM IN ILLINOIS AND WIscoNsIN.-Chi-
cago, April 20.--A special from Champaign,
ILL.,, says that the State University suffered Sc
vereiy by the storm Of the 18th. A largo por-
ton OF the new main building was unreofed.--
The old university building. used as dornito-
levelled to the ground. The students just es-
capped in time. Many Of the buildings in the
city were badly damaged. Minor casualties arc
reported. Ell Paso, ILL.,, reports say that the
damage done there will aggregate many thous-
and dollars.
A special from Janesville, Wis, says that fer
ten miles along the track Of the storm evidences
of destruction of property ore seen, which will
take over 100000 to replace. Churches
dwelling houses, barns, fences, orchards, &C.,
are much damaged, and some persons received
dangerous injuries.
The Storm IN ARKANsAs.-Little Rock, April
% The storm Sunday nioht dest royed the Town
of Elpaso in white County, thirty miles due
north of Little Rock. Several lives are reported
lost. Among the dead are DR.. Hairston and
wife, Mr.. Paul, wife and four children. Advccs
show that the storm of Sunday night was severe
est in the northern part Of the State, nnd in tho
neghborhood Of Fayetteville and Dardanelle
much damage was done, and loss Of life is re-
ported