The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-21
THE WESTERN CYCLONE.
Eighty One Thus Far Reported
Killed.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF DAM
AGE DONE.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2O.-Capt. C. w.
Rogers, General Manager of the ST. Louis &
San Francisco railroad, has just received the
following from Mr.. Nichols, Assistant Super
intendent:
"Advices coming in constantly from differ
ent parts of the country show that many per-
sons were killed and injured in the remote
districts 1t is believed that many farmers
families not yet reported have been destroyed.
Seven of the wounded on James River died
this afternoon, and also five at Marshfield. At
the latter place all is confusion and the people
are In such an excited state that it is almost
impossible to get any Ineligible report Many
families are homeless and have taken refuge
in our depot and in the empty cars standing at
the station. The front rooms of the Court
House are still standing, and have been con-
verted into morgue. The school building is
used as hospital. Up to O'Clock this even
ing they have a death list of Is, and the pros
pect of increasing it before morning MANY
are yet missing, and a number Of people
have been buried, of whom no record is kept.
Only IA buildings are left standing and not
house in town but is more or less injured. A
large number of citizens from Lebanon and
Springfield are doing all they can to relieve
the suffering. A carload of provisions was
sent from Springfield to-day. and contribu-
lions are coming from all the towns along the
line of the road. Clothing of all kinds is needed
badly, as many families have lost everything
they had in the way of wearing apparel, and
We're left with only what they had on"
"A subscription Of $4,000 was taken up on
Change this noon for the sufferers and more
will be raised. Clothing, medical stores and
other necessary supplies will be sent.
The storm seems to have extended over a
very large part of the State. Great destruc-
ton OF property and loss of life occurred with
in radius of 80 miles of Jefferson City. The
house of Mr.. Baker, five miles of that CITY, was
destroyed and the whole family swept away in
it, injuring them severely. The house of Mr.
Wade was blown down and carried con.
siderable distance and Joseph and Virgil
Wade both injured. Mrs. John Zimmerman
The farm building of Mr.. Meyers was torn to
pieces and Henry Eggers had his leg broken
and Mrs. Antwailer was badly hurt. Enos
Gordon was lifted into the air and carried
some distance. Great damage and loss of life
are reported at Russelville, thirty-fve miles
northwest of Jefferson City and in Morgan
comfy, but nothing definite has been recei we'd
from there.
In Galloway county, in addition to those
mentioned last night four houses were
done to other dwellings. A report from
Texas county says the town of Licking was
badly torn up and nearly half the place
destroyed, but gives no details.
LATER.
The situation at Marshfield is more easy to-
day and will improve as the people become
more calm. The excitement among them is
being buried as fast as possible and the car
casses of dead animals are being hauled away.
1t is utterly impossible to obtain an accurate
list of the dead and wounded, as no regular
record has been kept and the people in the
present state of excitement cannot give any in
formation. There has been 81 coffins used and
there probably will be four or more deaths to-
night. Six have died since last night. The
wounded embrace nearly all the inhabitants of
the town, and fifty or more of them are seri-
ously hurt, and no doubt many will die. There
are good many dead children and negroes
whose names cannot be learned, and great
many of the wounded are so scattered that they
cannot be found.
Provisions have been received to-day from
several places west of here, including points in
Texas, and they will make the people COM
Portable as to food for short time. The state
will furnish tents and such other means of
shelter will be provided as circumstances ad-
nit.
There are now g. wounded in the school
building under the charge of physicians and
nurses.
LrrTLERocK, Ark, April d. A storm Sun
day night destroyed the town of Ell Paso, in
White county. Eight lives are known to have
been lost. Advices from other points show the
storm was widely prevalent in the northern
part of the state. In the neighborhood of Fay
etvile and Dardanella much damage and
loss of life is reported.