The comet., 1880-04-24
TERRIFIC CYCLONE.
MarshielO. MO-, DesUrOyeO Dy n Hur-
ricame - Many Killed, Two Hun
dred Wounded Great Damage
to Property, etc.

ST. LOUIS, April 10. - Passengers
who passed through Marshfield, on
the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail
road, at $3.50 last night, give few facts
concerning the terrible disaster which
occurred there yesterday. A man
who came to the depot, at the edge Of
the town, while train was there, re-
ported that at $50 O'Clock furious
hurricane struck the place, leveled all
that part of the town lying west OF
Central Square flat to the ground.
The debris Immediately took fire in
several places, and the flames could be
seen at some half dozen points by
passengers on the train. Forty dead
bodies had been taken out and many
more were supposed to be buried in
the ruins or burned up. There was
also, many living still imprisoned 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 twenty physi-
clans and nurses, and full of supplies,
left Springfield, Mo-, this morning for
Marshfield, and probably other trains
will arrive during the day.
The storm was general in South
western Missouri, and other places
have probably suffered damage, but
as the telegraph wires are all prostrat-
ed, no adyices have been received.
Violent hail and rain accompanied
the wind.
ITS FURTHER PROGRESS.
CHICAGO, April ia special to
the News says: The town of Marsh
field, Mo, has been totally destroyed
by storm and fire. Seventy-five per-
sons were killed and two hundred
wounded. The telegraph wires are all
down.
A special to the News also says that
at Grey's Creek, near Jefferson CITY.
Mo-, four or five houses were blown
down, and number of persons in
jured.
One house was blown across the
Missouri and Pacific track, and no
warning being given, the train ran
into it, demolishing the locomotive
and severely wounding the engineer
and fireman. The passengers ESCAPED
unhurt. Accounts are meagre in con-
sequence of the prostration of the
wires.
PASSES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD.
ST. LOUIS, April ia telegram
from Springfield, via Vinita and Kan
sas City, to G. w. Rogers, General
Manager of the st. Louis and San
francisco Railroad, says hurricane
passed a few miles south of SPRING
held about seven o'clock last evening.
long an immense amount of damage
20 life and property, killing a great
number of people. Fifty deaths are
at James river, five miles
'outh of Springfield, and great many
persons are missing. The train dis
hatcher at Conway, fourteen miles
his side of Marshfield, reports that he
Irrlved there from Springfield at ii
'clock, and says he found the country
q terrible condition, from North
Tiew, seven miles west of Marshfield.
o the latter point. Trees, three feet
n diameter, were pulled out of the
telegraph poles twisted off
nd everything wrecked. The town
I Marshfield was demolished, bricks.
g well as frame buildings, being torn
0 pieces. We did not see more than
,alf dozen people as we came
trough that town the place seemed
eserted doctors and nurses. who
anne on the train from Springfield.
bout twenty in number, went from
he depot alone to hunt up the people,
here being no one at the depot to re.
Give them.
A relief train was sent from Leba- :
on, to Marshfield at daylight this
forming, with fifty doctors, nurses
nd helpers, and full supply Of pro-
isions, clothing and medical stores ,
so, material for repairing the tele- !
raph line. The names Of the killed
nd wounded at Marshfield have not