The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-25


hert's hardware store c. W. Kelly's drug
store: j. T. Wilson's general merchandise
store Has clothing store Lamkin's gro
Gerry store McGinnis' restaurant Smiths
grocery store Wekley Il Smiths furniture
store the New York millinery store, just
opened by the Misses Harris b. T. TooIey's
grocery store b. L. Bellamy's boot and
shoe store; Olympic hall 4. I. Millene's
store: Mrs. McConnelrs millinery store
Peisinger's livery stable; Mrs. Merrill's resi-
dence; Mrs. Whites residence; Capt. Mil
ler's residence; Freeburg's barber shop;
Steers harness shop; James Houston's res
idence; Rev. Wells residence; Mr.. Wilcox
mis- old store room; Brownsville hotel; Cox
residence; Mr.. Rays residence; Meyer Il
Deunsings general merchandise store; L.
{. Andrews gents furnishing goods store;
A. $. Elsea's grocery store; A. ). Rembert's
hardware store; Mat Buchard's blacksmith
shop; Jesse JacksOn's new residence; Mrs.
Harris residence; the new saw mill; Banks
Touring mill: Mrs. Laughlin's house; DIR.
Petol.'s residence; w. ID. Remnants ware
house: Russell & Beaty'S livery stable; J.
L. Lamkin's two-storv residence; DIR. Vests
residence; a two-story frame house belong
ing tn j. q. Allen, of this city; Mr..
Wollet's residence Mr.. Sherrick's resi-
dence; VIM. Weybright's residence; pub
lie school building and the old court
house.
ADDITIONAL LOSSES.
MANY of the above buildings contained
large stocks OF goods, which, in a majority
of instances, are almost entirely ruined.
In addition TO these, outbuildings without
number were scattered 10 the four corners
of the globe, some of the timbers being
carried hundreds of yards distant. Alter
taking i'm the town TO ascertain the extent OF
destruction. the facts in regard to the eight
men killed were hunted up, with the fol-
lowing result:
THE DEAD.
When the storm came up, Mr.. Mat Will
liams. married man who lived In Liber-
ty township, seven miles east of Browns
Vile, was crushed beneath the walls OF
Kelly's drug store, and, when found, was
dead. He was about A years OF age, and
had come TO town to do some trading His
skull was crushed, and one leg broken.
About = o'clock this morning his brother
arrived i'm town and removed the body to
! the late home of the deceased. He was
buried from Antioch church this afternoon.
PETTIs COUNTY MAN.
Geo. PAYNE. a farmer who resided i'm Pet
It's county, six miles southwest of Browns
vile. was i'm Elsea's grocery store, in the
old town, and when the build
ing toppled and fell, was caught
and crushed to death. His body was re-
covered about midnight. He, too, visited
the town for the purpose of trading. He
was a man about fifty years of age, and
leaves family.
SAD DEATH
Probably one OF the saddest deaths was
that OF Mr.. Edwin Arthur, superintendent
of a glass factory Al Pittsburg, Pa, W no
was caught under the walls of kelly's
drug store. He vas an invalid, and had
been at the City hotel for three weeks, Wis
iting the celebrated Sweet Springs daily
for the benefit of his health. Some weeks
ago, while at Hot Springs. he made the
acquaintance of Major Beck, of this city,
who recommended the waters of Sweet
Springs, and he acted on the majors adj
vice and went there. His skull was
crushed. and other injuries were sustained.
He was unmarried, and about - wears old.
Mr. Walton visited this city last night
for the Isole purpose of informing de-
ceased's relatives by telegraph, and the
body will await their orders.
JAMES MILLER,
where he lived with his parents. He was
% years of age, and his body was found i'm
the street, in front of Wilson's store. about
o'clock p. M, il being the first one dis
covered
ALLEN SCRUGG,
| young man of %, was found i'm the street,
near Miller. He lived with his parents ON
| farm two miles north of town. He was
alive when discovered, but death came 10
his relief within half an hour. His body
was taken charge of by his relatives
RICHARD FERGUSON
was a clerk i'm Meyer & Duensings dry
goods store, the first building struck by
the cyclone. lie was only 10 years ole,
and universally beloved.
SECOND VICTIM
| Claude Meyers, OF Meyers & Duensing,
was killed in the same building with
young Ferguson. He was 30 years of age
and leaves a wife and two children
SEARCHING FOR THE BODY.
Mr.. +. {. White, city marshal, has not
been seen since the storm, at which time
he was in Kelly's drug store, and il is
supposed his body is underneath the debris
| He was a married man. and the father of
one child. When the BAzOo man left. at
S:40this morning, it was not thought the
body could be found to-day. His wife is
distracted.
THE WOUNDED.
That the list of wounded is incomplete
there is no doubt; all those, however, that
came to the knowledge of the BAzoo re-
porter are hereby given:
Richard Hickman, who resides three
miles south OF Slater, and who is candi-
date for sheriff, right leg injured. He was
i'm Kelly's store when it fell in. and only
saved his lite by lodging his head under
the counter. The dead body of young