Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-04-22

Rice and five daughters. They were in
the dining room when the storm came.
The house wal carried away, scarcely q
mark being left to tell where it stood. 1t
was dropped about so feet northeast,
and is only tit for kindllng wood. Every
member of the family was more or less
hurt, but one OF them dangerously. On
the west side OF Spring street, nearly
opposite Mr.. Rice's house, vas q livery |
stable. The buggies, oarrisges, hay. |
&C., are mashed into an unsightly mass.
East al the depot 200 Yards, on the rail- |
road track, wal q new elevator, Of
frame. Tho top story is cut off perfect
~ smooth, and is gone. Near the depot
Is Banks mill it was scarcely hurt Dy
the wind, but flying timbers broke
through the root, and gave the wind q
chance. About one eighth of the roof
is gone. Inside al the mill was a large lot
OF flour, sacked. ranged along the wall,
making q pile fully five feet through.
A flying beam penetrated the house, and
pinned the sacks OF -four together, going
clear through the mass. The depot
building was slightly damaged. The
wind came from The southwest. and the
building vas well pelted with gravel,
%brickbats, &c. The door and window
in the east end, were sucked in side the
house, moving westward. Sam DrYs-
dale's house, situated on Main, and near
board six ieet long, one iuch thick and
pelted on the west side by flying mis-
siles, and had tho storm lasted ten sec.
onds longer would undoubtedly have
gone. The north end of the house is
bulged, the plaster is broken, and the
wonder is that the house is lett. Forty
yards northeast OF Mr.. Drysdsle's is the
house OF Mr.. William Spurgesn,a hand
some, new, two-story frame. The front
was to the west, and tested on a stone
foundation about 20 inches high, while
the back of the house was on the ground.
This house was twisted eleven feet to
the southeast, and left the foundation
stones unmoved. The handsome porch
caught on one of the stones, and was
held up, while the house went down 20
inches, forcing the top OF the porch into
the front of the house. Immediately in
front of theh house. only 20 feet d~istant,a
ladder leaned against q tree, and was
not disturbed. A locust tree near by
was broken off about 10 feet above the
ground, and q martIn box carelessly
placed on the top Of q tree a few feet
west, and directly in the track OF the
storm, wa not moved. Ten feet north
OF Mr.. Spurgeon's residence was his
s~mokehouse, which was carried 40 feet
east, and totally destroyed. Twenty
feet north Of the smokehouse was the
stable, covered with old rotten shingles,
bpt not . single was removed. Mr..
S%purgeOn's house was twisted to the
southeast, while a light frame south
west Of him. and One northwest, and
within 70 yards. were both twisted to
the northeast. There was nothing in
the path to change the direction OF the
current Of air, and its tricks are gaae-
p%ountable.
Mi. Tisdale says that when the storm
commenced a couple of horses we're in
his front yard, and when the storm was
over they were in the back yard, and
that there was no way for them to get
there except to 60 oyer the house. A
yar4 stick was blown from Wilson's
store lato MI. Tisdale's house, several
squares distant.
We have not attempted to give ever
a partial list of the houses damaged
or destroyed. In almost every d.
rection wrecks could be seen, but the
business part OF the town was such an
object OF interest that scarcely any no
tlce was taken oil small houses in isola-
ted places, At the west end of Main
street two houses were destroyed. and
two squares south of the Central hotel q
house Of little Value was blown over.
Near the public school were two small
GU houses turned over, one to the east
and one to the west. though they we're
scarcely thirty feet apart.
Mr.. Jas. Hicklin. brighter OF Hilbert
A. Hicklin of this city. lived in the east
end OF town. Mrs. Hickl,n was stand
ing in the middle OF II room, with ner
little girl. when the house disappeared,
leaving the floor unmoved aud Mrs.
Hlcklin and child unhurt.
MI. Tol. Hicklin's house east of town,
was also damaged to lhp extent Of about
300.
Many persons report that just a mo-
ment before the storm struck town their
clocks stopped. supposed to be caused
by the electrical disturbance.
We might. if we had space give
dozens OF instances whore persons had
narrow escapes from death, and where
the wind performed strange freaks,
The above notes were mostly gathered
from the parties mentioned, and are
correct.
The In:elligencer thanks Mr.. G. Ben.
Russell, Mr.. Geo. Dubois, conductor on
the pay tram, and MIR. kipp. road mas
, ter, for courtesiss. The railroad com.
4 nanv Uava the nae nj a train IN tho NOV.
, or OF Sedalia, who got ND an excursion
to Brownsville Wednesday, giving the
passenger receipts 10 the sufferers. BY
this generous conduct about $500 was
) raised tor the homeless, and Sedslia has
81 also raised nearly $4OO tor them.