The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-06
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Numerous Lives Lost and Much Prop.
erty Destroyed.

Numerous Lives Lost and Much Prop
erfy Destroyed.
Kansas City, 5.-The journals
Springfield: Shortly after 2 this af-
teTnoon this city waS..visited by de-
structive cyclone. The storm
struck the wooden mills, destroying
portion of the building and
greatly damaging the machinery,
then passing little to the north
east, demolished a numbec Of resis
dences, striking Division street at
the corner of BOonyille street.
The storm followed a line
between the city proper and
North Springfield for three blocks,
leveling the residences of both
towns; then tending little north
west the storm visited Bridgetown,
suburb of North Springfield. The,
total loss is estimated sc between
$150,0C0 and 100000. Probably
seven persons were killed; many
were injured. The new cigar fac
tory of F. O. Hacker and his resi-
dence were completely demolished.
The family were absent at the
time. A number of employees
at the factory were injuced,
st. Mary's Catholic church was
wrecked. It is reported that great
damage was done at Brookline, and
Republic, in the southwestern
part Of the county, was blown down.
At those points, telephone commun
ication with North Springfield was
also destroyed. Hazeldell school
house, west of the city, was blown
down. Fifty children were
in the building, but they
were not seriously hurt.
The path of the storm was only a
few yards in width, but wherever it
struck the ruin was appalling. A
public meeting of relief was called
for tomorrow, meanwhile, all tenn
porary provision possible is being
made. Among the killed are Mrs.
Sallie Arnquist, a Swedish woman,
and Miss Sallie Edmonson, young
lady of IS. The confusion is so
great it is imIos IDLE 10 give cons
plete list at present of the killed
and wounded.
Springfield, Mo, 5-The cyclone
travelling northeast struck this city
at 2:15 p. M. to-day, at Wolf mills,
which it unrOofed and demolished,
then struck q two-story frame
| dwelling and blew it down, also q
one-story dwelling in which lady
so years of age had her thigh bro
ken. The residence of T M. Alya>
hill was partially unroofed. Pass
ing east, a number of houses were
demolished. Miss Edmonson, g
young lady, was buritd under thu
side of house and
taken out with her necl
broken: street ear was lifted
three feet off the rails. The cigar
factory, residence and shops Of p
A. Heacken were blown down CON-
pletely. A man named Smith, driy
ing bakery wagon, had his leg
broken and received other wounds
c.. G. Clark, a brakeman on the
Frisco road. was asleep in the ups
per room; his nose was broken and
| his upper jaw broken in two places
A number of frame houses in the
vicinity were blown down. Chin
neys were blown down, and tele
graph poles were snapped like
pipe stems. Passing eastward
the cyclone demolished every
thing at iBridgetown, and at
the eastern part of Spring
Springfield houses were demolished
in all directions. A Swede woman
at the house of Mr.. Campbell ran
out of the house, which fell on and
killed her. Mrs. Aiken had her leg
badly crushed; it was amputated
to- night; she was pregnant and will
probably die. Six lives are known
to be lost and dozens wounded.
Three carpenters working in
Heacher's cigar factory were
wounded, one badly. Mrs.
Pennington as dead. Mrs. Dunlap.
a widow lady living in the east part
of the city, was killed instantly.
She has four small children, the
eldest 10 years old. FiftyStwo chill
dren at HaZeldell schoolhouse
were pushed out into the
storm by their teacher, and
moment after the house was
demolished to its foundation. The
iron seats were blown 200 yards
About 25 children were slightly
Injured; none killed. The storm
was straight wind from so to 250
yards wide it passed four miles north
of Marshfeld, where two farms were
badly damaged. The wounded are all
cared for tonight. Many families
are entirely destitute. a relief
meeting is called for tomorrow.
The fire department and citizens
worked he,oically and saved thous>
ands of dollars worth of property.
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