Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-22
STORM STRICKEN.
Additional Details Of the Great Tornado
in Missouri and IllinOis-Fearful
Loss of Life.
The Destruction Of Property Unparal.
Ieled-YiOlent Gales on Lake Michi-
gan-FIoOds in Dakota.

gan-FIoOds in Dakota.
ST. LOUIE, May 21.-A report was received
here last night that ten or dozen railroad
laborers We're killed at Stsunton, ILL.,, by tie
tornado Saturday night, but inquiry proves
the report Incorrect. Some dozen or more
graders on the Chicago, Springfield and ST.
Louis railroad were in camp in an orchard
at this point, and when the storm came the
trees were uprooted and hurled against the
tents with great force, injoring more or lefs
all the men, and killing two. The casual
ties are: Killed-E. Cantwel!, sub-con-
tractor in charge of the men, formerly Of
Jonesboro, Ark, and Alvs Berry, aged four
teen, son Of John Berry, foreman of the
gang, also of Jonesboro, Ark. The istslly
injured are: Florence Berry, the young
daughter of Foreman Berry; Geo. Burns, eff
E AIT St. Louis, and Arthur Robinson, aged
four years, son Of the sutler OF the grading
partly. The badly injured are: Minnie
Berry, aged twelve years, daughter Of the
foreman; VIM. Smith, Danville, KY; Au-
gusta johnson, Jonesboro, Ark; Ed Can't
we'll, con of the sub contractor; Mike Shea,
Chicago; james Riley, Philadelphia, and
Mike Butler, Jonesbo:o, Ark. These all be-
long 10 the railroad party. 10 addition 10
these, Mrs. Livingston, Joeph and Carson
Cablne, and james Dugau, farmers, are seri-
ously wounded. All the badly injured are
being cared for by farmers living near by,
while those seriously hurt are in the hospital
| at Litchfeld.
THE MOST SERIOUS PART OF THE TORNADO
which swept over that portion Of this State
| seems after all, 10 have been near and north
| of Wenizville, on the Wabash railroad, and
not al Jopesboro, as previously reported.
! The storm followed along the line Of the
railroad, and wrought sad havoc with farm
houses and other property, and brought
| death and suffering 10 several persona.
About a mile from Wenlzvile the house of
| Mrs. Richards was blown away, aud her son
| James, aged eighteen year,, and child, three
years, were fatally injured. E. Ada ass
| house was partially destroyed. Isaac France,
a coIored farmer, first lost his roof, and then
| the remainder Of his house, and his bsrn
| near by took fire and was destroyed. NJ. 4.
| Keithley's house was completely crushed,
| and Keithley badly hurt about the head and
chest, and Mrs. Keithley fatally and one Of
the children slightly injured. A. Schrum
lost his house, all oItOuildiDgs, orchard,
| crop, etc, entailing a loss OF some $4,000.
J. d. Harris's house was also blown away.
The family escaped injury by going into the
| cellar. The residence of John Jenkins, the
| oldest in the county, was blown to pieces
and he crushed TO death by falling timber.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
gathered from various sources, show thai the
tornado last Friday night plowed its way
through three couuiies in Missouri, Mont
gomery, Warren and St. Charles, and besides
destroying a large amount OF property,
killed aud more or less seriously wounded
over twenty people. The largest amount of
destruction seems TO have been wrought in
st. Charles county, where the storm swept
along The south of the Wabash railroad,
leveling 10 the ground nearly everything in
lis path, and leaving nothing but devastation
and ruin in its track. The principal Losses
in addition 10 those already reported are the
farmhouses Of Joseph Post, William Helms,
George Jenkins, Jesse Johnson, E I. Wolff,
c. C. Allen, W. w. Walker, P. P. Abiding
ton, Henry Meyer, and Douglass Luckett,
who, with his wife and two daughters were
severely injured. At the house of John
jenkins, which was ruined and part OF it
carried away, Mr.. Jenkins was killed, two
sons seriously, two daughters badly
injured, and John Lowry good deal
bruised. In the neigbborhood of Fioristel,
S.. Charles county, and thence into Warren
county for about fifteen miles, the line OF
the storm is traced by the following wrecks:
james Brooks and Thomas Mills's house
and outbuildings destroyed; NJ. J. Young,
h,uaa u.roofaA haAlu xurantyai. Iohn GIss
ford, residence torn to pieces, and Glassford
severely and Miss Glsssford slightly injur. d !;
| MS. Piingle, dwelling unroofed, outhouses
| destroyed; VIM. Speers, residence aud all
Outbuiid4oSo Lio"n away, SPecrs mud rel
Sherman severely hurt; Mrs. N P. Parsons,
house torn down; Geo. p. Strong, dwelling,
outhouses, and large peach orchard de-
stroyed, Mrs. Strong seriously, MIR. Strong
slightly hurt; Jas. BurliEgame, all build
ipgs carried away; Jno. Mier, everything
gone, one of his children Injured; S. .. Ney
and R. johnson, houses down; John Pan
hort, house gone; P. johnson, all buildings
down, himself and wife wounded; D. Bruk,
home demolished; G. c. Allen, all buildings
and machinery destroyed, and stock killed;
David Coleman, elegant residence and out
buildings swept away. Besides these, more
than a score OF buildings were unroofed and
otherwise damaged, and no end of
fence and other properly destroyed.
On Dog Prairie, near Rlchlaud Station,
on the Keokuk railroad, the splendid couu-
try residenc and fine barns, granaries, etc,
OF Elisha McAtee aud L Hayden were al
most utterly destroyed, entailIsg loss of at
least 900 to each gentleman; Mr.. McAtee
was severely injured. The dwelling and out
houses of Conrad Snort, near Richlsnd, and
two houses belonging to Mrs. I-enbrand on
Allen prairie, were carried away and the
fences torn down. % Loutre Island, in
Missouri river, near Hermann, a number of
miles southwest of any of the above named
placer, the storm totally destroyed the
dwellings, and outhouses OF William Msxey,
Mr.. Winkelmeyer, William Hatwick, J. G.
Whiteside and Henry E. VanWillick. No
estimate has yet en- made of the damage,
but it is v=Iy bad, and will no doubt rua up
into the hundred thousands. Several per-
cons in describing the storm say the whiriiug
funnel-shsped cloud looked like an immense
column OF mist, and emitted myriads of
electric sparks, which presented very beaati-
ful appearance.
OVER IN ILLINOIS
the storm ragged in about the same manner
as it did in Missouri. Luckily there, as on
this side of the Mississippi river, it struck
no town OF much size, but spent It's force
upon farmhouses, country rts:denc ?, grow
ing crops, forests, etc. Ia the vicinity Of Ed
Tardaville, On the Indianapolis and ST. Louis
railroad, the residences of George w Kin
der, Isaac A. Davis and NJ. K. Barnett were
utterly wrecked. At the latter house Mr.
Barnett's daughter, Mrs. Frsnk Maxey, of
Upper Alton, who wac visiting her parents,
was instantly killed, and all other members
OF the family more or less injured. a we'll
on this place, containing twenty feet of
water, was sucked perfectly dry. VOLTS
store, at Hsmel, few miles from Edwards
vile, was blown 10 pieces and four persons
killed, but their names have not yet been re-
ported. At Woodsboro brick schoohouss,
a church and three residences were blown
down, and ames Carr and vile seriously in
jured. The loss at and near Staunton, pre-
viously reported, is estimated at 10000, and
10 the vicinity OF Edwardsville, $35 600. In
Dewitt county nine houses were destroyed
near Kenney, and several others 10 Texas
township, and three persons named Clifton
were killed, and nearly a dozen badly in
jured. The house OF a m an named McPher-
son, containing six perso0s, " as lifted into
the air and carried 100 feet and set down
sgain and nobody received 4 scratch.
ADDITIONAL DISASTERS
Additional repor form places not hereto
fore heard from, show that the storm in Hi.
nois was widespread and very destructive,
People, houses, aud other forms of property
were destroyed within an area of dozen
Counties, snd many we're either killed or
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