The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-16
ORON0CO.
Another Missouri Town Which
the Cyclone Laid Waste.
Several People Killed, Others E'a-
tally Hurt and Forty Slightly
Injured. K48&g Z
The Michigan Tornado TresaensiOas
Loss of Property, But Small
K40ss OF EiRe---Gthee
Storms.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, May ia ter
rife cyclone, moving from southwest to north
west, swept the western part6f Jasper comfy
doing great damage to lives and property.
| at Oronogo il struck the town with terrific
force at 40, entirely demolishiug the business
part Of the place and leaving butfew dwellings,.
Two persons were killed outright. Thirty
three persons were seriously hurt, some of
| them fatally, one of whom, Ira Goodwin, has
since died Relief parties from Carthage, Jop
lin, and other near points reached the scene OF
| storm ravages early IN the evening, and did all
in their power TO alleviate the sufrefings of the
dying and wounded Many of the houses de-
stroyed were those of miners in poor eiream-
stances, who lose everything. Provisions and
/ clothing are being sent there from Car
thage, and medical men and nurses have taken
charge of the wounded From Oronogo the
| storm seemed to be lifted up in the air, and,
changing its course TO due eastern direction,
it moved rapidly for several miles, descend
| ing i'll the Spring river bottoms, aud entirely
| destroyed the farm houses in Clark and Mo5ely,
| killing all their live stock and hurting little
| child, which has since died. From there Il
| changed to its originating course, destroybg all
property IN its track, killing Mr.. o. Carson,
| eight miles northwest OF here. The clouds
| had been gathering all the evening until a
| murky darkness Overspread the whole sky.
I hare was an unusual am unit of lightn ag, and
the armament at times presented the scene of
| a vast sheet of electric light playing through
gigantic masses that shut cut all the horlzon
Three fourths Oronogo is a mass of ruins,
and in the midst of the wreck can be seen the
mangled forms of many persons injured by
the terrible visitation. Sixty we're wounded,
| among whom are some thirty or forty who are
seriously hurt.
Reports indicate that the surrounding ceunA
try has suffered greatly by the destruction of
buildings, fences and crops, which were swept
away by Hood as well as wind
The scene this morning is one of desolation,
as the once fiourishing village ID now a mass
of debris.
The following are the casualties Alex
Goodman instantly killed; Sadie Donghton,
step daughter of Goodman, died during the
night, George Goodman, fatally injured;
Mrs. Ellis. seriously hurt; Charles Wyatt leg
and arm broken; Mrs. Napier, injured intern
ally; James Jacobs, aged 10, found in the
prairie half mile from town with his
leg broken; James Cummings, leg broken
and head bruised; Mrs. DR. Lafayette injured
slightly; Mrs. j. ". Haines, seriously hurt;
Mollie Haines, thought to be fatally injured,
Emmett Haines. fatal wound in the head Frank
not expected to survive the day, J. Scott,
child, head injured. Ezra Goodwin, leg
broken About forty other persons are injured
slightly The storm originated insthe eastern
part Va TIE Aud1hA@ SDa6atEE aH0Iffls
into southwest Missouri For the grcater part
of the distance 1t seems to have passed high
above the earth, doing injury at only few
places. .f
AT MACON, MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, May 15.-The destruction
by the cyclone at Macon, No. seems TO have
been much greater in the country than in the
city. The latest adyices from there say that
for fifteen miles southwest of Macon the storm
ieveled nearly everything in its track. The
houses of the following named persons
were either entirely demolished or very
greatly damaged; t. b. Robertson, F. A.
Banita, Elijah Banita, T. b. Muller
John b. Tankenship, Dow Reigera, Reu-
ben Tovill, Joseph Burres, John Clark
son, c. f. Miller John Buchanan James Mil
Ter, A. l. Summers, Richard Beaaon, Wesley
Banta. Charles Brisier, Thomas Banta Eva
A nj. Smith, William Burton, John
Mr. Thunk and Mr.. Harp. There is no donbt
several others have been destroyed, bnt these
are all there is knowledge Of inst now. Thew
included some of the best farm Houses in the
A renef meeting was held at Macon last
night to consider the condition of the sufferers
and devise means to aid those in of need help
Very little damage seems to have been done
east of the city at least. very few reports have
vet been received. The damage at Oronogo is |
at So, 900
OTHER MISSOURI POINTS.
KANSAS CITY, May.-News is received |
here that the late tornado visited Pattonburg, |
Webb City, the vicinity of St Joseph, Marys-
vile, Whitesville and other points in this states
doing great amount OF damage 10 property, |
but SO far as known killing no one. There are |
reports, however, of serious injury to large
number of people ~.s Il
LOSSES AT KANSAS cry Fl
KANSAS CITY, May 15-The Journal |
will publish the following summary of losses
in the city Number of killed, 3; dangerously |
injured, ,; seriously injured 16; houses
wrecked, so; houses unroofed. 81; houses
slightly damaged, not computed; damages to
buildings and furniture, about $l63, 900 This
estimate does not include the damage to
fences, trees ndshrubbery. which would ma
beriaIly Increase the total TheHIoss west of
Wyandotte is placed at $4,000.
The list of killed and wounded is as follows:
Killed-Capt Joe Bnrns, Willie Slower, Mrs.
David Reid, Wyandotte; Anna Reid, Wyan-
lotte.
Wounded-0ne of the children Sof David
Reid, of Wyandotte, bruised about the head
wild probably die; three other Reid children
III seriously injured; Mrs, John Fulton, No
I'D West Six teenth street basilv bruised Mrs
Bell, No 1431 broadway, terribly confused;
infant child, probably fatally injured; Mrs
Lourte, No. 1437 Mctiee street, leg broken;
nEs l3Zf MctIce street, |
badly cut about the head; James Drummond
injured internally-will probably. die. H
Lebreeht. dangerously injured internally
Mrs Trainer, injured about the knees;
Mrs. s. Loorie, ankle broken:
Mrs Thomas j.. Dye, dangerously in
ured internally, with little hope of recovery;
Mrs. William McCellon, injured internally:
hree- year-old child of Mrs Mary jackson.
,olored, fatally injured internally; Arthur
Whitney, aged twelve, dangerously injured
lbout the head; Mrs. Cynthia Davis. terribly
badly cut about the head and face: James
Orummond, 80 East Twelfth street, crushed
~ falling wall, fatally injured; John Ryan, 9l4
Cast Twelfth street, spinal injuries; Mrs |
Frogner, 92 East Twelfth street, seriously
bruised; Henry Labracht, 100 East Twelfth |
trf0t, injured internaiiy-cannot recover:
laughter also badly hurt; julius stesa, l1ss
harrison street, avn broken; Mas Clary, ii Is
Harrison street frightfnIly bruised and cut
IN MICHIGAN
STURGIs, Mich, May IA terrible
md destructive cyclone visited this vicinity
The cyclone WIS in the form of an IN |
erted funnel and made noise like the
ound of an approaching train, only louder A |
Ioient hail aud rain storm accompanied it, the
satef corning down in sheets, fairly flooding |
he earth It must have had its origin in |
'orthern Indiana and come into this state in !
direction, but aftegward passed |
II nearly an easierly course. No damage
fas done other than the destruction of timber,
ences, and orchards until II struck Henry ,
sawson's farm, three miles southwest of tins
lace, where his outbuildinEs were badly dam
ged aud the roof OF his honse was carried
way Part of the roof of Peter Gardners | ,