New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-07
A DEADLY WIND STORM.
,,1ssoIrRI TOWNS BADLY WRECKED.
SERIOUS Loss OF LIFE AND GREAT DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY.

erRIors loss OF LIFE AND GREAT DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY.
v,xsAs CITY. Nov Ga dispatch TO The JourHct
- SPRINGFIELD says: shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon this city was visited by de-
'.,o,ive tornado The storm struck the woollen
III DESTROYING portion of the buildings and do
49,: ,reat damage to the machinery. 1t then passed
90 tho north demoshing number of residences
c+rikinq Diysion-st at BoOneville-st., the storm
followed line between the city proper and NortD
Springfield for three blocks levelling dwellings ID
ho+b towns Then trcnding little 10 the north-
,,ord the tornado passed to BridgetOwn suburb
of North Springfield.
1.-The total loss is estimated at between GLOW
600 and S25O,O00 There were probably seven per
sons killed and many injured. The new cigar l"0-
tory of F. o. Stricken and his residence were ooIi
,Ietelv demolished. The family was absent at tho
time Several employees of the factory were lJuieu
81. Mary's Catholic Church was wrecked. HIcat
damage is rcported TO have been done at brooAllho
and Republic in the southwestern partpt the county,
Telephone communication between those point anu
Springfield is destroyed. Hazel Dell,
west of this city, was blown down. mere were
CIT children in the building but none OF them were
seriously hnrt Their escape was miraculous
natb of the storm was only few Yards III with
but wherever il struck the rum was appaiiine'
ish woman and Miss Sallie Edmond'on, eighteen
,o,rs f ,ca The confusion is so great it is mpos-
.ibre 70 give a complete list of the killed and
wounded at present.
4 dispatch to The Times from Springfield give
tho following list of the killed Mrs. Andrew Arm
orist Mrs. Dunlap. Mrs Holbeiles, Mrs. Finney
and Miss Sallie Edmondson. The seriously injured
ere Mrs. w. II. Pencils. hip broken; Mrs Mary
Jackson. back hurt dangerously; j. A. waiter
,calp-wound otherwise hurt condition critical;
vonnr cousin Of Miss EdmOndsOn, crushed. II IL
Thought will die Mrs. Pennington, head hurt;
Miss Emma Berry, bruised Mrs. Acker' leg alnpu-
tated recovery dOnhtfal Mrs. Won hh3I5eI' no +r
burt il is thought fatally; two OF heFch!idnh were
Thirty buildings were destroyed and nearly 200 100
others damaged. The total loss Is from Sloo'ounu
IN 5000 600 At BT0oklme about thirty elhali
T 70 were blown down The loss there is not
very heavy.
DAMAGE At REPUBLIC AND BROOkLINE.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo- Nov. Ca dispatch TO Inc
Herald from Republic says: The tornado passed
about mile north of this place The house OF John
Inqles wac blown down, not one stick being left,
and the contents scattered 10 the winds The new
bonse and barn belonging to jefferson Wallace were
entirely demolished. The house OF Mrs. Linda
Youngbood was blown down. John mgIes was
badly injured internally, cut about the head ana
face, and had his lett leg bIoh'h. il9' luEicN was
badly bruised about the face and hands. Walter
strong. who was sitting in M. Ingles's house, was
badly shocked. and Ms Strong was seriously in
iured internally Mrs. Walters sou was seriously
bnrt rs is also one OF Mrs. YOungbOOds children.
Mr. Ingles lost everything that was in the house.
as did also Mr.. and Mrs, Strong and Mrs. Young
blood
The Herald correspondent at Broollliue reports:
The tornado passed this vicinity at 2:lO
=. H.. sweeping everything in its course. II
passed west of the town. Its path was about 800
wards wide. II blew James Garlins's house entirely
away. The family were uninjured except Mrs.
Garlins. who was about the premises and who was
severely wounded. The top Of Philip GaIns''
bonse was blown off and his entire crop Of wheat
blown away. Isaac Boone's house was blown
down. Mr.. Boone was bruised and injured.
Grandma Haberly was killed, aud john Ilaberly
ininr.d James MCCalis house was demolished.
George Haberlv's house blown down. ).
Walters house and barn were blown down. Mrs.
InQlcS's hOuse was blown down. Alfred Raddali
was severely injured and his house and barn
were blown down.