The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-18

wounded were taken out as quickly as
possible and carried 10 the natatorium ad-
! Joining, which was turned into hospital.
Here the parents and friends OF the little
ones soon gathered, esch searching for his
or her own, and uttering
HEART RENDING CRIES
as they recognized in the manned and
bleeding forms those whom they loved.
Among the first taken out some were dead
and one or two mangled almost beyond
recognition, their clothing torn and bodies
covered with dust and morter, the deathly
palor of the skin showing in painful con-
trsst against the CRIME and blood stains.
Many heroic scenes were enacted during
the rescue and the wounded children, or
some of them, seemed to have greater con-
troll than their elders. One little girl,
half buried in the debris, over whom the
rescuers were busy,
BEGGED THEM TO LEAVE HEB
and help boy beside her, because, she
said, "he was only FIVE years old" The
scenes in the natotorium as the little ones
were brought in and laid upon improvised
cots, the dead placed together upon one
side, were pitifui beyond expression.
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day and the bodies taken to the homes OF
the sorrowing families. Several of the
children belonged to prominent families In
the city.
At 10. ITO West Third street stood
a three-story brick building, in the
middle of the block, the third floor
of which was used as an overall factory,
conducted by Hoar Bros. The first and
second floors were occupied by the Graham
Paper company. In the factory were about
twenty-five employees, chiefly girls. They,
when the storm broke, started for the Gel
lar.
THE BUILDING FELL
with crash, being razed entirely to the
earth and most of the affrighted girls were
caught in the ruins. Four have been
taken out dead, q number of others are
wounded and some are still missing. A
force of laborers is busy tonight, by flick
ering lantern light, upturning the confused
mass of bricks and timbers.
The county court house stands al Second
and Main streets and was exposed to winds
from the north and west. The building
was erected nearly twenty years ago for
hotel purposes, but when completed was
purchased by the county for S2OO, 900 and
converted into a court house. The build
ing has always been
CONSIDERED RATHER UNSATISFACTORY
and the roof has frequently been injured
from high winds. The storm struck the
northwest corner to-day, blowing in the
roof, and the major portion of the walls OF
the third and fourth stories. The south
wall at the east end was blown into the
street and Deputy Sheriff Dougher-
ty was caught in the debris and killed,
all the Others succeeded in getting out OF
the building alive.
The Jail is located in the basement OF
. that building, and that portion escaped i'm
jury. The prisoners were intensely
alarmed, but became quiet when the crisis
had passed and they found themselves un-
hurt.
Judge Slower had been holding court on
the third floor and had adjourned just be-
, fore the storm descended. A portion OF
the roof in falling struck the chair the
Judge had Just vacated.
ANoLD LAND MARK.
Across the street on the northwest corner
of Second and Main streets, stood a two
story brick building, erected in 1860 by
the Santa Fe Stage Co., one of the oldest
buildings in the city from which
! the stages formerly were started across the
plains in stage-coaching days. The build
ing of late years has been occupied by the
United States engineer corps. Adjoining
that on the west was the three-story bricl
, coffee and spice mill, owned by Smith
Moffatt. This building was demolished
falling over upon the adjoining ole, and
: both were completely wrecked.
d Frank Smith, the senior partner OF the
firm, was taken bleeding from the ruin
and died in a short time. Mr.. Mofatt wa
badly hurt, and three employees were
TAKEN OUT DEAD.
The debris is being removed to-nigh
in a search for any who may yet be buried
beneath.
e The second span fires he north end q
6 the bridge across the Missouri river, oppo
site the city, was blown into the river, the
piers being left apparently uninjured. 4
q great number of telegraph wires were car
|, ried down with the broken span, anC
e workmen are busy tonight raising thu
wires from the wreck. 1t is hoped tina
communication in that direction will b,
restored by tomorrow morning.
e The bridge is owned by the Hannibal 4
: st. Joe company and is used by tina
: road, the Wabash, the Rock Is
:, land, and K. c.. St J. & c. B. com
| panies. The bridge authorities say the,
q expect to repair the damage in ten days
and in the meanwhile the railways vii
a make temporary arrangements for trans
4 porting passengers and freight. The Wa
: bash win send its trains oyer the Missouri
|. Pacific line, via Sedalia and Moberly.
> THE KILLED.
ii Following is the list of killed ant
q wounded as far as ascertained at 10 o'clocl
e tonight:
Killed at the school house:
JOSIE MASON, aged Il.