The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-20

is connned to the east and south and west
sides, ad is being fought manfully A
pathetic incident of the disaster
is the fact that the operator
at Mount Vernon and of the Louisville and
Nashville wire whose name is Yearwood
has an uncle, aunt and cousin dead in the
ruins, and the poor fellow, with heart burst
ing with grief, is sitting manfully at
his post of duty. Four men
in the Evans Bank were imprisoned
in the ruins of the building and
burned to death. Their cries of pain and
distress were agonizing in the extreme, but
nothing could reach them. Their names
could not be obtained"
FIRE ADDED TO THE HORRORS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 10 P. MA special to
the Daily NetUS from Evansville, Ind, says:
"A cyclone struck Mount Vernon, ILL.,, at
4:45 o'clock this afternoon from the north
west sweeping around in a half circle and
leveling half the town. The remainder of
the place caught fire, and as there was a
strong wind blowing the flames soon got
beyond the control of the fire department.
Above the roar of the winds could be
heard the shrieks and groans of the
dying. Bodies half buried. in the
debris could be seen on every hand. The
Louisville and Nashville railroad passen ger
and freight depots and round house at Mt.
Vernon were badly damaged, and the
freight and Master Mechanics offices We're
wrecked. Two cabooseS were blown from
the track and turned bottom up.
FATE OF THE EMPLOYEES.
The following employees were killed or in
jured:
Engineer Charles Cummings, of Evans
vile, Instantly killed
Engineer P. Lillicrap, dangerously
wounded.
Brakeman Kelly, hurt in the back, knee
and left foot.
Telegraph operator Allen bruised and
cut about head
GA number of other employees and MEM
bers of their families were more or less in
jured.
"Twenty-seven dead bodies have been
taken from the ruins and 250 are injured
and missing.
''Telegranls were received this afternoon
at Evansville from Mount Vernon asking
for help. A train with two engiues was at
once sent, having on board a surgeon and
such other assistance as could be hastily
gathered"
A Centralia special to the Ne1CS says two
thirds of the town was wiped out.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
A st. Louis dispatch says: "The follow
ing is list, as far as known, of the killed
and seriously wounded: The killed are
Mrs. Russell Dewey, Mrs John Walters and
baby, Henry Walters, David F. Yearwood
and wife, John c. Murray, Mr. Cummingsan
engineer, Mary Westbrook, James BeaIson,
Mrs. Holcomb, DR.. Jodn Yearwood and
wife, Samuel Yearwood and wife, George
Purcell, Mrs William Jones and child, John
DOdson, Miss Josie Sutton, John Shaw, and
a blacksmith whose name is not known.
Mrs. c. O. Cooper, Eddy Maxey, S. T.
Walters, George Pierce Mrs. l.. T. Legge,
and two telegraph operators.
FATALLY INJURED.
The fatally injured are, Lawler C. Legg,
Mrs. Henry Walters, Miss LaurasL Lisenby,
Charles Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Galbraith,
Charles WIer, Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook.
Amanda Beard, w. Fl. Herman. Lizzie
| Bennett, J. c. Handbrick, Charles Pool,
Miss Corinne Handbrick, Brownlow Haw-
kins, Mrs. Albright, Henry Ellis, Mr.. Mill
| cropt, Joel Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin.
A HIGH WIND AT CENTRALIA.
A special to the Times From Centralia,
Ill, says: "a high southwesJerly wind has
been blowing at Lentralia all the evening.
1t is feared that damage has been done at
other points besides Mount Vernon. The
| latter place is about twenty miles southeast
of Centralia. 1t has population of 1000.