The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-03
and burying men, women and children In
the debris of falling buildings

The number Of victims cannot be ascer-
tanned with anything like accuracy, but IL Is
reported that several hundred people were /
killed or wounded, aud between two and |
three hundred houses were swept from their |
foundations and dashed to pieces above the |
heads of their unfortunate occupants.
The storm was over in q moment, and |
then came binding rain which greatly re |
tarded the work of rescue. People outside |
the path Of the storm were quickly on the
streets, and as fast as possible the victims
were taken from the ruins The rain soon
ceased and the full horror of the situation
became apparent.
On every side could be heard the groans
Of the dying, and all around lay the mangled
bodies of the dead. Scores of bodies were re-
moved from the ruins, and the woundci
were taken to the homes Of those who had
escaped the calamity and given every posi-
bic attention, but many have doubtless died
through lack Of proper medical attendance.
In the business district the havoc was ter
ribe Stores that had been considered sub
stantial were demolished in an instant. The
cyclone entered the town on the south and
west. sweeping everything before II. Small
barns and outbuildings were caught up by
the whirlwinl and carried with crushing
force against larger s'-uctures. Trees were
tw sted off short and hurled long distances
Fences were lcyclcd in the country for miles
before the cyclone reached Metropolis, and
fIr miles beyond. Every church and prom
inent building in the place is either destroys
cd or badly damaged, including two school
houses, the court house and Jail, and many
smaller structures.
Eight Evansville, Ind, people lost their
lives n the direct result of the storm and
Hood aud three men are now buried in the
ruins and probably dead. The victims are:
William Washington, killed in his falling
house; Mrs. William Kis,ngton killed in
her house: Mrs. White, drowned Baby
White. drownci Peter Burns, an engineer,
killed in a wreck caused by fallen tree W.
W. Powell, brakeman, killed In the same
wreck Charles lille, brewery hand, proba-
bly, killed, Ed. Kelly, brewery hand, proba-
bly, killed; an unknown workman in the
Fulton brewery killed, aud an unknown
negro drowned.
/ At JefIcrsonylle, Ind, residences on Mar
tct street, from Walnut to West Spruce, ar.
total wrecks, also from Walnut street TO the
extreme western portion Of the city. Front
street, a distance OF IS blocks, all Of build
iug-. are down, and the thoroughfare pre-
.cnts terrible sight. Fortunately no one
was killed, but many are baiy injured.
It wrecked buildings in the towns Of Oh
ney, Nashville Edwardsyille, Couitersyille
Contralia Carbonate, Murphysboro, Little
Prarie Carmi, Centeryile, Jacksonville and
Metropolis, Illinois. In short, 1t cut swath
clear across the State.
At Olney It wrecked or damaged 10 build
ings, but killed nobody, though five per
sons were badly hurt, and probably dozen
received slight injuries. At Nashville, four
big buildings. incluiing the Temperance
tabernacle, and six residences were unroofel
or twisted out of shape, At Little Praric
six dwellings were blown down and seven
persons seriously hurt, and two killed. At
Carmi the Normal school was demolished
aud eight other structures damaged At
Centcrvillc one person was killed, four were
hurt AMI five buildings were wrecked. At
Coultervillc four buildings, including the
postofIicc, were blown down. Near Sparta
two people were killed in the wreck OF u
farm house
At Tresayaut, Wcakley county, West Ten
ucsscc, the cyclone passed close to the town
leaving destruction IN its path. A number
of houses were totally wiped out and the s.
year old son of +. l.. Martin was killed
Bennett Hilman was blown % yards aud
badly hurt. A hired man was seriously
hurt There was also lot OF stock killed at
this place The cloud was funnel shaped
a deep red in color and seemed to move al
the rate of 100 miles per hour.
Fayetteville, Lincoln county, was almost
completely wiped out, the damage being con
scryatiyely estimated at 5000 90. only
one person was killed outright,
negro woman named Dccy Green, bu
others may die
: Missouri Towns Suffer Considerably,
Reports received show that Stdalia, Jeticr'
son City and other towns suffered the DIS
truction and damage of buildings, No los,
Of life occurred unit! Charleston, Missouri
, WAS reached. At this point three building
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