Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16

like fle shot, approached from he
northwest. With il came terrible wind
that appeared to travel in circles and
have COMPRISING effect. All the
wrecked buildings in its track appear to
have been squeezed together rather than
torn apart. The first place where ma
terisl damage was reported is Moscow, In
Hickman county. Here the roofs of half
d dozen houses ysra torn of and the
ateeple of the Baptist church buried down
on the adiiics, ali4o7t running it. No lives
are reported lost.
The Methodist church and school
house are also IN ruins, snd in the country
between there ard Clinton there are
numerous evidence Of tina storm's fury.
The cyclone passed north OF New Madrid,
Mo-, crossing the riyes near point op-
posite Moscow, thence northwest TO
Clinton and Wickliffe. The path of the
storm was about quarter of mile wide,
and it left track OF fallen timber
through tho section Of forest 1t passed
before reaching Clinton.
At Wickiffs, few miles further south,
the cyclone appears to have gained
greater Roadway and the village suffered
terribly. The Sheldon-scme reports nay
McHsnrv-House was hurled into the
streets and its walls pushed in as il some
great giant had crushed it in his hand.
OF 40 people in the house not one So
capped uninjured, but none are fatally
hurt. Odd Fellows Hall, the Baptist
and the Methodist churches and several
stores and dwellings were demolished,
but SO fer az can be learned only one
person, James Hoiton, day clesS, was
seriously hurt.
The following is partial list of the
damage done at Wickllfe: John w.
Atwood's dry goods store, Samuel w.
Atwood's furniture store, John Il.
Browns dry goods store, the Atwood
Hotel Odd Fellows and Masonic Halls
and mAnsfeld's restaurant, James Robins
livery stable and James Edwards resi-
denoe were all blown down. Among
those injured are judge Powell and
wife, Mrs. Richardson, Wick Ferguson,
Mrs. Drockmsn and Mrs. Powell. None
was killed. A number OF freight cars
two csrs used as boarding oars were
blown from the tracks and badly broken.
COUNTRY sTREwN WITH wgEoKAaE.
From this point to Clinton the country
Is strswn with wrecksse. Whole forests
are PROSTATE, fences are goue, buildings
ore IN spliateEs, and, il repor's are cor
Iscs, there ii hgfdly q whois building the
entige distance to Clinton. at Clinton,
the county seat of Hickman county, q
village OF 400 people, dozen niiss in
terror from the mississippi river, on the
St. Louis Il New Orleans railroad, the
scene is aaid TO be terrifying. The storm
struck the place with q circular motion
AID ate its Hsy through the best portion
| OF the village. Every !Aipa in its wey WGs
destroyed.
Two hotels, thEse churches, dozen
busiaess houses, the school house, court
h0u4e, railroad station ana many dwell.
iugs and stables were literally torn to
pieces. The on Taught wGs 30 sudden,
its effects so immediate, thay the people
had lot time to escape, and they psrished
like rats in their falling homes. Up 10
O'Clock this evening IS dead had been re-
covered, aud It is quita certain there ars
others ia the ruins. The wounded mum.
Der from 60 to 70, come OF whom will die.
KILLED.
The killed, SO far GO asoeEtained, are
j. A. Rhodes and two children, Mrs. vii.
liam Bone, Burnett Bone, Walter Nance,
John W. Gaddies and an infant, and ON
infant of judge E. o. Hodges and one
other not yet identified.
INJURED.
The wounded are: Judge e. @.
Hedges, wife and two children G. Il.
Gwynn, wife, child and father; O. w.
Voorhees,, child and two relatives, names
unknown; the Rev. N. W. Little, wife
and two children: ID. stubietisld end
several members OF his family, though
not seriously; Mrs. Chester and tWo
children, mrs. J. A. Rhodes and one
chl!d, the latter will die; A. l. Emerson
End two children, A. +. Justis and one
child, a MIR. jackson, Robert Johnson
ST., Robert johnson, Jr., both danger
ously, the lattsr will die; w. K. Nance
wife and Guild, and othe:s whose names
cannot be ascertained.
DEBRIS TEN FEET HIGH.
For hundreds OF feet down the prluci
pal street the debris "a piled 10 feet high
and it will be days before it can b,
cleared away. South OF Moscow it is re
ported that the house of Fat MCCARTHY, {
section boss on the Ohio d Mobile rail
road, was wrecked and MCCARTHY snt
two children were killed.
This first house struck in Clinton wa.
the section house II the Illinois Contra
road, occupied by John Rhodes ant
family. The house was torn to lintsyi
and ME. Rhodes and two children wert
killed outright. His wife and one child
escaped death, but are both dangerously
hurt. The horse of John GAadies wa
blown down and afterwards Gaddies wst
found under the debris with an infant il
his arms. Gaddles was dead, but til,
child was not hurt. IKE house Of Rober
johnson, which stood on the brow OF thu
hill, seemed to divide in hall outing il
two juat bslow the Deoold ii lor ant
letting the upper portion fall in iis place
hlr. Johnaon was in 3 lower room ant
the upper portion fell on him, pinninl
him to the earth with joilt across hi
back. lis monns attracted attention an.
he vas rescued badly injured. His son
Robert, was upstairs and was danger
ously hurt by falling timoerH.
Although suffering intense agony, h
begged his Yescuers to let him alone ans
help some who could live. His brother
Davis, Yves also badly hurt The storm
struck the town without the BliEhtes
warming. Many knew nothing or it anti
theiz rooms were fnliing about thei
heads. Before the STORM the evsninl
was warm, and heavy rain had falle;
all day, but after the storm il sudienl,
turned Geld, and great deal of suferin;
was cRused thereby. 1t is Thought th
city will be ahls 10 eupply ell demands 70
help for the homeless, and committee
ia at work seeking sid. Already ~ 00I
have been subscribed toward q cha;it,
fund.
The city stood partly on tho side Of
hill and partly in the valley. It was tn
portion on ths hillside which suffered
Medical assistance was sent from her