Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-04-20
A TERRIBLE STORM.
Twenty Five People Crushed to
Death in Missouri.
Robinson, Miss, Destroyed, with Much
Loss OF Life.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, April ia most
destructive tornado passed through this
city last night. In its path, which was
about three hundred yards wide, every
thing was destroyed.
Many houses and barns were utterly
blown to atom, and number of peo
pie killed and injured. Feathers were
stripped from chickens, and in one in
stance an iron pump was blown out of
well. 1t was by far the worst and
most fatal storm which has ever visited
this country.
ST. LOUIS, NO., April 12.-"Have we
heard the worstp" is the question that
comes to ones mind as reports are re-
ceivsd Of last Tuesday nights storm.
Wires all over Missouri are Frustrated.
but enough has been learned to show
that no section of the State escaped the
storm 3 fury. Salem, Stanberry, Steel
vile, Rolla, Page City and other places
report not only destruction of property,
but loss of life. At Coudray, small
mining village, great havoc was done.
The latest report from there shows six
killed outright, three have since died
of their injuries, and of the fifty or
more injured it is thought that at least
twelve will die. Nevada, Mexico, and
various other places report damages
sssTesating many thous snds OF doIlarss
The death list for the State now foots
up over twenty FIVE, and it can not be
foretold how much 1t will increase.
Northern Arkansas also suffered, but
not to 80 great an extent.
AT Midland Bridge Charles Adair
was blown from the bridge and drown
ed. Complete details are not yet oh.
tainsble.
At Hawkins Bank VIM. Asher, the
engineer ut the mines, and three men
by the name of Lay were killed. Miss
Lay was blown away and has not yet
been found. A small child was blown
away. w. A. Wilson is seriously hurt.
Superintendent Coudray of the mines
was badly hurt and his wife was also
seriously injured. All the dwellings,
and big store house were blown
down.
At Jabwin's postoffice four men were
killed. On Dry Greek, Crawford coun-
ty, the residence Of A. NJ. Green, who
is confined to his bed, was torn down
by the wind and the old man killed.
Parker, Kas.. q hamlet ten miles
south of Independence, was almost TO-
tally destroyed. Many houses were de-
molished and cars were badly wrecked.
The loss Of life is thought to have been
great, but the death list is not obtaina-
BILE.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April t2.-Rob-
insonville was struck by a tornado to-
night. The whole town is in ruins and
flames are ravaging it. Many people
Of both colors are buried under the
ruins. The loss of life is reported to
be heavy.
TUNIcA, MISS, April 12.-The down
train at 9 O'Clock this evening brings
the news that the town of Robinson
vile, ten miles north of here, was COM
pletely DESTROYED by tornado at 4:sO
o'clock. Not single house is left in
the town of about 500 inhabitants, and
as finishing touch to the destructive
horror, the lamps that were burning in
the stores on account of the intense
darkness when the storm came, set the
blown down houses on fire and all is In
ashes.
Even the depot building was NOT
spared. The night operators wife was
killed and the day operators wife bad
ly injured. a
The tornado swept the country west
and east of the fated town, and killed
many people, mostly colored.
One colored school house on Indian
Greek, one mile west of Robinsonville
was swept of, and about twenty five
children are dead or missing.