The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-03
& Death.Dealing Tornado.


suit of the tornado that swept through
the eastern portion of this city ycstcr-
day afternoon demOlishing half of the
residences and other buildings. tw;,
hundred families are homeless and
nearly fifty dead bodies and seventy
injured persons have been recovered
from the ruins. More than Il dozen of
the injured will die. Although the
rescuers have been searching the ruins
ever since the storm spent its fury,
many are still missing, :nh it is Thought
that Il considerable number of the un-
fortunate were consumed in the flames
that broke out soon after the storm
had ceased. The wOrl, Of rescue con
tinucs, but it may br days before the
total number of the victim is known.
When the tornado Strl, the city
last evening most of the residents were
at supper. The ornado cut Il clean
path one mile long and six hundred
Feet Il" through the resi,lcnc. section.
leavil :. death and destruction in its
wake. Buildings were demolished or
twisted apart and scattered to the four
winds. a conservative estimate places
the aggregate amount of damage at
Se0o,e0o. the individual loss Ringing
from 500 To $iOO,OOO.
The wind played many pranks and
there were some miraculous escapes.
j. {. Cooniicld and his family were
eating supper when the tornado struck
their home. The house was picked ND
and dumped against IL hill. The build
ing was not completely wrecked. and
the family escaped without anything
worse than severe shaking up
Houses on both sides of the residence
of W. NJ. Hull were blown into splin-
tcrs but the wind was content with
twisting his house off its foundation
and leaving it intact. The house was
i'll the center Of the district and it was
used as Il hospital after the storm. l..
j. Rieger. prominent attorney, ran
into the path of the storm to save his
family, who were helpless with fear.
Dashing into the cellar, rs he stumbled
into the place of safety the building
was levelled to the ground
Among the first of the buildings
wrecked was the elegant ten thousand
dollar residence of Mrs. Mary Hensley,
in the southeastern part OF the city.
Not vestige Of it is left.
The residence of H. Lowell, just out
side the town, was twisted into heap
of ruins and three of his children bur-
led in the debris and killed. Other
large residences were lifted from their
foundation and literally torn into
kindling wood.
For time the people in that portion
of the town not touched by the storm
were panic stricken, but as soon as
they recovered their wits they i,nmc-
diateiy went to the aid of their unfor-
tunate townsmen. Calls for help were
sent to surrounding towns and were
quickly responded to. The wounded
were carried to the homes of hospita-
BILE neighbors and given immediate at
tention. twenty-five doctors from
points along the line of the Wabash
Railroad came to Kirksville last night
in response to urgent calls for medical
assistance.
st. Louis, April s.-According to the
hest Information the storm which
caused 80 much loss of life and de-
struction of property in Northern
Missouri originated in Nebraska. It's
course was southwest through western
Iowa to the Missouri State line, thence
through Harrison, Sullivan, Shelby,
Grundy, Linn, Macon and Marion
counties, north and west through
Lewis, Knox, Sullivan, Adair and
Putnnm counties. When the storm
retraced its course it was almost paral-
lei with the other track traversed, and
it was then that Kirksville and New
ton were struck. As far IS known,
Kirksvillc, Newton and Lancaster,
Mo-, are the only towns that felt the
full force of the storm.
Lancaster, Mo-, April 2s.-A great
many articles of wearing apparel, hats
and pieces of jewelry bearing the
names of Kirksville persons were found
strewn over the easterN part Of this
county to-day. They were blown from
Kirksville, twenty-five miles away, by
the tornado. Among other things was
a 800 bill.
Omaha, Neb,, April 2S.-A special to
the Bee from Milan says that four fam
lilies were annihilated by tornado ut
that place. There was great damage to
property.
- A distressingly sad accident oc-
curred in Packsvillc on last Saturday.
Mrs Charles Rrnad wov had bnr Ett1o