River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
A STORMS HAVOC.
Death Follows I'm the Path of a Mis-
souri, Foundations at
kirksvilIe.

Kirksville, Mo-, April 2o.--As result
Of the tornado that swept through the
eastern portion of this city Thursday
evening, demolishing half of the resi-
dences and other buildings, more than
30 dead bodies and 20 injured persons
have been recovered from the ruins.
More than dozen of the injured will
die. Although rescuers have been
searching the ruins ever since the storm
spent its fury, many are still missing
and it is thought that considerable
number of the unfortunates were con-
sumed in the flames that broke out soon
after the storm ceased. The work of
rescue continues. but it may be days
before the total number of victims is
known.
AS far as known the names of the
| dead are as follows:
JK. Anderson, Mrs Amanda Ellington,
| DIR. Billings, Mrs. A. j. Bowman, Drew
Bowman, her son; Rev. Theodore Brigham.
James Cunningham Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. w.
| w. Green, Miss Bessie Green, A. j. Glaze,
Mrs. A. ]. Glaze. c. A. Gibbs. Mrs. c. A.
Gibbs, Mrs. Heaman, William B. Howells,
John Larkin. Henry Loves three children.
Mrs. Calvin Little, Mrs. John Mahaffey,
| Grandmother Miller. Mrs. Mitchell. Har-
ry Mitchell. Franklin McClay, Mrs. Frank
| lin McClay. Miss McClay. Miss Cora Miller,
| Mrs. Ann Miller, Mrs Blue Fanchett and
baby, Mrs Mary Rorabaugh, Mrs. H. K.
Sherburn, John c. Weaver. Miss Leona
Whaley Mrs Woods. Joseph Woods, Mrs.
| joseph Woods.
| The tornado struck the city Thurs
day evening land most of the residents
were at supper at the time), cutting q
clean path one mile long, and GOO feet
wide through the residence section and
! leaving 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
| 5000 900, the individual losses ranging
from $500, to $4,000.
st. Louis, April 29.-According to the
best information, the storm which
caused so much loss of life and destruc-
ton of property in northern Missouri
originated in Nebraska. Its course was
southwest through western Iowa to the
Missouri state line, thence through
! Harrison, Grundy, Sullivan, Linn, Ma
con, Shelby and Marion counties, north
and west through Lewis, Knox, Adair,
Sullivan and Putnam counties. When
the storm retraced its course it was al
most parallel with the other track
trayersed, and it was then that Kinks
vile and Newton were struck. As
far as known, Kirksville, Newton and
Lancaster, Mo-, are the only towns that
felt the full force of the storm.
Ute, Ia, April 2s.-This section of
Monona county and the whole of the
Soldier river valley was swept by ter
rife tornado about midnight Wednes-
day, and the list of killed and injured is
extensive, while the property damage is
immense. The killed are Hanson Sew
erson, Harry FERN. Mrs. George FERN,
unknown man, believed to be tramp
named Shields, John Amerston. A
great many were injured, all being
dangerously hurt.
st. Louis, May IA special to the Re-
public from Chillicothe, Mo, says: Inc
death list at Newtown from Thursday
evenings storm has reached 10 and
probably will reach 16 in the next day
or two. Mrs. Flagg died Sunday from
her injuries, after terrible suffering.
Her house was one of those blown away
by the tornado. Three others of the in
jured are thought to be dying.