Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-29
| K|RKSV|LLE DISASTER,
Fifty Dead and Seventy Injured
Taken from the Ruins,
MANY ARE STILL MISSING
II Is Thought q Numbsr Of Vic
Tins We're IICinerated.
FIFTEEN KILLED AT NEwTOwN.
over Thirty Injured-Haif of the
Psuee in Ruins, and Fifty Families
Are HOmeIess-Pranks Played by
the Wind-NiracuIOus Escapes.

KIRKSVILLE, MO-. April 2S.-As a re-
suit of the tornado that swept through
the eastern portion OF the city yesterday
evening. demolishing half OF the resi-
dences and other buildings, 2C) families
are homeless. and nearly fifty dead
bodies and seventy injured persons have
been recovered from the ruins. More
than n dozen of the injured will die. AL
though the rescuers have been searching
the ruins ever since the storm spent it
self. many are still missing, and 1t is
thought that o considerable number of
the victims were consumed in the flames
that broke out soon after the storm had
ceased. The work of rescue continues,
but it may be days before the total num-
ber of victims is known.
THE DEATH LIST.
As far as known, the names of the
dead are as follows: Mrs. Henry Billing
ham, ex-merchant; Miss Lena Brown,
child of Rev. Albert Burr; Seth Feather
years old: Mrs. W. w. Green \. j.
Glasse and wife. DR.. w. b. HOwells; j.
Il. Larkin. retired merchant; three chill
dren of Henry loves, Mrs John Mahaf
fey. Sr.. Mrs. John T. Mahaffey, child of
j. r. Mahaffey; F.. NJ. NJ. Clay and wife;
mother and niece Of J. G. Miller; Miss
Ora MILAN, of Woodland. Mo-; Mrs. Blue
Panchott and baby, Mrs. II. X. Sher-
burne; Samuel Weaver, ex-contractor;
Miss I.eona Whaley. Or. Wheeler, Mrs.
joe Wood Miss Mary Rorabaugh. Mrs.
Lou Mitche'i. Harry Mitchell. J. X. An
derson, DR.. Eillings, Drew Bowman,
James Cunningham, Mrs. Elliott, Miss
Bessie Green. G. A. Gibbs, Mrs. c. A.
Gibbs, Mrs. Heman Miss AloClay, Mrs.
Ann Miller, John c. Weaver. Joseph
Woods, Mrs. Woods, and Mrs. Colonel
Little.
WORK or THE STORM.
when the tornado struck the city last
evening most of the residents We're at
supper. The tornado cut a clean path.
one mile long and coo feet wide, through
the residence section, leaving death and
destruction i'm it's wake. Buildings were
demolished or twisted apart, and scat
tered TO the four winds. a conservative
estimate places the aggregate amount OF
damage at $4,000, the Individual losses
ranging from 800 to $1,000
The wind played many pranks, and
there were some miraculous escapes. j.
G. Coonfield and his family were eating
supper when the tornado struck their
home. The house was picked up and
t.sI hill. n
not completely wrecked. and the family
escaped without anything worse than
severe shaking up. Houses on both sides
of the residence OF William Hull were
blown into splinters but the wind was
content with twisting his house off its
foundation and leaving IL intact. The
house was in the centre of the district.
and it was used as hospital after the
storm.
NARROW ESCAPE.
i. K. Rieger. prominent attorney
ran into the path of the storm TO save
his family, who were helpless with fear
Dashing into the house, he carried his
wife and children into the cellar. AS he
stumbled into the place of safety the
building was leyelled to the ground.
Among the first OF the buildings wreck
ed was the elegant $4,000 residence Of
Mrs. Mary Hensely. IN the southeastern
part Of the city. Not yestge of 1t is
left.
The residence of J. Lowell. just outside
the town. was twisted into a heap Of
ruins, and three OF his children were bu-
ried i'm the debris and killed. Other large
residences were lifted from their founda
tions and literally torn into kndling
wood.
PEOPLE FANIC-STRICKEN.
For a time the people in that portion
)f the town not touched by the storm We're
but as soon as they re-
covered their wits they Immediately went
TO the aid of their unfortunate towns
men. Calls for help were sent TO sur
towns, and were quickly re-
sponded to. The wounded were carried
to the homes Of hospitable neighbors and
given immediate attention.
Twenty-Five doctors from Moberly, Ma
con. and other points along the line OF
the Wabash railroad, came TO Kirksville
last night, in response to urgent calls
for medical assistance. The visiting doc
tors co-operated with the local physi-
clans. and the work OF caring for the
wounded was expedited.
ORGANIZATION FOR RELIEF.
Meeting was keld this afternoon and an
Executive committee was appointed 10
'aise funds and take full charge of the
work OF relief. The property loss is es-
imated at $4,000. and 1t IL stated that
80 persons are homeless. The district
listed by the storm had been recently
,uilt up with borrowed money, and as a
esut scores are not only homeless. but
re burdened with debt. for only a very
ew Of the buildings We're insured against
Wind.
STORM CAME FROM NEBRASKA.
ST. LOUIS. MO. April 2S.-Afcording
o the best information. the storm which
'aused so much loss OF life and destruc-
ion of property in Northern Missouri
In Nebraska. Its course was
southwest through Western Iowa to the
Missouri State line, and thence through
harrison. Sullivan, Shelby. Gundy. Lynn,
Macon, and Marion counties. and north
asst through Lewis. Knox, Sullivan,
Adair, and Putnam counties. When the
torn retraced it's course IL was almost
,arallel with the other track traversed.
nd il was then that kirksyilie and New
own were struck.
AS far as known. Kirksville. Newtown, |
nd Lancaster. Mo. are the only towns |
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