The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28

ST. LOUIS. April IA special to the
Globe Democrat from kirksville, Mo.
says:
A gathering storm that had been threat
ening all afternoon broke upon Kirksviile
at g2o o'clock tonight with all the fury OF
a cyclone path a quarter OF a mile
wide and as clean as the prairie wasrwept
through the eastern portion Of the city,
and 80 buildings. homes and mercantile
houses, were Ieveied to the ground in
ruins.
In heavy rain that followed the people
who had escaped turned out 10 rescue the
injured. For two hours not much was ac-
cnmplshed. but by 8 o'clock twenty-five
dead bodies had been taken from the ruins.
II is confidently expected that the list OF
dead will reach between Afty and sixty, II
not exceed that. Almost thousand people
were more or less injured.
Rains Catch Fire.
Intense darkness prevailed after the
vantage for a short time until fire broke
out In several places in the ruins and shed
highs over the scene. No attempts were
made 10 extingush the fires. partly be-
cause the rescuers had no time and partly
because OF the need Of light. On both
sides OF the Aorm's path the debris was
piled high and burned fiereely. In ali prob
ability number OF bodies have been in
cinerated.
The storm first struck the eastern portion
-os~-shs city near that part occupied by
tho boarding houses Of the students OF The
school OF os;eopathy, the state normal
school and McWard's seminary. II was
just supper time far the students. and it
is thought very probable the list of dead
will be well flied with students, rs a
large number of these boarding houses
wera demolished. Az far as known these
three institutions Of learning escaped the
storm.
THE storm then went northwest and wfp-
ed cut patterson's nursery. pulling the
trees out of the ground and hurting them
through the city. A second cyclone follow
I'd twenty minutes later, II came as an
inky black cloud. widely distributed and
covered the whole town. passing above the
houses. doing no material damage. but
gathering fury "a II went. 1t undoubtedly
struck the ground a few miles OIL, OF Kinks
Vile.
Searching Out the Victims.
In the heavy rain following. the balance
OK the PEOPLE who escaped the calamity
have turned cut to rescue the injured and
hunt out tte bodies OF the slain. and the
surgeons. professors. operating stan and
students men and women or the Ameri-
can school of osteopathy. together with
all the druggists residing In the town
formed rescue and hospital corps. and
in the darkness and rain they are hunt
ing ont the unfcrtunates to set fractured
bones. handage the lacerated and ease the
pain of angulshed hearts This work Is
being superin;ensiea by Mayor Nocuaa and
prs. Charles E, stil. William Smith. ]
Beard. David f.ttieJohr and Henry Wal
ters.
F>rors every locality the cry gees ID
send surgeons" There are men. women
and children in agony. and the rescuing
corps are Arting roofs and searching the
Easements of houses all along the edge cs
the death track not entirely demolished .or
the forms ~ bleeding. dying and dead
Cabs. express wagons. private conveyanees
ard ssretchers are all In active service.
yet the supply is wholly inadequate and
many nec%iy ones are iimpine cut of the
wreckage and making their way as hes,
they can te aSylui8s,
Halt aeEeu wrecked buildings toak
fire Immediately after the cyclone had
passed The Are beils rang cur a cal! for
help "a ktrAsvilia's needy, but there were
uene with time 10 step these isoiascs, fires
furts lights srona these bon6res now II.
Illuminate deaths work. and are helrsnx
the reScuers ~ carry on their erran,s o.
mercy Keats undertaking establishment.
Is being used charnel house. ard a
score et tire dead are now tae-e. sorne ot
thesn unidentified The hanl*s Just outside
ef sass deaths wake are opcn 10 refugees
RepcwtS corafng IN from tsle country dis
srscts state thai many farmers have sel.
farszI severely. ana ;Aas several hives hare
been Ioss eagsls'e q klrkvilie The hssrr.
af Hosary Lawe, sh-vs n7iles north al.
to~a. was demolished. snst Nj Love ara
,Aree cAs;a~en wer~ erusae8 20 death. oh
or members of tae family escaped other
IA ;aii,,es arg reported srgn tha country,
sGs no names aFw given
List ef the KILLED.
TIE -; og Killed, - far as known. Is as
fosloSs;
William. Il Hosssls. ssg9srs American
So fse.ss Il cax:s~epasssy Mrs, ". II. Sh-r-
barn ssfe % ssg.eaZ st SstSSas * Osee-
aFasay ssEsss v-esvsr. resIres ccn'raescg
7 gHasxxaare Brigham. merchant. ~ Keenan,.
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