The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-28
STORM WRECKS KIRKSVILLE
FORTY KILLED AND MANY INJURED
By THE CYCLONE.


1000 Were Injured-Fires Follow
ed the DestructiOn-CycIon Also
Struck Other Towns.
Kirksville, Mo, April ga gathering
storm that had been threatening all the
afternoon broke upon Kirksville at $40
O'Clock tonight in all the fury of a cy-
clone.
A path a quarter of a mile wide and as
clean as the prairie was swept through
the eastern portion of the city, and four
hundred buildings, homes and merchantile
houses. were levelled to the ground in scat
tered ruins.
In the heavy rain that followed, the peo-
PIE who had escaped turned out to rescue
the injured.
For two hours not much was accom-
plished as an was confusion, but by
o'clock twenty-five dead bodies had been
taken from the ruins. 1t is confidently
expected that the list of dead Will reach
between fifty and sixty. if 1t does not ex-
ceed that.
Nearly a Thousand Injured.
Almost 1850 people were more or less in
jured.
Daylight will be necessary before an ad-
equate estimate OF the loss of life and
property can be had.
Each blanohed face reports a new ca
lamity.
Intense darkness prevailed after the cy-.
clone, and the rescuers were at a disad-
vantage for short time until fire broke
out in a dozen places in the ruins and
shed light over the scene.
No attempts were made No extinguish
the flames, partly because the rescuers
had no time, and partly because of the
need of light.
Bodies Probably Burned.
On both sides of the storms path the
debris was piled high and burned fiercely
In all probability number of bodies have
been incinerated. The storm first struck
the eastern portion of the city near that
part occupied by the boarding houses of
the students of American School of Osteo-
pathy, State Normal School and McWard's
Seminary. 1t was supper time for
the students, and 1t is thought very prob
able the list of dead will be well filled with
students as a large number of these
boarding houses were demolished. As far
as known tonight these three institutes
of learning escaped the storm.
The storm then went northwest, and
wiped out Patterson's nursery, pulling the
trees out of the ground and hurlinS them
through the city.
A second edition of the cyclone followed
the first twenty minutes later.
1t came as an inlsy black cloud, and COW
cred the whole town, but passed above the
houses, doing no material damage. 1t un-
doubtedly struck the ground a few miles
out OF Kirksville.
The List of Killed.
The list of killed in the cyclone tonight,
so far as known, is as follows:
William B. Howells, student, American
School of Osteopathy; Mrs. W. H. Sher-
bourn, wife of superintendent school of
osteopathy; James Weaver Sr., retired
contractor; Theodore Brigham, merchant;
Ed Beeman, boy; Mrs. w. W. Green ana
daughter, Miss Bessie; Mrs. Henry Bill
lington, Mr. A. w. Glasee, Mrs A. w.
sr., Mrs T. Mahaffey, Mrs. C. Woods,
Mr.. A. Little, Mr.. Joe Woods Mrs. Joe
Woods, Mrs. A. w. Rainschott, Mr.. c. A.
Gibbs, Mrs. c. A. Gibbs, A. C. Beal, James
Cunningham, Mrs. Mitchell.
Reported Killed-Mr. Peck, Mr.. Ander-
son, Mr.. Stephens, DR.. Billings, Col Little
and family, Mrs. Penschott and child.
Hunting Out the Bodies.
In the heavy rain following the cyclone,
the balance of the people who escaped
the calamity, have turned out TO rescue
the injured and hunt out the bodies of the
dead, and the surgeons, professors, op-
Grating staff and students. men and wo-
men of the American School of Osleo-
pathy, together with all the drug doctors
resident in the town, have formed rescue
and hospital corps. and In the darkness
and rain are hunting out the unfortunates
to set fractured bones, bandage the Iacer-
ated and ease the pain of anguished hearts.
This work is being superintendent by
Mayor Noonan and DR.. Charles Esuu.
Drs. William Smith. ]. Beard, David Lit
tlejohn and Hewey Walters. From every
locality the cry comes up, "send sur
geons."
Along the Death Track.
There are men, women and children in
agony, and the reviving corps are lifting
roofs and searching the Easements OF
houses all along the edge of the death
track, not entirely demolished. for the
forms of the bleeding, dying and dead.
CaDs. express wagons, private convey
anees and stretchers are all In service. vet
the supply is wholly inadequate and many
needy ones are limping out OF the wreck
age and making their way as best they
can 10 aeylums.
Half dozen wrecked dwellings took fire
Immediately after the cyclone had passed.
The fire bells rang out. but there we're
none with time TO stop the Isolated fires.
They were left to their own resources.
Lurld lights from these bonfires now H.
illuminate deaths wake and Is helping the
rescuers 10 carry on their errand of mercy.
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