The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-29
SEVENTYDEAD
List OF Those Killed in the Kinks
vile and Newton Cyclones
Very Long.
At the Former Place Fully Fifty
Were Killed and Many 9th
ers Injured.
At Newton a Score Score of Lives
Were Lost. Names of Iden-
titled Dead.
List Contains Whole Families in
Some lnstanccs--.Great Prop
erty Loss.

kIRKsvlLLE, Mo-. April 29.-Kirks-
vile is scene of desolation and suffer.
ing as the result of the tornado.
Many Of the dead and dying remained
in the ruins of their homes during the
night: others who had been found and
taken to places Of shelter died before
morning. \ small army of doctors
from the osteopathy college. students
! and citizens spent the dark hours in a
ceaseless quest for the unfortunates.
The dead We're carried away to a Sc.
! lecte! spot to be cared for when the
needs of the injured could be satisfied.
All night rescuers darted here and there
among the debris, answering some cry
for help. or directed by the sight OF
some struggling form fighting to escape
imprisonment. Here and there fires
that had soon started after the tornado
passed. and which We're allowed to
burn, sent up bright glow and lent aid
to the rescners. 1t is possible that these
same fires incinerated some of the vic.
Tins who could not be reached. and
only days of search can reveal the true
state of affairs. Morning broke bright
and beautiful over the area Of destruc-
ton, and systematic search for the
victims of the slain began.
Newton. in Sullivan county. shared
the fate OF kirksville.
/, Days mus, pass before complete list
of casualties can be secured and before
the real extent of the damage to prop
erty can be known.
kirksville is the country seat Of Adair
county. and has population estimated
at 300. The state normal school OF
the First district and business college
are colleges are located there. The
town is best known through the teach
ings of the American School of Osteo-
pathy. Persons afflicted with many
diseases visited Kirksville to be treated.
and it was in the students and patients
quarters that most of the ruin was
wrought. The town is located in an
agricultural region and is reached by
the Wabash and the Quincy, Omaha
and Kansas City railroads.
Newton is small town of 600 inhab
itants in Sullivan county, 40 miles north
of kirksvi!le.
The Known Dead.
The latest details show that the list
of known dead has been raised to 40 by
the Identification of "a more bodies.
The known dead are as follows:
A. {. Beal. Ed Beaman. DR.. Billing
ton. Mrs. Henry Ellington. Mrs. Bow.
man, Theodore Brigham. Mrs. Theo-
dore Brigham, Mrs. Conder, James
Cunningham. {. A. Gibbs, Mrs. {. A.
Gibbs, A. w. Glassee. Mrs. A. W.
Glassee Mrs Ben Green. Mrs. w. W.
Green and daughter Bessie, Mrs Me-
linda, Mrs. Hills. William B. Howells.
student, American School of Oste.
opathy: Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. John
Larkin, Sr., Colonel Little and family
of four, Henry Lowe and three children,
Mrs. 4. Mahaffy, Mrs. Miller, Harry
Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Jean Pensholt, Mr.. Peck. A. Rainschott.
Mrs. A. w. Rainschott. Mrs. w. H.
Sherburn, wife student School of Oste-
opathy; Mrs. G. F. Stevenson, James
Weaver, railroad contractor; Alma
Williams. Joe Woods, Mrs. Joe Woods
Mrs. G.. Woods, Mrs. Leona Whaley.
over Two Hundred Buildiuss Destroyed.
The tornado which wrought such de-
structlon struck this town at $40 p. m.
when most people were 1t supper. The
entire east side of the city was wiped
clean, over 200 buildings, homes and
stores being levelled.
Mayor Noonan, who has been active
in rescue work, estimates that the death
list may reach 100.
Tho cyclone approached Kirksville
from the south. somewhat west, and
missed the heart Of the city by two or
three blocks.