Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-29
OVER Is DEAD.
Nothing But Ruins in
Path of the Tornado
Which Swept kirksviIIe and
Newtown, No. Thursday.
KirksviIIe Has Over go Known
Dead and Over 70 Injured.
At NeWown About rs Are Dead
and "A Are Badly Hurt.
Hundreds Of Houses Destroyed or DAM
aged by the Terrific Wind.
Many Miraculous Escapes and Many
Deaths Of Horrible Nature.

kirksvlle, Mo-, April 2S.-As a result
Of the tornado that swept through the
eastern portion Of this city, yesterday
evening dcmolishing half of the resi-
d-ngcs and other buildings, 200 fami-
Ii.s arg homeless ana more than 20
dead bodies and 30 injured persons
have been recovered from the ruins.
More than dozen Of the injured will
dla. Although rescuers have been
searching thc ruins ever since the
storm spent its fury. many are still
missing and Cd Is thought that "A con-
siderable number ~ the unfortunates
were consumed III the flames that broke
Dut soon after the storm had ceased.
THE work w rescue continues but 1t
may DYE days before the total number
ut victims w known.
The death llsi-Mrs. Henry Billing
ton; Mr.. - "A. Bowman: Theodore
Brigham. eX-merChant; Miss Lena
Brown Nc Moberly; child Of Rev. All
bert Burr; Seth Feather. Syear-oi1
boy: Mrs. NJ w. Green; A. j. Glasse
ana wife: Dr. w. r. Howells; J. II.
L4rkin, retired merchant; three chill
dren OF Henry Lowe; Mrs. John Ma
haffey: Mrs. John r. Mchaffey; child
Of J. T. McHaf1ey; T. NJ. McClay ana
wife: mother and niece of j. T. Miller;
Miss Ora Miller Of Woodland, Mo;
Mrs. Blue Panschott and baby; Mrs. X.
II. SherbOurne; Samuel Weaver, eX-
contractor: Miss Leona Whalen: DIR.
Wheeler; Mrs j. Wood: Mrs. Col. Liol.
j. X Anderson: DR.. Billings; Drew
Bowman; James Cunningham; Mrs.
Elliott: Miss Bessie Green: c. A.
Gibbs: Mrs. Heaman: Miss McClay,
Mrs. Ann Miller; John c. Weaver; Jos.
Woods: Mrs. Woods; Miss Mary Ror-
abaugh; Mrs. Lou Mitchell; Harry
Mitchell.
The missing-Mrs. Eliot; Mrs. Will
iams.
The severely injured-Miss Della
White; Mrs. Peck. fatally: Cal Little'5
niece. fatally: w. r. Park; Mrs. The
odore Brigham, legs and chest crushed;
Robert Millay; Miss Weaver: Mrs. Oil
put; Miss Morse. fatal. broken back;
John 5. Kirke and wife; Mrs. Forbes;
Mrs. ID. ID. Feathers: Elmer l.. Denni-
son and wife: Cal Little. serious; Her
man X. Sherbourne, head injured; o.,
II. Beeman's child: Mrs. p. Hill, leg
broken; John Gender. slight: Oscar In
gold and brother: Mrs. ". 3. Howell
and child. dangerous: Norman Yankee,
Sedalia, Mrs. W. II. Vincent; Mrs. Ella
Weaver. both legs broken: Daniel Nc
GoniEle: John r. Mchaffey's daughter:
Ben \. BoWman's daughter: I. J.
Miller ana whole family injured; Mrs.
w. Il. Phillips, serious: Mrs. Munson;
". Brigham; Stella Weaver; Joe Wea-
yer: George Weaver: Ella Weaver; NJ.
"A. ROmijue; Price Romijue; NJ. Il.
Myers; Miss Cupp; J. T.. Ashfort; j.
w. Brown: Mrs. Lulu Byrnes: NJ. $.
Hency and wife: Mrs. Glenn Thomas
Dinsmore and wife; Mrs. Wheeler
Douglass: Charles Douglass and sons;
Mrs }. 3. Ho5sOn; J. Il. Kirk Willis
Kellogg; Hollis Kellogg; G. Kellogg;
Mrs. Oliphant; Mrs. and Mrs. Peck;
Mrs. DR.. Howell; Mrs Rowe and
daughter; D. S. Kraggs; Z. =. Warren;
Mrs. q. Miller and child; Mrs. y. j.
Johnson; Mrs. Sarah Reiger; Miss Bell
Mahaffcy; I. Coenfield and wife; Al
bert Whaley; Mrs. NJ. +. Hernon.
When the tornado struck the city
most Of the residents were at supper.
The tornado cut clean path one mile
long ana GOO feet wide through the
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