The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-03
A Death.Dealing Tornado.

K1RKsyILLE, Mo-, April 28.-As Il re-
suit OF the tornado that swept through
the eastern portion of this city ycster-
day afternoon demoishing half Of the
residences and other buildings, two
hundred families are homeless and
nearly fifty dead bodies and seventy
injured persons have been recovered
from the ruins. More than dozen Of
the injured will die. Although the
rcscuers have been searching the ruins
ever since the storm spent its fury,
many are still missing, and tits thought
that considerable number of the un-
fortunate were consumed in the flames
that broke out soon after the storm
had ceased. The work Of rescue coll
tinues, but it may be days before the
total number of the victims is known.
When the tornado struck the city
last evening most Of the residents were
ut supper. The ornado cut clean
path one mile long and six hundred
feet wide through the residence section,
leaving death and destruction in its
wake. Buildings were demolished or
twisted apart and scattered to the four
winds. A conservative estimate places
the aggregate amount Of damage at
100000, The individual loss ranging
from 500 to 100000. .
The wind played many pranks and.
there were some miraculous escapes.
j. C. Coontield and his family were
eating supper when the tornado struck
their home. The house was picked up
and dumped against a hill. The build
ing was not completely wrecked, and.
the family escaped without anything
worse than IL severe shaking up.
Houses on both sides of the residence
of ". NJ. Hull were blown into splin-
ters but the wind was content with
twisting his house off its foundation
and leaving it intact. The house was
in the center of the district and it was
used as hospital after the storm. P.
j. Rieger, a prominent attorney, ran
into the path of the storm to save his
family, who were helpless with fear.
Dashing into the cellar, as he stumbled
into the place of safety the building
was leyelled to the ground.
Among the first of the buildings
wrecked was the elegant ten thousand
dollar residence of Mrs. Mary Hensley,
in the southeastern part OF the city.
Not vestige Of it is left.
The residence Of H. Lowell, just out
side the town, was twisted into heap
Of ruins and three of his children bur-
led in the debris and killed. Other
large residences were lifted from their
foundation and literally torn into
kindling wood.
For time the people in that portion
of the town not touched by the storm
were panic stricken, but as soon as
they recovered their wits they imme-
diately went to the aid of their unfor-
tunate t0wnsmen. Calls for help were
sent to surrounding towns and were
quickly responded to. The wounded
were carried to the homes Of hospita-
BILE neighbors and given immediate at
tention. twenty-five doctors from
points along the line Of the Wabash
Railroad came to Kirksville last night
in response to urgent calls for medical
assistance.
St. Louis, April 2s.-According to the
best information the storm which
caused so much loss of life and de-
struction Of property in Northern
Missouri originated in Nebraska. Its
course was southwest through western
Iowa to the Missouri State line, thence
through Harrison, Sullivan, Shelby,
Grundy,. Linn, Macon and Marion
counties, north and west through
Lewis, Knox, Sullivan, Adair and
Putnam counties. When the storm
retraced it's course it was almost paral-
lei with the other track traversed, and
it was then that Kirksville and New
ton we're struck. AS far as known,
Kirksville, Newton and Lancaster,
Mo-, are the only towns that felt the
full force of the storm.
Lancaster, Mo-, April 2s.-A great
many articles of wearing apparel, hats
and pieces Of jewelry bearing the
names Of kirksyille persons were found
strewn over the eastern part OF this
county to-day. They were blown from
Kirksville, twenty-five miles away, by
the tornado. Among other things was
a $500 bill.
Omaha, Neb,, April 2s.-A special to
the Bee from Milan says that four fam
lilies were annihilatedb by tornado ut
that place. There was great damage TO
property.
"A distrcssingy sad accident oc-
Cured in Packsvillc on last Saturday.
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