The record-union., 1899-04-28

are hunting out the unfortunates to set
fractured bones and bandage other
wounds. The work is being superin-
tended by Mayor Noonan and Dr.
Charles E. Still, DR.. William Seth, Drs.
]. Beard, David Littlejohn and Henry
Walters. From every locality the cry
comes up, "Send surgeons.
There are men, women and children
in rescuing corps who are lifting roofs
and searching the Easements of houses
not entirely demolished for the forms of
the bleeding. dying 7adead. Cabs, ex-
press wagons, private cnnveyances and
stretchers are all in service, yet the
supply is whollysinadequate and many
needy ones are hmping out of the
wreckage and making their way as
best they can to hospitals
Half a dozen wrecked buildings took
fire Immediately after the cyclone had
passed. The fire bells rang out a call
of help to Kirksville's needy, but there
We're none with time to stop these iso-
lated fires. They were left to their own
resources. The lights from these bon
fires now Illuminate deaths wake and
is helping the rescuers to carry on their
errand of mercy.
Kents undertaking establishment is
a score of the dead are now there, some
of them unidentified. The homes just
outside of the storm track are open to
refugees.
state that the farmers have suffered
severely, and that several lives have
been lost outside of Kirksville. The home
of Henry Lowe, three miles north of
town, was demolished and Mr.. Lowe
and three children were crushed to
death. Other members of the family
escaped. Other fatalities are reported
from the country, but no names are
given.
FORTY-NINE KNOWN DEAD.
KIRKSVILLE, April 27.-Twenty-
four additional names of the known
dead raise the list to forty nine. and are
as follows:
Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Theodore Brig
ham, Mr.. Peck, Mr.. Anderson, Mrs Me-
linda Hennin, Jean Penscholt and wife.
unknown baby, Mrs. Miller, Colonel
Little and family of four, Mr.. and Mrs
Kirk, Mrs. Hills, Alma Williams. Mrs.
G. E. Stevenson, Mrs Leona Whaley.
Mrs. Condor, Henry Lowe and three
children, living near Kirksville.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION AT
NEWTOWN.
KANSAS CITY, April PA special
to the journal from Chillicothe Mo-,
says: A tornado, probably the same
one that swept over Kirksville struck
Newtown, small town in Sullivan
County, tonight. and caused terrible
destruction. 1t is reported that fifteen
persons We're killed in the city. and
that many others were killed in the
country near there. A great number of
buildings We're blown down. A heavy
rain followed the tornado adding
greatly to the damage Chicago,
Milwaukee Railroad bridge is said to
have been washed out Only a partial
list of the casualties can be obtained
The station agent of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul at Newtown re-
ports the killed and wounded as fol-
lows:
Killed: Sherman Besher. wife and
three children, Ladon Evans and two
daughters. William Hays, wife and
child.
Seriously injured: Three Hays chill
dren, Julia Evans, A ]. Jones, wife and
two children.
Slightly injured; Mrs. Mary Gregory
and daughter Mrs. Pierce and sister
Mrs Flagg, Mrs Herman Wilson, Mrs.
Limbiney, Dave Sanford, wife and three
children, Mr.. McQuiston and wife, Nose
Guymon and wife, Mrs. John Johnson.
TERRIFIC STORM IN IOWA.
OMAHA. April pa special to the
Bee" from Onowa, Iowa, says: A ter
rife windstorm, followed by rain and
hail, swept the Soldier Valley last night.
leaving death and ruin in its path
Over an inch fell. and a heavy hailstorm
lasted twelve minutes.
Killed: Leslie Furne, 10 years old
Injured-George Furne, will recover;
Mrs Ceoroa Er,1rpa bodI1, ;,i,,ra5 WOW
die; Harry Furne, skull crushed, will
die; Lewis Larron, some bones broken,
will recover; A. A. Mundson, cut about
head, will die; Peter Peterson. leg
broken and skull fractured, will die.
The storm was the most severe at the
home of the Furnes. The house was
raised bodily and dashed to pieces while
the family We're I'M bed. The boy Leslie
was found dead sixty feet away Every
thing on the place was wrecked
The tornado first made it appearance
ait the farm of George Swenson, in
Monroe County, and wrecked every
thing. The family became panic
stricken, taking to the cellars. The
storm then crossed into Crawford
County and destroyed buildings and
stock on the farms of Rev. Joreham.
Anton Hanson, A. A Mundson, G. w.
Dryden, George Furne and Louis
Peters.
Everything in the path of the storm
was carried off the face of the earth.
trees being torn up by the roots and
buildings scattered to the four winds of