Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-05-04
|MSQAI|)X AND DEATH.
Further Particulars ef the Terrible
Tornado that Svept Over
Missouri Cities.
SAD TASK or TIVE RtscuIHs pAMIts.

-" U"e~r~8 U"so~t~ee families at A1xm1-
vile .ss Brfsy w,.no~s se-,,.r "a n.v-
teas rsssi., Lisss OF the Dead ssa
fsl.---s ~ wcss rts~>s s-..s. s.a ss-
eiasstsA
kirkssilie. April =. Two hundrc.i
families are homeless l--vau~. Of III.
cyclone that swept through the "a
ern suburban portion Of the c,iy
Thursday evening. snd every one -
awed hy th- terrible work Of the
wraihfui winds Nearly ~ d~ad aud 20
injured p@rsous wer.. taken from tn.
ds hrs~ NJ the wrecked homes last night
and th,s morning numh-r arr -sill
missing. aud eiiig~n~ are d-vhng IN
ths ruins ia hops OF rcosering ,h-ir
bc,iir~
The w.rS .s W-.~.e .ss n~u-f
The work of rvSeuing the ,l.ad AMI
In niurrasnuiinus,i ali night bong The
wcundsd w-r- csuisd To the hoa..s
of o~pitabi- neighbors. and given ii.I.
msdiatc attention.
fweasy five doctors from Noirrris.
Mseoa srd other posuss siorE the line
~ NV ~ AA-t~A NaAANAAAA 10 hfHHHr
viile lass night IN response to urg.at
eaIls ION me,seal assistance The visit-
ing doctors co-oysrat-d with me locll
phy sicians. and the work Of caring f,.r
the wounded was expedited
Hwssr~a. OF >txAs.~~r..
Hundreds Of prrSons visited ihe
siricken di~'ric, to-day. large a,un-
b.r "f the sightse.rs coming frum
|nsighboriug towi~. The spciai o.
seer would not .llow an, en~ witha,t
authority 10 gu through the district.
Seavrngsrs wrrr on the slsrt 10 pirk
Vaiuablcs frum the debris. bar the I-i-
lie, prevented them frurn doing this
by keeping the crowd under contr.,l
Esery bodv wanted Co ~svur~ a piec~
Of the wreckagr AZ a memrnto Of the
event.
Tn. tornado destroyed Telephone and
Telegraph wires out Of kirkSSilie. aud
not tail D. ~ a. m. was eopnunication
with the outside resumed. aud then
only in an unsatisfactory sort of way.
>~~u~ .s D-..i.si.s sss R.s.
The ~ccnr was one of s,isniui.. ,is~.,-
laiion and ruin. The happy honsss II
I .0.io people we're scattered ia nunib.r
les fragments. The ground over rh-
whole district wascusrrvsf with broken
boards. and !, appear> a. II sams sio,zi
had scattered the dFiftwo.pd aud then
suhsitlesl
Tho Kodak Ft~sa o.. rh.r~.
Fifteen or ~ snap sho, artists ars On
hand with their k-sssks IN take sies.
Of the wr-ckag~.
The wind played many prankS. and
there were some miraculous escapes.
rs- C..a.I,, Li.s.
Following is list of the recovered
dead:
Mrs Henry Ellington.
Mrs A. X Bowman
Iheodor. Brisham. ex.merchsnt-
Miss Lena Brown. Of Moh~riy
child Of Rev. Albert Burr
seth Feather. etzht-year-oid boy.
Mrs W W. Green
A J Glass and wife.
J \ Glasse and wife.
Dr W " Howeiis. o-teapath
n Larkfn. retired merchant.
Three children Of Henry Lowe.
Mr.- John Ashary. Sr.
Chsia of j. T. Mahafry
y. NJ AcCtay and wife
Mother and niece of j. T. Miller.
Mis-. Ora MILAN % woosilawn. Mo.
Mrs. Blue Panschott and baby.
Mrs. H. X Sherburue
Samuel Weaver. ex-coutractor.
Miss Lsona Whalsy.
Dr Whe~ier.
Mrs Joe woof
Mrs Col Little.
Harry Mitchell.
J X Anderson
DR. Billings.
Drew Bowman.
James Cunninghsm-
Mrs Elliott.
Miss Bessie Green.
&. A Gibbs.
Mrs Z. A Gibbs
Mrs. Weaman-
Miss McCiay.
Mrs Anna Miller.
John e. Weaver
| Joseph Woods.
| Mrs Woods
Tn. severely injured we're:
Miss Della White
Mrs. Peck. fatal
| csi Little : niece. fatal
Mrs Theo brigham. legs aud ehss,
crushed.
/ Robert Miilsy.
Miss Weaver
| Mrs. Output
Miss Foss. fatal. broken back.
John y. Kirk and wife.
i Mrs. u. II. Feathers.
1 Elmer l.. D~nnison and wife.
cal. Little and wife. serious
Herman X sherburns, head injured.
| % IL Beeamans child.
Mrs. p. Hill. kg broken and other~iss
| crushed
John conder, slight
i Oscar Ingold anu brother.
Mrs. W r Howell and child. dangerous.
i Norman Yankee. of Sesiaiia.
i Mrs. W. II. vincent
| Hrs. Ella Weaver. both legs broken.
John T. Mshaiey's daughter.
| Sen A Bovman's daughter
| r. J. Miller and whole family injured.
Mrs. ". II, Pnilipps. serious
| v. Brigham. serious.
i stella Weaver.
Toe Weaver.
George Weaver
NJ. A. Romiiue.
IL T. Myers.
| T. r. Ashforth.
W. Brown.
Nrs. Lulu Byrn-s-
NJ Shney and wife.
Thomas Dinsmore and wife.
Mrs. Lou Mitchell. leg broken.
Mrs. Mary Resabauxh-
Mrs Wheeler Douglass
Charles Douglass and sons
Mrs. J. b. Hobson-
Willis Kellogg
Hollis kellogg
c. KELLOGG.
Mrs. OIiphanl
| Mr.. and Mrs. Peck.
Mrs. DIR. Howell
Mrs. Rowe and daughter.
/ u. 3. kraggs-
/ r. Il. Warren.
/ Mrs. o. Miller and child
| Mrs. n. johnson.
| Mrs. Sarah Reaiger.
Miss Belle Mahafey.
J.. Coonfeld and wife
Albert whaley.
/ Mrs. NJ. r. Hermon.
| And "A Others
The following are among the miss
ing:
Mr.. Elliott
Mrs. Williams.