Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-29
(By Telegraph to virginian-pilot.,


Kirksville. Mo, April gas a result
of the tornado that swept through the
eastern portion OF this city yesterday
evening. demolishing half OF the res
licences and other buildings. 200 fam
lilies are homeless and more than thirty
tcuvi betiies and seventy injured per-
sons have been recovered from the
ruins. More than n dozen of the in
jured Will die. Although the rescuers
have been searching the ruins ever
since the storm spent its fury. many
are still missing. and 1t is thought that
4 considerable number of the unfortu-
mates were consumed in the flames that
broke out soon after the storm had
ceased. The work of rescue continues,
but it may be days before the total
number OF victims is known.
THE DEAD.
AS far as known the names of tina
dead are as follows:
Mrs. Henry Ellington. Mrs. A. r.
Bowman, Theodore Brigham, ex-mer-
| chant; Miss Lena Brown, of Moberly:
child of Rev. Albert Burr; Seth
Feather years old; Mrs. w. w.
Green. a. j. Glasse and wife, DR.. w,
chant; three children of Henry Lowe:
Mrs John Mahaaffey. Sr., Mrs. John T.
Mahaaffey; child OF ]. L. AIahaaffey:
f. NJ. NJ. Clay and wife; mother and
niece of j. II. Miller: Miss Ora MILAN.
of Woodland. NO.; Mrs. Blue Panschott
ana baby, Mrs. ii. *. Sherburnc, Sam
uei Weaver. eX-contractor; Miss Leona
Whaley DR.. Wheeler, Mrs. Joe Wood.
Mrs. Colonel Little.
\ CLEAN PATTI
When the tornado struck the cltv last
evening most OF the residents We're at
supper. The tornado cut a clean path
one mile long and six hundred feet wida
through the residence section. leaving
death and destruction in its wake
Bui .ings were demolished or twisted
apart and scattered to the four winds.
a conservative estimate places the ar-
grcGate amount of damage at 5000 900
the individual loss ranging from, sIno -.
SO. 600 ~
The wind played many pranks. and
there was some miraculous escapes. J.
= Cooniield and his family were eat
ING supper when the tornado-MUD ali.
STORM SWEPT NEWTON.
Chillicothe. Mo-, April 2s.-Scenes of
ute rdistress and desolation were pic
tured to-day in the little tornado-swept
burg OF Newton. forty mics north, on
me 81. Paul railway. There are about
while half of the place is in ruins and
MY families are homeless.
The known dead: :. Desper. wife and
three children; Laban Evans and two
daughters; William Hays, wife and two
children.
WIND CUT \ SWATH.
The storm struck Newtown at e.15
In the evening, coming from the south
west. II came without warning and few
were able to take advantage of their
storm cellars. Striking the eastern end
OF town II cut clean swath OF 500 10
600 feet wide through the best portion
OF The place. sweeping everything be-
fore IL. over thirty houses were torn
TO splinters. On one street alone a. row
OF len houses was entirely demolished
Here scarcely any one escaped death
or injury. The walls of buildings fell
with crash that sounded above the
roar OF the storm. burying people In
the ruins. Frame buildings We're twist
ed and lifted from their foundations;
others were utterly demolished. pieces
Of them being carried for miles. Others
shifted in their positions. apparently
unhurt; one was turned squareiy
around. while another was turned up-
side down
Sampei Depser, at the appearance OF
the black cloud started with his fam
lily for IL neishboring cellar. but the
house was blown down over them lust
as they reaoh he'd the door His two
daughters were caught with him by tia
timbers and instantly killed. His wife
was seriously injured. but Is still alive.
Mrs. William Hays was k!lci while
running un the street in search of
shelter. The mutilated trunk with the
head missing was found on the street