The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-28
KIRKSVlLLE DES0LATE.
Path a Quarter Of Mile Wide Moved
Clean---Storm Lets Loose It's Fury
Over Forty Miles Of Space
List of the Victims.

st. Louis, April GA special to the I
Globe Democrat from Kirksville, Mo,
says:
"A storm that had been threatening |
all the afternoon, brok- upoR Kinks
vile at $40 O'Clock tonight in all the |
fury of a cyclone. A path a quarter of !
a mile wide and as clean as the prairie |
was swept through the eastern portion |
of the city, and four hundred build
ings, homes and mercantile houses were
leveled to the ground in scattered ruins.
In the heavy rain that followed, the
people who had escaped turned out to
rescue the injured. For two hours not
much was accomplished, as all was
confusion but by o'clock twenty-five
dead bodies had been taken from the
ruins. 1t is expected that the list of
dead will reach between so and 60, if it
does not exceed that. Almost thou
sand people were more or less injured.
Daylight will be necessary before an
adequate estimate of loss Of life and
property can be had. Each blanched
face reports a new calamity. The list
of killed, so far as known, is as fol-
lows
WILLIM b. HOWELL, student, Am
erican School of Osteopathy.
Mrs w. H. SHERBOURNE. wife of
student, School of Osteopathy
JAMES WEAVER, ST., retired con-
tractor.
THEODORE BRIGHAM, merchant.
EDWARD BEEMAN, boy
Mrs W. w. GREEN and daughter,
Miss BESSIE.
Mrs. HENRY BILLING.
Mr.. A. w. GLASSE.
Mrs. A. w. GLASSE.
Mrs. BEN GREEN.
Mrs. JOHN LARKIN, Sr.
Mrs. r. MAHAFFEY.
Mrs. c. WOODS,
Mr.. A. LITTLE.
JOE WOODS.
Mrs. JOE WOODS.
A. w. RAINSCHOTT.
Mrs. A. w. RAINSCHOTT.
c. A. GIBBS.
Mrs. c. A. GIBBS.
A. c. BEAL.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM.
Mrs. MITCHELL.
Reported killed:
MRS. PECK.
MIR. ANDERSON.
MR.. STEPHENS.
DIR. BILLING.
COL. LITTLE AND FAMILY.
MRS. PENSCHOOT AND CHILD.
Known injured;
MR.. AND MRS. DEINNSTON.
MRS. HOBSON.
HARRY MITCHELL.
MARY MITCHELL.
MISS EVANS.
SAM WEAVER.
WILL PARKS.
TWO INGALLS, BROTHERS.
WILLIS KELLOGG.
HOLLIS KELLOGG.
Reported injured:
MAUD WADDELL.
MRS. r. BULLOCK.
MR.. AND MRS. J. H. KIRK.
A. L. PEEL.
w. S. PEEL.
w. S. SMITH.
GEORGE HENNONS.
MRS. MILLIEN.
MRS. A. MILLER.
JANE MILLS.
EARNEST MILLS.
ANDREW ROBERTS.
ESTHER LITTLE.
INA GREEN.
VIM. BRAGG.
MRS. JOHN BARLEY.
A. C. BOWMAN.
MRS. MARY RORAHAN.
A. T. COOK.
BEEMAN, child.
AUBURY GREEN.
Intense darkness prevailed after the |
cyclone, and the rescuers were at a /
for a short time, until /
fire broke out in a dozen places in the |
ruins and shed light over the scene. /
No attempts We're made to extinguish I
the fires, partly because the rescuers
had no time and partly because of the |
need of light.
On both sides of the storms path |
the debris was piled high and burned |
hercely. In all probability a number |
Of bodies have been moderated. The |
storm first struck the eastern portion |
Of the city near that part occupied by |
the boarding houses Of the students |
Of the American School of Osteopathy, |
the State Normal School and the Nc |
Ward Seminary. 1t was just supper
time for the students, and it is thought |
very probable that the list of dead will |
be filled with students, as a large num- /
Der of these boarding houses were |
demolished.
AS far as known tonight the three /
Of learning escaped the /
storm. The storm then went northwest !
and wiped out Patterson's nursery. /
pulling the trees out of the ground and |
hurting them through the air. A second |
edition of the cyclone followed the first /
20 minutes later. 1t came as an inky /
black cloud widely distributed and COW /
cred the whole town. but passed above /
he houses, doing no material damage.
It undoubtedly struck the ground u few