The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-05-04

Dave stamford, wife and three chill
dren
81 MoQuision aus wifo.
More duymnn aud wife.
Mrs. Johns.
Game wIihont warning.
The storm atruck Newt",Fn % G.fs
In the evening, coming from the south
wrut. IL rnrnr viruUut warming, ana
few were able TO take advantage Of
their storm cellars. Striking the cast.
crn end Of town, Il eat q clean Ewath
5U1 10 GOO feet wide through the best
portion OF the place. sweeping every
thing before i,. over 90 houses were
torn Co spliutrrs. Ca onc street alone
"a row uf zen huu-rn WIS ruiirriy tie.
uolishod. Here scarcely anyone eH-
rlF"'l death or injury.
Aho,r the Hoar Of the storm.
The walls Of the buildings fell with
a crash that sounded above the ruar
81 the storm, buryiug people In the
ruins Frame buildings were twisted
and lifted from their foundations:
others were utterly demolished, pieces
~ them being carried for mites. 9th
ere shifted Ia their position. apparent.
Is unhurt. One WAS turned fqunrcly
around, while another WAS turned up
side down.
Fcii sccLinR safety.
samuel Dvsprr, al the appearance of
the black cloud, started. with his fam.
ily, for u ncighhoriuE cellar, but his
house wus blown down over them just
az be reached the front donr. llia two
daughters were caught with him by
the timhers. and killed instantly. His
wife was seriously injured, though
still alive,
Mrs. Wm. Hays was killed white
running mp the street IN search Of
shelter. The mutilutcd trunk. with
the head missing, was found IN the
street later. Mrs Hays husband and
two children me, death within fCw
feet Of each other.
The sun shines In Moekgry,
The storm lasted five minutes.
When II had ended the sun came on.
for a few minutes, and shown bright
brightly over q scene nf ruin. Women
and children ran RhFickinE through
the streets, while men busted them.
selves attempting 10 restore order. 4
thunder storm followed, and darkness
gathered quickly.
A DismaI Night.
The night proved most dismal one.
Numbers OF citizens piled the ruins in
cessnntly, answering the cries of the
injured from this place or that car
~ ing the dead 80 the depot and the
wounded 60 plBcrs uf safety. Houses
ot the survivors were thrown open 10
:ic unforiunatcs, and all that was pos
sihlc WAS done to alluy suffering. Chill
licothc sent a squad Of physicians, who
materially aided the NrwtOwn rcscu.
erH.
when Morning nrokS.
When the morning broke over the
scene the search was begun with re-
ncwed activity, and has been kept up
all day. Considerable CONSERVATION
prevailed, and nightfall found the
Bcarchers still nt work. with NO ilnowl-
edge Of the actual number Of dead and
4 complete list, In fact. win
mobaly not be- had for several days.
scenes Of intense grief were enacted
on all sides.
Other Iheidenta.
The storm blew down the telegraph
wires In and about town, and washed
away the bridge over Medicine creek,
a small stream south Of town, aud
partially demolished the Chicago, Mil
wBukcc & 81. Paul depot, stock yards
and tlozeo stock cars.
incidents sg the Gr~Rt storm.
J. r. CoonGcld and family were cat
ing supper when the cyclone strutk
their home. The house was picked up
aud carried acrossu sloughand dumped
up against q hill. the building was not
completely wrecked, and the family es-
capped without anything worse than a
severe king up.
Houses on both sides Of the residence
OF W. NJ. He'll were blown into Ep)in-
tcrs, but the wind was content with
twisting the building of of its founda-
tion and leaving Il intact. Tine house
wns In the center OF the stricken dls-
,rict, and IL WAS used as a hospital lost
night.
W. A. Smiths house collapsed upon
hts family. lie dug his way out aud
rescued his wife and two children.
Seventeen persons fed from live
houses To is-foot circular storm cei-
lar; those Eve houses were blown from
the map.
Among the first Of the wrecked
wnH the elegant $4,000 resi-
denee of Mrs. Mary Henslcy, ia the
southeastern portion of the city. not q
sestige Of which is left.
The Catholic church, fine structure
In the northeastern part. was unroofed
and otherwise demolished.
A aae~ with the storm.
r. j. Reigrr, u prominent attorney,
ran right into the path Of the storm to
save his family. who were helpless with
fear. lie was going to his home when
the storm struck the south part Of
town. and was quick TO realize the
danger of his wife nHd children. He
ran for three books In d race with the
wind, which was rushing towards his
home. sweeping everything before IL
I,ashing into the house he carried his
wife and children into the cellar. Az
he gfumhled into the place OF safety
she hniisllnR wns ieveledto 20 the ground.
He was just In time TO save his family
and Is happy. although his l0ss by the
cyclone amounts 10 sa.00D.
Fsusa safety fa shr Cellar.
The largo dwelling OF Judge AM
drew Ellison, IN the satne locality, was
stripped Of IN HecUnd story, and this
tower twisted cut az shape. He md
his family and JOHN Doncrhy took ref
ilan La thn cellar. and were saved.
The rexidsncs Of II. Lowell. Just out
side Of the towr. was twiated into .
heap Of ruins, and three Of his rhii-
drun wrSr buried In the debris. and
killed. Other large residences were
lifted from their foundations and liter
aliy foru Into kis4slins wpod. a strip
through the city ese miie long bs Go
feet wide prsaents = resoiting riew of
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