The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-18
300 MOROS SLAIN KILLED In TORNADO
rs Lives Lost and Great Destruction
of Property
IS WERE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
The Tornado Struck the Southern
End of Town and Cut Clean Swath
100 Yards Wide Through Its Entire
Length.

Marquette, Wis, Special.-When
darkness fell over this stricken city
! Tuesday it was known that 26 lives had
been lost in the tornado that wrecked
part of Marquette early and did much
damage in this vicinity. OF the injured
&c were seriously hurt, and some Of
Them may die. Several Of the others
are suffering from broken limbs and
Internal injuries. In several cases en-
ire families have been killed. A man
named Switzer, a night watchman at
the railroad yards, lost his three chill
iren. n. P. Nelson, with his wife and
three children, were found dead. Two
other children were not at home and
escaped injury.
! Tuesday night order had practically
been brought out Of the chaotic condi-
lion that prevailed and relief COM
nittee had begun dispensing aid.
Among the relief sent from outside
we're 25 pupils from Bethany College,
who acted as nurses.
TRONADO leo YARDS WIDE.
The tornado struck the southern end
If the town and cut a clean swath 100
Yards in width through its entire
length. Coming as it did at midnight,
all the people were caught without a
moments warning. A heavy rain storm
| aad preceded the wind. When daylight
broke over the town it found the en-
| lire population in state Of panic.
Business was entirely suspended and
every one who escaped injury turned
ais attention toward aiding the
wounded.
The tornado seems to have formed
three miles south of Marquette and did
not spend it's force until it had passed
many miles north Of the town. In Mar
luette the residence portion west OF the
Main street suffered the principal dam
age. The houses in the course OF the
tornado were all, with two or three ex-
,eptions, completely wrecked. In this
section there were a number OF modern
residences, of which only one was left
standing. The Swedish Lutheran and
Methodist churches were among the
irst buildings struck and they, together
with the parsonage adjoining the Meth
odist church. were demolished.
Monday afternoon was hot and op-
pressive. Late in the evening terrific
rain broke over the town. The rain
continued to fall in torrents untfl-mtd-
hight, when the tornado struck. Within
less than five minutes 1t had wrought
is terrible work and passed on. Tele-
graph and telephone wires were car
lied down and It was several hours
before those outside could be apprised
If the plight Of the city.
It was not until s o'clock that physl-
clans and surgeons began arriving from
;urrouding towns. In the meantime
iozens OF volunteers set to work to
clear away the debris and extricate the
lead and injured. The Swedish Luth-
,ran parsonage and several private
residences were turned into temporary
hospitals. The dead were taken to a
store room near by.
NARROW ESCAPES.
DR.. Lund, the Lutheran pastor,
passed about among the suffering, min
stering to their comfort, while thirty
or forty other persons, working under
mis- direction, cared for the injured at
other points.
There were many narrow escapes
from death. The infant daughter OF
Chas. Salon was lifted in her bed and
carried to the middle of the street, re-
,eiving only q few scratches. Salon
and his wife were seriously injured.
The mattress upon which the baby
laughter of the Rev. Smith lay was
doubled up in such manner as to
cover the child and protect it from fall
ing timbers. In spite Of the destruction
If the Smith house, the entire family
escaped uninjured. Mr.. and Mrs. 0: S
Ellvin were carried on their bed a dis
lance of 500 feet and laid down without
being seriously injured.