The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-16
SUNDAY CYCLONES.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN MISSOURI.


1 SC Joseph, Mo, June Ii SUNDAY WNR n
terrible day for cyclones in northwest Missou-
ri. The atmospheric pressure was very grea t
between and o'clock In the evening, and
during that short hour no less than three
| twisters dealt death and destruction in man y
paths. The first that came to the knowledge
of the Herald was from King
| City and vicinity. This cy clone
started near Savannah, in Andrew county
Its course was northeast through Flag Springs
| and King City. Many houses were destroy ed
and not less than twelve lives were lost in and
| around the country. AT Flag Springa a d
King City the destruction much greater,
the loss of lie in that vicinity being probably
fifty men, won and children. Ihe public
| school building in King City, large brick
structure, was ruzed 10 the ground Hundreds
of horses, ca. IL h1gs and theep were kill d,
one man l0osinS eighty cattle, another sixty
rheep and another seven horses.
Another cyclone started fur miles south
west OF ROstdaio, in Andrew county. and
passed ess ward, one mile south of Ro edale.
The course of all the above yclones was east
by northeast.
Another started eight miles northwest
of HO pkins, In Midway county, Its course for
twevt miles being southeast. 1t was one
quarter a mile wide and nothing escaped
ueslruc ion in its track.
Many lives have been lest in all thsse cy-
col es and the destruction ofpropeIty, which
cannot no ". be esttmated, was very great.
STORMS IN IOWA.
Des Moines, Iowa, June 4-One of the most
des fructiv9 storms that ever visited central
Iowa W pit over here sunday afternoon and
evening. A heavy haiI-st0rm at Peoria did
nu h damage. The storm hisJ hioWtd down
houses and crops, XII ed cattle and did g,eRt
d mage at several ether places. Several per-
sons were illeu.
Inte ligence from western Iowa, including
Audob II, "a s, PoltagaltOme and Guthrie
cuuutie. Is to the fleet that the storm OF sun
day dtd much dan'age by wid end hail.
Calves, h Ga, chickens, due. s. e'G were KILLED,
nnd cattle Were badly bruised by
hail stones end now go abOLt
with swollen eyes and tn ir flesh dri pil {
blood, Buildings, tr. es and fruit We're blown
down. Hail s,Ohea are reported in many
places as o lie size aud shape oI door knobs,
wei hing over apuund apiece ~ covering the
ground to depth If SIX inches. An Autu-
bon farm cImirg 10 Atlantic couEty this
morning d owe through drift of hail son
two anu half feet deep. Al Mihden, POrta-
wattOraie county, train Of ears was
locomotive was overturned blythe WIND and
much injured Five thousand pounds of
gas We're broken in. Teiegrams TO the state
Register from numerous towns tell of SINH
lar experience. Windows and shutters dur
Ing the storm were broken in. some of the
farmers barns, etc., were completely demoI-
ished by hail and wind hear Aidar. The
Methodist Episcopal church at that place,
was sadly ebused. The city hall of MenlO,
Guthrie county, WAS uurooied rhe mage
to growing crops, which v ere almost 0bliter-
at d in many places, is almost 1mpos ible to
estimate.
Topeka. Kansas. June li.-A correspondent
describing the scene near Oivet, says: -
horse was lifted out OF stable and Carried
over nigh hill md dlshed upon the ground
w,re lifted from the ground
and carried INTO the air and dashed
To pieces. MIR. Powel's liEe orchard was to-
teliy destr yed, the trees being tom from the
rouod audi twist d into thousand fragments.
Miss Tweed found her gold watch halfa mie
from her hOuse Everything was carried
her trunks LIT. Il out of The house and carried
of, and hayS not rn,o, YET stoSm 0sen
a widow living near Ollyet, lost her house ana
everything In IL. Mr.. Planters farm hous
and bui diUge were left in iuins' THREE negro negro
wert badly Injure1, one having
since died, and IL is though the otlSnS
can't live. Physicians from Mitrem, vi ~
aud LyDden are on the ground, and hundreds
of ps0pls are at work doing all that can
be ne TO ailay the general suffering NJ. Rose
Grams, who lived northwest, aud Mrs.
John Harper, who lived northeast of Malvern,
are known 10 have been killed. Mrs koss-
craur, Mrs Collier, Mrs Francis Collier, DIR
Maitland and Nose Deadline are badly hnrl
ha Lee, Thomas Lee Lew and hr,,..b Wi
Tho following houses and buildings,
beginning near Oiivet aud following the { ack
ofths cyclone, were totally destroyed; l.
Powell, William a Brown, Phillip Latta,
David Dufiieid, Mr. lsosecrans, Il IA Austin,
I'm Caller, w Buner Jesse Lee,
Mr. G king, Mr. d utram, Mfr John Hooper,
Mr.. Tompkins, Mr. Derlm, Mr. j Higgins,
L Graham, james Marshal James Wiley and
Mrs M'Annally. THIS list Is incomplete.
The Pres ny teriAn cburch at Queenama was
destroyed. The debris fthe building Is scat
tered ,verRcrts Ofgrouni. In many instances
Fragments can be sound miles from where the
building stO a. Articles of house hold goods
W re smashed aud ground into atoms, AMI
shreds,