Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-15
WILD WINDS.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE SUNDAY
CYCLONE.
Terrible Devastation In Southwestern Mis-
souri, and Kansas--A Double Visitation
at King City, Mo.--A Wide Sweep of
Country Completely Denuded-- Thrilling
Details of the Terrible Destruction
Crime and Casualty Record.
rHE pEsrRUcrIoN AT KING CITY,

THE DESTRUCTION AT KING CITY.
KING CITY, Mo-, June 14.-The denizens oi
this little place were Sunday afternoon, about
$50 O'Clock, startled by the approach of a
cyclone making its appearance from the West
and heading directly for this point, striking
terror to the hearts of all. A feeling OF
| trembling and awe, as of certain impending
death, gives expression to the state of the
community. The cyclone had its beginning
about two miles south of Rosendale
and twenty miles little south of
west of here. 1t gathered force
| as it came on, its mad fury assuming ser.
| pentine shape, covering tract varying from
| two hundred feet to one.quarter of mile in
width, sweeping everything clean in its path.
| It was seen fully an hour before it reached
| here, and within mile and a half of here it
SHE'D north trife, striking the northwest
boundary of the town and spending it's fury
three miles south of here. Houses, stock,
trees, shrubbery and even grass were
being laid waste and the whole
territory strewn with fragments of timber,
houses and domestic articles. While the cy-
clone lasted the air was filed with various
objects Men were picked up bodily and
thrown seventy-five feet in the air, and landed
quarter of mile away.
A farmer named Maynard, living four miles
west of here, in attempting to escape the cy.
clone took wrong course and ran into it.
He was driven against fence post and
pierced through and through by four
inch piece of timber, death ensuing
shortly AFTER His grown daughter Grace, was
carried one-fourth Of mile from the house
and found in cornfeld devoid of all clothing
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the family were saved by fleeing to the cellar.
The house was blown into fragments and
scattered for miles about.
R. T Nelson, farmer living mile north of
town, was sitting on the back porch reading
and was killed. Two sons near by escaped
being severely injured. The rest of the family
were at church. Mrs. Roberts and two chill
dren, three miles east of Rosendale, were killed
and their house totally wrecked.
Several fine country residences were blown
to fragments, hundreds of cattle destroyed,
fine crops and fine orchards damaged.
The total loss is not less than 100000 to
S50O,0O0. One farmer lost two hundred and
fifty head of stock out of 285, and many more
proportionately. Many farmers are left desti-
tute of everything.
At Flag Springs several houses were blown
down and considerable property damaged.
The whole of Empire Prairie suffered incalcu-
able loss.
The destruction took place at or near King
City and Flag Springs. Later in the evening
another cyclone passed north of Savannah,
Andrew county, northeast into Nodway coun-
ty. From information received it appears the
cloud formed in field about eight miles
northwest of Savannah and moved southeast,
tearing timber, trees and fences, until it
struck the large brick house of Ma
thanial Kellogg, situated about six miles
north of town, which it tore to pieces.
Mr. Kellogg and family were absent from
home at the time, and no doubt escaped being
injured. Two horses belonging to Mr.. Kel-
logg, which were in field near the house,
were found in field quarter of a mile away,
supposed to have been carried there by the
cyclone.
The cloud then moved east, and at this time
was about 100 yards wide. The next building
in its way was the residence of Mr.. Holt,
near the toll bridge. It struck the
corner of the house, moving it off
the foundation and damaging it considerably
VS.. Wright had fifty hogs killed. John
Parks house further on was blown away and
house was carried away, as was the Baptist
church near by. Laughlin's house further on
was blown to pieces. The furniture, clothing
and everything contained in the house were
torn to pieces and feathers strewn all through
the timber. Stoves and all kinds of house
hold goods from the houses were
carried through the air, and the owners have
not yet found any of them. Linn Roberts
house was destroyed, as well as that of E. A.
Fishford. From there the storm passed into
Flag Springs and King City. The cyclone was
about quarter of mile wide, and was very
violent Fully two thirds of the houses blown
away were unoccupied, the families being
away from home, either to church or visiting;
otherwise the loss of life would have been
frightful.
CASUALTIES IN THE MISSOURI CYCLONE.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.--Additional accounts of
the cyclone in northwest Missouri, Sunday
evening, are that very large amount of prop
erty was destroyed, considerable numbers of
lives lost, and great many persons injured.
Those known to have been killed outright are
R. G.. Nelson, c. E. Maynard, Miss Maynard,
Mrs. 6. Roberts and child, and man whose
name is unknown. The injured, so far as re-
ported, are: Miss A. Gee, will die; Miss May
nard, severely injured; William Miller, danger
ously injured; Robert Miller, seriously injured
Israel Wood injured; wife and children also
injured; Frank Burke and company of four
teen persons, all injured and Bruised John
Cott and family, injured, and children since
died; VIM. Kicks, severely injured; Mrs. Kicks,
fatally injured; Mrs. Richardson, right arm
and ribs broken.
osAaE CITY, MO.
l. OsAaE CITY, Mo-, June l4.-Careful ex-
animation of the portion of this, Usage coun-
ty, traversed by Sundays cyclone, discloses
the fact that about fifty houses were destroyed
with other buildings, and corn badly damaged.
Probably the number of wounded will not ex-
ceed thirty or forty, some dangerously and
not expected to live. The total loss to peo-
pie in this county is about $100, 900, while
many families have been left wholly destitute.
Only three persons were. killed outright. The
town of Flora suffered more than any one
place, nearly every house in the town being
destroyed or badly damaged.
THE WIND IN KANSAS.
BURLINGAME, Kan, June 1.-THE cyclone
in this county was more serious than tele-
graphed from Topeka yesterday. 1t could not
be sent from here on account of the wires being
| in bad order. The cyclone first formed be-
| tween Arvonia and Olivet 1t then passed
| northwest, going out of this county in tbs
| direction of Pomeroy, Franklin county, In lite
course it killed five persons, including John
Rosencrans, John Harper, man named
| Brown, two colored children, and person
whose name has not yet been learned. The
houses of the following named persons were
| destroyed: j. Devilin, j. Reegby, Theodore
Bence, Frank Thornton, K. Thomkins, Phillip
| Fine, Phillip Fine, Jr., VIM. Picket, Joseph
Picket, G.. E. Manly, ]. w. Sorgevit,
J. G.. Marshall, two houses of E.
L. L. Marshall, two houses of J. C.
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