Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-06-22
A SUMMER CYCLONE.

Lie eaTIu WOFK GI saturdays Cyclone in
its Path Through Minnesota and Iowa.
Latest reports Of the storm of Saturday show
that it was of a very violent character and in
some localities great deal of damage was
| done, and some lives lost. It seems to have
been the most general storm which has swept
over the country for some time.
The house of Peter Nelson, at St Peter, was
struck by lightning Mrs. Nelson was killed
| the children were knocked down and the prem
ises were set on fire by the fiery fluid. The
force of the wind, which prevailed during the
storm was such that the west wall of five rooms
Of the hospital for the insane in process of re-
construction was blown down.
At Lura, in the northern part of Faribauit
county, the dwelling of a man named Chaffee
was blown down, killing him and his wife. The
barn of T. J. Propert was lifted from the four
dation and carried fifty feet, then dashed in
pieces. The dwellings, of George Herring and
man named Grady, Of Wells, were destroyed,
but with no loss Of life. The bridge near
Grady's, across the Maple river, was lifted from
it's foundations and destroyed. The storm then
passed into Blue Earth county, in the town of
Danville. The house of one Robert Jones was
rolled over several times, he and his wife be-
ing in it. The woman was severely cut on the
neck, face and breast. large barn on the
farm of a Mr. Curtiss was entirely destroyed
The damage in Faribault county is estimated
at SIS 900. The storms were very severe in
Hennepin county, many buildings were moved
stroyed, but no loss Of life is reported In the
vicinity of Des Moines, Iowa, the storms moved
from the southwest to the northeast, funnel
shaped, with fearful velocity and terrific noise,
following the Des Moines river through Iowa
and swinging to the southwest in Missouri
Along it's whole track there is great destruction
of property from wind and hail Farm houses
were destroyed, grain broken down, and fruit
trees destroyed. In Anderson county twomen
were killed by lightning. The loss will
amount to hundreds of thousands. At
Colfax, Iowa. eight honses in the east part of
the town and two houses out of the city, occu-
pied by farmers named Sheldon, were blown
down. The house Of Chas. Upham, in the
east part of the village, was lifted from it's foun-
daton and riddled, but the family escaped in
jury by taking refuge in the cellar. The house
of J. Il. Stuble was badly damaged. The house
of Mrs. Kinsell was unroofed and the barn adj
Joining hOisted from its foundation and torn to
atoms. E. A. Robins house was lifted from it's
foundation and turned upon its side. JOS.
house of q. W. Robinson was completely de-,
molished. Numberless barns and outhOuses
we're destroyed and numerous trees torn up in
the track of the storm.
In Missouri, on Sunday, no less than three
twisters dealt death and destruction in as many
different paths. The first was from King City
and vincinity. This started near Savannah, in
Andrews county. It's course was northwest
through Flag Springs and King City. Many
houses were destroyed and not less than twelve
lives lost in Andrews county. At Flag Springs
and King City there was great loss OF Life
Probably fifty men, women and children were
killed public school building at King
county, a large brick building was RACED to it's
foundation. Hundreds of horses, cattle and
sheep were killed, one man loosing eighty
cattle. Another cyclone started eight miles
northwest of Perkins, it's course for twelve
miles being southeast. It was one fourth mile
wide. Nothing escaped it. Many lives have
been lost in all these cyclones, and the de-
structon of property cannot now be estimated.
LATER FROM MISSOURI AND KANSAS
Dispatch es from King City, Missouri, gives
some Of the details of the terrible cyclone which
struck that vincinityz on Sunday night.
The cyclone had it's beginning about two
miles outh of Rosendale and twenty miles
little so nth of west of here. It gathered force
as it came on, it's mad fury assuming a serpen-
tine shape, covering track varying from 200
feet to a quarter of mile in width, sweeping
everything clean in it's path. It was seen fully
an hour before it reached here, and within
mile and a half of here it SHE'D north trifle,
striking the northeast boundary of the town,
and spending it's fury three miles north of here
Houses, stock, trees, shrubbery and even grass
were demolished in its path, everything being
laid in waste and the whole territory strewn
with fragments Of timber, houses and domestic
articles While the cyclone lasted the air was
filled with various objects. Men were picked
up bodily, thrown seventy five fe ct in The air
and landed q quarter OF a mile away. A far
mer named May nard, living four miles west
Of here attempting to escape the cyclone. took
pierced through and through by q four-inch
piece of timber, death ensuing shortly after
His grown daughter, Grace, was carried a
quarter Of a mile from the house, and found in
cornfield, devoid of all clothing except her
stockings he, too, died. The rest of the fam
lily were saved by fleeing to the cellar The
house was blown to fragments and scattered
for miles about R. T. Nelfon, a farmer living
mile north of town, was sitting Oh the back
by escaped severely injured. The rest of the
family were at church. Mrs. Roberts
and two children. three miles east of Rosendale,
were killed, and their house totally wrecked
Several fine country residences were blown to
fragments, hundreds Of cattle destroyed and
ea anS not 0rS eas hs sam; $780,
to $500, 900. One farmer q. lost
$50 head of stock out of 285, and many more
propertonately Many farmers are left desti-
tute Of everything At Flag Springs several
property damaged. The whole of Empire
Prairie suffered incalculable loss.
Hardly had this terrible cyclone passed when,
slowly rising from the south, about four miles
distant, could be discerned another fully as
large as the urSG, ana Gh1S only 6penG 1t6 1ufy
after full hours duration. took everything
in its wake, carrying destruction as it sped on
and on. Houses and barns, stock, and every
object in its wav fell PROSTATE at it's mercy. It
took an almost due east direction, resembling
in its course that of the former, and must have
taken in as much territory as did the first
The house of John W. Cot, four miles south
of town, was the first object of it's fury. It
was blown to pieces and the property rendered q
total wreck. Nine persons were in the house