Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22


for twelve miles being southeast. 1t
was one quarter OF mile wide, and
nothing escaped destruction. in its
track. Many lives have been lost in
all Of these cyclones, and the destruc-
ton to property, which cannot now be
estimated, was very great.
ST.. LOUIS June l4.--Additional &C.
counts Of the cyclone are to the effect
that very largo amount of property
was destroyed, considerable number
Of lives were lost and great many
persons were injured. Among those
known to have been killed outright are
r. c. Nelson, C. Il. Maynard, Miss
Maynard, Mrs. q. Roberts and child
and a man name unknown. Some
thirty or more persons are known to
be injured, and many of them will die.
Houses were blown away belonging
to James Bayles, near Flag Spring !
William Ebroad, near the same place !;
Mrs J. Bonham, Job Pierce, Il. G..
Gangerfeld, Isaiah Bayles, George Pur.
Vance, Israel Wood, l.. B. Garrett,
r. G. Nelson, John Colt, Frank
Burke, Bloomer Dungan, DIR. DUNCAN,
Leonard Meeks, Mrs. Mclntire, VIM.
Bonham, Mrs. Bevens, George Roberts,
Randolph Newman, Wilkes Meeks,
Thomas Baltimore, NJ. Hartwell, South
Berlin Philip Asmans, near the same
place, also the two Thomases, II. NJ.
Wolf and scores Of others. The great
est destruction took place at or near
King City and Flag Springs.
Later in the evening another cy.
clone passed north of Savannah, in An.
drew county, northeast into Nodaway
county. From information received it
appears the cloud formed in field near
the Wesley Chapel, about oight miles
northeast of Savannah, aud moved
south of cast 1t tore down trees and
fences and struck the large brick house
of Nathaniel Kellogg, which it blew to
pieces. Mr.. Kellogg and his family
were absent from home at the time and
thus escaped injury.
The cloud then moved east, at this
time being about 100 yards wide. The
next building in its way was the real.
dence of Mr. j, Hoist, which was NOV.
cd from its foundation. W. s. Wright
had fifty hogs killed JohnParks'ho
further on, was blown away and Mrs.
Parks was severely injured. Mr.. Hell.
mans house was carried away and o
Baptist church near by torn to pieces.
The residence of Mrs. Laughlin was
blown to pieces. All kinds of house.
hold goods were carried through the
air, and their owners have not as yet
found any of them. The house of Mr..
Linn Roberts was destroyed, as we'll
as that of 4. A. Phillips, near Fishiord.
From there the storm passed on to
Flag Springs and King City. The cy-
clone was about quarter of mile
wide and was very violent. Fully two
thirds of the houses blown away were
occupied, the families being away from
home, either at church or visiting
otherwise the loss of life would have
been frightful.
TOPEKA, KAN, June l4.-A cores.
pondent, describing the scene after the
storm near Olivet, says; A horse was
lifted out of stable and carried over
high hill and dashed upon the ground
in q corn6eld a mile away. Cattle
were lifted from the ground, carried
into the air and dashed to pieces. Mr..
Powell's fne orchard was totally de.
stroyed, the trees being torn from the
ground and twisted into thousand
fragments Miss Tweed found the
works OF her gold watch a quarter Of
mile from her house. Everything
was carried away, the furniture all de.
stroyed, and her trunk was lifted out
of the house, carried off and has not
yet been found,
From this point the storm moved a
little northeasterly, going about one
mile north for every three miles east.
Mrs. Freeman, widow lady living
near 0livet, lost her house and every
thing in it. MIR. Planters farm house
and buildings were left in ruins, Three
negro children left at home near Olivet
were badly injured, one having since
dice and it is thought the others can
not live. Physicians from Melvern,
Adduet and Lyndon are on the ground,
and hundreds Of people are at work
doing all that can be done to alleviate
the general suffering.
Mr.. Rosecrants, who lived northwest,
and Mrs. John Harper,who lived north.
east of Melvern, are known to have
been killed. Mrs. Rosecrants, Mrs
Collyer, Miss Frances Collyer Mrs
Calkin, Mrs. Mart Deally and Mrs
Devlin are badly hurt. John Lee, Thos
Lee and William Appler are badly
bruised, John Harper Mr.. Tompkins
Mr., Dcvlin, J. r, Higgins, Robert Ora
ham, James Marshall, James Wiley
and Mrs. Maneally were also somewhat
injured This list is incomplete.
The Presbyterian church at Queen
ema was destroyed Tho debris oil
buildings is scattered over acres oI
ground, in many instances fragments
being found mile from where the
buildings stood. Articles of household
goods were mashed and ground into
atoms, and bedding aud clothing whip.
ped into rags and shreds.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June 14.-A
terrific hail and wind storm visited por
tions OF Western Iowa on Sunday after.
noon, doing great damage TO property
ofevery description, Special dispatches
to the Nonpdrea from Avoca, Shelby
and other points on the Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad state that the
storm was one Of tho most severe Of
the kind that ever visited those por.
tions of the State.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, June 14-Intelli
gence from Western Iowa, including
Audubon, Cass, Pottawattamie and
Guthrie counties, is to the effect that
the storm of Sunday did much damage
by wind and hail. Calves, hogs, chick
ems, ducks, etc, were killed, and the
cattle were badly bruised by hailstones
Buildings, trees and fruits were blown
down. Hailstones in some places were
the size and shape ofdoor knobs, weigh.
ing over a pound each and covering
the ground to depth of six inches
AnAudubon farmer coming to Atlantic
Cass county, this morning drove
through drift of hailstones two and
a.half inches deep. At Mindcn, Potta
wattamie county, train of cars was
thrown off the track by the wind. The
locomotive was overturned and much
damaged.
Telegrams to the State Register from
numerous towns tell Of a similar ex.
perience IN oil Of thom. Near Adair
the Methodist Church was sadly abused
The City Hall of Menlo, Guthrie county,