The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-06-23
DEVASTATION AND DEATH.
Terrific Cyclone I'm Iowa and KAnsns-
Houses Blown Away Many People
Killed and Injured.

A Terrific Cyclone I'm Iowa and Kansns-
Houses Blown Away Many People
Killed and Injured.
The cyclone season seems to have already
begun in earnest. On the 18th inst, wind,
rain and hail storm passed over portions Of
Iowa and Kansas, completely destroying every
thing in its path. In Central Iowa hail stones
aslarge as goose eggs fell, crushing through
weatherboarding and plastering. Half
dozen houses were blown away near Rising
Run. A man name Erickson was killed, and
his wife and child blown half mile, but not
fatally injured. The infant child of John
watterson was killed. The family had taken
refuge in cellar. child belonging to Doug
lass johnson was killed. In Guthrie County
considerable stock was killed and many houses
wrecked. Robert Fowbridge and Herman Rath-
burn were killed in Audubon County. A
number of houses were destroyed in Warren
County.
Respecting the effects of the storm in Kan
sas, q telegram from Winfield says: "a cyclone
visited Summer and Sedgwick Counties Sunday
night, causing the destruction of vast amount
of property, and killing few and wounding
many persons. 1t was first seen near MINES
cab, on the Arkansas River, three miles from
Mulvane Junction, and travelled rapidly in q
northeasterly direction, striking in 9 corn6eld
near Mulvane. It passed mile north of Null
vane, and, picking up two-story frame house
turned it over twice and smashed it to smith
Greens. A lady and her child were seriously
injured internally, as well as bruised, and the
chances are she will die. The residence of .
man named Egan, 40 by IS feet, was demol-
shed. This was done by one branch of the
cyclone and q water spout, and another did
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at Mulvane, and 1t was the two combined that
did the work. During the storm large hail
stones fell in immense quantities, and hot
wind prevailed, making It difficult to breathe,
and turning leaves and corn as black as dirt.
After leaving Mulvane, the cyclone wheeled
Off in southerly direction and struck Florel,
q small town about four miles from Zely. One
person was killed there, and two more or less
dangerously wounded. The crops are much
injured"
Says q correspondent at Olivet, Kansas: "A
horse was lifted out Of . stable and carried
over high hill and dashed upon the ground
in q corn-feld mile away. Cattle were lifted
from the ground, carried into the air and
dashed to pieces. Powells fine orchard was
totally destroyed, trees being torn out Of the
| ground and twisted into thousand fragments.
! Miss Tweed found the works of heir gold watch
q quarter of q mile from the house. Every
thing was carried away, the furniture all de-
| stroyed, bedclothes and wearing apparel en-
| tireiy disappeared Miss Tweed's clothing was
entirely torn on, and she has not single dress
| left in the world. Her trunk was lifted out of
the house, carried of, and has not been found.
From this point the storm moved . little north
easterly, going about one mile north for every
three miles east. Mrs. Freeman, . widow hv-
| ing near Olivet, lost her house and every
| thing in it. Plaunter's farmhouse and
buildings were left in ruins. Three negro
children left at home near Olivet, were badly
injured, one having since died, and 1t ID
thought the others can not live. Physicians OF
Melvern, Olivet and Lyndon, are on the
ground, and hundreds Of people are at work
doing all that can be done, to alleviate the suf-
fering. Mr.. Rosecrants, who lives northwest,
and Mrs. John Harper, who lives northeast oi
| Melvern, are known to have been killed Mrs.
Rosecrants, Mr. Colyer, Miss Frances Colyer,
Mrs. Calkins, Mrs. John Harper, Mr.. Mart.
Neatly, Mrs. bevlin are badly hurt John Lee,
Thomas Lee and VIM. Appier are badly
bruised. A number of others, whose names
We have not been able to learn, were more OF
less injured. The houses and buildings of the
following persons, beginning near Olivet and
following the track of the cyclone, were totally
destroyed: L. M. Powell, Mr.. Brown, Philip
Latta, David Dufield, Mr.. Rosecrants, H. NJ
Austin, John Colyer, g. W. Briner, Jesse Lee
Mr.. Calkins, Mr.. Batram, John Harper, Mr..
Tompkins, Mr.. Devlin, J. r. Higgins, Robert
Gerk, Jos. Marshall, Jas. Wiley and Mrs
Maneally. This list is incomplete. II is i'm.
possible at this hour to obtain all the facts"