The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-16
A SUMMER CYCLONE.
The Fearful Work CT Saturdays Cyclone in
its Path Through Minnesota and Iowa.

Latest reports Of the storm Of Saturday show
that it was Of very violent character and i'll
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.
struck by lightning. Mr.. Nelson was killed,
the children were knocked down and the prem
ises were set on fire by the fiery find. The
forco of the wind, which prevailed dnring the
storm was srcll that tho 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 Falibanit
county, the dwelling of man named ChaIee
was blown down, killing him and his wife. The
barn of T. J. Propert was lifted from the foun
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
Gradys, across the Maple river, was lifted from
it's foundations and destroyed. The storm then
passed into Blue Earth comfy, 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. A large barn on the
farm OF a MI. Curties was entirely destroyed.
The damage in Faribault county is estimated
at $5, 600. The storms wero very severe in
Hennepin county, many buildings were moved
from their foundations, and some entirely de-
stroyetl, 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
Along it's whole trsck there is great destruction
of property from wind and hail. Farm houses
were destroyed, grain broken down, and fruit
trees destroyed. In Anderson county two men
were killed by lightning. The Loss will
1o1fov o;Tbt 1,oOooa in Io oaat mart NJ
the town and two houses ont of the city, occn-
pied by farmers named Sheldon, were blown
down. The house of Chas. Upham, in the
east part of the village, was lifted from lis foun-
dalton and liddled, but tie family escaped in
jury by taking refuge in the cellar, The house
Of j. r. Stuble was badly damaged. The house
Of Mrs. Kinsell was unroofed and the barn ad-
Joining boisted from it's foundation and torn to
atoms. E. A. Robins house was lifted from its
foundation and turned upon its side. JOS
Bnrkard's house is in ruins. The two story
house of H. W. Robinson was completely de-
molished Numberless barns and outhouses
were 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 vincini'y. This started near Savannah, in
Andrews county. Its 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. A public school building at King
county, a large brick building was RACED to its
foundation. Hundreds of horses, cattle and
sheep were killed, one man loosing eighty
cattle Another cyclone started eight miles
northwest of Perkins, its course for twelve
miles being southeast 1t was one fourth mile
wide. Nothing escaped it. Many lives have
been lost in all these cyclones, and the de-
struction of property cannot now be estimated