The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-22
Cyclone aud Hail storm in tho west.

Sunday, the 18th instant, was q
terrible aay for cyclones III North
west Missouri. The atmospheric
pressure was very great between 4
and 8 o'clock in the afternoon, and
during that short hour no less than
three "twisters dealt death and de-
struction in MS many paths. The
first tha, came WAS from King City
and its vicinity. This cyclone start
cd near savannah, in Andrew coun.
ty. It's course was northwest,
through Flag Springs aud King City.
Many houses We're destroyed and not
less than twelve lives lost in Andrew
county. At Flag Springs and King
City the destruction was much
greater, the loss of life in that vicin-
ity being probably fifty men, women
and children. The public school
building in King City, a large brick
structure, was razed to the ground.
Hundreds of horses, cattle. Logs and
sheep were killed, one man losing so
cattle, another 60 sheep and another
| Z horses.
From information received it APP
pears that the cloud formed III a
field near the .aisley Chapel, about
eight miles northwest of Savannah,
and moved south of east. 1t tore
down trees and fences, and struck
the large brick house of Nathaniel
Kellogg, situated about six miles
north OF the town, which it blew to
pieces. Mr.. Kellogg and his family
were absent from home at the time,
and thus escaped injury. Two
horses belonging to Mr.. Kellogg.
which were in a field near the house,
were found in field a quarter of a
mile away, supposed TO be carried
there by the cyclone. The next
building in its way was the resi-
dence of Mr.. j. Holt, situated near
Fall Bridge. 1t struck the corner
OF the house, moving it from its
foundation, and damaging it very
much. w. S. Wright had 80 hogs
killed. John Parks house, further
on, was blown away, and Mrs. Parke
was seriously injured. Mr.. Hell
MAIDS house was carried away, and
Baptist church nearly torn to
pieces. The residence of Mrs. Laugh
lin further on was blown to pieces,
the furniture, clothing and every
thing contained in the house being
carried away. Feather beds were
torn to pieces, and the feathers
strewn all through the timber
Stoves and all kinds Of household
goods from the house were carried
through the air, and their owners
have not as yet found any of them.
The house OF Mr.. Linn Roberts was
destoyed, as well as that of L. A.
Philips, near Fish Ford. From
there the storm passed on to Flag
Springs and King City. The cy-
clone was about quarter of a mile
wide, and was very violent. Fully
two-thirds of the houses blown away
were unoccupied. the families being
away from home, either at church
or visiting, otherwise the loss of life
would have been frightful.
THE TORNADO N KANSAS.
A correspondent, describing the
scene near Olivet, says: "A horse
was lifted out of stable ard carried
over high Hill and dashed upon
the ground in corniicld a mile
away. Cattle were lifted from the
ground, carried into the air and
dashed to pieces. Mr. Powell's fine
orchard was totally destroyed, the
trees being torn from the ground
and twisted into a thousand frag-
ments. 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. csrFied off, and has
not vet been found. From this
point the storm moved little north
easterly, going about one mile north
for every three miles east. Mrs.
Freeman, a widow, living near Oil
vet, lost her house and everything
in it. Mr. Plountier's farmhouse
and buildings were left in ruins.
Three negro children, left at home
near 0livet, were badly injured, one
having since died, and 1t is thought
the others cannot live.
Mr.. Rosecrants, who lived north:
west, and Mrs. John Harper, who
lived northeast of Melvern, are
known TO have been killed. Mrs
Rosecrants, Mrs. Colyer. Miss Col
yer, Mrs. Calkins, Mr.. Mart Neally
and Mrs. Deyin are badly hurt.
John Lee, Thomas Lee and VIM.
Appier are badly bruised. The
houses and buildings of twenty
persons, beginning near Olivet, and
following the track Of the cyclone,
were totally destroyed. Articles of
household goods were smashed and
ground into atoms and beds and
clothing whipped into rags and
shreds.
A special dispatch from Wells,
Mimi, gives the following details of
the damage by the storm: "The
barn ofG. ?. Probert was lifted from
its foundation and carried 80 feet
and then dashed to pieces. The
house and all outbuildings were un-
rooted and all the things scattered |
beyond recovery. The .harvesters
were lifted in the air and dashed to
the ground and ruined. Mr.. Pro-
bert's little girl who was in the barn,
was unhurt as also were his horses. |
The dwelling of Geo. Hening and a
man named Grady, of this town,
were destroyed. The storm then
passed into Blue Earth county. In