Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-14
CAPERING CYCLONES.
PORTIONS OF IOWA AND KANSAS
DEVASTATED.
Hundreds Of Persons Killed and Injured
Houses Demolished, Trees Uprooted and
Crops Laid Waterfall as Big as Goose
Eggs Killing Domestic and Wild AMI
mals-The Days Crime and Casualty
Record.
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.

DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
WINFIELD, Kan, June ia cyclone
visited Sumner and Sedgewick counties Sun
day night, causing the destruction Of vasi
amount of property, and killing few and
wounding many persons. It was first seer
near Ninnesah, on the Arkansas river, three
miles from Midvane junction, and travelled
rapidly in northeasterly direction, striking
in corn field nearly mile north of Midvane
and picking up two-story frame house,
turned it over twice and smashed
it to smithereens. 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 was demol-
| ished. This was done by one branch of the
cyclone.
| water spout did much dam
age at Belle Plain. The two unite near Mid
vane, and it was the two combined that did the
work. During the destruction large hail
stones fell and hot wind prevailed, making 1t
| difficult to breathe and turning the leaves of
corn black. Directly after leaving Midvane
the cyclone wheeled offin a southerly direc-
| tion and struck a small town about four miles
from Seeley. One person killed there and two
more or less dangerously wounded. The
crops are much injured.
WIND AND HAIL IN IOWA.
DEs MONIES, Ia, June 13-One of the most
destructive storms swept through here Sunday
afternoon. A heavy hail storm at Seoria,
northeastern part of Polk county, broke much
window glass, and in some instances the hail
stones crushed through the weather boards
and plastering, and the stones, which were
the size of goose eggs, also killed number
of live stock and poultry, as well as rabbits
and birds. During the storm in Des Moines,
Sunday afternoon, the Baptist church was
struck and hole burned through the roof.
Many trees were denuded of branches, or tea
up. In this vicinity crops were levelled. Near
Rising Sun half dozen houses were blown
away, and a man named Erickson killed. John
Walters house was demolished and his
baby killed. Many families took
refuge in their cellars. In
Camp township four houses were blown down.
In Grant township child belonging to Doug
las johnson was killed and several houses de-
molished. The damage by hail was great
Guthrie county reports two fine farm houses
blown away and furniture destroyed. In sew
eral instances money kept in the houses has
bridge at Summerset, Madison county, was
demolished. The Touring mill in the same
place was .unroofed. One house was swept
away, another was unroofed.
From this point the storm moved little
northeast, going about one mile north for
every three miles east. Mrs Freeman, a widow
lady living near Olivet, lost her house and
everything in it. Plantation, farm house and
buildings were left in ruins. Three negro
children left at home near Olivet were badly
injured, one having Since died.
Hundreds of people are at work doing all
that can be done to alleviate the suffering.
Mr. Rosecrantz, who lives northwest of Mrs.
John Harper's, who lives northeast of Mel
vern, is known to have been killed. Mrs.
Rosecrantz, mother of Mrs Francis Collyer,
Miss Katins, Mrs. John Harper, Mr.. Mart
Wally and Mrs. Devln are badly hurt.
In Cass county hailstones drifted two and a
county, train was blown from the track and
the locomotive overturned. Calves, hogs,
chickens and ducks were killed in great num-
bers by the hail and cattle were severely
bruised. Hailstones were of the size of door
knobs, and weighed pound.
DESTRUCTION IN MISSOURI.
ST. JOSEPH, June 19.-On Sunday after
noon terrible storm swept over
a portion of this State. In
Andrews county twelve lives were lost.
At Flag Springs and King City probably fifty
men, women and children were killed or in
jured Hundreds of horses, cattle and sheep
were killed. Another cyclone eight miles
west of Perkins was even more severe. Losses
cannot yet be given.
SEVERE STORM.
CINCINNATI, June 13.-A hail and rain
storm of great severity came upon this city
from the north this evening. Hail stones un-
usually large and solid fell and broke nearly
all windows that have northern exposure.
THE WRONG MAN SHOT.
CINCINNATI, June 13.-Jas. McDonough,
formerly private watchman at the city stables,
was the man who shot Pat Malloy shortly
after midnight this morning. He was arrest
ed about o'clock this morning. He and
Malloy were drinking together, and went to
Malloy's house, where Malloy went to sleep.
On awakening he found McDonough and his
wife in suspicious position, from which he
and McDonough began fight in the house.
1t was ended in the street, where McDonough
shot and killed Malloy.
POLICEMAN KILLED BY BURGLARS.
CHICAGO, June 13.-AbOut midnight last
night while heavy storm was raging, Off,
Ger Timothy Mahoney, one of the bravest and
oldest policemen on the force, while attempt
ing to arrest two drunken thugs who had just
burglarized house at the stock yards, was
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utes thereafter. The burglars then escaped.
FATAL KICK.
William Gordon, a coachman, rendered bel
ligerept by deep potations of whisky, quarreled
yesterday with butcher named Peter Nc
Manus, got kick in the neck and died in two
minutes. McManus surrendered himself.
CHEEKY swINDLER.
NEW YORK, June 13.-Thirty years ago
William L. Hail, partner in the old Lovejoy
Hotel, was swindled out of $4,000 by conf
dence operator named Plin White, alias John
Harker. White was locked up at the time
but released on bail and fled the city. When
the affair had blown over he returned and re-
sumed his swindling operations. Hall, how
ever, never saw White again until last week,
when White called at his house. He told Hall
he had made large fortune in California
and had determined to pay him back, but
his property was tied up IN securities
which he could not sell to advantage
at once. Hall, who is now 70 years of age
and in Strengthened circumstances, was de-
lighted at the prospect and again fell under
Whites influence. White called on him sew
eral times and Saturday got $4,000 from the
old gentleman, leaving an envelope which he
said contained a fortune in bonds. Mrs. Hall
becoming suspicious, took the envelope to
Supt. Walling, who found therein lot of
bogus bonds the face value of which was
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