The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-06-18
Storms in the West.

A cyclone passed near Montague, Texas,
Sunday, carrying away houses, fences &c.
Severn storms prevailed in Yarioas parts oil
the West, the latter part Of last aud the hrs'
Of this week, doing mneh damage.
A very heavy rain storm, accompanied ID
some districts by hail, passed over Western
Oatario Sunday evening. Considerable dam
ageis reported to the growing crops
\ heavy thunder storm, With torrents OF
rain. prevailed on Saturday evening from -.
Paul 10 Omaha, and souih~aTd ihrodst
Iowa. Telegraph wires we're leveied ans
considerable damage done to other property
A hail aad rain storm Of great severity 'is
tied Cincinnati, Monday. The halisioae5
were unusually large and SOLID and broS'
nearly an the windows having northern ex
rosare and fragile glass. Church aRd sohoel
house windows especially suffered.
The storm in the vicinity Of pes MONIES
Ia was quite severe. On Saturday house
belongine TO Vim. Campheld was struck by
a funnel shaped cloud, which leveled 4 and
tore up the orchard for a width Of haHdrcl
feet. At Colfax, Ia, similar tornado des
troved seven houses and injured seTera
parsons.
A tornado In Kansas extended into south
western Missouri, and did great damages @
property. The latest reports shos that ih'
I village Of Americas, in Kansas, vas almost
( dsstTaved. Txo churches and several Dwell
ines we're demolished. aud every other build
ip5 was damaged Part Of the village o.
l Seren Springs. IN Missouri, vas swept awa!
by sudden food. bus no lives verr lost
/ A terrible storm prerailei in Northwestern
Missouri sunday. The first eyclouc ~as from
4 King City and vicinity, starting near SaYan
Z nah. ia Andrew county. Houses we're blown
down and many lives lost IN Andrew ooauiy A
I Flag Springs aud King City fifty men, Souag
and children we're killed. Another cyclone
a Quarter OF a mile 10 width, started a HOP
I kias. in NodAway county. The debris OF
Z buildings IS scattered over acres Of ground
In Western Iowa great damage was don'
/ SeaGay. .!ailstoaes ss large as walnnis were
picked up FgGy go thirds OF the houses
Z blown away were uaoecspied' The iamh'e'
/ baiay awav or al church. The hA.aloaes IA
I some places are represented IS oi me s1'
aud sfape Of door knobs, weighing over q
mound apiece At Mindea. PouaEatiamle
I eoauiy. train of cara was thrown % tbs
track by the wind. Near Uliyei, Topeka,
Kansas. a horse vas iilted out Of a stable and
carried over a high hill, mile way. and
dashed 10 the ground.
Saturday nights storm ia Minnesota ex.
teadel over nearly the entire State, doing
treat dauass. There we're high winds
heavy rains. and much lightning. Az Shake.
nee trees we're blown down, me sscrs ieyeiled
ana buildings damaged. Al Sorihhell tsc
inches Of water fell IN thirteen minutes, and
lie wind, "a nearly as can be estimated, blew
al The rate Of rs miles psr hour. a church,
a windmill and railway tank house yere
wrecked and an empty freight car vac b'o=E
a distance of twenty-five feet from the track.
The storm at Blue Earth City was uupreee.
denlsd in violence. Five inches of water,
according % the report, fell there IN one
hour, and trees we're pprooted and buildings
demolished by the Wis. IN Laura, two
usFsons we're killed aud another in,Cred, per.
hans fatally, by the demolition Of buildings.
Tie storm extended throughout Ceatral
lava, ana was even more destructive IA
plaess than in Minnesota. live stock,
poultry, and other small aniuaals we're kiilsd
by enormous hailatoaes, houses we're wrecked
by the wind, and number Of persons we're
killed in different places by the wind OF light
ming