Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-15
WILD WESTERN WINDS
AND THE DAMAGE THEY CREATED
YESTERDAY.
The Inhabitants Teror-Sticken - Men
Picked Up Bodily and Hurled Miles
Away-Houses Blown to frag-
ments and Scattered to the
-Four Winds-The Killed.
KING CITY ENTIRELY DEVASTATED.
ATERRIBLE CYCLONE,

Visits King City, No, Dealing Out Death
and Destruction 10 Everything 10 Its
Path.
KING Cry, Mo-, June 1.-THE deni.
zens Of this little place were on Sunday
evening about 7:3O O'Clock startled by
the approach Of a cyclone from the
west and heading directly for this point,
striking terror to the hearts Of all. A
feeling OF trembling and ave. as OF cer-
tain impending death, gives expression
to the state OF the community. The
cyclone had its beginning about two
miles north Of Rosendale, and twenty
miles little south OF west OF here. 1t
gathered force 40 il came on, in its mad
fury assuming serpentine shape, cover
ing q track varying from two hundred
feet to the fourth Of mile in width, and
Sweeping Everything Clean IN It's Path.
1t was seen fully an hour before ii reach
ed here and within mile and q half OF
here it shied north trifie, striking the
northwest boundary OF the town and
spending its fury three miles north OF
here. Houses, stock, trees and shrubbery
and even grass were demolished in its
path, everything being laid in waste
and the whole territory strewn with frag-
msnts OF timber, houses and domestic
articles. While the cyclone lasted the
air was filled with various objects.
Men Were Picked Up Bodily
and thrown seventy five feet in the air
and landed quarter OF mile away. A
farmer named Maynard, living four
miles west OF here, in attempting to es-
cape the cyclone took the wrong course
and ran into it. He was driven against
fence post and pierced through and
through by four inch piece OF timber,
death ensuing shortly after. His grown
daughter, Grace, was
Carried . Quarter OF . Mile from the
House
and found in corn tield, devoid OF all
clothing except stockings. She too died.
The rest OF the family were saved by
fleeing to the cellar. The house was
blown to fragments and scattered for
miles around. X. I. Nelson, q farmer,
living mile north OF town, while sitting
on the back porch reading was killed.
His two sons near by es-
capped, but were severely injured.
The rest of the family were at church.
Mrs. Roberts and three children living
three miles east OF Rosendale, were
killed and the house totally destroyed.
Several fine country residences were
blown to fragments,
Hundreds Of Cattle Destroyed,
and crope and fine orchards damaged.
The total loss ia not less than from
500, 900 to $500,000 One farmer lost
250 head OF stock out of 285, and many
more proportionately. Many farmers
are left destitute Of everything. At Flag
Springs several houses were blown
down and considerable property dam.
aged, and the whole OF Empire Prairie
suffered incalculable loss. Hardly had
this terrible cyclone passed when slowly
rising from the south, about four miles
distant, could be discerned
Another Fully as Large As the First
and this only spent its fury after q full
hours duration. 1t too took every
thing in It's wake carrying destruction AZ
it sped on and on. The houses and
barns, stock and every object in its way,
fell PROSTATE at its mercy. 1t took an
almost due east direction, resembling in
it's course much that OF the former, and
must have taken in rs much territory
as did the first. The house OF John w.
Call, four miles south OF this town, was
the first object Of its fury. 1t was blown
to pieces and the property rendered
total wreck, nine persons were IN the
house at the time. Mr.. Call was severe.
ly injured about the head, but will re-
cover. His daughter Bertha aged 3 3years,
Had Her Head Crushed
and died at 2 o'clock this morning.
The others were all more or less injured,
but none fatally. Frank Berke and
others, twenty in all, were sheltered in
farmers house south OF Winslow, and
every one was injured. some probably
fatally. The house aud barn are total
wreck. There is q frightfullsss OF stock.
The houses of Philip Ansulus, Mr.. Ew-
ing, Mr.. Thomas, MIR. Wolfe, John Bats
and Daniel Coyle, near by, were des.
troyed, and it Is reported that several
more houses suffered the sams fate. The
report has reached here that the family
of a man near Berlin, ten miles east OF
here, were all kill.
Awomsn With Babe ct Her Breast
and child, names not known, also liv.
ing near Berlin, were killed. A young
man OF that place saw the approaching
cyclone and attempted 10 escape, pitch.
ing headlong into mud hole he suf-
located. Many more are thought to be
killed. The particulars are not all in yet
and the catastrophe may prove even
wo,ss than II is now thought.