The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-06-21
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE

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A TERRIBLE CYCLONE =
Visits King City, Mo-, Dealing Out
Death and Destruction to Every.
thing in Its Path. :. ,%.g+5
KING CITY, Mo-, June 14.-The deni.
Gems OF this little place wereson Sunday
evening about Z 80 O'Clock startled by
the e1approach of cyclone from the west
and heading directly for this point, stri.
king terror to the hearts of all. A feel
ing of trembling and awe, as OF certain
impending death. gives expression to
the state of the Community The cy-
clone had it's beginning about two miles
north of Rosendale, and twenty miles
little south of west of here. 1t gather
ed force as it came on, in its mad fury
assuming serpentine shape, covering
track varying from two hundred feet to
the fourth of mile in width, and
SWEEPING EVERY THING CLEAN IN ITS PATH
1t was seen fully an hour before it reach.
ed here and within mile and a half Of
here it SHE'D north tride, striking the
northwest boundary Of the town and
spending its fury three miles north of
here. Houses, stock, trees and shrub
berry an1 even grass were demolished in
its path, everything being laid in waste
and, the whole territory strewn, with
fragments of timber, houses and domes
tic articles. While the cyclone lasted
the air was filed with various objects.
MEN WERE PICKED Up BODILY
and thrown severty-6ve feet in the air
and landed quarter Of mile away
kfarmer named Maynard, living four
miles west of here, iG attempting to;es-
lcape the cyclone took the. wrong course
and ran into 1t. He was driven against
q fence post and pierced through aud
through by a four inch piece Of timber,
death ensuing shortly after. His grown
daughter, Grace, was
CARRIED A QUARTER OF 4, NILE FROM TIE
| HOUSE
and found in a corn field, devoid of all
clothing except stockings. She too died.
The rest OF the family were saved by
fleeing to the cellar. The house was
1 blown to fragments and scattered for
miles around, R. T. Nelson, . farmer,
living mile rorth of town, while sit
ting on the back porch reading was kill.
ed. His.two sons near by escaped, bu,
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 fac
country residences we're blown to frag.
ments, ;.. "Y.s;
/ RuHDREDs or CATTLE DeqrRoYED,
Several 6ne country residences we're
blown to Fragments
| lusDREDs OF CATTLE DEsrRoYED,
and crops and fine orchards damaged
The total loss is not. less than from
5000, 900 to S500,0oo. One farmer los
$50 head Of stock out OF 2SS, and many
more proportionately. Many farmer
are left destitute Of everything. A
Flag Springs several houses were blowr
down and considerable property dam
aged, and the whole OF Empire Prairie
suffered incslculable loss. Hardly hat
this terrible cyclone passed when slowl,
rising from the south, abjut four miles
distant, could be discerned
ANOTHER FULLY As LARGE AS THE FIRST
: aud this only spent Its fury after ful
: hour duration. Ittoo took everything
, In its wake carving destruction as !
i. eped on and on. The houses aud barns
stock and every object in its way. Eel
PROSTATE az its mercy. 1t took an al
: most due east direction, resembling i
its course much that Of theiormer, ant
M rat have taken in as much territory q
o did the nrst. THE mouse OF JOu~> W
Call, four miles south OF this town, wa
. the first object Of its fury. 1t was blow
. TO pieces and the property rendered.
. total wreck, nine persons were 10 th
house at the time. Mr.. Call was severe
= ly injured about the head; but will r.
cover. His daughter Bertha, aged
0 years, @
!. HAD HER HEAD CRUSHED
e and died at clock this morning. Th
J. others were all more OF. less injured, b.
/, none fatally. Frank Berke and other
e twenty in all, we're sheltered in a farm
!" er's house south Of Winslow, and ever
Is one was,in injlred, some probably fatal.
10 Tho house and barn are q total wrecl
Il There is frightful loss, Of stock, IT
). houses of Philip Ansmus, Mr.. Ewin
u Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Wolfe, John Bat
n and Daniel Coyle, near by, were de
IS troyed, and it is reported that sever
o more houses suffered the same fate. tt
report has reached here that the fami
d OF q man near Berlin, ten miles east
y here, we're all killed.
D, 4 WOMAN WITH, A BABE AT HER BREA
! and q child, names not known, also IL
ing near Berlin, we're killed. A youu
= man of that place saw the approa achin
= cyclone and attempted to escape, pitc
ing headlong into q mud bole be suff
(; Gated Many more are thought to
!. killed. The particulars are not all
:, yet and the catastrophe may prove eve
! worse than it is now thought.
. Senator Thurman Declines tho GI
III bernAtorial Nomination.
HI CoLUMBgs, June 14-The friends
{ Senator Thurman viii regret that be q
10 soluteiy declines to permit the use
=, his name in connection With the Dem
8. cratic nomination for G vernon. tt
u. feeling has been growing all over Il
lie State in favor Of the old Roman. L.
,e ters and telegraus have been sent hi