The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-20
CYCLONE CAPERS.
Missouri Treated to Another Dose of
Aerial Antics.
Destruction of Property and Life
Somewhat Appalling.

special from Independence, Mo-, says
A terrific cyclone swept over the towr
of Brownsville, Saline county, Mo.
this afternoon. The entire bushes:
part of the town was demolished, sever
persons killed and between twenty and
thirty others badly injured.
Sedalia, Mo-, April 10. = Reports
reached here last night that a tornado
struck Montrose at $50 p. m. yester.
day, destroying twenty-eight dwelling
houses and four churches. No lives
were lost. A school house four miles
east of Montrose was blown down and
all the inmates more or less injuIed,
two little sons of John Fair, it is sup
posed, fatally. One child was blown
across a twenty-acre field and lodged in
an apple tree, uninjured. Two men in
an adjacent field were blown over a
hedge fence ten feet high and both SER
iously injured. The storm is said to
have reached as far IS Appleton City
and to have blown down houses at Clin-
ton. A heavy hail storm prevailed. All
the windows facing the west were brok-
en- at that place. Hail fell as large as
goose eggs. AT Holden a number of
houses were blown down and others
badly damaged. Four natives are re-
ported lost.
AT 4 p. m. a terrible storm struck
Brownsville, demolishing so houses in
the heart of the town, including the
City hotel and the main business
houses. The following persons are
known to be killed: Claus Meyer, a
merchant; Jas. Miller, Jno. Scruggs,
Mr.. Arthur, of Pittsburg, Pa; Rich
ard Ferguson. City Marshal Con
White is believed to have been killed.
Thirty others are reported more or less
injured, many Of them fatally.
st. Louis, April ia Post-Dis-
patch special says: At Montrose, Henri
county, the storm entirely demolished
the Baptist and Christian churches and
did more or less damage to twenty
other buildings. The farmers insti-
tute school building was struck by the
cyclone with thirty five children in it,
and the wind carried the structure
away, strewing debris over the prairie
a mile. The children in some in
stances were carried long distance and
numbers of them seriously hurt. The
damage will be nearly $4,000. AT
Calhoun, Henri county, the pottery
amount of stock damaged.
Another Post Dispatch special from
Jefferson City says that people from Sa-
line county just in say the destruction
at Brownsville will sum up over $780,
900. The destruction of country prop
erty is not great, but is extensive.
Brownsville, Mo-, April 19.-The
missing son of NJ. Z. White has not
yet been found and he is supposed to
have been buried In the ruins of Kelly's
drug store. Twenty-Five brick bust
ness houses were completely wrecked.
A section house was blown across the
track and riddled. Mrs. John Halpin
and six children were the occupants and
suffered considerably. A number of
farm houses near here were blown
down. Over $50 persons we're injured.
The City hotel is a complete wreck.
The body of a farmer, Matt Williams,
was found in the ruins this morning.
Renick, Mo-, April ia severe
storm passed over here at 6 O'Clock last
night, tore off two or three roofs,
turned around a building or two and
tore down fences, trees, etc., in great
numbers. 1t seems to have been part
of the storm which struck Browns
vile.