Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-22
MISSOURTS CYCLONE.
Loss of Life and Property in the Devasta-
ted Districts.0

LOSS OF Lie ana property In the DeVasta-
ted Districts.1
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-Further particu-
lars are being received Of the devasta-
tion wrought by the cyclone in this
State yesterday afternoon.
The greatest destruction seems to
have been in the vicinity of Mexico,
Mo, where 10 or 12 persons were killed,
an equal number fatally injured, many
badly hurt, and property destroyed to
the extent of $4,000.
A dispatch from Centralia, Mo-, gives
the following details the cyclones work
in that section: A funnel-shaped cy-
clone, half mile wide, passed a mile
north of this place. By it a number OF
dwellings were totally destroyed and
many persons injured, some fatally
Barns and fences were swept away,
chickens, hogs and live stock killed in
large numbers. A horse belonging to
Joseph Tucker, was carried quarter
of mile and blown over his residence.
John f. Harrison and family, wife
and eight children, were all more or less
injured. One child, 10 years of age,
was carried half mile, and when found
a stick had been driven through its arm.
A child 5 years old had its right leg
broken in three places. Mr.. Harrison,
while seriously hurt, is not considered
in danger.
EDrs. Wallace, Head and McAllister,
the attending surgeons, who returned
from the scene OF disaster to-day, report
many persons dangerously injured. Mr..
Harrison, besides the injuries to his
family, suffers loss Of $4,000 in stock
and buildings. A Mrs. Richardson was
sersiously hurt, and II. G. Hunt, Of Cen
tralia, is reported fatally injured.
Chickens, geese and turkeys were
found half picked and strewn along the
path OF the storm. Serious damage was
done to many houses near the storms
path. Hailstones fell in some places as
large as hens eggs.
A special from Moberly, Mo-, says: A
most destructive wind, rain and hail
storm passed over this place yesterday.
Hailstones as large as eggs fell, COM
pletely demoliShing crops OF every de-
scription. The wind blew perfect tor
nado, and the rain fell in such quanti-
ties as to completely inundate fields,
drowning small stock. During the
storm, which lasted about an hour, the
darkness was appalling. 1t is believed
the damage in this vicinity will reach
100000. Fortunately no lives were
lost. All telegraph were torn down.
MEXICO, May 21.-The cyclone which
passed over the northern portion OF
Audran county yesterday afternoon,
killed three persons and seriously in
jured score of others, Of whom four
will die. The track of the storm was
about 100 yards wide and passed over
twelve houses, of which only a portion
of one was left standing. Balsen Kun
kle received injuries from which he
died within an hour. His sons, Henry
and Otto, were severely hurt. Mr.. Vot-
meyer, wife and child, and Clarence
Harvey, who was visiting there, were
badly bruised. At the house of w. 5.
Norris the scene beggars description
The house was blown to pieces and
the seven members of the family who
were in the house were all injured.
Three of them, Miss Gerte Fletcher,
Mrs. Seal. the mother-in-law, and a
small child cannot live. Close at hand
was the house OF John Doerger, which
was demolished. The Six-year-old
dau ghter was killed and the balance of
the family were Injured, nne-year-
old daughter fatally. All of Mr..
Doerger'S stock was killed.
In the western part of the county the
worst damage was done at farm Of j.
f. Harrison. His son was blown half
mile and lodged in tree. Both legs
were broken. All the members of the
family were injured. Hundreds of cat
tie, hogs and sheep were killed.