Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-05-28
CyciOne Notes.

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Cyclone Notes.
Hon. G. f. Clark returned from
Centralia this afternoon. Mr..
Clark was at John Hsrrison's place
and reports that the family are
doing as well as could be expected.
1t was thought last night Mr.. Har-
rison would die, but he is now con-
sidered out of danger. The family
are now at Mrs. Crockett's, Mrs.
Harrison's mother. The Harrison
residence was literally blown all
to pieces, nothing at all being left
except in a damaged condition.
One of Mr.. Harrison's little sons
was blown forty feet high and fell
at distance of half a mile. The
other son was blown over a
quarter of mile. Another son 16
years old saught safety in a well.
Mrs. Harrison and several of her
children were saved by going into
the cellar. Mr.. Clark went over
the path of the storm from here to
Centralia and reports that the wind
skipped about eight miles of terri
tory between Mr.. Harrison's and
the residence of Alex. Carter,
nearly due north of Mexico, and
that very little damage was done
between these two places. Mr..
Harrison lost a valuable Montrose
stallion, several mules and horses,
hogs and other stock. His farm
implements were all blown into
tooth-picks. Not piece of furnl-
ture or bedding Or, in fact, any
thing was saved. Everything was
blown into kindling wood. Mrs.
Howard, a widow lady, with one
son and daughter, who lived about
$50 yards southeast of Mr.. Harri-
sons, saw the storm coming and
went to her neighbor's, Mrs.
Gerard's, who lives about 100 yards
south. The storm totally destroy
ed Mrs. Howard's house and barns
and unroofed Mrs. Gerard's house
and tore up beautiful orchard
just west of her house and did
other damage, but no one received
personal injury.
Mr.. W. S. Hathaway reports
that he was at Mr.. Henderson's
house, where the Paris road
crosses Fish Branch, when the
storm passed over that section.
The wind was very severe but did
no damage to AMOUNT TO anything
in that immediate vicinity. Mr..
Hathaway was at o. G. Roby's,
John Dahlem's, John Ellis, Sam
Crockett's, and several other farm
houses, and returned to Mexico by
B. R. Cauthorn's. On the entire
route he did not see any damage to
growing crops and only one short
string of fence was blown down.
John Ball, who lives in the ex-
treme northern part of the county,
was in town to-day and says there
was not much damage done in his
part of the county. Mr.. Ball says
the roaring of the wind could be
heard both north and south of the
section where he lives and that he
thinks severe wind prevailed
over in Monroe county. He also
says it was reported that hail fell
at the farm of Douglas Murray,
near Worcester, that measured 16
inches in circumference.
W.S. Hancock Post, No. 239,
G. A. R., of Mexico, Mo-, met at
their hall Thursday evening, May
81, 1891, and by unanimous vote
of the comrades present, donated
$50 for the relief of the cyclone
| sufferers of Wednesdays storm in
the vicinity of Mexico. D. E.
| Shea, J. B. Botkin and Maj. H. A.
Ricketts, were appointed commit
tee to distribute this amount at
once to the most needy.
James Qulsenberry, of near Lad
| donia, was badly bruised up by
the wind and August Ahlfeldt had
three ribs broken. G. I'll. Cau-
thorn's barn was blown down and
a great deal of other damage done.
We are informed there has been
pilIaglng IN the cyclone district.
Persons in the neighborhood are
very indignant and desire the
property returned.
The house of q German named
Staubert, northwest of Rush hill,
near Judge Kendall's, was blown
down and the debris caught on fire
and was burned.
Mai. III. A. Ricketts, and Capt,
D. E. Shea left Friday for the tor.
nado district to place the $50 appro-
prlated by the G. A. R. Post Thurs
day night.
| Messrs. Crane and Blade found
a dark colored roll Of piece goods
which is now at the house of B. c.
Gilmore. Owner will please call
and get it.
| Clay Shepherd, contractor and