St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-21
CYCLONE IN MISSOURI
Many Persons Killed and In
jured During the Windy
Storm.
The Fiendish Riders Of the
Gale Wreak Destruction
on All Sides.
Houses, Barns and Other
Buildings Demolished
Completely.
Some Freaks of the Cyclonic
Cavortep That Seem Ri
diculouS.

MEXICO, Mo-, May 20-A terrific tor
hado passed three miles northeast of
this place at o'clock this afternoon in
the vicinity of Bean creek. So far as
heard from, fifteen houses in the vicin-
ity of that place were destroyed, some
ten or twelve persons killed, all equal
number fatally injured and large num-
bers badly injured. At the house of
farmer named Duffy, John Doerger and
family were living. James Doerger,
aged six, was killed outright. Lizzie
Doerger was fatally hurt and died in
few minntes. Her skull was crushed
and a large timber penetrated her
side. Mrs. Doerger was crushed to
death by falling timbers and
Mr.. Doerger was fatally injured.
The house was entirely swept away.
Nothing has been heard of Mr.. Duffy,
and it is supposed that his body was
carried away by the cyclone. The
Duffy barn was blown down and two
horses were killed. At the house of
William Stranberg William Yostranger
and family were visiting. The house was
swept bodily away. William Yostranger
was killed, his wife was badly injured
and his little girl was fatally hurt. Will
lam Stranberg was also fatally injured.
At the house of Ed Norris, Gertrude
Fletcher, daughter of r. S. Fletcher,
was instantly killed E. B. Norris was
fatally injured. Caleb Norris was badly
hurt and his wife seriously so. Willie
Fletcher and his sister Kate were
Instantly Killed
and their bodies terribly mangled. At
the same place Mis-. Emily Seal,
widow aged sixty, was fatally hurt and
Mrs. Norris, the mother of E. R. Norris,
was killed. F. S. Norris. was badly
hurt. The house of Valentine Erdle
caught fire during the first gale and
was completely destroyed. The house
of T. II. Hall was blown down,
but the family escaped. A horse
standing in the road at that
place, was picked up by the wind, car
ried half mile and dashed to death on
the ground. The house of Boston Kun
kel was swept away and Mr.. Kunkel
was instantly killed. A farmer named
Rogers was also killed at that place.
Also farmer named Crane. Several
farm hands in the vicinity of
the Kunkel and Rogers farms are
also believed to have been killed
Their names are unknown. Joseph
Kendall's house and barn were blown
down. Kendall had narrow escape.
He had just left the house and gone to
the barn as the barn was blown down.
or lifted up, leaving him upharmed.
The mules III the stable were not hurt.
The barn was scattered all over the
fields. James billiards. house was
blown down. There was moving
machine carried about 100 yards and lit
orally
Torn TO Shreds.
A large iron roller weighing 1000
pounds was taken up and broken to
pieces. A calf was lifted from the
ground and carried over quarter of a
mile. Several horses were killed, and
twenty-five chickens were plucked clean
of feathers. Spokes of wagon wheels
were twisted and broken. The cyclone
passed on the east, passing Rush Hill one
mile north carrying destruction every
where. There is no doubt that great
destruction of property and life has oc-
CURED further east. Great trees were
taken up by the roots and broken off.
The scene at these places is horrible in
The extreme. E. B. Morris said: "When
j first noticed the storm the wind
blew gale. l was holding my
baby in arms when the cyclone struck
The house. l was dashed against the
house, and the baby was carried a
hundred yards and dashed against a
tree. l picked it up and went back to
the house to find my family scattered in
every direction" At this he broke
down amid the means of those in the
house. The width of the cyclone was
about 800 yards, and as far as heard
from, about twelve miles long. The loss
will be over $4,000.