Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-22
LAID WASTE By GALES
HOUSES LIFTED Up AND CARRIED OFF
Masy Psrsess Killed and several Badly
IpJar~a-It VA . Fuansi Shaped
G9ss OF Bsr~As-DetAils Of
the Great Disaster.


noon. in the vicinity Of Bean creek. So
far rs heard from fifteen houses IN the
vicinity Of that Face were destroyed.
about ten or twelve persons killed. an
equal number fatally injured and large
numbers badly hurt.
At the house Of farmer named Duffy
John Doeryer ava family were living.
James Doerger. aged 10. was killed out
right Lizzie Doerger WAS fatally hurt
and died in . few minutes Her
skull was crushed and a large
piece OF timber penetrated her
side. Mrs Doerger was crushed
to death by falling timbers and Mr..
Doerger was fatally injured. Tho
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 Stranberc
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. William Str~n-
berg was also fatally injured.
At the house Of Ed Norris Gertrude
Fletcher. daughter of r. s. Fletcher,
was instantly killed. Il. b. Norris was
fatally injured. Caleb Norris was badly
hurt and his wife seriously So Willie
Fletcher and his sister Kate were in
stantl, killed and their bodies terribly
mangled. At the same place Mrs.
Emily Seal widow, aged GO years, was
fatally hurt and Mrs Norris, the
mother Of f. b. Norris. was killed L.
S. Norris was badly hurt.
The house Of Valentine Erdle caught
fire during the first gale aud was COM
pletely destroyed The inmates had
vacated the house and nobody was
hurt. Tho house of r. Il. 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 the earth.
Thomas Wcrkrnan's house was swept
away. The house of Boston Kunklc
was swept away. Mr.. Kunklc was
picked up and thrown against wagon
and instantly killed. His orchard
was rooted completely up and
the trees carried several hun
drcd yards and scattered over the
country. A farmer by the name of
Rogers was killed and several others
whose names could not be learned.
Fences were blown down and the
wheat fields arc as fat Is if moved in
harvest time. A farmer named Crane
was caught in the storm in his wagon
and literally torn to pieces
Joseph Kcndalls house and barn werc
blown down and Kendall killed. He
had just left the house and gone to the
barn as the barn was lifted up. The
barn was scattered all over the fields.
James billiards. house was blown
down. and moving machine was
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 taken up and carried over quar-
ter of a mile. Several horses were
killed outright Twenty-Five chickens
were plucked clean of feathers, and the
spokes of wagon wheels were twisted
and broken.
The cyclone passed on to the east,
Rush Hill, 1 mile north. carrying de-
struction everywhere. There is no
doubt that great destruction of prop
erty and life has occurred further east.
Great trees were takenup by the root
and broken off. The width Of the cy-
clone was about 800 yards, and so far
as heard from about IL miles long. The
loss will be over $4,000.
AT OTHER POINTS.
CEvrRALIA, Mo-, May 2l.-A funnel
shaped cyclone, one-half mile wide.
passed mile north of this place
Wednesday evening. By it number
o: dwellings were totally destroyed and
many persons injured, some fatally.
.hit ems, hogs and stock killed
in large numbers. A horse belong
ing 10 Joseph Tucker was carried "a
quarter of a mile and blown over his
residence. John Il. Harrison and fam
ily of 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 the left
arm A child years old had It's right
leg broken in three places Mrs. Har-
rison, while seriously hurt is not
considered in danger. Drs Wal
lace, Head and McAllister. attend
ing surgeons, returning from the
scene of the disaster, report many
persons dangerously injured
Mr.. Harrison, besides injuries to bis
family, will have q loss of $4,000 in
stock and buildings. Mrs Richard
son Is seriously hurt, and II. c.
Hunt. Of Centralia. Is reported
fatally injured. Chickens. geese
and turkeys were found half-picked
and strcwn along the path of
the storm Serious damage was done
10 many houses near the storms path
way. Many fiues and roofs were de-
molished. Hailstones fell in some places
az large as hens eggs.
CnEsroS. Ia. May ai.--A small cy-
clone passsd from west 10 east about
= miles south of this city Wednesday
morning, unrcofng houses and barns
and destroying shade trees and fences
Many unroofed buildings were flooded
with water during the heavy rain
storm that followed. but no fatalities
have been reported
ST Lours. May sl.-A special from
Morely. No. says. most destructive
wind. rain and hsilstorTn passed over this
place Wednesday. IIailstones as large
a. ergs fell completely denciishinr