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blown down with considerable property damaged, and the whole of Empire Prai- 

 rie suffered incalculable loss. 



Hardly had this cyclone passed when slowly rising from the south about four 

 miles distant could be discovered another fully as large as the first, that only spent 

 its fury after a full hour's duration. It took everything in its wake, carrying de- 

 struction as it sped on. Outhouses and barns, stock, and every object in its way 

 fell prostrate at its mercy. It took an almost due east direction, resembling in 

 its course much like that of the former, and must have taken in as much territory 

 as did the first one. The house of John W. Catt, four miles south of the town, 

 the first object of its fury, was blown to pieces and the property left a total 

 wreck. Nine persons were in the house at the time. Mr. Catt was severely in- 

 jured about the head, but will recover. His daughter Bertha, aged three years, 

 had her head crushed, and died at two o'clock this morning. The others were 

 all more or less injured, but none fatally. Frank Berke and others, twenty in 

 all, were sheltered in a farmer's house south of Winslow, and every one was in 

 jured, some probably fatally. The house and barn was a total wreck, with 

 frightful loss of stock. The houses of Phil. Ausmus, Ewing Thomas, Mr. Wolf, 

 John Botts, and Dan Coyle, near by, were destroyed, and it is reported that sev- 

 eral more houses have shared the same fate. A report has reached here that a 

 a family of nine, near BerHn, ten miles east of here, were all killed, and another 

 farmer living near Berlin was also killed. A woman with a babe at the breast 

 and another child, names not known, living near Berlin were killed. A young 

 man near Berlin saw the approaching cyclone, attempted to escape, was pitched 

 headlong into a mud hole and suffocated to death. Many more are thought to 

 be killed. As particulars are not all in yet, it may prove even worse. 



A terrible cyclone visited the north part of Nodaway county, a few miles 

 south of Hopkins, last Sunday at at about five p. m., causing a great destruction 

 of property and killing James Young. Young's wife was badly hurt, and received 

 injuries that will probably prove fatal. John Crabill and members of his family 

 were also badly hurt, several of whom will probably die. Before the cyclone 

 spent its force it upset the flouring mill of C. S. McMacken and threw it into the 

 river. 



Sunday was a terrible day for cyclones in Northwestern Missouri. The at- 

 mospheric pressure was very great between four and five o'clock in the after- 

 noon, and during that one short hour no less than three twisters dealt death and 

 destruction in as many paths. The first that came to the knowledge of the St. 

 Joseph Herald was from King City and vicinity. This cyclone started, as we 

 have since learned, near Savannah, in Andrew county. The course was north- 

 east through Flat Springs and King City. Many houses were destroyed, and 

 not less than twelve lives lost in Andrew county. At Flat Springs and King 

 City the destruction was much greater. The loss of life in that vicinity was 

 probably fifty men, women and children. The public school building at King 

 City, a large brick, was razed to its foundation. Hundreds of horses, cattle, 

 hogs, and sheep were killed, one mm losing eighty cattle, another sixty sheep , 



