Show THROUGH TOWN One Man Killed and Four Chil Children Children dren Missing at Charles City Iowa Charles City CIt la Ta June JUre At 5 this afternoon a tornado struck this city cIt demolishing about residences and barns One man W R B Beck IS s known to have been bee killed and four children are I reported missing I The path of ot the tornado was about ten rods wide It started about three miles southwest of ot the city tearing down farm arm houses barns and killing many man head of stock It struck the city in the southwestern part plowing a path ten rods wide to a point in the northeastern part of at town It t crossed cros ed the river at a point a quarter of ofa ofa I a mile east of ot the bridge on the main street and lifted the water almost clean from the river bed It passed in a north northeasterly northeasterly easterly direction just missing the Charles Charlls City college buildings and Spent ent Itself a few tew miles northeast of ot the city 1 Several barns were tipped over while stock was Inside and In some cases the animals were killed and in others were not injured Big trees were torn from their roots and in some cases heaved through buildings |