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Show AWFUL CYCLONt IN MISSOURI. A Child Carried Half h Mile by the T.rrl- hla YV1111U. Cp.m'iialia, Mo., May 21. A cyclone ostcrdny passed a mile north of this place. By it a number of dwellings here destroyed and many persons injured, in-jured, some lalally. Barns and fences were swept away, and hogs and stock killed in largo numbers. A horse belonging be-longing to Joseph Tucker was carried a qunrter of a milo. John F. Harrison and family, wife and eight children were all more or less Injured. A child of 10 years of ago was carried half a mile ami when found a stick had been driven through its left iirm. Another child had its rifjht leg broken in three places. Mrs. itich ird-pon ird-pon was seriously hurl and II. C. limit, of Centmlia, is reported fatally injured Morblv, Mo.. May 21. A most destructive de-structive wind, rain aud hail storm passed over this place yesterday, completely com-pletely breaking down the crops of every description aud drowning small stock. It is believed the damage will reach $800,000. |