Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1912 — Torrent of Hail-Stones Drove People to Shelter. [ARTICLE]

Torrent of Hail-Stones Drove People to Shelter.

About 1:30 this afternoon the skies were filled with black clouds and such a torrent of rain and hall beat down that everybody was forced to seek shelter, The hailstones were of great size, some almost as large as walnuts, and for a time it looked as though there would be some window panes broken. As the storm subsided, however, the stones that dropped were much smaller and* less dangerous. The rain will probably delay the oat sowing for a few days, but it is not' thought that the hail will injure the fruit trees much, as the buds are not greatly developed.