People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1896 — Wind and Hall Storm in Missouri. [ARTICLE]

Wind and Hall Storm in Missouri.

St. Louis, Mo., May 20. —A heavy rain, wind and hail storm passed central Missouri Tuesday afternoon, doing a great amount of damage to buildings, trees and crops. Incoming trainmen report all rivers overflowing and great danger pf washouts. Dispatches from Illinois points indicate floods in the valley regions. Crops in the low lands are under water and will be a total loss. At some places railroad property has been washed away and the swollen streams are endangering bridges. Damage by lightning is reported from a number of points.