Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1888 — STORMS. [ARTICLE]

STORMS.

Two destructive storms have recently swept over portions of West Virginia. Buildings were unroofed, bridges swept away, trees and fences blown down and the crops left in a deplorable condition. Two fatalities are reported. Bloomington, 111., was deluged Sunday. Fully half the wheat crop is in shock. The yield is wonderful, both in its exceUent quality and great quantity. Numerous washouts are reported from Wabash county, Ind. Grain suffered considerably. A terriffic tornado passed over Montpelier, Ind., leveling fences, trees and small buildings. Hail fell in great quantities and the corn y crop was damaged thousands of dollars. The entire country in the track of the tornado was flooded. The storm was general throughout Indian, an immense volume of water falling.