The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-02
= MISSOURI STORM.
Kahn. Hail and Wind Enusc Great
DMmnGC 10 Pr0IortI.


=. Louis, NO. April 1.--Reports re-
ceived this morning show that a severe
Storm or rain, hail and wind prevailed
throughout Missouri yesterday after
noon and last night.
~ Mount Vernon. No. huilstoncs
weighing ten ana twelve ounces fell with
sucn force and rapidity that not a house
IN the community escaped without
broken window glass. Stock Of all kind
suherer severely. Immediately follow
ing the hail came the heaviest rain storm
witnessed III that place i'll a score Of
years.
At Dexter Mo. hail storm struck
the town yesterday evening and thou
sands OF window glasses were destroy
ed.
At bonneville, Mo. rain fell to the
uePth or ten inches in less than an
houf. The rain was preceded by hail
Storm and heavy wind, which is reported
70 nave caused great damage in thn sur
rounding country
~ De Soto, Mo-. the rains were SO
severe that all trains on the Iron Noun
tain railroad were ordered lied M 10
avoid accidents.
Reports received from Southeast Mis-
souri, state tl,,t the deluge of water
was equal to. 1 cloudhurst, anu every
stream - running bank full SO far no
Joss OF life is reported
The storm was one of the hon West In
ms vicinity In the Tast year and the
wind nj times reached a. velocity of over
forty miles an hour.
Inc rainfall in the suburbs caused the
small streams TO rise at an alarming.
rate ana III some places they overlooked
their banks and Hooded the alioinin.-
territory 10 depth OF several feet. The.
suburban tracks Of the Frisco railroa q
were Hooded to the depth OF two feet.
IN anu trains We're temporarily abandoned.
through traffic Is Being operated over
the tracks or other roads
The River Dcs Perccs in The western
suburbs. ordinarily a small stream, over
flowed It's banks ana submerged snycra |
houses in the lowlands. George w. rate.
aged 80, living at brentwood, was awak-
ehed by the flood and found that his
house was Succumbing 10 the aters III
seized his daughter. Nellie. aged 6, in
his arms and jumped from Il second
story window. He WIS carried into the
swift current or the river and both were
drowned.
The River Des Perces rose to the
height OF fifteen fcot in the southwestern
portion Of the city and overlooked the
adjoining property to the depth of from
Two To six feet. The brick works at
Ch@ltcnham, Sven miles southwest OF
st. Louis, are flooded TO the daEth Of
three feet and the fires in the furnaces
have been drawn
Ahout forty men employed in grading
suburban property were camped In the
low land near the suburbs OF brentwood.
ana were awakened by the rushing
waters as they hooded their tents The
men made n rush for SHIFTS and reached
the adjoining high ground. About n
dozen Of them. however. are missing this
morning, and 1t is feared that they were
drowned. The mounted police are max
ing search OF the district. but state
that they ire unable TO locate the
missing men. The locality was occur,cd
by about fifty small houses and the in
ha.hitants were rescued With great diff
Guilty. Il IS feared that hcr homes
will be swept away, rs the food IS still
rising and the water Is already four feet
deep.
The Mississippi river rose over n foot
here last night ana is now within three
feet OF the danger line. From reports
received from upper Mississippi places 1t
Is predicted that the danger at this city
viii be reached by Saturday.
The occupants Of stores along the levcc
on both sides Of the river are moving
their property to safe places.