The Globe-republican., 1903-05-28


the house was seen high in the air
wrigging his legs as though swimming.
The canine returned home uninjured
the next day.
On the place where ]. II. Trebilcock
lives clean sweep was made but no
lives were lost.
AT The Gleason place, at the northeast
corner of the county, the house was
blown away. Mable Iuttle, who boarded
at Gleason's and was with the family In
the house when the storm struck, was
carried some distance, thrown against a
stone wall and instantly killed. The
members Of the Gleason family escaped
with very severe bruises and scratches.
Weather Bureau Report.
Tile review of the weather Of the past
week by Mr., Il. D. Emigh, observer In
charge Of The Dodge City office Will be
Of general interest from Its bearing
upon the above mentioned storms. The
report says:
"There is no parallel In our 20 year
record for the cyclonlc activity Of Thurs.
day aud Friday, two days fraught with
peril and destruction never before ex-
perenced to so great an extent in this
region since the advent of civilized man.
10 further accentuate the infrequency
of tornadoes iu this section, we need but
cite the fact that only two had been
observed within fifteen miles Of Dodge
City since the establishment Of this
station in 1874.
Kansas was well east Of the center Of
a cyclone over southern Utah Wed.
nosday morning, and the expenditure
Of energy in this locality was confined
to brief but terrific wind, which came
as thunder squall with light rain and
hail Wednesday evening. In seventeen
minutes seventeen miles of wind were
recorded, and maximum velocity Of
u miles per hour from the south occurred,
By Thursday morning the center Of the
ow pressure area had advanced to
Cheyenne, Wyoming; had greatly in
,reased in intensity, and covered a vast
'rea of country extending from the
Pacific ocean to the Missouri river and
rom Mexico far into Canada. On this
late small tornado left long trail of
destruction east of Dodge City, while
mother passed west Of the city in plain
'iew. Two thunderstorms passed over
bis station. The cyclone was somewhat
narrower Friday morning, when it had
urther intensified and was central in
North Dakota. Early In the afternoon
LIQUIDS we're observed In the south, and
W. 80 the sky presented an awe.inspir.
ng aspect. Immense masses Of smoky
reen clouds rolled and tossed In chaotic
onfuslon, while low rumble gave !
Warming of their terrible possibilities.
lfter a moderate rain, hail and thunder
torn had been in operation for some {
ime, large hail stones of irregular shapes '
egan to fall almost simultaneously with d
he appearance of large tornado south t
rest of the city with Dodge City directly
its path. Changing its course, how /
YER, it detected toward the north and 3
assed several miles west Of the city, II
rom the time of Its appearance at 800, r
,r about five minutes the storm worked
nth terrible power and produced loud
Daring sound; but at $40 entirely dis
pated, to reappear and disappear at
regular intervals in Its northerly pro- {
ress In greatly modified form. When
rst seen it was a great black pillar;
fter its sudden exhaustion Of energy its
were in the form of q D
arrow and irregular streak, black at D
tst but white afterward when the sun II
emed to gain access to 1t. II
The total precipitation Of the week was y
81 inches, O.51 of an inch above normal. "
aturday, Sunday and Monday had no i"
infall. The average temperature was III
lightly above normal. High wind al
'evalled, except on Saturday" u