The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-01
HEAVY STORM
Coffeyville Had Hailstorm That
Demoralixed Business.


vicinities q cloudburst. fell over the
eastern and. central parts OF the state.
1t was accompanied. in most
cases, by hail. The storm was most
severe in COffeyville, where the worst
electrical storm In the history Of the
town caused much damage and demon
allied business
In western Kansas there has heen no
rain for some time and throughout the
month high winds have prevailed. How
ever, according to the Santa FEES week
ly crop report. little damage has been
done the wheat. Only in isolated cases
nave the winds uncovered grain roots.
Thousands Of cattle. pastured in the
wheat fields. have had no feed except
at times when the snow covered the
ground. These are In as good condition
as II they had been wintered on grain
and the wheat has been benefited by
the pasturage
The Coffeyville Storm.
In the Coffeyville storm great hail
stones fell. battering in roofs. smash
Ing windows and demolishing the city'S
white way" Hundreds of persons.
who were starting for the Jefferson
theater. where the San Carlos Opera
company IL playing, were caught In the
storm. Taxicabs and carriages at
tempted to breast the torrents in tho
streets. only to be driven back to
shelter.
+ Telephone and telegraph service in
the vicinity Of Coffeyville il at a
standstill. Meager reports from the
surrounding country indicate that
much damage has been done the early
fruit. Just before the wires went down
J.. L Butterfield. district manager
Of the telephone company there. re-
ceived q report that there was q
cloudburst nine miles south of Cedar
vale. which did great damage. Nothing
definite could be obtained. however.
Storm Jumped About.
Starting at $3.50 o'clock .95 OF an
inch OF rain fell in Pittsburg in TWEEN
ty minutes. Two inches of hailstones
also covered the streets. Much dam
age was done to residences and bust
ness houses. Reports from the sur
storm had comparatively narrow
path in that vicinity. Hail was re-
ported from Cherokee. southeast OF
Pittsburg, and from Minden. east Of
Mo-, and at Girard. northeast and
northwest Of Pittsburg. while in Min
eral, southwest, It only hailed. Col
umbus and Weir, to the south, receiv-
ed neither rain nor hail..
Heavy rains are reported also from
Emporia. At Emporia the rivers are
rising. but no trouble is feared.
Deluse ut Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Kan, April 1.-Two
drenching rains fell in Pittsburg and
Immediate vicinity between o'clock
The first fell in twenty minutes be-
ginning about $50 o'clock and
amounted to S5 hundredths Of an inch.
1t was accompanied by the most
Great damage was done to green
houses and other buildings and to
fruit. The second rain began about
$50 o'clock. It amounted to 81 hun
dredths OF an inch. ---e ~
Rain and Hail At Pittsburg.
salina. Kan. April From one-half
to an inch Of rain fell over western
and Lincoln branch OF the Union
Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads.
Record Rain in Anderson County.
Garnet, KAN. April 1.-TWO inches
of rain fell here and in this vicinity
Tuesday night. At Westpha1ia. west
of here, three inches of rain and hail
fell within half an hour. 1t was the
heaviest precipitation in four years.
Rain Along Lincoln Branch.
Pittsburg, Kan, April LA terrific
hailstorm accompanied a heavy rain
here Tuesday night. In 20 minutes an
inch Of rain fell and the streets were
covered with hailstones. Greenhouses
suffered from the hail.
Wrecked Buildings at Enid.
Enid, Ok. April IA heavy wind
storm, approaching tornado, swept
east Of Enid late Tuesday. Two frame
houses were demolished, number of
smaller buildings were blown down but
no one was injured.
Hail Largo as Eggs Smash Roofs.
Coneyville. Kan, April 1.-Sidewalks
and streets In the downtown district
were flooded Tuesday night by the Sc
verest rain, hail and electrical storm
experienced here in years. Hailstones,
the size of eggs, battered in roofs,
| dreds Of street lamps. A heavy storm
was experienced at Cedarvale, but
wires are down and details are not OBJ
| tainable..
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