The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-22
Man Believed to be James Dale Found
Dead at City Dock This Morning
Sought Protection Under Stand.
AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS LARGE
Several Washouts Along Lakeshore,
Easements Flooded and Other
Losses Result Of Rain.
LIGHTNING HITS NYMORE HONE
Rainfall Totals 4.15 Inches in Short
Period Of Two and One Half Hours
Phones Are Burned Out.

One man killed. many Easements
flooded, destructive washouts along
lakeshore and streets severely dam
aged tells the story OF the rain
and electrical storm, the heaviest In
the city's history, which visited Be-
|midji between 1920 and midnight
last evening. t. -stzEz. - S s-zzszss,.sszs
A note book, bearing the nameJof
James Dale, was the only means
of Identifying the body of man.
found under the band stand. on the
city dock early this morning, death
having been caused by his being
Estruck by lightning sometime dur.
ing the storm. The body of the man
was not discovered until after day
light, a travelling man finding It Just;
after the north bound Minnesota e
international train arrived. Coroner
Ibertson was at once notified Of the
finding of the body and decided that
no inquest was necessary. Dale was
about T2S years old. ; .. .53.ss s..
.l. Not Well Known.
While Dale had been seen in Be-
midi by several people, what he
was doing here is unknown, it be-
! ing claimed that he has held various
jobs. He was clothed ii new. over
alls, jacket and trousers. It is sup
posed that he sought shelter beneath
the band stand and that he. was
struck by the lightning bolt which
| splintered the structure. He will
probably be buried by the city.
Heaviest Rainfall.
The first rain fell at 10:30,eafter
| an evening continuous thunder and
heavy lightning. The rain fell In
perfect torrents. the rainfall as an
nounced by Charles Warfela, who
cares for the government rainfall
apparatus here, amounting to IL in
ches, the heaviest in fifteen years, &C.
cording to the records. On June -27
3.O5 inches of rain fell. Many farm
[ers report that so heavy was the
rain that their crops have been dam
aged to large extents. @.s. .s.:5:
! " Nymore Home Struck. "
| Lightning struck the home of #Le-
lander Bloomquist, Nymore, tearing
off one side of the building and do
ing considerable other damage. The
bolt first struck the chimney. The
|extent of the damage is not known.
The building was insured.
I d Phones Burned Out.
/ Many telephones throughout the
lefty were burned out rendering
them entirely useless. Both tele-
phone and electric wires were blown
down in all parts of the city, al
Though the lights burned during the
(entire night. 1t will not be known:
lust how much damage was done to
the electric lines until this evening
when the lights will be turned on,
the late hour of the storm not Civ:
ling the electricians opportunity to
secure information as to all places
lin which damage was done:
i Lakeshore Damages.
! In several places along the lake
shore the water rushed down the:
Iembankment in such torrents that:
destructive washouts occurred. In
one place between Ninth and Tenth
the boulevard road caved in, neces-.
|sitating that a large fill be made.
Streets in every part Of the city were
flooded, the sand and gravel being
carried away, leaving large and dan
gerous holes. Many Easements were
Hooded in both the resident and bust
ness districts Of the city, and losses
from this source will total many dol
i lars
II The north end OF the Liberty tele-
phone line was considerably dam
Jagged.
Wind Not Damaging.
i While reports come from nearby
districts telling of the disastrous re-
[sults Of the wind, Bemidji did not
|suffer.
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