The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
STORM HITS CITY
Rain, Wind, Lightning in Sc
we're Combination Here.
Record Is Broken.
DAMAGE BY Rain, LIGHTNING
More Than 1900 Telephone
Poles Blown Down Here.
Trees Broken, Motor Cars
Wrecked, Awnings Torn Off.
DAMAGE BY RAIN, uGHTNING

! The drouth, which promised to be
the longest on record in Topeka dur
ing the month of June, was broken
late Sunday night, with a strong wind
and electrical storm accompanied by
a rain measuring so of an inch.
This was the first time since May 80
that Topeka received a rain sufficient
to settle the dust. The total amount
of rainfall for the month is IA OF an
inch or only about 10 per cent of the
normal rainfall. Unless more rain is
received this will be the second driest
June on record. In 1911 only SIS of
an inch was received.
The storm was a result Of thunder
squalls, which are not at all uncom-
mon at this time of the year, accord
ing to S. d. Flora. state rneteorologist
The wind reached a velocity of fifty
two miles an hour at 1906 o'clock
Sunday night. This was the highest
wind in Topeka for three years. 1t
stripped trees of their branches and
Uttered the streets of the city with
rubbish.
Several benefits were received from
the rain, says Flora. 1t saved the corn
again, revived the pastures and will
help the potato crop. The rain came
too late to make a large potato crop.
Rains Over State.
The rain covered practically the en-
tire state, with the exception of the
northwest portion. The heaviest rains
were reported in southeastern Kansas
and the north central portion. Emmett
received the heaviest rain in the state.
1t measured 4.70 inches. Other rains
were: Wamego. 1.7s inches; st.
Joseph, Mo. 1.O1 inches; Kansas City.
.O4 of an inch: Wichita, so of an
inch; Emporia, "a of an inch; Fort
Scott, SO of an inch; Horton, so of
an inch; Lawrence, 1.42 of an inch;
IrTl
1.01 inches; Macksville. .98 of an inch;
lola, $50 inches; Overlook, 1.29
inches; Holton, 1872 inches and
Wheaton, 1.04 inches.
Most of the wheat in the vicinity of
Topeka has been cut, says Flora All
uncut was blown down. 1t is reported
in the vicinity of st. AIarys that fifty
per cent of the wheat was laid flat.
Fires Caused by Storm.
Two fires were caused by the severe
electrical storm. A new house under
construction at 91S Underwood ave-
lightning. The roof was burned and
the interior was damaged Fire COM
panies answered an alarm at 316 Har-
rison street when a broken electric
light wire caused a short circuit. No
damage was reported.
Lightning struck four street cars
during the storm and put them out of
commission. Two of the cars struck
were on the Gage Park line, one on
the Garfield Park line and the other
on the Oakland line.
Several motor cars were damaged
during the storm. Miss Ruby Linsa-
cum suffered a broken collar bone
when a motor car in which she was
riding turned over on the East Sixth
avenue road. G. G. Tridwell, the
driver, and the other occupants es-
capped injury Another car turned
over west of the city limits on the
West Sixth avenue road.
Telephone Poles Down.
Officials of the local telephone ex-
change estimate the number of poles
down as a result of the storm at 1900.
and one-half of the toll lines are out
of order. It is planned to have the
toll lines repaired and in working
order by this evening. A large crew
of men was sent out to work on the
local lines this morning and the wires
will be repaired as fast as possible
Trees Block Streets.
The city street department was con-
fronted with large job this morning
when II discovered that trees had been
blown in many sections of the city.
All employees of the department with
the exception of the asphalt gang are
clearing the streets of trees. Two days
will be necessary to complete the job
On Lawrence street between Fourth
avenue and Fifth street a giant cotton
wood tree is blocking the entire street
The alley between Madison and Mon
roe streets and Fourth avenue and
Third streets is also blocked by a tree.
The crashing of a large cottonwood
tree to the earth smashed an entire
front porch of a residence in the 400
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