The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-23
KNOWN SERIOUSLY HURT
DAMAGE AT LEAST 100000
IN STORM IN WESTERN n. D.
Starting in Sioux County Ter
rifle Wind Carries Farm
Buildings in Its Path
SWINGS OVER RIVER
Reaches Into Northern Bur-
leigh and Southern Mclean
Counties, Reports Say

At least three farm homes were
destroyed, scores of barns, granaries
and other farm buildings wrecked
and two persons seriously injured
in cyclonic storm last evening which
came on the heels of one of the hot
test days of the season when the
mercury reached almost 80 degrees.
A wide area was affected, embrac-
ing most Of Grant and Morton coun-
ties, and striking across the Mis-
souri, to northern Burleigh and
soutehrn Mclean counties.
Woman Injured.
Mrs. Ed. Gittcl, north Of New
Salem, hurrying to get into her
house, was struck by heavy tim
bcrs, sustaining broken arm, broker
nose and loss of an eye.
North Of Lark, in Grant county the
farm homes of William Peterson ano
Louis Tibbetts were completely de.
stroyed. Families at both places tool
refuge in the cellars and all escaped
injuries except a 12year- old son o.
Louis Tibbetts, who was hit by fly
ing timbers and badly injured. H.
was taken to Flasher unconscious.
South of Raleigh, according t.
meager reports received by messen-
gers to Mandan, not farm but los
some buildings, barns, granaries and
houses. Telephone wires are dow
in that vicinity and many detail
could not be secured.
The storm was apparently 80 to 81
miles wide, came up out of South De
kota and swept across eastern Sioux
Grant and Morton lodged around tn
city of Mandan and crossed the Mis-
souri, river, struck north across the
northern part of Burleigh county an
southern Mclean.
Granary Crashed.
Near Carson a granary was crash
ed in to the William Owen farla
home, practically demolishing -.
The storm was not twister but &
terrific blow. Starting at $3.50 tho
wind steadily increased in velocit
until it reached a speed estimated q
so to 80 miles an hour.
Meager reports received at Ma
dan from points which could lc
reached by telephone told of destro
ed barns and granaries wrecked.
A particularly heavy loss is repor
ed to the territory 20 miles SOU
of New Salem and Flasher.
The loss, it was estimated, migl
include wrecking of 80 farms ar y
other damage, amounting to ov.
100000.
Girl Injured
Odella Fried, 10, daughter of j..
cob Fried, farmer II miles mort
west of Mandan. was brought to the
city today in critical conditiun
suffering from internal injuries ST
tained when she was crushed b.
meath small building which w
picked up and thrown upon her
while she was hurrylng to sheltcs
Conservative estimates in Mand; y
at noon placed the damage at W.
over $25O,oO0.
Farmers coming int, Mandan toId
of at least two big barns blow
down II to 20 miles southwest Of
the city, and scores of smallt r
buildings wrecked.
The city Of Mandan escaped any
damage, although small barn jus {
west Of the city was blown dow
and string of box cars on a sidinr
three miles west of the city wa
sent down the track at a 25-mile-an
hour gait and halted by switching
crew which hooked on to the cars
Wires were down at Harmon and
Price, and indications were that ter
ritory suffered greatly.
Damage at Wilton
Damage amounting to severel
thousand dollars was done to the
Washburn Ignite Coal Companyf
property at Wilton, by the storm
which reached there about $40
o'clock last night. G. w. Stew a 1t
of Wilton said over the teleph one
today that there seemed, to be twa
storms, straight, hard winds, one
from the Northwest and one FROM
. the southeast, which met about
Wilton.
Barns of several farmers living
east Of Wilton were leveled to the
ground. It is expected barns il .
wide area were damaged. No re-
ports of injuries were received.
The wind stripped the roof of the
office building Of the Washburn
Ignite Coal Company at the time.
taking it entirely off and some Of
the bricks 1T the top Of the wall.
Most of the books and records Of
the company we're in vaults. and. ss
capped damage.
The wind raised one corner Of the
power house four inches. II also
blew down = windmill Of the com
pany at Langhorn, company town,
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