The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-19

The wind, hail and rain storm,
which struck Bismarck late yester-
day afternoon, was described by
weather bureau officials today as the
worst hail storm in many years, and
the cloudburst which struck the city
shortly after o'clock last evening
probably the worst the city has ex-
o perienced.
Within twenty minutes 1:16 inches
of rain fell, weather bureau reports
showed. Total rxinfall in Bismarck
was 1.79 inches, the bureau reports
today show.
The area Of the storm apparently
was limited. 1t came from the south
west, and windows in the path of the
driving hail from this direction were
shattered.
Storm Goes Northeast
The hail storm extended north
and east of Bismarck for 80 miles,
according to Weather Observer
Roberts. The last house reached
by telephone by Mr. Roberts was
that of Edward Lundquist, 80 miles
north and east of Bismarck. He
reported that there was heavy
hail storm there. Farmers could
not determine the damage because
the fields were covered with water,
he said. He estimated the rainfall
at two inches. The rainfall, accord
ing to Mr.. Roberts, was heavier
northeast of Bismarck than in the
city.
The North 500 train spent the
night at Baldwin, two miles Of track
being under water about Breen, a few
miles north of here. Northern Paci-
fic train No. a, due here at 1928 o.
clock last night, was at Sweet Briar,
west of Mandan, all night, as re-
suit of a washout, but reached Man
dan at S o'clock this morning, only
to be held up by the Northern Pa
2pn freight train wreck east OF the
Instruments Useless
Lightning struck tree in the yard
of the United States Weather Bu-
reau here, and virtually all the in
struments of the bureau were des-
troyed. A telegram was dispatched
to Washington by o. w. Roberts,
observer, for new instruments.
The sunshine recorder at the
weather bureau was burned out, the
thermometer, which records the
wind velocity, was destroyed, and the
tipping bucket self-recording gain
gauge was blown over. The bureau
by other means, recorded l.16 inches
of rain in 20 minutes, and the ane-
mometer showed wind velocity Of
65 miles an hour before it was des-
troyed. 1t may have risen to
higher velocity later.
Downtown streets were turned in
to raging torrents and at many places
the water went over the curb, flood
ing Easements and causing some
damage to stocks of goods.
Windows Blown Out
Buildings in the western and south
western parts of the city, which
caught the full force Of the hail
storm, suffered much damage. Many
plate glass windows were destroyed.
Two hundred ,eight-two windows of
total of about 800 at the Interna-
tional Harvester Company's branch
were shattered by hail. Many win
dows in the Bismarck Grocery Com
rpany, Mckenzie hotel, Northern Pa
cific railroad station and scores of
residences were broken out.
Both the green houses of Hoskins-
Meyer and o. H. Will and Co., were
almost destroyed by the hail.
Damage at the Hoskins-Meyer
and nursery was estima-
led at about $4,000 by P. j. Meyer.
of the papes of glass
were blown out or broken by the
hail, it being estimated that more
than 10000 panes were demolished.
Plants were damaged.
Damage at the O. H. Will and Co.
greenhouse was estimated at about
$4,000. The nursery there also was
flooded by choking Of storm sew
er.
Loss on glass of both companies is
insured.
The conservatory Of c. B. Little
was badly damaged.
Road Undermined
A concrete culvert on the concrete
road to the bridge was not large
enough to hold the water that rush
ed through it, and the water began
undermining the earth embankment.
Planking was placed across to pel nit
passage Of vehicles, and watchmen
stationed there by the police. The
bottoms were flooded by the down
pour.
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