The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-12
THREE STATES BEAR
DRUN7 OF wind, HAIL
IN TWO-DAY SWEEPS
Farmers Death at Railroad
Crossing In Binding Rain
Makes Death Total 3
HITS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
Many Escape Death as Terrific
Winds Wreck Countless
Buildings in Area
HITS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA


Tuesday brought the estimated loss
above 100000, rain last night and
today drenched the greater part of
the affected area in southern Minnc-
sofa. western Wisconsin. and eastern
South Dakota, a survey by The AS
sociated Press shows.
The first death due to the wind and
rain storms which swept large area
yesterday was that of Paul Krus,
farmer, killed by train near Gram
don, Wis. His brother. Joseph, was
injured as the two apparently were
blinded by heavy rain.
A southern Minnesota area 100
miles long and 40 miles In width bore
the brunt of the storms, which caused
considerable damage in eastern South
Dakota and In parts of Wisconsin.
Estimate Million Loss
A survey of newspapermen of Man.
kato indicated the area of greatest
storm intensity extended from near
Tracy to cast Of Waseca. They csti-
mated the loss in this area would
reach $1,OOOOOO.
Virtually every farm In consider
able area out Of Mankato was touched
by the storm, with barns or other
buildings down and trees uprooted.
Throughout the storm area tele-
phone. telegraph, and power compan-
les suffered heavy damage, with poles
and wires down and service disrupted.
Golf Club DESTROYED
Officials Of the Mankato golf club.
whose clubhouse was wrecked, today
placed the loss at $4,000. while cx-
ecutivcs OF the Mankato Fair associa-
ton, whose grounds were swept, said
their loss would reach $4,000. A live
stock pavilion on the fairgrounds also
was wrecked.
Fifteen persons in the Chicago Rod
and Gun clubhouse near Minocqua,
Wis, escaped injury when the struc-
ture was destroyed with loss of $25.-
600. They we're in corner Of the
building which withstood the strength
of the wind. A number of cottages
In that summer resort district were
demolished.
Four persons were injured near
Mankato. by flying glass and timbers.
Near Hartland one man was injured.
None are In serious condition.
2 Killed At COkato
At Cokato, which was swept by q
storm Monday night, it was reported
today that victims confined to the
hospital there would recover. Two
persons were killed in that vicinity.
New Ulm had AS inch Of rain,
Pipestone, 40. and Worthington .83.
In South Dakota, Huron and vicinity
which suffered extensively due to the
storm, had 80 inch. Mitchell had l.34
inches, Pierre l.02, and Sioux Falls,
88.
Parts Of North Dakota and Mon
tana had heavy rainfall also, with
Dickinson, N. D.. having an inch, Bis
nlarck more than a half inch, and
Glendive in Montana, in the region Of
the cloudburst and floods late last
week, 100 inch.
100000 Loss at Madclia
Damage to property in the vicinity
of Madelia was estimated at more
than 100000 by insurance agents and
power line men. Several large barns
were blown down with loss of live
stock.
A large stock barn on the w. Tate
farm went down. Two horses In this
barn were killed. Tate estimates his
loss at 5000.
1T crumpled up just like 1t was a
toy building" Tate said.
Hail In South Dakota
A severe hail storm left an uneven
trail Of flattened crops in the western
part of Hughes county in central
South Dakota late Tuesday. with
heaviest damage reported at Canning.
l0 miles east of Pierre.
Windows were broken and some
roofs punctured by heavy stones
which fell during Is minute storm.
A North Western railway train. en-
route to Pierre, had nearly all win
dows broken on one side. An inch
Of rain and q so mile wind accompan-
led the hail at Pierre.