The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-20
Is Deaths Laid to
High Temperatures
In Central States
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oUScIS VI Tie VOWu WERE pueO WIN
debris Saturday, according to reports.
Mrs. E. M. Roistad, telephone oper-
ator, said the funnel-shaped cloud
had three tails and dipped and rose
as 1t went along. Everytime 1t dipped
1t took q building, she said.
Mrs. M. M. Nygaard, wife Of the
Hubbard county register Of deeds, was
killed when her q skidded and
plunged over an embankment near
Park Rapids. The death "a blamed
on the storm.
Two inches Of rain fell In Albert
Lea. Forest City. 80 miles southwest
Of there, experienced an electrical
and wind storm causing considerable
damage to crops and trees.
A cl0udburSt at North Branch,
Mimi, levelled about $50 poles, tele.
phone company officials reported.
About four inches Of rain fell. Power
lines were out Of order and service
had not been restored this morning.
Several business houses were dam
aged.
Communication Paralyzed
Telephone and telegraph commune
cation facilities yer crippled in many
districts, chiefly in Chicago, Sher-
burne, and Freeborn counties, and
Elk River, North Branch, and Albert
Lea.
Advices from Winnipeg said recent
rains had improved the crop outlook
in Alberta but the Canadian govern
ment bureau of statistics at Ottawa
said the wheat crop prospect through
out the prairie provinces generally is
the worst recorded by the bureau
since it was founded in 1903.
Crops throughout North Dakota
continued to deteriorate. although
experts said the fields near Bismarck
have held up remarkably well despite
the recent heat wave.
Meanwhile. the heat wave which
afflicted North Dakota a few days
ago had moved into the lower middle
west. Associated Press reports indi-
Gated 16 dead from the heat and IL
from drowning. From Ohio to Okla
homa the temperatures ran from 05
to above 100 and there was no i'm
mediate relief in sight.
Moderate Michigan was hard hit.
In Escanaba, a IS Friday was the
hottest since 1890. A road worker
dropped dead. Detroit wilted with
81. A baby died. Prostrations were
numerous. Two drownings were re-
ported.
The thermometer ranged above 30
over all Ohio, skyrocketing to an un-
official 100 In Columbus. Cleveland
and Bellaire had heat deaths and q
caddy was overcome at q Dayton golf
tournament.
Across Indiana, Illinois and Miss
ouri the sun scorched its way. Three
bathers drowned in Illinois rivers. q
fourth in Indiana, and q fifth in Mis-
souri,. Springfield. Mo-, had one dead.
Half q million persons jammed
Lake Michigan In Chicago and SUBJ
urbs. The maximum Of "a was the
worst in the Windy City on June 10
since 1872. Three deaths resulted.
Sioux City, in Iowa, was succored
by showers Friday night, ending q
four-day whiting wave that was the
hottest for mid-June In the 20 years
OF Iowa weather bureau history.
It was 80 and above In Nebraska,
with one dead in Ouaaha.
Three more succumbed to the heat
before rains and cooling breezes
brought relief to Minnesota. Five
drowned. In Eau Claire. WIS.,. ain,
wind and hail sent the mercury down
fast but caused considerable damage
to trees and communication lines.
Water overlooked the streets and
flooded sewers.
The Oklahoma wheat belt was
blistered. Far to the east, the tenn
peratures ranged In the high eos
along the Atlantic seaboArd.
In contrast to the heat, South Da-
kota was struck by storms and rain.
At Mitchell. . radio tower was blown
over by q small tornado.