The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-28

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living eight miles southwest of Bal
four, who sensing that the torn
threatened danger hurried from the
field and reached a barn which was
swept away from over them. They
were not seriously hurt.
In Balfour IA 500 line box cars were
blown off the tracks; close to 30 tele-
graph poles were blown down: and
$50 poles belonging to the Northwest
ern Bell Telephone company were
broken down.
The storm struck Balfour at Sis
p. m. and lasted for about IS minutes.
The Catholic church In Balfour
was moved four inches on its founda-
tion and the doors and windows were
blown in.
Practically all of the plate glass in
the windows Of the stores In Balfour
was broken by the wind or hail.
Windows In many dwellings were
broken. Roofs were damaged.
Temperatures Were High
Monday the mercury sk~yrocketed
to beyond the 100 mark in every sec
ton of the state, reaching its highest
with a reading Of 10 at Sanish. Tenn
peratures Tuesday morning however.
showed that the heat had subsidized to
some extent while In a number Of in
stances comfortable weather was
being enjoyed.
At Bismarck, it was IS degrees at
10 a. m, and an hour later, the mer-
curry dropped two degrees.
Rain during the night broke the
oppressive heat spell In many local
tiles, with Grand Forks receiving a
.6-inch fall. Lisbon recorded AT,
Moorhead-Fargo 20, Larimsre "a and
Glendale IA. Lesser precipitation
came to Bismarck. Drake, Fessenden,
Hankinson, Napoleon, Williston, and
Wishek.
Williston with 100 degrees, recorded
the lowest maximum temperature
Monday, all other weather stations
reporting in excess of that figure.
Dickinson recorded 100, while Armenia.
Max, Minot, and Napoleon sweltered
under 108 degrees. The maximum
here and at Fessenden was LOT.
Cooler in the south portion was
predicted for tonight, with generally
fair tonight and Wednesday.
Earl Brutsman, civil engineer, and
his wife received several bruises when
the storm struck a road grading
camp Of the Stevens Construction
company, four miles east of Flasher.
The two were in a camp wagon house
when the gale tipped It over. Both
we're injured when equipment was
thrown on them.
One of the worst storms In the his
tory of northeastern North Dakota
passed the Langdon territory. de-
molishing houses. barns, trees, and
killing several head of livestock.
Starting southwest of Grand Forks,
the storm, accompanied by rain and
hail. zigzagged northward along a
narrow path and passed into Canada.
A twister struck Cummings and
farms in the district, wrecking the
top portion of the Cummings Farmers
elevator and destroyed the tops of
most Of the trees in the city.
Struck by lightning as she slept In
her home at Detroit Lakes Monday
night. Gladys Gingerich, IA. was in
stantly killed.
Three sisters who slept in the
same room with her were not injured
although the family home was badly
damaged.
Heaviest damage va reported by
Charles Peterson. Moorhead truck
gardener. Between $4,000 and $1,000
worth Of potatoes and onions were de-
stroyed. slivers Of hail over an inch
long were found in cabbage heads.
Shade and fruit trees suffered
heavily. many trees being stripped
bare of foliage and branches.
A 44-mile gale brought one-half
inch of rain, a II degree drop In tenn
perature and a severe electrical storm
to Grand Forks after temperatures
for the day had reached 102 degrees.
The storm started about 8 p. m. when
the temperature was 81 and lasted a
little more than an hour. No dam
age was reported.
Residents fled Tuesday from the
heat-stricken Imperial valley and
Arizona points as the toll from the
southweSt's most prolonged heat wave
in years mounted to So deaths.
Along the roads at the base Of Ma
jestic San Gorgonio mountain, which
lifts its snow capped peak slightly
more than two miles above the swell
tering great American desert. hum
dreds of automobiles moved to the
cooler costal areas and mountain re-
sorts so their occupants might find
Flee Heat Struck Area
Forty Of the heat deaths occurred
in Imperial valley. noted for the
richness Of its soil and which. for
the greater part. lies below sea level.
The population had been reduced to
those who, Of necessity. must remain
in the heat-ridden area.
The exodus continued despite hope
the heat wave was nearing the end.
During the night. t~orrential rains
the mountain areas Of South
ern California. The weather, as If by
irony. left San Gorgonio mountain
covered with snow. The peak usually
is barren at this time Of the year.
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