The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-13
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE MONDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1888

storm in so years. with the wind aver
aging between As and 50 miles per
hour. Street lights were turned on
In the daytime because 1t was - dark
as night at noon.
Traffic was hampered seriously In
the vicinity Of Thief River Falls,
Mimi, where q blizzard was raging.
A north wind was blowing with the
mercury lowering around zero.
Window reported q terrific dust
storm" while at Vermilion, q. D.,
traffic was at q standstill and streets
were deserted as residents sought
shelter in their homes.
Though the official maximum wind
velocity for Sunday was placed at only
SO miles an hour, Meteorologist Rob-
erts explained that the four -cup ane-
mometer recorded q velocity Of "a
miles per hour.
How Wind ID Measured
"For nearly 60 years the weather
bureau here has kept q record OF wind
velocities," he said. "These records
show the hourly, daily, monthly and
annual movement of the wind and
also the maximum velocity (the high.
est velocity for any five consecutive
minutes) and the extreme velocity
tthe fastest mile recorded. From
the beginning of the record in 1874 to
the close Of 1927, records were obtain
ed by the use Of q four-cup anemo-
meter. From Jan. !, 1923, to Decem.
Der 81, 1881, q three-cup anemo-
meter was used, which instrument re-
corded lesser movement and lower
velocities. Beginning Jan. 1, 1892, the
use of the four-cup thermometer was
resumed, but the values were reduced
to what we term true velocities'. FOR
the purpose of comparing present wind
yelocities with those in the past it Is
necessary to quote the actual velocit-
ties recorded. For instance, Sunday
forenoon our thermometer recorded q
wind velocity at the rate Of "a miles
per hour for period OF five minutes.
which is the highest OF record for
November at Bismarck, the nearest
approach being 60 miles per houf on
Nov. q, 1877. According to our re-
vised tables, however. we publish the
maximum velocity on Sunday as so
miles per hour.
40 Is Damaging Point
"As rule not much wind damage
occurs unless velocities OF 20 miles
per hour or more are reached, and
during the nearly % years In which
/ have had charge Of the Bismarck
station, practically all inquiries re-
garding wind damage have been for
losses incurred by winds above 10 miles
per hour"
The gale caused no damage to the
new capitol building, situated on the
top of the hill, contrary to reports,
Captain Warmer said. The wind,
however, ripped out the large cam
vass which had covered the window
and door openings at the front Of the
structure, but the covering was re-
placed Immediately after the wind
subsidized Sunday afternoon.
As the Northwest and MiddleWest
were pelted with series Of blind
ing hard driven wind and dust storms
Sunday, death, property damage and
discomfort were dealt by heavy snow
storm in Eastern sections.
Dozen Die In East
A dozen or more deaths were attri-
buted to the snow and winds. Seven
Of the deaths occurred in the Roches-
ter, N. Y, region, BANKED by snow
over the weekend.
Driven by high winds, originating
over Saskatchewan, the Midwest del
uge OF dust early Monday apparently
was sweeping toward the East, where
It was expected to spend itself in
rain.
Property damage was reported at
many Northwest points, including st.
Paul, Omaha, Minneapolis and Dies
Moines, and airplanes were held to
the ground in Kansas City and st.
Louis.
A scaffold toppled at Clinton, 1a.,
killing Raymond L. Ross, 20. OF Los
Angeles. Laurence Linn, ~, Of near
Whitehall, ILL.,, lost his life when he
walked In front Of an automobile while
blinded by dust.
The swirling dust caught the crowds
at the closing night at Chicago's Gen.
fury of Progress. sending scores Of
men, women and children to the fairs
hospital for eye treatment.
Duluth Boy Lost
A 16-year-old Duluth boy was be-
lieved to have persisted from cold
after losing his way in a blizzard
Sunday.
The missing youth was Cerl VIII
ioughby, is, Duluth, who disappeared
in a large swamp near Fish lake,