The Bismarck tribune., 1937-06-18
HEAVY Rains FALL
over WIDE AREA IN
DR0uTH SECTIONS
BurIeigh County Hog Kings
Home Damaged; n. P.
Track Is Washed Out
DICKINSON is INUNDATED
Tornado. Powered Gales Wreak
Widespread Damage Over
North Dakota

Q6le.laSne0 ram Wnlc0 IN place.
reached tornado proportions visited
Bismarck and Western North Dakots
Thursday night.
It levelled sheds and damaged farm
buildings In some sections, rendered
ct least two state highways impass-
able, washed out Z section Of Northern
Pacific tracks near Dickinson, and
deposited additional welcome mOis.
tlre over most Of the North Dakota
drouth area.
Washes Granary ; Miles
At Regent. several barns and gran.
aries were reported blown down and
three miles southwest Of the town
three feet Of water flooded the Lem
non Stewart farm where grAnary
was washed three miles away from
its original site.
The granary came to rest against
the bridge on Highway 81 blocking
the road. The Stewart machinery and
some pigs also were washed away.
Damage to several structures was
reported as the heavy winds accom-
panied by only light rains buffeted
the section around Hettinger.
Dry Northwestern North Dakots
received it, first appreciable moisture
In over q month but the heaviest fall
was concentrated In the central west
ern sections where streams are al
ready swollen by recent rains.
Rainfall continued In eastern Sec
tions Friday morning.
Mckenzie Gets Hail
J. O. zeller, Watford City weather
observer, reported ~ inch In Nc.
Kenxie county. At Union Center, Is
miles from Watford City, . small area
received hail accompanied by wind.
washing out crops In places and dam
aging : few barns.
At Hettinger, the store room por-
ton Of the power house was blown
down damaging an automobile.
Fences and sheds at two lumber
yards were leveled and three grain
machines damaged.
In the western section Of Hettinger
Z small residence was damaged. m
old barn blown down, and many
small trees damaged. Northeast Of
the town, on the Joe Ihle farm, the
house remained as al other outhuild.
ings were blown over.
Highway Flooded
Motorists from the west reported
ct Hettinger the water was flooding
Highway IL between Reeder and
Scranton where ill sloughs, bitches
and creeks already were filled from
previous rains.
Only minor damaRe WAS reported
around Mott where about one-third
inch rain fell.
Highway officiGls reported 800 feet
Of roadway washed out on Highway
II, three miles east Of 0ascoyne and
. similar condition on Highway a.
about is miles south Of Dickinson.
Motorists were warned to drive
carefully on u. 8. Highway 10 west
from Bismarck since road shoulders
were washed out in many many cases.
The wind damaged Bismarck gar
dens, and ripped the roof from the
farm home Of Peter Rennick, Bur-
leigh county "hog king" on U. 8.
Highway 10 four miles east Of tho
city. The wind carried the roof 100
yards, demolished the chimney and
tore down q barbed-wire fence.
Track Washcd Out
Twenty-Five feet Of Northern Pa
cific track was washed out two and
half miles east Of Dickson by the
two inches Of rain which fell there.
East-bound trains were running four
hours late Friday morning, but train
crews from Dickinson and Maudan
wva~A nvv,ANkAA - Ny,A,. k1,n kVa nka AV
II Q. m. Bismarck time.
The rain was general In North Da-
kota. Every point reported preciptta-
lion, ranging from l00 inches at
Dickinson to 10 at Wishek. Most
points In western and northwestern
North Dakota reported falls Of over
half IN inch.
Crosby, In the extreme northwest
corner Of the state, where rain has
been most badly-needed, reported 81
Inch Of rain. Williston got 80.
Heavy Near Sanish
The rain was heavy west. north.
and south Of Sanish, B. q. Gross,
BOO Line superintendent, reported
here. Wabek, southwest Of Ntnot,
got 2.7b inches, he said.
The fall at Bl6marck totaAeo -
inch. bringing the total for the year
10 1851 inches. 2.7S inches over
The normal. Just across the river 1T
only . quarter Of IN inch
Eell.
Six inches, or over half. Of Bis.
precipitation for 1887 has
fallen during the first 10 days Of June
wind - Miles Pr Hoaf
Maximum wind velocity ct the Bis
marck weather station waS - miles
Der hour, registered ct II .. m. Ffi-
dsy. The airport southeast q the
c;ty reported . 65-mile IN hour wind.
small North Dakota streams. fall
ng rapidly when Ihursday nights
rain came, are not likely 70 rise
much, o. W. Roberts, Bismarck
Weather observer declared.
The Missouri river, however, ccaa- :
tinued to rise. The stage at Z . m.
was l39 feet, . rise Of = foot over
Thursday.
rROFELLER KILLS Rll1R
Chicago, Juns 10 -Re Cocd1D
French, 30, m aviation student, ~
.atallv injured at the municipal nffs