Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-22 | Page 1 | Flames Wipe out Town as Gale Hits Western States

I Flames Wipe Out Town as Gale 1 Western States 01 ONE KILLED IN WINDSTORMS DAMAGE HEAVY Power and Communication Services Demoralized in Oregon Washington SHIPS BLOWN INTO DOCKS I 1 Northwest Cut Off From Rest of Country for Hours YAKIMA IA Wash Sash April 22 Thc P-Thc town own of Grandview 40 miles mUes southeast south- south cast east of here her was reported swept by lire Ire today All telephone lines were down and communication was cult cull The fire started in the thc Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial hotel hotd and fanned by strong winds spread to other buildings Grand View has a population of about 1100 Fire fighting fighting- equipment was believed inadequate PORTLAND D Ore April 22 UP UP- UP Out of a clear dear sky cama came cam a violent windstorm that caused one death and property damage estimated ed d at several thousand dollars in the Pacific northwest today Shipping was numerous fires ires were reported telephone and telegraph service was impaired and power x and light service was demoralized demoralized demor demor- by a mile 50 an hour dust dust- laden aden gale that swept in from eastern eastern east east- ern em Oregon and Washington BLACKSMITH KILLED The death of Albert NeUron Nellson 52 blacksmith who was burned in his shack hack at Spokane was attributed to high winds that raged over the in in- Continued on Page Paco Two 10 4 I j ONE KILLED IN j WINDSTORMS 1 DAMAGE HEAVY I I Continued on r Page Pace te Two 0 land empire toda today Three other men 0 escaped the flames Oregon and Washington alike suffered suffered suf suf- 0 extensive property damage in inthe 0 the gale that started Tuesday afternoon afternoon after after- I noon and continued with less fury I today I 0 Several log booms were broken up 0 in iii Tacoma harbor Tu Tugs s and smal small I 0 craft were forced to tie tic up Trees tumbled across the main highway 0 and halted traffic between Tacoma I 0 and Seattle 0 The steamer Pacific Pine was wu swung into a dod dock at Tacoma by the I 0 Kale gale and smashed heavy pilings Thc The I steamer Varona was so violently I 0 rocked by bv waves that its Us lights were extinguished nU Wires and trees were torn down in Portland by the gale ale The wind was laden heavily with dust which hung like a pall over the northwest For several hours the northwest wa was cut off from communication with the rest of or the country when lines failed in southern Oregon and northwestern northwestern northwestern north north- western Washington Service was resumed however in lat late morning The weather bureau forecast a continuation continuation con conw of or the extremely high pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure with its attendant low humidity and wind both of ot which were highly conducive to fires