United States Department of Agriculture
Official in charge of the US Weather Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16, Principal meterologist and head of the river and flood division of the weather bureau here since 1929, died of pneumonia today.
Ogden Standard Examiner (Ogden, Utah)
Montrose W. Hayes, principal meteorologist, died in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1936, within 5 days of this 62nd birthday. For a little more than 7 years he had been in charge of the River and Flood Division at the Central Office.
Mr. Hayes was born at Charlotte, N.C., on November 21, 1874, and entered the service of the Weather Bureau as an observer on march 26, 1892. His first assignment was at Wilmington, N.C. Later station details included Jacksonville, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., New Orleans, La., and in 1896 he began a period of service of 2 « years at the Central Office. Soon after the close of the Spanish American War he was assigned as assistant to William B. Stockman, who was in charge of the Weather Bureau Office at Havana, Cuba, from which office hurricane warnings for Cuba and other West Indian areas were issued. While in Havana Mr. Hayes contracted yellow fever and nearly lost his life, but he remained there until the termination of the American occupation in 1902. Special commendation was given him for "conducting the Havana station under difficulties when temporarily official in charge".
After his return from Havana Mr. Hayes was placed in charge of the section center at Helena, Mont. While there (1904) the Director of the national Meteorological Service of Argentina requested the loan of an official to assist in organizing the weather-forecasting service of that country. Mr. Hayes was selected and served in that capacity for 2 years. He was highly commended by officials of that country for his technical and organizing ability.
After his return from Argentina Mr. Hayes was successively in charge of stations at Montgomery, Ala., Cairo, Ill., Santa Fe, N. Mex., Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo. Although his experience in river and flood works was extensive, it was during his more than 19 years' service at St. Louis that he gained distinction in that branch of the Weather Bureau work. When the position of Chief of the River and Flood Division at Washington became vacant in 1929 he was the logical selection for appointment thereto.
Few officials of the Weather Bureau had as extensive acquaintanceship with its personnel as Mr. Hayes. He was highly respected and noted for his rigid adherence to principles of equity and right, and for his industry and technical knowledge with which he combined an unusual organizing ability. During the 7 years in which he was in charge of the hydrological work of the Bureau it was placed on a high plane of efficiency, river-stage forecasting was greatly improved, and more than 400 gages were replaced with modern ones.
At the time of his death Mr. Hayes was engaged in a plan of organizing the river and flood service on an intensive basis. A program was set up which contemplates dividing the hydrologic work of the Bureau into eight districts, each of these districts to be in charge of a hydrologic engineer. As a part of this plan, two of these districts were started recently, and the last official trip made by Mr. Hayes, shortly before his death, was to visit these districts and to confer with the hydrologic engineers in charge regarding operating plans. His untimely death prevented him from seeing the completion of the program for which he had planned so long and so well.
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel, November 1936]
Official in charge of the US Weather Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16, Principal meterologist and head of the river and flood division of the weather bureau here since 1929, died of pneumonia today.
Ogden Standard Examiner (Ogden, Utah)
Montrose W. Hayes, principal meteorologist, died in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1936, within 5 days of this 62nd birthday. For a little more than 7 years he had been in charge of the River and Flood Division at the Central Office.
Mr. Hayes was born at Charlotte, N.C., on November 21, 1874, and entered the service of the Weather Bureau as an observer on march 26, 1892. His first assignment was at Wilmington, N.C. Later station details included Jacksonville, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., New Orleans, La., and in 1896 he began a period of service of 2 « years at the Central Office. Soon after the close of the Spanish American War he was assigned as assistant to William B. Stockman, who was in charge of the Weather Bureau Office at Havana, Cuba, from which office hurricane warnings for Cuba and other West Indian areas were issued. While in Havana Mr. Hayes contracted yellow fever and nearly lost his life, but he remained there until the termination of the American occupation in 1902. Special commendation was given him for "conducting the Havana station under difficulties when temporarily official in charge".
After his return from Havana Mr. Hayes was placed in charge of the section center at Helena, Mont. While there (1904) the Director of the national Meteorological Service of Argentina requested the loan of an official to assist in organizing the weather-forecasting service of that country. Mr. Hayes was selected and served in that capacity for 2 years. He was highly commended by officials of that country for his technical and organizing ability.
After his return from Argentina Mr. Hayes was successively in charge of stations at Montgomery, Ala., Cairo, Ill., Santa Fe, N. Mex., Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo. Although his experience in river and flood works was extensive, it was during his more than 19 years' service at St. Louis that he gained distinction in that branch of the Weather Bureau work. When the position of Chief of the River and Flood Division at Washington became vacant in 1929 he was the logical selection for appointment thereto.
Few officials of the Weather Bureau had as extensive acquaintanceship with its personnel as Mr. Hayes. He was highly respected and noted for his rigid adherence to principles of equity and right, and for his industry and technical knowledge with which he combined an unusual organizing ability. During the 7 years in which he was in charge of the hydrological work of the Bureau it was placed on a high plane of efficiency, river-stage forecasting was greatly improved, and more than 400 gages were replaced with modern ones.
At the time of his death Mr. Hayes was engaged in a plan of organizing the river and flood service on an intensive basis. A program was set up which contemplates dividing the hydrologic work of the Bureau into eight districts, each of these districts to be in charge of a hydrologic engineer. As a part of this plan, two of these districts were started recently, and the last official trip made by Mr. Hayes, shortly before his death, was to visit these districts and to confer with the hydrologic engineers in charge regarding operating plans. His untimely death prevented him from seeing the completion of the program for which he had planned so long and so well.
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel, November 1936]
United States Department of Agriculture
Official in charge of the US Weather Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16, Principal meterologist and head of the river and flood division of the weather bureau here since 1929, died of pneumonia today.
Ogden Standard Examiner (Ogden, Utah)
Montrose W. Hayes, principal meteorologist, died in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1936, within 5 days of this 62nd birthday. For a little more than 7 years he had been in charge of the River and Flood Division at the Central Office.
Mr. Hayes was born at Charlotte, N.C., on November 21, 1874, and entered the service of the Weather Bureau as an observer on march 26, 1892. His first assignment was at Wilmington, N.C. Later station details included Jacksonville, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., New Orleans, La., and in 1896 he began a period of service of 2 « years at the Central Office. Soon after the close of the Spanish American War he was assigned as assistant to William B. Stockman, who was in charge of the Weather Bureau Office at Havana, Cuba, from which office hurricane warnings for Cuba and other West Indian areas were issued. While in Havana Mr. Hayes contracted yellow fever and nearly lost his life, but he remained there until the termination of the American occupation in 1902. Special commendation was given him for "conducting the Havana station under difficulties when temporarily official in charge".
After his return from Havana Mr. Hayes was placed in charge of the section center at Helena, Mont. While there (1904) the Director of the national Meteorological Service of Argentina requested the loan of an official to assist in organizing the weather-forecasting service of that country. Mr. Hayes was selected and served in that capacity for 2 years. He was highly commended by officials of that country for his technical and organizing ability.
After his return from Argentina Mr. Hayes was successively in charge of stations at Montgomery, Ala., Cairo, Ill., Santa Fe, N. Mex., Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo. Although his experience in river and flood works was extensive, it was during his more than 19 years' service at St. Louis that he gained distinction in that branch of the Weather Bureau work. When the position of Chief of the River and Flood Division at Washington became vacant in 1929 he was the logical selection for appointment thereto.
Few officials of the Weather Bureau had as extensive acquaintanceship with its personnel as Mr. Hayes. He was highly respected and noted for his rigid adherence to principles of equity and right, and for his industry and technical knowledge with which he combined an unusual organizing ability. During the 7 years in which he was in charge of the hydrological work of the Bureau it was placed on a high plane of efficiency, river-stage forecasting was greatly improved, and more than 400 gages were replaced with modern ones.
At the time of his death Mr. Hayes was engaged in a plan of organizing the river and flood service on an intensive basis. A program was set up which contemplates dividing the hydrologic work of the Bureau into eight districts, each of these districts to be in charge of a hydrologic engineer. As a part of this plan, two of these districts were started recently, and the last official trip made by Mr. Hayes, shortly before his death, was to visit these districts and to confer with the hydrologic engineers in charge regarding operating plans. His untimely death prevented him from seeing the completion of the program for which he had planned so long and so well.
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel, November 1936]
Official in charge of the US Weather Bureau
Washington, Nov. 16, Principal meterologist and head of the river and flood division of the weather bureau here since 1929, died of pneumonia today.
Ogden Standard Examiner (Ogden, Utah)
Montrose W. Hayes, principal meteorologist, died in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1936, within 5 days of this 62nd birthday. For a little more than 7 years he had been in charge of the River and Flood Division at the Central Office.
Mr. Hayes was born at Charlotte, N.C., on November 21, 1874, and entered the service of the Weather Bureau as an observer on march 26, 1892. His first assignment was at Wilmington, N.C. Later station details included Jacksonville, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., New Orleans, La., and in 1896 he began a period of service of 2 « years at the Central Office. Soon after the close of the Spanish American War he was assigned as assistant to William B. Stockman, who was in charge of the Weather Bureau Office at Havana, Cuba, from which office hurricane warnings for Cuba and other West Indian areas were issued. While in Havana Mr. Hayes contracted yellow fever and nearly lost his life, but he remained there until the termination of the American occupation in 1902. Special commendation was given him for "conducting the Havana station under difficulties when temporarily official in charge".
After his return from Havana Mr. Hayes was placed in charge of the section center at Helena, Mont. While there (1904) the Director of the national Meteorological Service of Argentina requested the loan of an official to assist in organizing the weather-forecasting service of that country. Mr. Hayes was selected and served in that capacity for 2 years. He was highly commended by officials of that country for his technical and organizing ability.
After his return from Argentina Mr. Hayes was successively in charge of stations at Montgomery, Ala., Cairo, Ill., Santa Fe, N. Mex., Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo. Although his experience in river and flood works was extensive, it was during his more than 19 years' service at St. Louis that he gained distinction in that branch of the Weather Bureau work. When the position of Chief of the River and Flood Division at Washington became vacant in 1929 he was the logical selection for appointment thereto.
Few officials of the Weather Bureau had as extensive acquaintanceship with its personnel as Mr. Hayes. He was highly respected and noted for his rigid adherence to principles of equity and right, and for his industry and technical knowledge with which he combined an unusual organizing ability. During the 7 years in which he was in charge of the hydrological work of the Bureau it was placed on a high plane of efficiency, river-stage forecasting was greatly improved, and more than 400 gages were replaced with modern ones.
At the time of his death Mr. Hayes was engaged in a plan of organizing the river and flood service on an intensive basis. A program was set up which contemplates dividing the hydrologic work of the Bureau into eight districts, each of these districts to be in charge of a hydrologic engineer. As a part of this plan, two of these districts were started recently, and the last official trip made by Mr. Hayes, shortly before his death, was to visit these districts and to confer with the hydrologic engineers in charge regarding operating plans. His untimely death prevented him from seeing the completion of the program for which he had planned so long and so well.
[Weather Bureau Topics and Personnel, November 1936]
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