Daily Republican., 1890-06-05
A TOWN SWEPT AWAY.
BRADSHAW, IN Nebraska,
STRUCK BY A AToRNApo.
NOT Duiiding Left standIpg-rweIvs
Killed and Twsnty-nine Injured-
-Four Towns In Iowa Iuundated
Families Rendered Homeless.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 4.-The e.ata
journal party retufned from the scene Of
the tornado In Bradshaw, YORK county
this evening, and brought . confirm tion
OF the worst reports received of the de-
structiveness OF the storm OF Tuesdav
night. Bradshaw 10 town OF 600 peo.
pie. situated on the Nebraska Rail lway
about sixty miles west OF Lincoln.
me atorm struck the town ct $40
tuesday evening, coming from the south.
wes'. Scarcely moments warning WAS
gwen, the roar Of the whirlwiud being
sne nrst notice that the terrified people
nesfa. ~ struck the town fairly, aud
there was not left . single building,
Every business house was made 4 tolaI
wreck and the principal street was iii,ed
VIA ruins. In the extreme western mart
OF the village q lew houses are left with !
semblance Of their former appearances.
but they are without windows and doors.
ana sheir contents were scattered broad.
cast over the prairie.
The depot building WA crushed into
kindliuR wood and every car standinp
there was wrecked, except one that WAS
loaded with stock, and which was blown.
without leaving the track. to York. n
distance OF nine milss. The telegraph
lines were prostrated, and when tue car
arrived at York 1t was feared that some
disaster had occurred. A messenger went
up the track, and at midnight returned
with the news OF the disaster.
Toe nre bells were rung and 10 short
Time large numbers of the people were
on their way to Eve assistance. At the
same time special tran left Lincoln
WIN pnysiclans and other rsliet. IL was
iound that Russian settlement near the
town was struck, and the report is that
nine persons were killed there outrIght
The physicians say that In all IL are
6eao, mortally wounded and perhsps
"a hurt more or less seriously.
=, dovernor Thayer to-day ordered the
York militia to the scene to assjst in
caring Tor property. He also sent sixty
teha and supplies on . special trsiu,
which left Lincoln this evening, TIM
State journal has opened sub,crfption
liat for the sufferers, and the contriau.
lons are very liberal.
FLOODED BY CLOUD BURST,
DEs MONIES, Iowa, June 4.-Ws,tcru
iowa was again delugei with heavy
raihs last night. Great damage was ir-
iicted upon the towns of Under wood.
Nicola. Persia aud Weston, In Potta v at.
tomie County.
This morning Mosquito Creek, which
nows through these towns, overfowed
its banks, and ell the country in the
vicinity was flooded. Tho sudden swell
ing OF the creek IL believed to have been
cauted by . cloud burst near Nicola this
morning. but owing 10 rail and teepra N
communications being cut of the exact
lacts cannot be Rscertsined.
THIRTY-FIvE HOUSES wRECKxD.
At Underwood, about thIrty-nys resi-
dences IN the lowlands were wrecked by
water, and as many families rendered
homeless Five miles OF the Milwaukee, ee
track were washed away and that part
OF the town traversed by tho Milwaukee
and Rock Island roads Is subn er9cd
under htteen feet OF water. No liyes
were lost. but there were narrow escapes
By residents of the flooded districts,
Weston was flooded to . depth OF five
feet throughout. Thirteen houses were
wrecked aud ffty more or less damaged,
There was no loss OF life.:s
At Persia the overflow was equally SO.
we're. water Hooded the town hve feet
and carried away the entire contents of
q loss OF $1,000.
The creek at this point was one and
hall miles wide and the current strong.
Four houses were wrecked. Reports re-
ceived at the railroad offices in this
city say that the Milwaukee and Rock
Island sustained severe losses At Weston.
Underwood aud Persia. All trains are
suspended on both roads. A fsst atock
train on the Illinois plunged Into wash.
out At Ackley this morning with eeyen
carloads Of cattle. Over hundred head