Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

and L streets. o street Is flooded as far as
Seventh and the Beatrice Creamery com
pany's building at Seventh and P streets
lie partially surrounded. The cellar OF the
Hargreaves Bros. Wholesale grocery house
was filled with water.
Railroad Tracks wnshed out.
Soon after the wcstbound Burlington pas
senger trains left the city a portion OF the
main line track between ] and H streets
was washed out. Three Rock Island pas
senger trains. unable to go over their own
tracks westward. we're taken over the Bur-
lington via Aurora. Freight trafhc was in
terfered with in the flooded region and to
a large extent paralyzed. The Nebraska
City train had not arrived up to IL o'clock
and It was not expected to come by its
usual route.
The homeless are taking refuge with
friends or in the public buildings. Four
large rooms in the Park schoolhouse are
packed with women and children, and the
court and other rooms in the court house
are giving shelter to many. A large base
ment room In the Richards block was
opened for the accommodation Of half a
score OF the homeless.
II is impossible to give an estimate OF
the damage done by the food. Ten years
ago, when the same section OF the city
was covered, the damage was light, but
that was because the occupants Of the
various houses and buildings we're prepared
for the flood and had moved most Of their
belongings to places OF safety. Some Of
the Offices in the manufacturing houses
have been flooded and the loss cannot be
estimated until an investigation is made.
The water tonight, however, is said to be
several inches higher than the flood Of ten
years past.
There were no accidents Of a serious ma
ture so far as could be ascertained by the
police. A large number OF people were
chilled by the water and bruised in their
haste to escape, but none of them sustained
severe injuries. The damage by FIRE will
not amount to much more than $1,000. I'm
less there is more rain tomorrow and next
day most OF the wafer will leave the man
ufacturing and business district.
Beatrice Is Isolated.
BEATRICE. Neb., July Especial Tele-
gram. IA rainfall of two and a half inches
visited this locality last night and the river.
which had fallen nearly two feet since yes
terday noon. began rising early this morn
ing as a result. A rainfall of four inches Is
reported at Crete, three and a half at Will
Der and three at Pickerell.
This city is practically isolated from the
outside world tonight and the indications
are that the flood Of 1897 will be surpassed,
as the river only lacks a few inches OF
that point. West Beatrice is flooded. and
In many places boats could be rowed
through the principal streets.
This evening orders were issued prohibit
ing people from congregating on the Court
and Sixth street bridges which span the
river.
At 5 o'clock the water works was shut
down on account Of the water, which
reached the frebox. The electric light plant
was also forced to suspend business this
evening.
Several main line trains on the Burling-
ton are tied up here and trafic between
this place and Lincoln is suspended because
Of a washout near De Witt. The Union
Pacific is unable to get trains out Of this
city either north or south. The Rock Is
land is the only road able to operate trains
over its line here tonight.
The Beatrice paving brick plant is in
immediate danger and a six-inch rise will
cause the plant to suspend business, as its
kilns are In full blast now.
Many residents Of the west side are
leaving their homes for places of safety on
the high ground. The damage wrought by
the food will be enormous.
The Blue river dam at this place has
given way.
Trains Tied Up.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July s.-(spe.
c~inl. )-Tw and a quarter inches of water
fell here last night. The rainfall west o.
here was very much in excess OF thest
figures. The damage done to growing anC
harvested crops cannot be estimated at THU
time.
The Missouri Pacific northbound trair
was held at this point from 4 until 8 O'CLOCK
this morning by a bad washout four mileI
north Of town. The Burlington Is in al
even worse condition. The freight traiI
from Lincoln due here at 6 o'clock in thu
morning has been laying at Bennett all day
while the passenger that left here at
o'clock has succeeded in getting to Unadilla
where 1t is stalled.
The Nemaha river at Unadilla is highe,
than II has been for twenty years and 4
, still rising at the rate Of about four inche
an hour. At Brock It lie inundating all tn,
low land and the wheat that had been Gu
: and put In the shock is being carried away
The B. & NJ. train for the south reache,
! Peru after a struggle and left that sta
! tion an hour or more late. It has not beer
I heard from since. 1t is probably stuck fl
Q the mud along the river this side Of Brown
! VILE.
On the Iowa side of the river everythinI
d is under water.
Field Grains Devasted.
SHELTON, Neb., July e.-(speciai.)-
: Heavy rains have fallen every night dur
4 ing the last week and unless dry weathe
= soon Gomez many fields Of fall wheat an,
d rye will be ruined on account OF the exces
: sive wet. The potato crop lie the best eve
. raised here. but these will rot in the groun
) unless rain soon ceases. Some fields O
: the first crop Of alfalfa are yet uncut an
; those that have been harvested are read
D to be moved a second time, but the groun
: is tco soft for the machines. The heav
: rains have raised Wood river to bank fuI
y and fears are entertained that the ston
milldam will be washed away.
J LoUP CITY. Neb., July s.-(Special.) J.
$ Loup City had 2.35 inches OF rainfall las
night. swelling the total for the last wee
10 to six inches. which causes considerable
dlnculty in the gathering of the crops {
wheat and rye.
u Nemaha Beats old RECORD.
n AUBURN. Neb., July s.-(Special,)-I
a began raining here yesterday evening abou
9 o'clock and continued through the nigh
It was estimated that $50 inches OF waite
fell. The Nemaha river. which had bee