Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-11
FLOOD WATERS SUBSIDINC
Rains Cease for a Day and Give Time to
Repair Come Of the Damage.
TRAINS ARE RUNNING, BUT BEHIND TIME
Lincoln and Beatrice stilI Partly I'M
der water and Families Driven
from Home Not All
TO Return.
tF'rcm a STAN Correspondent

(rrcm a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, July 10.-(special)-with the
rising Of the sun this morning the water in
the Salt creek bottoms began to fall, and
by s o'clock tonight had practically disap-
peared from the manufacturing and whole
sale district. With two or three days OF
sunshine the creek will be almost back to
Its normal flow.
An investigation Of the flooded district
today show that the damage was quite gen.
eral, mostly to the Offices Of the various
inundated buildings. Cellars almost with
out number were filled with water and
some stock was rendered worthless. In
the cellar Of Hargreaves Bros, at Eighth
and o streets. nifty sacks Of salt were ex-
posed to the water and numerous boxes
containing grocery supplies. 1t is estimated
that the water raised fully six feet in as
many hours yesterday afternoon and even
ing and today 1t fell about the same dis
lance.
Some Of the families driven before the
food last night returned to their homes
today, but a majority Of them are still
housed in the Park school building and In
the court house. Supplies for the homeless
were given by the Lincoln Milling COM
pany, M. Wagner & Co., dealers in meats,
ana several other merchants.
Traffic was resumed on most Of the rail-
road lines this morning. though not with
out dlficulty. The eastbound trains were
several hours late In arriving, being held
back pending repairs to the track and
roadbed. Every available laboring man in
the city was in demand today. Big gangs
were put to work on the railroad and ex-
ira hands were needed to clear away the
debris Of the flood at the various manufac-
turing and Wholesale houses.
Some Of the losses are summarized as
follows:
Hedges Iron works, $1,000; chiefly to
soaked and warped patterns.
Searle & Chaplin, $1,000; loss of plaster
and cement and damage to sheds.
Dierks Lumber company, 5000; damage to
coal and lumber.
Whitebreast Coal and Lime company, 5000.
Hutchins & Hyatt, coal and lumber, 800.
Lincoln Ice company, 800 to 81. 900.
+. A. Brown Lumber company, $500.
Cooper Ice company, 5000.
schaupp & Hurd, 500; corn, chop and
hay.
J. w. Nelson, 1927 q street, $3.50, in
twenty-five head Of cattle.
Managers Of the Lincoln Ice company say
that their house at Sixth and J streets may
be damaged 500 or 1t may amount to 81, 900,
depending on how much the Ice stored there
IS melted.
Flood Waters Turn Back.
BEATRICE, Neb., July lO.-(special Tel
egram.)-The flood situation tonight is
more favorable than at any time since the
high water reached the city. At noon to-
day the water began to reoede and during
the afternoon the river fell six inches.
The railroad yards are still flooded and in
places the river is nearly a mile wide. No
effort has been made to operate trains In
or out of this city for the last two days.
In the western part Of town, along the
bottom lands, the loss will be most severe,
as sidewalks, fences, bridges and outbuild-
ings have been washed away and many
residents forced to leave their homes.
Early this morning a 3-months-o old babe
came down the stream In a washtub and
was rescued with much dificulty. The in
FAINT was taken to the home OF Policeman
Hall, where 1t Is being cared for. Many
narrow escapes from drowning are re-
ported, but as yet no fatalities have oc-
CURED.
II the water continues to recede the
Rock Island road will get a train out OF
this city for Jansen, Neb., sometime to-
night.
PIERCE, Neb., July 1O.-Special.)-It has
rained nearly every day here for the past
two weeks, the heaviest rain OF the season
falling here last night. The wheat crop Is
ready for harvest as soon as the weather
will permit the farmers to get into the
fields. The heads of the wheat are very
large and well filed and some are predict
Ing that their wheat will yield from thirty
TO fifty bushels per acre. Corn Is in good
condition, considering the wet weather, and
&,tth eopoa olaar uyaathar tho crop vtlI h. n
record breaker in this country next fall.
valley County Not Sighted.
ORD, Neb., July 1O.-(special) 1T con.
tinues to rain nearly every day and farm.
ers are getting uneasy about the grain. II
is ready to harvest but keeps so wet they
cannot get into the fields.
Winter wheat will yield twenty-five bush
els as an average, and rye is splendid
though the acreage Of each is small.
Corn is looking we'll and there never was
the acreage their is this year. II the croT
natures we'll Valley county will have al
most unlimited quantities Of corn.
KENNARD, Neb., July 10.-(Special.)-
This section was visited by the heayiesr
downpour OF rain ever witnessed in Ken.
aard. 1t started raining In solid sheets
about 5 p. m. yesterday and for one houI
poured down In torrents. The Fremont
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley track a shorr
distance east OF the Loup was badly dam
aged, It causing a delay Of all trains To-
ten hours. The road and bridges were com
Rletely submerged. Farmers going HON
we're compelled to return to Penn, It beinl
dangerous to go through the high water
which, In some places. was fourteen fee
ieep. Many had narrow escapes from
browning.
Had Storm I'm York County.
YORK. Neb., July 10,-(special LAS
evening there was a very severe wind
storm south and west OF York. Mrs. e
Russell, returning from York to her home
was caught in the storm and her bugg
thrown over, which resulted in breaking he
right arm and damaging the buggy. Wind
mills and small outbuildings were blow