Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-09
STORM WRECKS BUILDINGS
Fears Mrs. Pennington May Die rs
Result of Nervous Shock
and Exposure.

HOLDREGE. Neb., June s.-(Special Tel
egram.)-The Bee correspondent this after
noon visited the region of the windstorm
which occurred Friday night just cast OF
Sacramento. All was desolation at the
Pennington place. The fine story and "a
half house and all outbuildngs with one
exception were torn into kindling wood.
Every piece Of furniture was completely
demolished and scattered about. The fam
lily was left without an article Of clothing
to wear. Nothing remains but rubbish to
tell OF the home. Mrs. Pennington and
the three children were out in the storm
for an hour with no protection but a
blanket before they were found and taken
to a neighbors. Because of the shock,
exposure and injuries, Mrs. Pennington 5
condition is giving her friends uneasiness,
as fever has set in. Mr.. Pennington had
to go eighty rods for help for his family,
barefooted and with but one article of
clothing on.
At Nels Lubison's the small house was
blown fifty feet, the roof and one end
taken out The house is complete wreck.
At J. D. Watsons the large two-story
house was moved from its foundation. 1t
is so completely racked that it is prac>
tically a total loss. A pile of rubbish re-
mains of the sixty-foot barn.
S. H. Browns large two-story house was
moved off the foundation. This building
can be repaired, though racked and in
jured. These farm houses were situated
on adjoining farms. No one was severely
injured except the one mentioned. The
Watson family was penned in a stairway
while making its escape and had to break
down the door to escape. For several
miles around Sacramento, the windmills
and outbuildings were more or less in
jured, IL not blown down. Small grain
has shown a marked Improvement since
the storm.
BEATRICE, Neb., June s.-(Special.)-
This section was visited by another terrific
rainstorm Friday night, the amount OF
rainfall being 2.55 inches. AS a result
the Blue river and its tributaries are badly
swollen, although the flood situation re-
mains about the same as It did Friday.
Railroad traffic IN and out of the city
has been badly impeded since the high waters
reached here Friday morning. The Union
Pacific passenger train, which was laid out
near Cortland Thursday night on account
Of the high water, reached here yester-
day morning at $40 o'clock with lot OF
belated mail, the washout near Pickrell
having been repaired temporarily. Trains
are running on the northern division be-
tween here and Valley, but as the track is
under four feet Of water at Rock cut, near
Holmesville trains were abandoned on the
south end yesterday. All trains are run
ming over the Burlington today as usual,
except on the line between here and Edgar,
bad washout having occurred last night
west OF De Witt
Many bridges and fences have been
washed away by the food and the damage
to crops in this county will be heavy.
A diminutive cyclone passed through a
section OF country four miles south Of this
city Saturday. Several corncribs on the
Allison farm and barn on the Ipson farm
were blown down. The storm came from
the southwest and bore to the northeast.
FAIRBURY, Neb., June s.-(Special.)-A
severe electric and windstorm occurred last
night, accompanied with about an inch
of rain. No damage was done in this vi
cinity, but the st. Joseph Grand Island
road had a washout several miles west, so
trains were laid out, and a washout is re-
ported on the B. G. NJ. at Diller. The
ground is thoroughly saturated from late
rains and small grain is growing finely.
SCHUYLER, Neb., June S.-(Special Tel
egram.) During the last three days of rain
2.6 inches of water have fallen, thoroughly
soaking the ground for the present and
reviving crops that were in dire need Of
Tnoisture