Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-09

| Charles Abel, farmer, was struck by
lightning and killed The Rushllill
| creek overlooked it's banks and many
| fields of grain were almost wholly de-
stroyed.
| A TERRIFIC STORM.
ST. Paul, July "a terrific storm
| prevailed south and west of Waseca,
| MINI. The barn of Adam Bishman, Jr.,
was wrecked and heavy mass of farm
machinery and hay fell upon the in
| mates. One of the daughters was in
stantly killed. and Adam, Jr., was so
| crushed that he died from his injuries.
| Others were rescued from suffocation
only after long hours work. AT Wan
| da, the damage from the storm was
very heavy and at Perham the wind
| leveled a circus tent which caught
fire. Several people were burned and
bruised, but none fatally injured.
STEADY RAIN IN KANSAS.
Abilene, Kas., July 9.-Steady rains
continued most of the night and this
forenoon in this section. Wheat in the
shock and oats are injured and the
streams are rising.
RIVERS OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
Des Moines, Ia, July 9.-The flood
situation in Iowa today is more serious
than at any time in ten years. The De
Moines, Iowa, Raccoon, Cedar and
Skunk rivers are from Z to is feet above
the low water mark and the lowlands
are submerged Hundreds of people
were made homeless. Rain has fallen
continuously for "a hours in central To-
wa. A number of bridges have gone out.
IT rs HOT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 9-The mercury
is still towering in the nineties, but
thunderstorms and cooler weather are
predicted for Thursday. Six deaths
from the heat and ten serious prostra-
tions have been reported since yester-
day. In nearly all the prostrations the
condition of the patients is serious, and
some are in a critical shape. The mill
workers are greatest sufferers and
many are obliged to stop work.
TOWNS INUNDATED.
Des Moines, Ia, July 9.-The west
half of Extra Is inundated and Barry
town is in a similar condition. Onawa,
on the Illinois Central, experienced a
rain almost amounting to a cloudburst,
in consequence of which trains can nei-
ther enter nor leave Sioux City from
the south. Many persons are being re-
moved from their homes in small boats
at Marshalltown and elsewhere.
FARMS SUBMERGED.
Atchison, Kas., July 9.-The unprece-
dented rains in the northern part of
Kansas during the past few days have
paralyzed the railroad traffic and dam
aged the wheat irreparably. The Re-
publican river is out of it's banks in
many places and many farms are sub
merged.
WASHOUTS IN ILLINOIS.
Peoria, Ills, July "a terrific elec-
trio and rainstorm swept over Peoria
and the adjacent country last night
hours and the damage wrought was
extensive. All the railroad lines enter
ing the city are affected. A Lake Erie
and Western freight went through the
bridge at Harmdale, six miles from
here The engine and several freight
cars were piled in the bottom of Farm
Creek The engineer was fatally lnJur-
ed, and the fireman lies beneath the
engine. It will be several days before
the traffic will be restored. The Toledo,
Peoria and Western passenger train
due here last evening, struck land
slide and the engine was derailed. The
damage to the timothy and oats crop
is very heavy.
MUCH DAMAGE TO RAILROADS.
Omaha, Neb., July 9.-The rain that
began falling last evening continued up
to noon today. The reports received
show that the conditions Of the flooded
districts are worse than at first report
ed. The morning trains are from one
to five hours late into the city and
some are entlreIy OH. AT superior,
Neb.. the Burlington railroad had 1000
feet Of track washed bodily into the
Republican river, and the Santa Fe
was blocked last night by foot of wa
ter running over the road bed for mile
west of town. At Blair quarter of
mile of the Northwesterns track was
washed out and the town of Herman is
still In the midst of lake Of water. At
Kennard, 900 feet of track of the same
road was carried away, and filled the
approach at the Missouri river bridge
east Of the town, which began to slide
away.
a. Victim Of the Fourth at Alamogordo.
An eleven wear old girl named DOmfn-