Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

trails onawa branch was repaired today
and trains are running nearly ell on time,
although the Little Sioux river Is stu
very high and crops are under water. No
trains ran on the Maple River branch to-
day.
washouts still continue and railroad
oficials say the can give no promise Of
trains at present. They may not have the
track repaired for two or three days, as
some washouts have occurred since yester-
day. No Chicago papers have been re-
celved here for two days. The weather lie
clear today and It looks as II the rainy
season is over.
Streams Become Torrents.
CARROLL, Ia, July e.-(special.)-Raln
fell in torrents all day Tuesday and all
streams have swollen out Of their banks
and appear like large lakes. washouts on
the large grade Of the Northwestern near
Arcadia held trains from the east In the
Carroll yards for several hours. No. is
continued west via Wall Lake. No. 4,
which should arrive here at IL a. M. and
No. 8, due at 3:zS p. m, arrived about $50
last evening. It is years since there has
been a general tieup on account Of wash
outs on the Northwestern, and the present
| Trouble 10 uue u bODnc noH lfdOh WhlCh a
completed late last fall.
Fully 300 men are at present working on
the grade and $50 more are expected from
Chicago on the first train.
OSKALOoSA, Ia, July 9.-Almost hve
inches Of rain have fallen in Mahaska
county during the last twenty-fo hours.
All streams are out of their banks and the
damage in the surrounding country is
heavy.
Heavy Damage at Missouri Valley.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, July s.-(spe-
cial.)-All the bottom land for miles near
here is under water and the streams in
this vicinity are overlooking. The damage
to the crops on the lowlands will be great,
as II Is feared that the water will not
drain of for some time. The rain yester-
day did great damage to the crops on the
hills on account Of washing badly.
The hill streets Of this city have been
washed cut 80 that some are almost i'm
passable and several hundred yards Of
water main have been laid bare. The
damage to the streets will probably reach
$1,000. Nearly 1000 feet OF the North
Westerns double track east of here was
washed out last night and all trains were
delayed for several hours.
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SIOUX CITY, Ia, July 9.-Damage to the
extent Of many thousands Of dollars has
been done In the bottom lands southeast
OF Sioux City by floods. Rain ceased fall
ing at noon and the worst is believed to
be over. The railroads have suffered Sc
verely from washouts. Farmers, however,
are the greatest sufferers. Small streams,
usually q few yards wide, are now swollen
rivers miles in width.
Reports from towns near by tell OF heavy
loss. Otoe, Hornic, Luton and Mapleton are
surrounded by vast expanses OF water.
KANSAS CITY, July S.-The Missouri
and Kaw rivers at Kansas City continued
to rise today as a result Of heavy rains
last night and both streams are now bank
full. In the lower part Of Kansas City,
Kan, several cellars have been flooded and
the water In the Kaw Is dangerously close
to the floors Of some of the bridges near
here.
ATCHISoN. Kan, July s.-Northern Kan
sas last night again experienced another
heavy rainfall, following the unprecedented
rains Of the last few days. West Of Clyde
two Missouri Pacific bridges have been
washed out and the branch between Yuma,
Kan, and Prosser. Neb.. is completely tied
up by washouts The Republican river is
out OF its banks IN many places and bot
tom farms are flooded. Streams are still
rising. sttF
Peoria swept By a storm.
PEORIA, ILL.,, July s.-A terrific rain and
electric storm swept over Peoria and the
adjacent country last night. Rain fell in
floods for several hours and the damage
wrought is extensive. All the railroad lines
sentering the city are more or less at
1 fected.
The Lake Erie q Western through freight,
due here at 4 o'clock, went through a
bridge at Farmdale. six miles east Of here.
The engine and several freight cars are
piled in the bottom Of Farm creek. The
engineer was fatally injured and the fire.
man was buried in the mud beneath the
engine, 1t will be several days before
trafic is restored.
The Toledo, Peoria q Western passenger
train, due here at 9 o'clock last evening,
struck a landslide twelve miles east Of
here and the engine was derailed. The
damage to the timothy and oats crop is
very heavy. Several inches OF rainfall
was recorded.
DamaGe in Colorado.
PUEBLO, Colo, July "a cloudburst
has swept the Wet Mountain valley, the
Grape creek region and other portions OF
Fremont county. Water was four feet deer
in a portion Of Florence. The Santa Fe
railroad lost two iron bridges and 1900
feet Of track. 1t is reported that Chandler
creek ran into the Chandler coal mine
and filled II. Crops In the Wet Mountain
valley were washed out. II was feared that
Grape creek. the most terrible stream in
the country In time Of freshet, has dam
aged the fine irrigation system there. which
supplies orchards and nurseries around
South Canyon. TIL Arkansas river. rose
six or eight feet here, but has done no
damage as yet.
NEW MEXICO NEEDS RAIN