Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-27

and the buildings deluged with hail aud
rain. This was followed Immediately with
another burst Of rain almost like a cloud
burst, which finished the work Of filling
the houses full Of water. After the storm
was over so people could venture out the
little village had the appearance OF hav-
| ing passed through a modern pitched bat.
| tie. The sides of buildings were SCARED
and in some places the siding was splin-
tered by the hail. The Bazile creek and
the small tributaries above this town began
to rise and the water coming on the hills
to the east made a veritable lake of the
| townsite. A team was drowned while at
tempting to cross the creek this evening:
This storm following a previous rain and
snowstorm this spring has completely de-
stroyed the fruit crop and the damage to
the small grain cannot be estimated. The
storm had a path of about ten miles.
CHARLESTON, Neb., May 26-(special0
May % ane g. $50 inches OF rain fell.
This morning at o'clock the wind blew
the hardest for two years. causing great
destruction to windmills and granaries.
Elwood Thompson, living two and a half
miles east, had his large frame barn badly
wrenched. No hail here Corn badly
washed; wheat, rye and oats are rank.
LUSHTON Neb., May 26.-(Special)--A
heavy wind that was nearly a tornado
visited Lushton this morning between I
and 8 o'clock, tearing down barns and
sheds and other light buildings in its path.
Trees were broken on, fences and porches
destroyed and roofs blown away. The
citizens were considerably frightened and
many went into outside cellars,
| HARVARD, Neb., May 26 6-(Special.) y
Another heavy rain fell Sunday night. fol-
E.. ala Aaf Aoxy "a
another heavy raid last night, eliminating
in hard wind this morning about s
o'clock that did considerable damage in
unrooing smsll, poorly constructed build
ings and windmills. The roof of one
small house was blown OF in part, but the
family having taken refuge with a neigh
Dor last night, fearful of a storm, was
| saved from harm.
Much Hail at Kearney.
KEARNEY, Neb., May 2s.-(special. 1.-THE
storm which visited this section of Me-
braska last night was the worst that has
occurred thus far. The hail that fell was
small but very thick. No windows were
broken in the city, but there was some
damage at the Military academy. Trees
were slipped of leaves, young fruit was
shipped Off of the cherry and other fruit
trees, and gardens were pounded. The
damage in the country was in spots, IL be-
ing severe in one place and light in an
| other place near by The hail extended
| from a few miles west of Odessa to two
| miles west of Gibbon. The Wood river
valley got the worst of it,, especially at
/ Amherst but there was more or less dam
age all the way between Kearney and Mil
Ter. The alfalfa is badly beaten down. Rye
| will suffer more than any other crop. The
wheat, corn and spring grain generally will
| suffer no injury. g -r-
| SEWARD, Neb., May 26.--(Special Tele.
| gram.) "A terrific rain and wind storm
passed Seward at 6 o'clock this morning,
uprooting trees around town, but did not
do much damage to buildings until 1T was
about four miles south, where It blew down
the new house of f. Jaffe and several out
buildings on the farm of John Stevens
Near Beaver Crossing scores of buildings
were demolished, but no lives have been
| lost as far as reported. The wind was
accompanied by rain which washed, out the
| approaches to nearly all the bridges south
of town, making the roads impassable.
ELwOOD, Neb., May 26--(speciaL)-
| During the entire month OF May It has
been raining until the ground is thoroughly
soaked. Corn has been put IN between the
showers and is coming up, The small
grain is as fine as 1t can possibly be and
with the soil in the present condition is
practically assured. Last year wheat made
from thrity-fve to f1fty-seven bushels pei
acre in Gosper county and this on land
worth only from $40 to SIS per acre. with
such another crop in sight land is sure tc
take big jump. -s
! ROSELAND, Neb., May 26-(Special y
This vicinity was visited by a heavy rair
| last night about O'Clock. Four and one.
half inches fell and some hail as large a.
hen eggs. Many in Roseland watched tbs
tornado over near Campbell that killed
three people and destroyed many farm
buildings. '' y