Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-15
SEVERE STORM OVER THE STATE
Much Property is Destroyed by
Lightning.

ALBION Neb., Sept 14.-(Special. )-One
Of the most brilliant electrical storms of
the season passed over here last night.
For a considerable portion of the night
the vivid glare of the lightning. which was
almost continuous, changed the darkness
into the brightest light. The electrical dis
play was especially bright for this season.
A heavy rain fell during the night, making
the second for the week. and the ground
is now soaked to it's full capacity.
YORK, Neb, Sept. 14.-(Special. )-Last
night York experienced a violent electric
storm, accompanied by over an inch OF
rainfall, resulting in streets being flooded
and sewers unable TO carry away the
water. 1t was one OF the heaviest rains
of the season for the time it rained begin
ming about O'Clock in the morning. For
tunately there was not much wind. The
lightning, of which there was incessant
flashes, confined itself mostly to the clouds
and the detonations OF thunder was the
loudest heard this summer AS far as
learned this morning scarcely any damage
was done.
NORFOLK, Neb., Sept. 1L-(Special.)- y
Lightning played havoc in northern Ne
braska, starting several fires. A threshing
machine near Atkinson was burned when
two stacks, one on either side, were set
afire. In starting to run the machine away
from the blaze, chain broke, so that the
big thing was immovable and burned. The
loss was 5000 to 5000. A new barn at
Creighton, built by William Grunke, burned
to the ground; loss, $1,000. Two cows were
killed near Meadow Grove and grain stacks
| burned The cottage belonging to the
| American Beet Sugar company at Norfolk
was struck and terribly damaged. A family
|
! FREMONT, Neb.. Sept. H.-(Special) J.
Lightning this morning struck a barn on a
farm belonging to Ira Williams OF this
! city, situated near Cedar Bluffs. and Il
| was wholly destroyed, with its contents
! including four horses. A farm hand saw
| the blaze almost as soon as II started, but
/ the whole building seemed all afire and Il
] was impossible to get out the stock. Loss
1880. with no insurance.
! ST. PAUL, Neb., Sept. 14-(special AR
electrical storm visited this region las
night. The thunder and lightning dis
! charges were incessant. causing much dis
! turbance 10 the telephone lines. A rain o
O67 inches fell which will maintain mos
excellent conditions for fall wheat.
PIATTsMOUTH, Neb., Sept H-(special
Nelson Smith, a farmer, had a close cal
from being killed during the storm Wednes
day morning. He was out in his pasture
! looking after his stock. when a bolt o.
lightning struck a fence nearby, the fore,
OF the shock knocking Mr.. Smith down anC
rendering him unconscious. It, was som'
time afterwards before he fully regaineC
his senses. The same bolt OF lightning
killed one of the horses In the pasture
During the storm yesterday John T. Porter
living three miles west of Murray, haC
two fine horses struck by lightning anC
killed.
PAPILLION. Neb.. Sept H-(Special.)- j.
lightning struck the house OF Mrs. Copen
haver this morning at o'clock, ran dow
the chimney. burned all her clothing, bed
clothes and other things stored in the sec
ond story. The heavy rainstorm saved tn,
house. The creek overfiowed its banks ant
washed away some sidewalks.