Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-16
FATAL TORNADO At BURWELL
One PeIOn Known to Be Killed and On,
Seriously Injured.
I" '''G""l lE BUILDINGS WRECKED
Telephone Lines Are Down and it q
Impossible 20 secure News from
the Surrounding Country
Districta.

BURwELL. Neb.. Sept l5-Cspecial Tel
egram.)-A tornado passed over here at 6
o'clock this evening and completely de-
stroyed the north part of town. Mrs. E.
b. Mckinney is dead and Frank Hennlch
is in a critical condition. Mrs. Leeper and
Mrs. DlnneIl were also severely injured A
number Of persons are seriously injured.
Several stores were completely de-
stroyed. Loss unknown, but will be sew
eral thousand dollars.
The storm came from the northwest. All
telephone lines are down and information
from the country is hard to get.
Tracks Are Out Near Beatrice.
BEATRICE, Neb, Sept. 15.-(Special
Telegram )-Additional reports of the dam
age wrought by last nights storms con-
tInue to pour in. The Union Pacific had a
mile Of track washed away at Rock cut,
below this city and six feet of water is
running through the depot at Homesville.
The Rock Island lost 1000 feet of track at
Bear Creek, and washouts are reported on
the Burlington between here and Nebraska
City. Trains east on the Rock Island and
Burlington and south on the Union Pacific
have been abandoned. East and southeast
OF here the Blue valley is flooded. Many
bridges have been washed away and the
loss to property will aggregate thousands
of dollars. The rainfall at Virginia, east
OF here, was $50 inches and at this point
Sis inches.
Streams out of Banks.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 15.-(Special
Telegram )--Heavy rains throughout the
week had filled. the ground with moisture
and when n three-inch rain fell during last
night 1t caused the Nemaha river Badger
creek and Yankee creek to come out Of
their banks. Miles Of lowlands along the
streams are under water today and many
fields of corn have been ruined. In South
Tecumseh several families have been driven
from their homes and the water has come
up into their houses. This condition pre-
walls on Yankee creek. The farmers along
these streams have worked hard all day to
remove their stock and other property to
points of safety. Numerous bridges on the
public highway are reported washed out.
The Burlington Nebraska City Holdreee
| train was unable to proceed west from this
station today and it is reported that over
1000 feet OF track on the Burlington be-
/ including one cuvert. The rains OF the
week put the county fair out of business
and today the grounds were in very bad
condition. During the four days of the fair
not race was run, the track being entirely
UNIT for same.
Heavy Rain at Schuyler.
| SCHUYLER, Neb., Sept. l5-(Special Tel
| egram)-A heavy rainstorm, accompanied
! by a stff breeze. visited here tonight
! About an inch and half of water fell ir
an hour, flooding the streets This make,
about seven inches of water that has faller
here in the past three days
| AUBURN, Neb., Sept. 15.-CSpeciaI )--Con
siderable damage has been reported wrough
( by the lightning in the storm Of yesterday
morning. One stroke hit the home of james
| A. Asher. II hit the chimney in the centc
of the house and did great damage to it anC
the roof. 1t entered the house and shattered
the plaster in several places. Mrs. Ashe
was knocked unconscious by the stroke
The lightning passed from the house to tP'
barn. where there were five head of horses
One was killed. No scars were left on th
body, but the name was shaved as clean a
II cut by scissors. The hair from the man
was driven into the side of the doorposts
fve feet away.
Lightning also struck the home of VIII
liam NJ. Crichton, tearing one corner OF
and doing considerable damage to the in
terror.
WAYNE. Neb., Sept 15.-(Special Tele
gram)-A heavy rain fell here tonight ac
companied by lightning, but particuIa
damage resulted.