Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-15
TOy OQES HIT NEBRASKA
s. Il, Lewiston and Nelson Visited BY
the Twister.
OUR KILLED AND TWO FATALLY INJURED
lightning Strikes ThreshinE Machine
Near steinauer and Three Men
who Took Refuge Under
II Are Killed.


TECCMsEH, Neb.. Sept 1I-special Tele-
gram)-As the result of an electrical and
windstorm. which was very violent in sec
tons Of Johnson county this afternoon,
four persons are dead and one man and
eight children injured barns and out
buildings, trees and telegraph and tele-
phone poles were uprooted, etc.
At the farm OF Henry Walters. jr.. Ave
miles southwest of Elk Creek, threshing
crew was at work. four men crawled under
the thresher to escape the rain. Lightning
struck the machine and three of the men
we're killed outright and the fourth terribly
injured. The killed:
o. A. GILES. farmer aged 10 years,
leaves wife and Eve children.
AUGUST SEAMAN. aged 45 years. far
mer. leaves wife and three children.
ROY CARMINE farmer, aged II.
The injured:
Henry Walters, farmer. will recover.
The undertakers have gone out to Elk
Creek TO take charge of the bodies.
In the western part of the county the
storm was very violent southeast of Crab
Orchard. The Lone Tree schoolhouse was
blown from its foundation into a field
near by. The school had been dismissed
and the children were just leaving the
year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kohler,
was instantly killed, eight other children
were injured, two of them fatally, and 1t
is said one will not recover. 1t was in this
section Of the county the buildings were
wrecked. Sheriff H. A. Miner was near
the scene of the schoolhouse accident at
the time 1t happened. He was driving one
OF the Standard Oil companys heavy wag-
ons He drove his team up to a row of
trees for protection and he said, trees as
large around as his body were torn from
the ground about him, many outbuildings
and barns were destroyed. The telephone
wires are down in this part of the county
and 1t may be that the damage is greater
than so far reported.
Much Damage at Nelson
NELSON, Neb.. Sept. 14-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-The worst rain storm In years
was experienced here about / o'clock to-
day and In the midst OF the worst of it a
tornado swept over the west part OF Nell
son. The Rock Island round house in the
southwest part of town, was completely
destroyed, parts of ii being carried for
more than a mile north. The home Of
H. r. Follmer was badly damaged and
his large barn, wind mill and other out
buildings were torn to pieces. L. A. Rog-
eTS Tcbluence was DIoWn quite distance
from the foundation and turned half way
around. A large barn and other sheds
belonging to George Lyon, jr., were also
total loss. The high school building was
damaged to a considerable extent, all the
windows on the south side and many on
the fJyest were. blow,s out. Many small
buildings ere. badly wrecked and fences
and trees were scattered about promiscu-
ously. Reports are coming in from the
country that considerable damage has been
done. One and forty-two one-hundredths
of an inch of water fell. The portion of
our town covered by this storm was swept
by the tornado in 1891.
PAwNEE CITY. Neb. Sept H.-special
Telegram )-Robert Carmine, Ollie Giles
and Charles A. Siemann were killed by
lightning this afternoon, while threshlng
on the farm of Henry Walters, about eight
miles north of this city. During the storm
they with Mr.. Walters, crawled on the
separator and while there were struck and
instantly killed. Mr. Walters being only
slightly shocked. Mr. Siemann leaves a
widow and three young children 1t is
reported that he carried $500 insurance in
the Modern Woodmen. A remarkable thing
Is that the separator was not injured