Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-02
LINCOLN GETS DRENCHINC
Easements Flooded and Water Comes Into
Some Of the Stores
RAILROAD TRACKS ARE UNDER WATER
street Cars stopped and Lightning
Puts Telephone system out of
Business Crops Are
OamaEed.


The rain began at $50 and continued until
7:15, when It began to slacken. Thousands
OF dollars Of damage was. done, Easements
being flooded. floors of stores on o street
from Eleventh to Twentieth being covered |
with several inches of water and street car
service stopped. For two hours after the
rain had practically ceased water on Q |
street from Twelfth to Thirteenth was from
four to Ave feet deep and small boys
amused themselves by diving from stranded
street cars. Up to o'clock 26 inches had |
fallen.
The rain was accompanied by a severe /
electrical and windstorm and reports from |
out in the country indicate the wheat is
blown down and the harvest will be seri- |
ously interrupted.
The Rock Island tracks at Twentieth and |
o streets were covered for distance of
100 feet and an upholstering establishment |
near there was flooded The proprietor car !
ried his stock into the street, where In a |
short time it was floating around in three |
feet of water
Pianos stand in water.
The basement Of the Curtice company
on o street near Twelfth. was flooded and |
forty-sx pianos are standing in two feet
of water. The basement Of the Paine
Clothing company. the Armstrong Clothing
company and Miller & Paine, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth on o, were flooded
and water swept over the hrst floors OF
these buildings Little damage was done
on these floors. however, as the goods were
stacked out OF reach. The basement and
the first floors Of the Burr block and Funke
building at Twelfth and were flooded.
Water came up on the sides of horses and
rushed through hacks coming down o
street, completely filled the streets and
came up over the sidewalks and seeped
| through into many of the show windows.
For a half block on South Twelfth street
| the water was several feet deep and flooded
the basement of the Harley drug store.
| During the storm the telephone service
was practically knocked out and for two
hours street cars ran on o street be-
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth. completely
tying up the system. Salt creek is rising
and II is probable Little Russia will again
be flooded as 1t three years ago.
During the storm several alarms were
turned in, but little damage resulted from
/ the fires.
! Miller & Paine estimate their loss al $500
and they are moving their basement goods
| to the Auditorium. Sanderson, the shoe
man, estimates his loss at $1,000, and the
/ Harley Drug company at $500 Others in the
same block suffered smaller losses.
Antelope creek was out OF its banks at
| II 80 and water had backed up to the Rock
Island depot. The rise in this creek has
cut of street service to University
! Place and Hsvelock and many people from
! these places are now quartered at the ho-
tells and will remain in town tonight. They
had been spending the day at Lincoln park.
Since the rain the fire department has
gf-r - .
Easements. At $50 there was still five
feet OF water in the basement Of Miller &
Paine's store
Rainfall Heavy over the state.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., July 1.--(Special
Telegram )-The heaviest rainfall Of the
season in a short time visited Hall county
about o'clock today. Heavy clouds, NOV
ing in a circular fashion, from the south
and northwest, soon broke into almost
cloudburst accompanied by severe wind
and considerable hail, which combined is
believed TO have done considerable damage
throughout the county. The hail was not
large, however nor did the stones at any
time cover the ground, Reports so far
received indicate the storm was about the
same in the outlying districts as here. An
inch of rain fell in twenty-five minutes.
TEKAMAH, Neb., July 1.-(SpeciaL)-A
terrific wind and ranstorm visited this
place last night One and onehalf inches
OF rain fell in twenty minutes. Lightning
struck the chimney of of the Burt County
State bank and the dwelling house OF L.
Clements. At the latter place three chill
dren were rendered unconscious. but were
all right again in a short time.
FREMONT. Neb.. July 1.-(Specal )--The
rainfall last night was one of the heaviest
ever felt here, II was accompanied by Sc
we're thunder and lightning. A number OF
} fuses we're burned out and transformers
put o6t Of commission. but no other dam
age is reported by lightning. The rain
was not particularly needed. Corn is back
ward and on the bottoms has been dam
aged considerably by water. Unless the
/ frost is much later than usual a good deal
OF It will not come up to grade. Oats
are poor, the straw short and the heads
not we'll filed. Wheat is generally looking
we'll.
; PLATTSMOUTH Neb.. July 1.-(special1
; Another "miIlion-dollar rain" fell in Cass
Acouuty Saturday night which will beneht
the growing corn, grass, potatoes and other
garden truck, but Il is not beneficial 70
% harvesting the winter wheat which is a
larger Yield than last year. Two and one
fourth inches of water fell
EDGAR, Neb., July Especial )-The
heaviest electrical storm OF the season
, visited this section last evening The storm
came up suddenly about D. m. and was
accompanied by sharp lightning and heavy
thunder About $50 the wind rose 10 a
D furious pitch and blew violently for thirty
: minutes. Much damage was done TO fruit
- and shade trees, but no other damage so
= far Is reported in this vicinity. In the
northern part OF the township some hail is
n reported, but no serious damage is yet re-
A ported
+ BROKEN BOW. Neb., July i.-Cspecial
e Telegram)-A heavy thunderstorm with
plenty OF rain passed over this part OF
d the county this afternoon About one inch
y OF water fell in little over an hour.
4 GENEVA. Neb.. July i,-(special. AFTER
p two terribly warm days a severe electric
d storm arose from the west and a ine rain
q fell all evening, yesterday and during the
night. II was accompanied al first with a
| gale Of wind