Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-15

from northwest 70 -outheass under -atsr.
with bers and there a houss standing on
an island ne damage D. difbcuit 20 sszi-
mate. Many families Who left hastily last
night are EoinR hsck 20 Their homes IN
tearns and bosts hut ss the ice h not
yet out q the river and there is danger q
another sudden rise WI cone back 70 tie
higher part q town Mayor WOLF. sheriff
Baum and CHIEF Of Police Peterson have
been busy al dsy looking after the home
less and All have been provided for.
The Union Pacific has a hsE force Of
men az work On the rAshout east Of
town
The cause Of the food was found today
70 be an ice gorge at the bend in the
river directly west Of town. near where
tie embankment was put in last month.
The gorge Is from aye 70 ten feet high and
extends across the channel The ice is
piled up high on the north hank at the
end OF IT, turning the water toward town
short distance south Of II is another and
smaller gorge. The weather is a little
cooler than yesterday and there is no
wind. The worst is now believed to be over.
DARTMOUTH. Nsb,. Feb. 14-tSpe-
cisl.l-The current under the Burlington
and also the Missouri Pacific bridge across
the Platte river is being kept open 10
prevent an ice gorge II is believed that
the ice In the Platte r1vsr VII break VI
rapidly when the food from the Loup'rireT
reaches IL The Burlington people are fear
ing -veEy little trouble At this point
LINwOOD. Neb-. Feb. lA-fspecial >
The food water from the Lsoub river YES
terday formed q gorge three miles uess OF
here, throwing water and ice out over the
south bank Of the river. The stream be
came more than a nile wide and from
four 20 ten feet deep destroying al pas
ture fences and hay that was IN it's path
for ten miles The damage viii run &c
hundreds Of dollars 1t Is rising agar
this morning William Hasenettsrss ranch
four miles east Of town has been cut OF
from the outside world for two days
AIDA Neb-. Feb. l4-(special Telegram.
Wood river. q few miles west Of Aida
| is higher Al present than IT has been FOR
year OF more Bert Mullen. 4 farner
residing near Aida lOs, a pair Of valuabl,
horses BY being drowned. In attempting
TO drive through what he thought a foo
! OF 30 Of back water his team hitched Il
a buggy. was carried by the swim cur
I rent. drowning both horses The river IL
slowly rising.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb. Feb 1A-lSpe
cial The ice in the Platte river stin re
mains intact. but bridges are being CLOSELY
watched The Union Pacific shipped Il
500 pounds Of dynamite yesterday morn
ing 20 use IN breaking I'd the See al thei
new bridge
WATERLOO. Neb-. FEB A-Cspecia
I Telegram The food situation sbou
/ Waterloo is not serious as regards tn
immediate vicinity. There is no DANCE
| Of an overflow Of the E1khorn unless tn
water from the Platte brings II Up abOv
normal The water from the Platte
running across. however. through q hi
slouEh and Rawhide creek. while the over
TOW west and south has reached point
within two and 4 half miles Of the tow
I Wlrfnen have connected up the railrosl
bridge over the EIkhorn river. broken u
the See above and below the bridge wit
dynamite. s=:5 tonight are cutting OF tn
piling and removing false work 70 CIV
the ice a chance to escape when III
breakup comes The railroad company
using every precauticn 90 save the bridg
and tracks