Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-16
WATER SILL OVER TRACKS
flztts lind Tor Crest 70 AIUv T-siuf tr
Pan FriEF.
ssss AND FAILING At KTEsyHs
Iniun PneIac Has Forre - Msn NJ
Wsrk ReruiriuE rs Main Tine
B-ruesH omaha asd Grind
HsEand

IsIana
A. Hun8-vn Fr1asr rhs Tuis- Pnuihc had
ahEnduned az h1rs uf SETTING Err C rs
trans ever the uEiz I'M -,Hrvesn Omaha
nu1 Grand Island t,sf1-s Saturday, night
81 The earliest and n8t rhs- unless me
rrH- SHOWS mere - - inclination 10
fan Than - hus Curfi----r rtru--s f-Du
cdHreu- stations a. ro vnf-ha- ne --vs-
WIS rising ~ ta1HuE we're easily scsouurea
Tor IN ere report 10 Lbe Criun Pacific
lte r1Tsr was reported risiur Il mIe p1st
e ard fE1luE ~ u1s posi- - TINS is AZ
uo-u-sd for ~ rhs Eurras which c1u-tuu-
uusF k=sr furuizE Al VARIOUS puiurs,
forcing TIRE 7fvs- ru raise hack q then
The rrErk rs washed or 81 g duzan places
along 1hs -oad and large forces q rnsn
are or hsu6 10 repair -hs tlrarsrr places
ss1r as the u-star rec=ass LGHr night
h was reported r1s-uE II Fremont and
A-,aE
Tns Elat1s river was hacking mo san
t,-ssE al Ashland FRIDAY uiEtl and 6rivlnE
many farmers from thar homes and threat
e--tuE n DO 111sidsratfe damage TIE river
was 1vs niles vice al VAN Hhars II
had washed away ub1u1 half 8 -lIls q
Burlington r-Uck ThH Burlington has bee-
forced 70 absndun train service between
Ashland En5 Fremont but the r-Hfns are
running t,srwesn FrH-nar- and si8ux CRY
The Zee is sim IL 1hs rfvH- ar Central
Cry and Shows no sign CO breaking ID
Two channels have been dyuHuzits5 IN rhs
river abuTs the Ashland r-1dCs. which IS
considered 10 Re In nc Danger as n STANDS
hgn above the water.
Bieeked fer Four Days
me UrIun PBc1Hc has t.=sn srs-tuaIlr
hl1cke5 between Omaha and Grand Island
f7r f9ur DAYS and an immense arnCuut Of
frsIEr1 has accumulated Print and urher
f-siEtt haE begr ds1Uu-ed via the Esu-lf1iE-
ton between Omaha Hn6 Grand Island but
thH- road. already crowded bT frs UEn
trains. uuuld care for bur q limited ru-u-
Der af The Tnlun Pacific trains Csr5-iAls
are auE8usly sv-H1ttnE The reu7s--fnE Il
THE rnad 10 resume business. which has
bsHr blocked
reports from Fremont Fr-idHv morning
showed the wa1er from ths P1srre had
broken 1hru1Eh into the EzWhi6s and
lhencs 10 the ElkhuG-n- buf il came q Gay
too lB1E 20 dEuaEe the bridge Al Fzkh0rn-
C'hisf Engineer Euu1lFv - the T1iu1 Pa-
ctfic has a large force q men al work
and was able u ret 1bs new large double
track bridge ACROSS fhe ETkh1-n a
Waterloo before the ire began 70 cu-ns
down The false work WIS torn away and
al was IN readiness I'm rhe running q
trims before the water uarns tt-0uEh
Rs-k Island Bridge in Peril
T,fas RDck Island was fssrful ~ is bridge
al South Bend Al noon and q had b-laEe
gang on The spot doing everything possible
10 save the bridge Although the ice uburs
had not b-,ke, channel 2ab feet wide
was dEuEmi1ed ont tU give the ice q clear
sweep when Il came
Postal Clerk Hurst and Striking returned
70 duT IN thriving The ChicaEp-0rnEha
mHD east q the river On ths Burlington
tram winch reaches Omaha a. IL a m.
FRIDAY. They had been recently trans 4
ter-ed 10 train Ma. g On ths Book Island I
winch wHs gwen the rnr1rac1 for haulnsg A
inns nan about SIX weeks aEo. buf 4
abandoned n Friday morning
All the westhuEnd mails ever rhe Tniur I
Pacific VII re transported over the Bur 4
HnE1uE tracks 10 Grand Island uu1l the 4
TIl3un Eacthc tracks are repaired west Of 4
Columbus The Tnion Parihr VII use It's
UVn tracks west q Grand 1ElEnd.
The Uniur Pacffe lE running srub train
between Grand Island and North Bend dir
ing he fsusak liz ItE tracks. fur the accom-
I1I8dH-ian q the mails
The local mHn sH-z1cs between Omaha
ard valley is bang zone ny rhs C-ui1n Pa
cthe Bsa-rias End Lincoln trains.
River R-RsrTsd Rising nj Ane.
FREMONT. Nah- Fen. 15-speciEl TtIs-
gram. The river Situation hare Is trnrruv-
tuE. The ace gorge IN The PIHrre rtsz- Arlss
- supposed 70 he slu There but ma water
v Inch flooded Thar town is coming duzr
lhe FlRN.tlids charmed 10 me nor1h of ms
CRY Reports are cunning In n heavy losses
q hogs Pred Acurn lost Is head and Rsr-
reseurarirs Hove large bunch. The t1tEl
loss q stock EiH tie heavy Al 6 o'uIeck
t0riEt1 the ICE was solid IN The north chan
mel and there WIS mare water north OF
me river than IN H. There Is SIN IdEnEe~
n 1be gorge Suing or and again fooainr rhs
sUuth SIDE Very Few peogds living down
there have Euos hack 10 their homes
Tbs ice has not Ft1 gone on n ne river
and another Eu-gs has sVldsul;y formed
east q Anes-
Reports by usleThuns f-urn uhs country
nurIh and east 81 Nor-h Bend are rhaf m
Watsr is even higher rhHn II was IN fgg
and me damage 1ru1 loss q STOCK r~tu-
orally hogs. VIZ ne heavy Comfy
Assessor Walker loE1 3 Ee8d bunch e hos
and ssys 1hE- Nhls znus1 ri ne Earn,
houses are EcI a-T. me yards are u1r
z ne NEl+f NflG4 came n LtruLIEE Ire
Mercer Washuu- mas Euns nur-h q M
Nu-1nW estern rrscks through ClIl7srrs
7-hsr company 80W has fu-rs q raen a
WORK b-IR-seu here and ArIinE1ar me
bridge a. rhE- POM Il all riEar The water
IN The rtrT r. three f-ez lover han W-esa=s-
CAY night Th= river Is very low s1u-h n
1CEIL vW-nE 70 Al Ice gorge inns side a.
Aznss- The weather Is EEru and rhs Nind
h iu me n0rrh-
Class. Nsh-. Pa 1E-sEecial T.I--
ErEm--Up 70 ms eVsulnE me OILY sn-tr
here % lns noods has t=su & ru-EI fHru-s
q me nails TnE hrs- Omaha MAJ Einc-
~ s1nssdET reached hHrs Fridar zf-a-nsau
from the west The PLErrs river tlrazE=
here - az r.Eh-
LeEEH Cr-ek OuI Of RankG
LIONS Ssa- Fsb- 1z--lSp=c5a1 -Th=
MD Wsa1nsT maj las ErsrzIa5 over me
country flr The las1 week seems u hare
melted q rHsl Eu1zur q Engu N III.