Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-08
Streets Are Filled with Debris and
Trees Are UprOOted.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT POLK
Nearly All Business Houses in New
Town Wrecked.
FIELDS DEVASTATED BY HAIL
Loss In Polk and Vicinity is Esti-
mated at over s2OO,OOO-other
Points visited By the
storm.

LONG PINE. Mob, July 7.--(speeial Tele-
gram )-Long Pine was visited by tor
nado about lI5 D. m Saturday, damage 70
the extent of 10000 being done, with but
few exceptions the fronts OF all the stores
were blown IN. The Methodist church
was laid low. The roof Of the round house
was blown on Trees in the streets were
torn up. The Diamond livery barn was
demolished the roof Of Berger's department
store was torn or and immense damage
was done to the large stock of goods,
especially in the dry goods and grocery
departments. Great damage was done to
Kyner's mill by the wind.
Several runaways occurred at the begin
ming of the storm. Three people were
hurt but only one seriously. Thomas
Wright was standing in the City meat mar
ket when the front was blown In and Mr..
Wright was cut badly by the glass
Telephone lines are all down and streets
are a mass Of trees, fences, barns and
wreckaEe The city fre station was blown
over and the city jail was demolished.
The Northwestern railroad coal chute was
partially destroyed The tornado was fol-
lowed up by a terrible hailstorm, which
demolished practically all the windows that
the wind had left whole.
Immense damage was done by this hall
storm to the crops, Small grain is prao-
tlcally destroyed.
VALENTINE. Neb,. July I.--Cspecial Tel
egram. )-word has Just reached here from
the Rosebud agency that a severe electrical
storm struck that locality on the night of
July l. Mrs Alfred Bordeaux was struck
by lightning and instantly killed. Several
horses we're also killed and many tele-
phones we're burned out Wires were down
and considerable damage was done by wind.
An s-year-old girl was overcome by the
intense heat during the day and died from
the effects.
Heavy Damage by Hail and wind
POLK, Neb.. July 7.-(special Tslegram)
The worst storm in the history OF this
part of the country struck Polk ct about
midnight last night. in1ietinG a crop ana
other property loss that 10 simply appa;l-
ing. A strip Of country extending from
Hordville. the next station west OF Polk.
for six miles to the southeast and Ave
miles in width, with Polk slightly south
of the center OF the strip, IL hailed almost
completely out. Following the hailstorln
few minutes came windstorm which
seemed to reach climax at this city and
which did an immense amount of damage
to buildings in this city and the adjoining
country. Those who watched tho storm
described the cloud as a light colOred roll
ing mass which obsoursd the view and
which struck the town on the north and
wrecked a dozen OF more business and
residence houses.
The principal losses are sustained BY
Alex Scott, dealer in implements; Joseph
Engelke, restaurant; Ira Plessinger meat
market Rev. ]. A. Larltin, retired minister
Baptist ohurch Frank Fruide, restaurant
The implement building OF Mr.. Scott
erected at a cost of $500, is a total los4,
and the stock which was valued at t7.eA
has suffered a loss OF from $500 to N,o0A -
was at the Scott building where tho storm
first struck. and this building was torn to
pieces and great sections Of the wall car
ried completely over the lumber yard Of
Moore 4 Hunsaker and landed the
restaurant building OF Joseph Engelke.
badly wrecking that building and causing
severe damage to the stock OF goods. The
! loss to this building will reach 81 l,0OO and
the loss to the stock is estimated at 500.
The large two-story house OF Ira Pies
singer. which was In process OF construo-
ton, was carried on the foundation and IL
badly twisted and wrecked. Loss estimated
at 800. The new residence building OF Rev.
j. A. Larkin was carried on the founda-
ton and sustained damage OF 500 to 800.
The Baptist church was also carried from
the foundation and the foundation is badly
wrecked. The loss here win be In the neigh
borhood OF 500 TO $500. The top OF the new
cement stone residence building which
Frank Fruids was building was carried
on and Is wreck. Bsadea these losses
there are numerous other minor losses in
the city. which Il strewn with wreckAss Of
various kinds. The country In every di-
reotion from Polk is desolated by the hail
and wind and the loss to the farmers is
absolute, trees being broken on and crops
driven into the ground. This little city,
which has sprung up 10 its present size
since September II last. has received body
blow from which Il win recover slowly
With the exception Of Mrs Lee Miller, the
wife Of a carpenter who was living In q
tent, there is no one injured. Mrs. Miller
received slight injuries in the shoulder.
Hail Damage Near weston.
WESTON, Neb.. July 7-(speoial TeIe-
gram. "A hailstorm lasting nearly half an
hour. accompanied by q strong gale. struck
this place Saturday night, completely de-
stroying all the crops within lts path bo-
sides doing considerable damage to build.
ings. The hail started about a mile north
OF here, taking southerly course about
four miles wide, Reports were. received
from places twenty miles south over which
the storm also passed.
Damage at PlattsmOuth.
PLATrsMoUrH, Neb.. July 7.-<speoiaL) }
Nine years ago last night the FIRST
destructive food visited Piattsmouth and
several have since visited this city doing
more OF less damage. but the one last
night between 8 and II o'clock was the
worst OF all and did more damage than
any previous one The cloudbuyst and
electrical storm came from the north and
extended only q few miles west Of this city.
Some Of the reports received last night
proved to have been erroneous. especially
as 10 the death OF persons The heaviest
loss was caused by the giving away Of the
wall between the brick buildings OF c. E.
Wsscott aud that occupied by tbs KSsft
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