Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-17
THIRD OF SERIES OF RAINS
Southeastern Nebraska Suffers Dam
age from Floods.
NARROW ESCAPE NEAR HUMBOLDT
Mrs. Ella EnrIy and Children Rescued
with DificuIty on Long Branch
Many Farmers suffer
Loss.

Dy the Inlru OF q series Oh uItuNulNk ldlhS
which visited the southern and southwest
ern sections of the state last night. The
precipitation was reported heavy, with
cloudburst reported at Humboldt. Small
damage was done to crops.
Heavy Damage Mt Humboldt.
HUMBOLDT Neb. July .-(SpsciaD-
This section was visited Sunday night by
the most severe rainstorm that has been
witnessed within the memory of the oldest
inhabitants. The fall estimated at from
eight to ten inches, and the damage result
ing Is severe and widespread. The rains
of Saturday night had swollen the Nemaha
river bank full and when the Long Branch
came down with its flood It was forced out
all over the lower part Of the city, filling
the cellars and entering the houses, driv-
the inhabitants to higher grounds. Several
narrow escapes from death are reported
/ The waters rose so rapidly as to give the
people little warning, catching many Of
| them asleep in their beds. In one instance,
Mrs. Ella Early and her two children were
! fairly swept from their home on the banks
of the Long Branch, when they opened the
door to seek means of escape after being
reused from their beds by the rushing
waters, and were lodged In hedge fence
amid come trees across the street. Here
! tney renamed unlll o ClOCh III lliS lllol IL
! ing clinging to the trees, while would-be
rescurers aroused by their screams were
vainly attempting their rescue, being de-
TERED on account of the fierce current. A
quartet of determined men finally went up
the railroad track with a hRndcar and by
making a detour succeeded in reaching
them and removing them to a place of
safety. A gang of railroad graders who
came to do the local work a few days
since were forced from their camping
grounds near the depot, many Of their
possessions being lost and others badly
damaged.
Considerable loss OF live stock is re-
ported throughout the country, the
storm came about o. clock in the evening
when It was quite dark to attempt moving
the animals. the greatest damage, how
ever, was to crops along the river low
lands, the wheat being much Of II in the
shock and the oats standing. The former
is entirely swept away, while the latter is
down and almost ruined. The water
flooded the mill and electric light plant
and put out the fires at 10 o'clock last
evening, and the current has not yet been
restored. Traffic on the railway is being
slowly resumed. A piece of bad track at
the west OF the local yards detained No.
I
could be repaired. West bound trains are
expected to get Through on their usual
time. The dam at the Spring lake went
out during the food and the waters swept
over the ice houses completely demolishing
one with its contents and destroying the
contents of the other. This leaves but
about twenty tons OF ice in possession of
the company which supplies the local de-
mand for ice. 1t is supposed that the
concern will be compelled to ship In ice, as
was done last summer.
PERU. Neb, July 16-(special. lover
three inches of water fell at this place
Sunday in so short time that considerable
damage was done by washing and over
flows.
WYMORE Neb., July 16-(Special Tele-
: gram. )-This mornings rain added moth
ing to damage already reported. The Blue
, river is out of its banks and is still rising
The damage to lowland corn will be heavy
TECUMSEH, Neb., July 16.-(speciaL)- y
During the last forty-eight hours the pre-
cipitation at Tecumseh has been 40 inches
causing the Nemaha river and Badger
creek to come out of their banks and com.
Z pletely overflow the bottoms In south Te-
: cumseh several families have been Obliged
. to move out of their houses and the water
i is flowing into the buildings. At Adams 9
}, greater fall Of water was experienced and
= all along the river the newly cut wheat was
washed into the freshet and the loss will
amount to thousands of dollars. Stock has
Q been drowned and cornfelds devastated
i The railroads have been compelled to al,
most abandon service here. The Wagon
roads running from Tecumseh to the west
and south. across the Nemaha river. were
five feet under water at the time the higf
: water was in the worst state.
: Lightning Destroys store.
NELSON, Neb. July l6.-(Special) Am
other rain and windstorm swept over thi,
section between 3 and 4 o'clock this morn
Ing. The store OF the Mount Glare Mer
r camille company at Mount Glare, thi,
: county, was struck by lightning and tn,
building and stock were entirely destroyed
A by fire. The stock amounted to about
> $500,
a BEATRICE, Neb., July 1S-(speciaI Tel
:, egram. )-Reports from Baneston are to IN,
!, effect that great damage is being done t
bridges and other property in the soutI
!, part OF the county by high water. Tin
!, Rawley, the mail carrier at that place, wa
: caught in the food, and with his team
had a narrow escape from drowning. II
took refuge in a tree, where he remained
until rescued The water is the highes
s alta Barneston 1t has been for years.
A I,TNWOOD Neb., July 16.-(Special)- J.
u Another big rain OF about two inches fel
10 here last night. Farms are flooded an,
grain that is not cut is under water; tina
which IS cut is in bad shape and farmer
r are fearful that the wheat will be badl
spoiled, like II was two years ago.
4 BLUE HILL, Neb., July ls.-(SpeciaI)- j.
This section OF the country was visite
by a heavy rain Saturday and also las
evening. This puts the ground in I'm
, condition for corn.
\ STANTON, Neb., July 16.-(speclal)- J.
:, Another heavy rain fell here last night
: Thus far the rainfall has not been suf
: ficient TO do damage and crops are excel
= lent, including winter wheat. Corn ha
more than doubled since the Fourth, an
: Is about as far advanced as ordinarily at
y this season of the year. Tassels are show
ing In some early fields.
! PIATTSMOUTH Neb., July l6.-(Spe
L cial This vicinity has been visited b
several floods within the past two week,
and another heavy downpour came las