Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
Car Line Washed Out and Tele-
phone Communication With
Fairview Interrupted
BELL MAY BE LATE ARRIVING
Man Slated for Temporary Chairman
of Convention Reaches Lincoln for
conference-Railroads in Nebraska
Tied Up by Severe Storm and Con-
v.ntion Opening May Be Delayed.

Lincoln, July 6.-With phone wires
out of commission and Fairview cut of
from Lincoln by a wasl1out on the
trolley line Bryan had ample opportun-
ity to peruse the structures upon him
self delivered yesterday by National
Committeeman Guffey, in response to
Bryan's attack upon himself in. a
speech Saturday.
II have nothing to say" was Bry-
ans response to the inquiry anent the
Guffey statement
Last nights rain was torrential. ac-
companied by vivid flashes of lightning
and terrific roll of thunder for hours.
Repair men who reached Fairview
this morning reported the trolley bridge
over Antelope creek washed away to-
gether with considerable trackage.
They thought it possible a carriage
might get thru roundabout route, but
automobiles could not by any means
make the trip from Lincoln.
Train Service Annulled.
Train service has practically been
annulled, and the floods have stopped
all traffic in Lincoln. More than three
inches of rain fell last night The wa
ter this morning rose three feet above
the maximum records in 1892, and SER
ious washouts are reported IN all di-
rections on the Burlington. The Rock
Island tracks are submerged, and I'm
ion Pacific, Missouri Pacific and
Northwestern officials are helpless.
Street car traffic was stopped this
morning. The foundation Of the
Hughes block was undermined and the
building tumbled into Antelope creek.
Twenty persons escaped without in
jury.
Bell confers With Bryan. !. ..
Theodore Bell, of California, who Will
be temporary chairman of the conven-
tion, arrived here to confer with Bry-
an this forenoon. Almost coincident
with Bells arrival communication be-
tween Fairview and Lincoln was re-
stored. Bell called Bryan up by tele-
phone and Immediately thereafter
started for Fairview. There is great
apprehension felt here that Bell may
be unable to return to Denver in time
to open the convention at noon tomor-'
row, because it is reported that not a
road out of Lincoln is at present able
to dispatch trains.
Hires Special Train.
Temporary Chairman Theodore Bell,
who spent few hours with Bryan to-
day, feared he Would be unable to get
out OF the city because of flood cr,'di-
tions in the vicinity of Lincoln, r.
ranged for special train to take him
to Omaha from Waverly, ten miles
north of this city. Bell hired a. livery
wagon to take him to Waverly. He left
Lincoln shortly after 2 o'clock and ex-
poets to reach Omaha in time to catch
the Denver train on the Union Pacific
at 4:l5 for Denver, which will get him
into Denver early Tuesday morning.
Bell Trying to Get Away.
The Union Pacific train, which was
to have carried Bell to Fremont, there
to take the Union Pacific to Denver.
has been annulled because of high
water. Every effort is being made to
get him to Omaha over the Burling
ton.
Mr. Bryan at 1880 was assured the
Missouri Pacific expected to dispatch
a train from Omaha, and he arranged
for Bell to take that train. It is
scheduled to leave here at 2: 80, and II
not stalled will reach Omaha at $3.50.
This would enable Bell to catch the
regular train to Denver. as the I'm
lon Pacific main Line officially is re-
ported clear.