The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-05-15
BY Terrible Tornado and Much
Property Is Destroyedin
STATE OF NEBRASKA
The Storm Sweeps Over the Eastern
Part of the State, Visiting and
Wrecking Number of Towns. Col
lege Buildings Damaged and One
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Railroad Station Destroyed.

A dispatch from Omaha, Nebraska,
says twelve persons are known to
have been killed and a score injured
by tornado which swept the north
ern part of Sarpy County at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The storm, which
gained a velocity on its way south,
started in Omoha about 4:30. At
Bellevue the college buildings were
damaged to the extent of probably
$4,000 and several persons injured,
none fatally.
The storm was the most severe that
ever struck Eastern Nebraska. The
damage to the college buildings at
Bellevue was heavy. The tower was
torn from Park Hall and the building
wrecked. Lower Hall and Raikin
Hall were unroofed.
The panic stricken students ran to
the basement and in this way many
fatalities were probably averted. The
college stables were wrecked and all
the horses killed. A number of small
buildings and stores in the village
were blown down.
Moving south the tornado struck
Fort Crook, damaged several OF the
barrack buildings, but nobody was IN
jured. In the town Of Fort Crook,
however, a number Of buildings were
entirely wrecked and other damage
done.
The storm lifted and dipped at in
tervals, continuing to move south
ward, doing much damage to farmers
property. The first town struck was
Papillion, miles south Of Omaha. At
that point the damage was not great,
the funnel shaped cloud apparently
lifting sufficiently to pass the town.
It again descended as the storm NOV
ed toward Richfeld, four miles south
of Papillion.
In its path was the farm Of Gus
Leader, whose farm buildings were
partly destroyed, and his son, Charles
Leader, aged IA, killed outright. All
his live stock was killed.
Edward Martins farm was next
to be swept. Mr. Martins home and
all his barns and small buildings were
totally destroyed and Mr.. Martin rat
ally hurt by being crushed under MS
home. The little town Of Richfield
was almost blown to pieces, Dut the
casualty list was small.
At Louisville half the town was
wrecked and at least eight persons
lost their lives. Mrs. Frank Hester
was killed in her home. Seven who
took refuge in sand pits were Killed
outright. The names are not avail
able.
Two miles l.Jrth Of Papllllon
Martin Teith and his son, James,
were driving along the Little Papio z
River, when their horse became
frightened by the hail and plunged
into the swollen stream. Both father
and son were drowned.
An officer from Fort Crook arrived
in the city and stated that the dam
ages to buildings would amount to
100000 at the army post alone anu
the village is almost total wreck.
A remarkable scene was enacted
when the officers realizeS that a tor
nado had struck the post. Six hun
dred troops of the Goth regiment were
brought to battalion formation ana
in the midst of flying slate roofs anc
other debris they marched across the
narade ground to substantial build
ings, where they were put "at rest
and took to the cellars.
The ROOFS of several Of the large
buildings were blown off and other
damage done.