Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
NEWS FROM STORM
Great Damage Wrought by it in All
Parts Of the State.
10 LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
stock as = RuIe Comes ThrOuGh All
Rieht. but BuiIdinGs ana wInd-
mills show ERects Of
the wind.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Jan. @-(Spe-
cisl)-Every available employe and other
man in the neighborhood whose services
could be secured was employed with saw,
crowbar or hammer early today in reliev-
lng 100 head Of cattle from the debris OF
a barn wrecked by the wind at the Nc
Donald ranch five miles north of this city.
The barn, SOx4O feet in dimensions, had a
haymow. The roof was blown away, some
of the parts for a distance OF 300 yards.
but the floor Of the haymow and some of
the siding came down on the animals and
held them fast. One Of them was killed
and four we're seriously crippled, but the
rest we're finally freed without injury. AT
Wood River Langan's icehouse was
wrecked. At Cairo part OF the odd Fell
lows building was damaged: at Doniphan
many barns and lighter outbuildings we're
blown over; i'm this city the main damage
was in four plate windows being shat
tered; at Loup City a. freight car broke
away from it's mooring. driven by the wind,
and topographic warning was sent down
the line. but it was stopped by a turn in
the track and the play of the wind upon ii
from a different direction at Scotia June
tion. The wind had a velocity of fifty
miles an hour here.
ButintnRs damaged at PIRttam0 uth
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 30.-(spe-
cial)-During the storm here the roof was
blown from the Parmele theater, the large
plate glass in the Pearlman building on
Main street was blown in. the roof was
blown from the new portion Of the Ne.
braska Masonic home, trees were blown
down and outhouses blown over and the
telegraph and telephone wires were blown
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ness. Several hundred dollars damage wal
done to the electric light plant. The city
schools were dismissed on account of the
storm.
F Damage at kearney.
rKEARNEY. Neb., Jan. 30.-(Special.)-
Several plate glass windows were demol.
ished as a result of the storm. The wind
blew at a terrific gale and no small lam.
age was done. A local lumber yard was
scattered out over the own in such a
manner that it was with difficulty that
the original location was found. A barn
containing three horses was razed to the
ground and the horses have not been lo-
Gated. 1t is hardly thought that they wen,
with the wind. The Athletic park, wesl
OF the city. was shy a high board fence
after the sun came up this morning. The
Burlington water tank and windmill. be-
came badly crippled in the fracas. Farm
ers complain of their windmills being en-.
tirely out of business. The streets in the
business section are a conglomerated mass
of billboards. shingles, tin roofs and broker
glass.
NORFOLK. Neb., Jan. SO.-Trains be-
atween Norfolk and Sioux City dug through
the drifts at noon today. The Hotel Whiten
at Bassett. Neb.. was unroofed. Hundreds
of windmills and many church steeples
blew down. The mercury dropped to II
below here this morning.
Lights Out at North Platte.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. Jam. O.-(Spe
cial.)-A severe windstorm ragged Thurs
day afternoon and all night, From s Il
10 p. m. 1t attained the velocity OF fifty
eight miles an hour and did considerable
damage here. A house under construction
belonging TO Charles Obert, was blown
partly off the foundation and twisted GU
OF shape; a number of chimneys were
blown down. fences wrecked, a Waterman
tower. which intersects Locus street will
the Union Pacific, was blown over jus
after the Waterman had gone down t
get a bucket OF coal. The smokestacks a
the electric light plant were blown dowI
and a fire narrowly averted. The result
was that the electric lights were turned
out over the entire city and will not b
restored for several days. The troop pre-
senting "rhe Great Divide" was scheduled
for last evening and, although the electric
lights were out, two large headlights from
engines were brought over, numerous can
dies used and the play was presented will
these lights to a fair sized house.
FRIEND, Neb, Jan. 9,-(speciaE)-On,
of the worst blizzards and windstorm
since hat OF January IL, 1855. reached thi
place about 4 Thursday afternoon. Par
Of the cornice was blown from Wareeb'
opera house. A chimney was blown from
the high school building, which wen
crashing through the roof into the recIta
tlon room below, considerably damaging
the floor. This room is continually occu
pied during school hours and II was for
tunste that school was not In session. TIL
damage TO this building alone will reac
$500. A chimney was blown from the fin
Catholic church. Windows were broke