Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-29
LIGHTNING TEARS BUILDING
Destroys Wall and Floor Of New Sa-
loon Structure.
STORM DOES MUCH MISCHIEF
Floods streets, Sewers and Cellars,
with Fall of I.18 Inches OF
Rain, and Electricity is
Terrific.
,TORM DOES MUCH MISCHIEF

Lightning quilted a saloon building at the
rear OF Tenth and Davenport at 5 a. m.
Monday and tore a hole in the south wall
twenty-siX by twelve feet in dimensions.
II also ripped up a lot of the flooring.
The building is an addition 10 Billy
Burke's saloon. being erected by Metz
Bros. The walls are OF pressed brick.
No one was In the building. consequently
none was injured. The bolt was felt in
that vicinity by many persons.
The thunder and lightning were terrific
all over the city and the rain came down in
veritable torrents. 1t was accompanied by
only a moderate wind. The water flooded
streets and sewers and cellars. but did not
do as much damage as the big storm Of
last week.
Sewers in every section Of the city were
overtaxed. street pavement in the lower
sections were covered with a thick coating
of mud. and cellars In many localities
! were flooded.
The rain did not fail in such quantities
as II did a week ago and the amage was
proportionately less, but The engineering
department Of the city gives out the in
formation that II will take several weeks
in which to repair the damage. no estimate
being made as to the cost. Foreman OF
Sewer Repair Work Hutton said last week
It would take two months in which to re-
pair the damage done by the storm OF
last Monday night.
In the storm Of a week ago liz ipches
OF water fell, while in this last storm LIS
inches Of water fell, though during the
latter storm the water fell In much less
time.
No Sewers Broker
No sewers were broken In the Sunday
night storm, but their inadequateness 10
carry off the surfeit OF water was made
evident. Street pavement at Twenty-fourth
and Cunning, Twenty-fourth and Franklin,
Twenty-fourth and Patrick. Thirteenth and
william, Thirty-second avenue and Center
~Thirty-fourth and Myrtle avenue, in tht
Bemis park district and in a number oil
other localities was covered with mud
At Thirty-second avenue and Center stree
the water and mud washed over the stree
car tracks, curbing and sidewalk int
Hanscom park, destroying a large area o
freshly sodded lawn. At Twenty-seventl
and Pierce streets cellars were flooded
and on Park avenue between Hickor!
street and woolworth avenue a long sectiol
Of sidewalk which was built over ten year
ago eaved in.
The storm showed up a number Of stree
cuts made for gas or sewer pipes and oil
Thirty-third street between Pine and Cen
ter streets the cavern is deep enough ii
some places to completely hid a hOrs'
from view.
The storm did considerable damage a
Vinton street ball park by moving tn
new grandstand and part of the oil
stand from its foundation. While the stan,
was moved only a few inches 1t Will b
quite a job to get IT back in place becaus
Of Its great length and because of the ma
ture OF the foundation On which the stan
was built.
Two of the largest trees in Hanscor
park were struck by lightning during tn
storm Sunday night, and Superintendent
Adams OF the parks says that one of Their
was shattered to such Al extent that
will rave to be cut dow and removed a
a safety precaution. The superintendent
says he has no idea how tall the trees are
but they are among the largest In tn
park.