Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06
ICE IN RIVERS IS BREAKING
Spring Thaw Puts Omaha Water Com
psny on Defensive.
NO SERIOUS RESULTS IN OMAHA
Many Points over Northwest Report
ThrenteninE Conditions and At
tsntiOn ~ Conferred on the
Platte at Columbus.

The ice in the Missouri river at Omaha
broke up Friday night and began running
out with a slight decrease In the stage OF
the water. The water company is Drepar-
Ing to make a fight on the ice and water In
the event of a rise which might threaten
the revetment work above Florence.
/ Il do not expect anything serious to de-
velop today in the river situation" said
Colo mel Welsh, Omaha's forecaster. THE
indications are for mild temperatures for
today and tomorrow, with probably colder
weather tomorrow night. The cold VIM
have the effect Of retarding the Ice and
water for a time and may prevent dan
gerous stages"
st. Joseph reported a big gorge in the
river above the city to the weather office
here on Saturday morning. The river Is
rising there rapidly. Reports from Blair
indicate the presence Of a gorge there In
that there is a slight rise there and a bit
Of a fall at Omaha. A telephone message
from Blair Saturday morning indicated
tbat there was nothing in the condition of
the stream to cause alarm. ST. Joseph is
stin more than four feet below flood stage.
Union Pacific reports show the ice had
not moved much during the night at Co
lumbus. There Is q gorge at the wagon
bridge ara the water is spreading all over
the lowlands. At the railroad bridge there
Is q channel through which the ice iE
moving freely.
At North Bend there is a channel 800
feet wide through which the ice is moving
freely.
Some, days ago the Missouri Pacific
sent some dynamite 70 OreaPolis to keep
the channel open at that place, but, 1t was
not found necessary to use II. The super
intendent Of bridges inspected the bridge
across the Platte at that place Saturday
morning and reported the ice was going
out all right and that he did not expect
any trouble.
FREMONT, Neb., March 5,-(speciaI
Telegran.)-The Ice Is going out. OF the
river here rapidly, but the conditions have
not become threatening yet A gorge was
reported this morning three or four miles
above the city, where It is said an island
4 caused the ice to pack, but the condition Of
| the river here does not indicate 1t is very
serious yet.
Dynamite has been used freely the las
few days to clear the channel around tn,
bridges,
1t is reported here the Ice has gone ou
Of the Loup and that gorges are feared a
a number Of points between here and Co
lumbus.
!, Bridge Out at G~othenburg.
| GOTHENBURG, Neb., March 5.-(Spe.
cial. )-The bridge across the channel OF thC
Platte river has given out. Several team.
had Just crossed when 1t went out. Large
Ice gorges west of here have been re
ported, and the warm weather for the las
few days has broken them up. The mile
bridge is still considered safe. Not q
much Ice is passing under that as Their,
is In the channel.
Gorge Breaks at Pierre.
! PIERRE, s. D., March 5.--(special Tele
GRANDFATHER thirty-six hours OF dynamit
ing the people Of Fort Pierre succeeded ii
breaking the gorge at the mouth of Rex
river, early this morning and opened tn,
channel. letting ont the overflow. Presen
? danger is passed, but the Missouri is risinI
! rapidly and may cause trouble later.
YANKToN, 8. D., Marcn 4.-(speciaI.)-
The weather has been very warm here o
7 late and there is every likelihood OF the Mis-
, souri, river going out any minute. The pom
toon bridge has been removed to a plac,
Of safety, to prevent loss.
STANTON, Neb., March 4-(SpeciaI.)-
: The Elkhorn river is again rising and tn
, bridge directly south OF town has been GU
off from travel as the ice has taken tn,
piling from under it. The bridge, fou
miles east of here, is in the same condi
ton.