Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-30
STORM DOES HEAVY DAMAGE
West Portion of the city suffers the
Most OF All.

West Portion of the city suffers the
Most OF All.
With later reports on the damage
wrought by the wind and ralnstorm of
Sunday night. the estimate of loss has in
creased materially Monday. Besides the
studio Of J. Laurie wallace at 1870 lizard
street and the residence of q. H. Sinclair
at 5Ol6 lizard street. there were a half
dozen silos wrecked by the wind. APP
parently only the west END OF the city
sustained the fury OF the gale. One Of the
silos destroyed was a costly one recently
erected by the Atlantic Creamery company.
Considerable corn west OF the city was
ruined
When Mr. Wallace, the artist, whose iiv-
ing apartment and workshop fell into de-
struction before the fury of the storm,
reached the scene OF havoc Monday morn
ing. after a night passed at the home OF
friends in Council Bluffs, he was deeply
affected by the spectacle.
The artists first words when he was
able to take grip on the situation was an
Inquiry for his paint box. A single glance
suffced to show that probably nothing else
In the costly collection of portraits. rugs,
vases. sculptures and other objects Of an
artists paraphernalia could possibly have
escaped destruction.
Mr.. Wallace announced that he was
practically ruined. TT is not merely
home have lost" he said nor valuable
possessions; the things that lie in the
wreck totally ruined represent life's
work and they cannot be replaced" The
artist maintained calnness 10 his mis-
fortune and with strong spirit took
hand In the work OF recovering what little
he could. Among the objects that had
been destroyed were a mold which the
artist had made for death mask of the
late r. S. Hall and from which he in
tended making a portrait. Also there were
sex eral paintings he had Just completed
and was under commission to deliver soon,
besides priceless collection of work done
| since the artists earliest beginning In art
Goes to stay with George Barker.
Mr.. Wallace Win take up his temporary
residence at the home Of George E. Barker,
6S2 South Thirty seventh street. His dam
aged rugs and artists utensils will be
stored In the barn Of Dr. Nelson Mercer,
who lives Rsarby. az
Mr.. Wallace oceAsioned his friends con-
siderable worry when they failed to locate
him immediately after the storm. It was
tbousht hetmisht have been crushed in the
fall Of, the studio V,Su ., fEs.a 4-4t
Tho loss of Bel Sinclair the roof of
whose housesgas ripped away by the storm,
| VIII reach 1900. 90 ~ - -rt
II was reported that the Big and Little
Pappio creeks weFe swollen far above their
normal water level and were In danger of
breaking their banks
The home OF B. II. Sinclair, at 5ols lizard
street. suffered the greatest damage re-
ported next to that which fell upon the
Wallace studio. The roof of Mr.. sinelair,s
house was completely lifted from its place
and hurltd into the street, grazing an ad
joining houss at IL tell. The damage to
the Sinclair home will reach about $1,000
/ Other residents of Dundee set an ex-
cellent example OF loyalty and self-sacrt
flee in coming TO Mr.. sinclair's assistance.
A score of the neighboFs rushed out in the
thick Of the storm and resurrected all sorts
Of tarpaullns and tent canvass for a make
shift roof over his damaged house.
/ The car service to and from the little
suburb became utterly crippled several
times during the storm. These Interrupt
tions occurred when mud swept into the
hollow at the belt crossing and shunted two
cars off the track.
/ In Benson the new school house which is
being constructed was rendered a complete
wreck by the wind. Two of the walls
which were up to the second story were
blown down.
City Officials Busy
City Engineer Craig and Street Commits
sioner Flynn were the receivers Of numer-
GUS calls Monday. as the result of the
forceful and fierce fall of rain Sunday at
ternoon and night, Most OF the calls were
for ordinary washouts, however, and only
IN few cases was anything serious found.
At Seventh and CASTELAR, a disastrous
washout and cavern occurred, taking q
stretch of wooden sidewalk with IT, This
is place where more or less trouble is
always experienced when a heavy rain fans.
Men were put at work doing some temper
airy repairs, but in the end only permanent
work will serve to protect the locality.
At Fortyfirst ana Jackson and Twenty
first and Clark and in a few other spots
washouts and overflows occurred. Some
small sewer cuts and similar street open
ings were caved, but the big main sewer
on Burt street stood the storm without any
appreciable damage.
Engineer Craig and his assistant, George
Camper. were early hustling about in their
automobile. and Street Commissioners Flynn
had his gangs engaged at points where Their
services were most required. so that within
few hours all ordinary damage was over
come. .1, tp..H. +r-ff
Contractors with unfinished buildings on
their hands reported 10 Building inspector
Withheld that cellars were full OF water and
minor injuries inflicted, but hydraulic
I Jumps were brought into ri
of the water. Cement. sand, lime and
other building materials were more or less
injured. and in some cases spoiled where
not properly covered and protected.