Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-24
HEAVY DAMAGES BY FLOODS
Beatrice is Isolated from the Outside
World by the Storm.
MILES OF TRACK WASHED OUT
Many Farmers Lose stock and Corn
Fields Are Ruined-BiE Damage
Also at Dewitt and
wilbur.

BEATRICE. Neb.. July Zs.|special Tele-
gram.)-Beatr1ce was isolated today from
the outside world because Of the worst
flood in its history. The government rain
gauge at this point recorded eight inches
OF rainfall.
The river this morning rose three feet
an hour and by daybreak West Beatrice
and the railroad yards were submerged
The residence and business section OF the
city suffered heavily from the raging tor
rent and many residents in the lowlands
had difficulty in escaping from their homes
to places Of safety. Women and children
were rescued from top of box cara aqc
boats we're pressed into service TO carly
on the reScne work. Az far as can oe
Learned no lives were lost
The railroads were hard hit by the
flood. The Burlington bridge over Bear
creek was taken out and nearly all OF
the tracks in the Burlington, Rock Island
and Union Pacific yards were washed out
or inundated. Between Dewitt and Beat
rice. a distance of twelve miles, most OF
the track Is gone. No trains are running
in OF out of Beatrice. and 1t Will be some
days before trains can be operated
From all localities in this section come
reports Of heavy property loss along the
Blue valley.
Henry Brandt a farmer living southeast
ot Beatrice. lost eighty head of cattle and
calves and all his corn crop. Many horses
hogs and a large amount OF poultry along
the creek and river bottoms were swept
away by the raging torrent
Holmesviile, seven miles southeast Of
Beatrice is submerged, and six feet OF
water is running through the depot. The
Beatrice electric light plant is shut down
and the waterworks plant is threatened
The damage in this city is heavy. large
amount of brick pavement was washed
away and Easements and cellars filled
with water The Dempster Mil Manufae-
turing plant was damaged TO the extent
OF $4,000 Telephone and telegraph are
prostrated.
Dewitt, twelve miles northwest OF Be
atrice, reports q rainfall of ten inches and
wilber, six inches. The property loss in
the Blue valley will run up into thousands
Of dollars.
This evening the waters began to slowly
recede and It is thought the worst is over.
The government gauge reports rise in
the Blue river OF 2s feet.
Two Miles of Track Ont.
TDCUSEH Neb.. July 2S.-(Special Tele-
gram.) 1.-The drouth OF nearly two months
duration was broken in johnson county
during last night by a rainfall which
verged on q waterspout. At Tecumseh four
inches OF rain fell in four hours. During
the same time over six inches fell at Crab
Orchard, five and one-hah inches at Elk
Greek and two inches at Cook.
The NehamA river and Yankee creek
flooded the bottoms today. reaching a
point about as high as the water ever
gets. Near Crab Orchard two miles Of
track on the Nebraska City-Holdrege line
OF the Burlington is washed out.
The main line from Kansas City 10
Lincoln Is all right, though water is said
20 have run over the track near Adams.
A great deal Of corn is inundated on the
bottom lands and there will be damage 20
bridges. eulverts and roads. to say moth
ing Of the washing OF upland fields.