Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-02
REPAIRS BEING MADE RAPIDLY
For First Time in History U. P. is
Not Operating Trains.
RUNS WILL BE RESUMED TODAY
Plattsmouth Bridge Foreman Has
Narrow Escape from Death.
WATER IS FALLING GRADUALLY
Uaexpeeted Flood Comes Monday
Morning Destroyins Bridges that
Have Heretofore been
safe.

rvsnty-four Union Pacific and North
western trains are tied mp at Fremont
Officials promise that traffic viii be
resumed today, but several days VIII
be required TO get back to schedules.
Eikhorn goes on another rampage
yesterday and conditions were worse
than at any time during the flood.
missouri Pacific 10 the only road out
Of Omaha that was running trains
yesterday.
new channel 10 cut across Fremont
island. and it appears to be . perma-
nsnt one.
Crews Of bridgemsn are haatensd to
the scene OF the damage TO repair struo-
lures a. soon a. possible.
water at several points In the stats
rise again At alarming rate, causing
much additional damage.
riattsmouth bridge foreman 10 swept
from his vsloeipsds on Burlington tracks
and IL nearly drowned.
The flood situation In Nebraska was
more serious yesterday than at any time
since the waters Of the Platte and Elk
horn reached flood stage last week.
The water though, is now receding
rapidly an dthe roads promise that some
sort OF service will be resumed today.
Early Monday night the streams went
higher and at several points tracks and
bridges that have heretofore been safe
we're washed out
For the first time since the Union Pa
cific was built not train is moving In
or out OF Omaha. Additional washouts
are reported at Fremont twenty-four
Union Pacific aud Northwestern trains
are tied up between here and that place.
The only trains out OF Omaha yesterday
were those Of the Missouri Pa tfic and
the Burlington, which Is detouA .g Its
trains over that road by way b st.
Joseph.
The track Of the Northwestern was o..
a, Arlington so that the Union Pacific
was again shut Off from the use Of this
track ,Q the west
AT waterloo Sunday theswater fell fif-
teen inches, or exactly 10 the high water
mark ot 1857. but at . o'clock yesterday
morning rise sot In. At noon the water
had gone up again about inches above
the 1881 mark, and was still rising. At
noon there was three inches OF water In
the Waterloo bushes houses and activity
there remains practically at a standsulL
For~mas Has Narrow Escape.
The Crest OF the flood at Plattsmouth
apparently reached It's height sunday.
bu, yesterday the water was still surging
over the Burlington and Missouri Pacific
tracks in three places between Piatts-
mouth and oreapolis X. w. Zavgren.
bridge foreman for the Burlington at
Piattsmouth. attempted TO 80 to Ore
apolls on his velocipede. In trying
to go through the turbulent stream
across the tracks his vehicle was swept
from the rails and by heroic effort he
saved himself from drowning. The water
Is now falling at these points.
Arlington had another scare during tho
night. The water had gone down Sunday.
but early yesterday a rise again set
In and continued up TO about 10 o'clock.
when It began to go down. A North
western fill two miles west Of Arlington
toward Fremont was washed out during
the night.
At noon reports we're received that the
water is falling steadily at Valley and
Ashland.
Six spans OF the wagon bridge at Louis
Vile have been washed away. The water
Is falling at these points.
MakeshIn service Promised.
Officials say that service will be re-
sumed soon on all lines to the west, with
the exception fthe Rock Island. which
will not be able to complete repairs on Its
bridge over the Platte river at South
Bend before Wednesday at the earliest.
The Northwestern has succeeded in
putting its track at Arlington in passabls
condition and this morning will run trains
on its Black Hills and Wyoming lines out
OF Omaha. This line will be used by the
Union Pacific until the repairs on its
road between Fremont and Waterloo are
completed. which will be some time dur
ing the latter part of the week.
With the line opened to Fremont the
Union Pacific will again establish through
service west.
The Burlington completed the repairs
on its Ashland bridge over the Platte
last night and this morning trains will
probably run between Omaha and Lincoln.
FROM Lincoln west the road has been
open for several days The Omaha road,
tied up b va washout at Pender since
early last week. completed repairs last
night and this morning service OF Sioux
~.-ffu -.
to Norfolk has been in operation
two days.
The Union Pacific has not operated
passenger train out OF Omaha to the
west since Saturday night at II O'Clock.
Nor has a train arrived since that time.
This is III elongest period Of time that
the Overland system has been tied up
since the road was open to traffic more
than forty years ago.