Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-03
FRESHETs ARE ALSO STARTED
Recedino Waters Show Devastation
Which Has Been Wrouoht.
sovIsIoN TRAINS RUSHED
Property Loss Is HEAVY at Some
Points in State.
LAKE MANAwA FULL OF WATER
Northwestern and Burlington Hope
60 Have Their Lines Open for
Service by Today 10 Re-Estab-
Iish Regular Service.


The Union Pacific was the first road
TO get It's trains to operating over the
flood-strlcken district out OF Omaha. Yes
terday afternoon at o'clock ten passen-
ger trains which have been tied up hero
for the last two or three days were
started west I'm a procession about fif-
teen minutes apart.
Other roads hope to have bridges and
washouts repaired so that trains may be
running today.
When the outgoing Union Pacific trains
reached Fremont the fifteen trains which
had been maroonea there were started
east.
Trains on several OF the lines are still
being detoured. with no particular re-
gard for time schedules and several
days will have elapsed before conditions
are hack to normal.
As soon as the congestion OF passenger
trains was reduced freishts were started
olt from Omaha, carrying food. PROV.
sions and coal 10 the sufferers along the
Union Pacific in the flooded sections.
The first trains started from Omaha
wero fruit provisions and beer
Much Property Destroyed.
Receding waters In tho flooded dis
tricts along the Platte and Elkhorn re-
veal q scene OF vast destruction. tho
worst In the history OF Nebraska. Streets
In the stricken towns are Uttered with
debris. and in some places the topog-
raphy OF farms has been entirely
changed. Water stands. and In some In
stances Is still running In the lowiands.
and several days will have elapsed be-
fore commerce and traffic Is restored
to normal.
Heavy Loss at Norfolk.
A conservative estimate OF flood dam
age In the business section OF Norfolk
IL sizooo. - Madison county bridges were
damaged to the extent OF ss.oce. and It 10
probable one block OF paving in Norfolk
will be rclaid. In other towns the dam
asa Il much greater.
rioods have 30 filled Lake Manawa that
n has oeen necessary to blast out tho
dam IN Mosquito creek. which was built
for the purpose Of filling the lake with
back water.
water High st Manswa.
The lake viii contain larger amount
Of water this year than for many seasons
II Is the intention Of the management to
put IN extra Yachting and bathing facili-
Ties. and otherwise improve the lake for
pleasure purposes.
when the park will open has not been
announced. L. NJ. Barnett. lessee and
manager. 10 expected soen to return from
Florida and begin plans for the coming
season.
Fremont 10 Act Quickly.
| A report comes from Fremont that
along the Platte river the low farm
lands were badly damaged by the strong
current and floating Ice and In places
covered from six inches to foot with
sand. Damages to bridges and roads
In Dodge county may reach sl2o.ooo A
special meeting Of the county board Is
ordered for tomorrow and the state viii
be asked TO help TO replace the longer
bridges. A part OF the dixie built by
a drainage district TO cut the water Off
from the north channel Is gone and tho
channel which runs across Fremont
island. looks like a permanent one Ths
levee also built by the drainage district
extending along the old north bank west
Of town was only washed out a lltllo
in one place. There is likely to be stren-
Gus opposition TO spending any more
money on the dixie.
/ Eikhorn stir RafnR.