Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-15
RAILROADS BADLY
WASHED BY RAINS

NCOnunued from rage One.g
braska Reports 20 the railroad offices
are to the effect that every acre Of val
ley land In the counties referred TO has
been flooded. and that where the land In
level Il will be several days before the
ground will be In condition 80 that farm
ers will be able TO get into their fields.
In this section the small grain was prac-
tloaly all cut and in the shock.
Missouri Pacific tralnmen coming into
Omaha asserted that coming through the
storm stricken section OF the southeast
ern part OF the state they saw numerous
fields where the harvest had been COM
pieted and where the tops OF the wheat
shocks were scarcely above the water.
Trains from West On Time.
Fifty miles back from the Missouri
river and from there west there was con-
siderable rain during the night. but not
enough TO do any damage AS a result
trains to and from the west are moving
on time.
On the east side Of the river, while ac-
cording to reports the rain was little II
any heavier than up and down the stream
from Omaha the damage appears TO have
been much greater. both TO the crops and
TO the railroads OF the railroads, the
Wabash was the heaviest loser Along
Its lines to Kansas City and 81. Louis
twelve bridges we're washed out, and 20
great is the damage that II Is probable
that repairs cannot be made for several
days.
Nine Inches of Rain.
The wabash agent at Chillicothe, Mo-.
reports nine inches OF rain there inside
OF six hours. At Shenandoah, Ia, there
was seven inches and about the same
amount OF precipitation all the way
through to 81. Joseph and Kansas City.
The Burlington's Omaha Chicago main
line continued intact and trains came and
went on schedule. but the Kansoe City
line succumbed 90 the floods when a
long stretch OF grade and a couple Of
bridges went out. The branch lines south
OF the main line. all through western
Iowa. were put out OF commission and
service was annuiled.
The Milwaukee had bad washout
west OF Manila and the Rock Island had
trouble east Of Council Bluffs, but both
roads got their trains in. though late.
The Northwestern. the Illinois Central
and the Great Western escaped serious
damage, though considerable track was
badly washed.
When Burlington officials learned that
their lines to Kansas City and ST.
Joseph were washed out. they arranged
10 route the business over the Missouri
Pacific. but later in the day when a
bridge OF the last named road, over
Muddy creek. near Stella. went out, that
shut traffic Off completely with the
south.
High water az stella.
STELLA. Neb,. July N-(special rele-
gram. )-Three aud one-half inches OF rain
before daylight this morning and one
half inch this forenoon caused Mud creek
TO flood the bottom ana tore out LO0l
feet OF track on the Missouri Pacific road
Below Stella the night passenger from
Omaha has been here twelve hours and
did not leave before o'clock tonight. The
Kansas City passenger train to omaha
stalled at stella. left hero at noon. The
Omaha passenger train 20 Kansas city,
due here al II a. m. came this far and
went back No other trains are running
The Hagenheck 4 Wallace shows on the
way from Nebraska City TO Falls clty
wv AHS btthaEton went 40 Tar oa Cuu-
bert and had to turn back ana try tbs
route by Tecumseh.
Seven inches Of rain IN July. with wheat
and oats damaged by hail two weeks ago
has caused heavy losa One thousand
acres win never be harvested.
Ditch Helps Carry F1eea.
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TECuMsEH, Neb,. July N-(special
Telegram. l-Following a very heavy rair
here early this morning the Nsmahs
river came out OF its banks at Tecumseh
and BLK creek. despite the new drainage
ditch. Considerable damage was done e
corn and wheat At Sterling. north Of
here. the river did not leave its banks
The water soon reeeded. the ditch carry,
ing II Oft In a short time
Heavy Damage fa BOOae.
ALBION. Neb. July N-(special "a
violent electric and rainstorm occurred
; here this morning. badly injuring small