Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-22
CROPS INUNDATED
BY RECENT RAINS
Bridges Are Also Washed Out in
Southern Nebraska and North
ern Kansas.
TROUBLE IN IOWA is PAST


While the morning reports to the
railroads indicate that throughout
Nebraska the rain has ceased falling
and the weather has cleared. great
damage has been caused as a result
Of the flood. This is particularly
true In the south part of the state.
The Monday report to the Northwest
trn lie 10 the effect that over an area OF
ten to twenty miles in all directions from
Superior. Saturday night and Sunday
morning the precipitation was from five
10 twelve inches All low and bottom
lands in Nuckolls. Thayer and Webster
counties are submerged TO a depth OF
two to ten feet. completely destroying
crops and drowning considerable live
stock. In many instances farmers and
pther dwellers on the low lands saved
themselves. their families and their
property by moving to the hills. The rain
seemed 10 be in the nature Of a cloud
burst and continued for hours.
South Of Superior. some years ago. the
Northwestern built line down to Web
Der. Kan. constructing a bridge over the
Republican river. This bridge was two
miles south Of Superior. and consisted
Of a structure OF nine hents. each thir-
teen feet in length. Afterwsrd. both the
line and the bFta,F we're leased TO the
sante Fe for a ~ terms OF years. that
road being desird Of getting into super
Tor. though It aid not want to build into
Nebraska, an II did not want to comply
with certain conditions OF the state law.
Brfdge Carried Away.
Sunday, following the flood. the Re-
publican river rose fifteen feet apd car
RED the bridge away. turning the whole
valley into sea. six 10 eight miles wide
and from fvo TO fifteen feet deep.
BY reason OF the Sunday flood. the
Rock Island has sustained losses IN the
northern part OF Kansas thai win APP
proxImate possible 10000 and delay
traffic on the omaha-Denver line for
perhaps a week or ten days.
Between Belleville and Scandal. the
bridge over the Republican river. a
structure more than Loo fet long. was
lifted off the piling md carried away
down the stream. where II was COM
pietely demolished. Another bridge on
the same stream. quits as long. between
Bellevillo and Mcfarland. was washed
away ana destroyed. For miles along the
Republican river. Il 10 asserted that the
Rock Island grads has been washed to
the level Of the surrounding country and
the road will have to he rebuilt before
Il can be operated. In the meantime.
trains on the Omaha Denver line will be
aetoursd over the Union Pacific.
Crops Under water.
Advicea To the Roof Island local Of
fees indicate that west Of Fairbury and
into Kansas for no miles or more tho
whole country in under water from the
rains Of last week and that about all OF
the section of country from five to ten
ten miles wide, crops and practically all
destroyed. over this stretch there are
miles OF country submerged to depth Of
one to ten feet and IN the low lands
there are numerous places whore the
water IL fifteen feet deep
North Of the Rock Island lines, while
the rain was heavy. apparently II did
not do any damage to speak Of. 1t In
terfered with repair work on the Bur-
lington, but when II ceased work was
resumed and by tonight the burlington
Will get trains through 90 Denver over
its south line On ell other lines In the
state the road is in gead condition and
trains are on schedule
TPosbIe ON Kansas Lilac.
The Union Pacific mad more trouble
with lie tine down the Blue river and on
some Of the lines In northern Kansas
but repair work Is proceeding raeai'y
and trains win be running within the
next couple 'of days. providing there are
no moro floods. On the tinlon acific's
main line conditions ara back 20 normal
but there II considerable congestion due
20 the fact that exposition travel ls heavy
and the trains q the llocx island that
are being detoured over tine main linS
and into Denver.
East Of the Missouri river the raiIroadi
are no longer experiencing any dif
fiouity on account OF n,9dA There hav,
not been any heavy rains within the last
forty eight hours and all track trouble
has been rOosired-
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