Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-05
HEAVY RAINS OYER
ALL OF NEBRASKA
Lowlands Are Overlooked and Rail-
road Tracks Washed Out in
Some Places.
oLoUDBURsTs ARE REPORTED


Drenching rains fell all over the
state Thursday night and in many
localities accompanied by high winds
though at an early hour Friday there
were no indications there was any
serious damage other tnan to tele-
graph wires and telephone lines.
Around Trenton and Franklin. In the
valley of the Republican river; the Burl-
ington had some bad washout, impair
ing service on the southern line across
the state.
Nearly an Inch Here.
In Omaha. according to the official
figures of tho local forecaster, the RAIN
fall last night was 10 OF an inch. II
commenced to fall shortly after 10 o'clock
and continued at intervals during the
night 1t was accompanied by consider
able thunder and lightning.
Out in the state. according 10 early re-
ports TO the railroad offices. the rain
was very heavy. At Hastings It is said
that inside of one hour there was five
inches of rain. Streets were rivers of
waters, Easements were flooded and the
sloughs and ravnes in Adams county
TOdT1nS
At Inland. a short distance west of
Hastings, there was a heavy straight
wind Outhouses and small buildings
we're moved off their foundation and in
some instances wrecked. In the country
stacks of hay and alfalfa were scattered
and few barns blown down
Tracks washed Out.
According To the Burlington's morning
weather report, torrential rains fell all
through the Republican river valley and
In many places the stream Is from one
half 10 q mile wide. having spread out
over the bottoms. flooding and destroy
ing crops on the lowlands. A serious
washout is reported on the main line in
the vicinity of Hastings and trains are
being detoured over the Union Pacific.
Owing 10 the wires being down the eX-
tent of the damage to track, bridges and
roadbed has not been ascertained
The Rock Island officials here are ad-
vised of some bad washouts between Fair
bury and Lincoln. Trains are delayed and
in places the track is under a foot Of
water
At Columbus, on the Union Pacific,
five inches OF rain fell during the night,
flooding the country and greatly dam
aging crops. The Platte river is reported
TO be rising and up the Loup river the
stream is out of its banks inundating
many valuable farms in the valley. This
road was fortunate In not having any
serious washouts. The only damage is
/ on the Kearney branch running TO the
northwest whore In two or three places
the roadbed has become very soft and
train are run with great caution. Along
! the main line there was heavy rain from
Omaha entirely acros sthe state.
Along the Northwestern the rain ex'
tended from the Missouri rives as far
west as Gordon, but was the heaviest II
the vicinity OF OoNenl and alone the
EfiShorn valley. On the Black Hills line
just west OF O'Neill four miles OF tracl
was washed out snd through service hai
been annulled. In the city Of O'Neil
during the early evening. water flowed
through the streets 10 a depth OF tw,
feet. flooding Easements and doing con
siderable dsmage. This heavy rainfall
came as a cloudburst. the duration OF th'
storm not exceeding two hours.
At Stanton there WAS a cloudburst
Three inches OF rain is reported to hav'
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