Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 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 is 70 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 20 a depth OF
two to ten feet. completely destroying
crops and drowning considerable live
stock. In many instances farmers and
bther dwellers on the low lands saved
themselves. their families and their
property by moving to the hills. The rain
seemed to 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
pf q structure OF nine bents. each thir-
teen feet In length. Afterward, both the
line and the bFplrg were leased to the
ssnte Re for a - terms Of years. that
road being desirdH OF getting into super
Tor. though II did not went to build into
Nebraska, as II did not want 20 comply
with certain conditions OF the state law.
bridge Carried Away.
Sunday, following the flood. the Re-
publican river roee fifteen feet apd car
RED the bridge away. turning the whole
valley into a sea. six 10 eight miles vide
and from two TO fifteen feet deep.
BY reason of the Sunday flood, the
Rock Island has sustained Losses in the
northern part OF Kansas the. viii APP
proximste possible 10000 and delay
traffic on the omaha-Denver line for
perhaps a week OF ten days.
Between Bellevills and Scandal, the
bridge over the Republican river.
structure more than 100 fet long. was
lifted off the piling and carried away
down the stream. where II was COM
pIetely demolished. Another bridge on
the Same stream, quits as long. between
Bellevillo ana Mcfarland. was washed
Republican river, Il IL asserted that the
Rock Island grade has been washed to
the level OF the surrounding country and
the road will have to be rebuilt before
Il can be opsr1tsd. In tho meantime
trains on the Omaha Denver line viii be
aetoured over the Union Pacific.
Crops Under water.
Advices 20 the Rock Island local Of.
fiees indicate that west OF Fairbury and
Into Kansas for 20 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 a depth OF
oze to ten feet and In the low lands
there are numerous places where the
water IL fifteen feet deep.
North Of the Rock Island lines. while
the rain was heavy. apparently Il did
not do any damage to speak Of II In
terfered with repair work on the Bur
lington. but when II ceased work was
resumed and by tonight the burlington
viii get trains through TO Denver over
it's south line. On all other lines In the
state the road IL in seed condition and
trains are on schedule y
Trouble ON Kansas Line.
The Union Pacific mad more trouble
with lie line down the Blue river aud on
some Of the lines In northern Kansas
but repair work II proceeding rapG'y
and trains win be running within the
rext couple 'of days. providing there are
no moro floods. On the Union acific's
main line condiiors Rrs back TO normal.
but there IL considerable congestion due
10 the fact that exposition travel IL heavy
and the trains Of tho liocx island that
are being detoured over the main line
and into Denver.
East Of the Missouri river the railroads
arc no longer experiencing any diff
ficuity on account OF n)odh There have
not been any heavy rains within tho last
forty eight hours and all track trouble
has been reoslred.