The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-06-27
Killed
in Vs. y. -
of Auto Bus.
Heavy Rains Cause Accident
on Grand Island.Lincoln
Route-Driyer Of Car
Missing.
Four Children Injured

Wilbur Wood, 30. University Place
was killed and other passengers in
jured when motor bus OH the way
from Grand Island 10 Lincoln wen,
over lS-foot embankmen, six mile,
from Lincoln at II Sunday night
The accident occurred after heavy
rain which made roads i'll all sections
OF the state almost mpassablc
Others on the bus. Mr.. and Mrs. II
w. Davis and four children OF Have.
Jock, Esther and Ethel Brittcl OF
Gresham. and Kenneth Igou OF Uni
vcrsity Place. were injured in the
crash. They were released from the
wreckage by passing motorists and
taken to Lincoln. The driver OF the
bus, c. B. Brount, had not been To-
Gated early Monday morning.
All bus lines OF the state were
ordered to take out state liability
insurance two months ago by the
state railway commission. 1t is not
known whether this bus was regis
tered with the state.
Autos Abandoned.
Fifteen automobiles were aban-
doned at one place in the mirc be-
tween Omaha and Lincoln late Sun
day. Roads in all directions from
Omaha were nearly impossible, ac-
cording to reports, and many cars
were left in bitches were they had
skidded and could not get out under
their own power.
The rain which started falling in
Omaha late Sunday afternoon cov-
cred practically the entire state,
breaking a drouth that has threaten
ed to ruin potatoes, corn and late
small grain crops. The showers
were accompanied by a sudden drop
in temperature that brought the
mercury from 81 to II Sunday to
"a seven hours later.
The precipitation in Omaha to-
tailed approximately half an inch.
Small hail fell with the first showers,
but no damages resulted, according
to reports.
Hail in Places.
Hail was reported in widely scat
tered areas throughout the state, in
some places doing small damages to
crops.
After an extended period of hot
weather, in which the thermometer
hung i'll the nineties, corn and pota-
toes as we'll as late winter wheat
were suffering from drouth before
the rain fell. Farmers throughout
the state regarded the shower as a
savior of their crops.
As far north as Rosebud, S. D..
rain started falling in the morning,
reaching a two-inch fall Sunday
night Beneficial rains were also re-
ported at Laurel, Wausa, Randolph
and as far West as Chadron.
A .55-inch precipitation fell in the
vicinity OF Sioux City. Three
fourths of an inch fell at Columbus.
This rain followed a small shower
last Friday.
A long drouth in the vicinity Of
Beatrice was broken by an inch rain
Sunday which was beneficial to corn
and pastures.
A two-inch rain which began fall
ng Sunday morning and continued
through most OF the day assures the
OF corn crops through the
Usual dry July period at O'Neil.
Small hail i'll 30-minute shower
'ell at Fremont late Sunday alter
1oon.
The damages from the storm were
practically negligible according to
and telephone companies
lerc.
Bonds to Be Required.
Lincoln, June 26.-(Special) The
Nebraska railway commission is en-
leavoring to get names of all auto
,us owners in the state with a view
II forcing them to appear before the
commission and show cause why
hey should not put up bond sui-
icient in size to guarantee at least
$1,000 liability on every passenger
arried.
The commission holds it has power
lnder existing laws to force such ac-
ion from owners of bus lines be-
ween towns in Nebraska. In re-
ent case brought against Frank
Henry of Omaha, who operated a
'us from Omaha to Ralston, the
commission held it had such jurisdic-
ion, and after the finding. which
lso included rates and schedules to
'e maintained by Henry, he quit
business.
For three weeks the commission
las been sending letters to CONNER
,ial organizations throughout the
tate asking for names OF bus own
rs, The accident seven miles west
# here last night, in which w. S.
Wood of University. Place was kill
d, and eight passengers injured
When the Lincoln-Grand Island bus
an off l5-foot embankment, has
aused the commission to redouble
ts efforts to force bus owners to
insure their passengers.
The bus is owned by the Lehman
BUS company Of York. Whether the
ompany had liability insurance for
is not known.
Injuries of the other eight pas
engers have not proved serious.