Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-14
Omaha Center
of Cloudburst
and Hailstorm
Loss Estimated At Many Thou.
sands Show Windows
Crashed by Vicious
Winds.


taking toll yesterday OF one Of the
worst rain. hail and wind storms
Nebraska has had in recent years
Though figures were not available
Monday nigh. Il Is known that the
damage will total many thousands
OF dollars.
Trees in city parks and on boule.
wards were Sprooted and thrown in
such fashion across the thorough
fares a. 10 necessitate wrecking
crews TO remove them.
Easements Flooded.
Easements OF business houses all
over the business and warehouse
parts OF the city were flooded, the
loss from this alone serving to bring
the total to six figures. il Is be-
iieved.
The rain began 10 fall about 9
Monday night, the FIRST mild sprinkl-
ing giving no warning OF the vicious
lashing storm that was in the max
ing. Through downtown streets
the wind and water swept in great
wide sheets and showers OF driven
spray. Awnings were torn from
buildings and signs in some places
fell. Show windows also were
shattered in q few instances.
The day had been the hottest so
far this season, with q temperature
Of ~ at 5 p. m, and many persons
were seeking the parks and resorts
for . stray breeze when the first
sprinkle began. Hundreds were
caught in the cloudburst and thor.
oughly drenchcd.
Extends West to Schuyler.
The Union. Pacific railroad re-
ported that rain fell as far west
b Schuyler, which is on the other
side Of Fremont. At Columbus there
was only Z light sprinkle, the train |
dispatcher's Office of the Union |
Pacific announced.
On the north the storm was at its.
worst between Omaha and Calhoun
and Blair, according to Northwest
ern officials.
Hail was confined to Omaha, ac-
cording to the reports, leading to the |
belief that the crops in the eastern
part OF the state were saved from
this form Of destruction.
Northside in Darkness.
The entire northern section of the
city remained in darkness for two
hours Monday night as the result of |
the storm which severed a l5,200
volt transmission line running from |
the main station at Fourth and |
Jones to the North Omaha sub
station on North Thirtieth street.
Lightning caused two oil switches
and two transformers to blow out |
at Council Bluffs, throwing the city |
into darkness for nearly two hours.
Fort Crook Lightless.
Fort Crook, Bellevue and Valley,
al supplied with electricity from the |
Omaha plant, were in darkness.
A large tree lying across the
tracks on the Omaha-Fort Crook |
street car line held up a car bound
for Omaha for two hours Monday
night. A wrecker was sent from
Omaha to clear the track. 1t was
necessary to cut the trunk into sew
eral pieces to get it off the track.
Two show windows in the Brode-
gard Jewelry store, Sixteenth and
Douglas streets, were blown out.
Harry Miller reported window out
from his barber shop at 2l5 South
Fifteenth street. |
As far as could be learned Monday
night no persons were injured in
the storm.
Many Wires Down.
The Nebraska Power Co. placed
all available men, IS in number,
repairing damages to its wires in the
city Monday night. No estimate
could be made Of the total loss.
Wires as we'll as poles were re-
ported to BE down in all directions.
A. T. & Il wires were down between
Omaha and Lincoln and between
Omaha and Ashland to the west.
Damage to lines between Omaha
and Glenwood, Ia, also was reported.
The Western Union wire chief
stated Monday night that wires were
down in all directions. The belief
1t this Office was that the storm was
only local and did not extend far.
a large tree blew down on
house at lllo North Twenty-6rst
itreet causing minor damages. A
large tree. three feet in diameter, fell
across the street between Twenty
first and Twentieth streets on Cali
fornia street. Trees were also re-
ported down at Twenty-fourth and
Maple streets, Twenty-hfth and EN-
met, Twcnty-ifth and Hickory and
many other sections.
Several feet Of water was reported
At Thirteenth and Leavenworth and
the district about Twentietl. street
and Poppleton avenue, as we'll as the
of Fortieth and Q streets
Were flooded Sewers in al oarte rs |