Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-01
ESQ REPORTED
DEAD IN STORMS
Two Towns Wiped Out in
Nebraska-B0dies in
Streets.

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reach 80 men marooned by flood
waters on the roof of the Nebraska
Light e. Power Co. plant for So hours.
Every attempt to reach them failed,
and at IL am. they remained atop
the wrecked structure. The plant,
valued at 100000. was demolished
and McCook was without power and
lights.
No trace had been found today
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
five of their six children, who were
seen yesterday floating down the roar
ing stream In their house. Among
the unaccounted for here were Dale
Miller, Fred Swanson and Glen c.
Bell. They were visiting in the Mil
Ter house. One of Miller's daughters
was rescued this morning.
All communication lines to South
western Nebraska were washed out,
but it was reported Is families were
wiped out by tornado, which struck
miles north of here.
One child, an 18-month-old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs Will Rohde of near
Miller, In the northern part of the
State. was killed by the tornado, the
mother was injured probably fatally
and a 3-week- old baby was removed
from the wreckage unframed. The
tornado missed the town of Miller.
Twenty-Five families were driven
from their homes at Verdigre and all
Verdigre business houses were flooded
early today when Verdigris Creek went
out of its banks. The damage could
not be estimated Immediately.
Troops Ordered Out.
Acting Gov. w. H. Jurgensen ordered
out National Guard troops in the
southern part of the State for patrol
and rescue work.
Reports from Franklin. near Alma.
said the Republican River flood waters
swept eastward. demolishing homes
and buildings. killing live stock, tear
ing up railroads and highways and
endangering lives It's flood waters
stretched from Red Cloud. almost 200
miles west to the Colorado line.
Dead live stock and demolished
buildings foated past Republican
City as the river continued its de-
Struction.
Water Wall 8 Feet High.
An s-foot wall of water swept past
Bloomington. in Franklin County. a!
the torrents Of the Republican Rive
raced Eastward inundating Thousands
OF acres of land Homes at Repub.
lean City were evacuated as thu
water rose rapidly there.
The Republican River turns south
ward near Superior. Nebr.. flows int
Kansas and joins the smoky Hi
River near junction City. then with
the Big Blue River forms the Kansa!
River at Manhattan and empties int
the Missouri at Kansas City.
At least % persons, including
rescue workers we're missing today
at oxford. and the destruction va.
estimated at more than s500.00
Rescue workers tried desperately toda,
TO save about 10 persons clinging u
trees in the lowlands of the Repub
lican River Valley.
Eight Are Rescued.
Eight persons were taken from {
housetop a tree and a windmill wher,
they sought refuge when the wors
flood in Oxford's history roared dowr
the river to reach its highest stag
early today.
Roy Barber and Glenn Anderson
both of Holdrege. we're believed los
when a rescue boat cspsized in swift
current while trying tc cross TIT
stream 20 trees where shouts wer,
heard from terror stricken flood vic
tins.
Eight boats. IS men and inhalato
equipment was rushed to Oxford to
day by the Kearney Fire Department
in response to appeals for help.
Citizens were worried but wer
making the best of the situation, cage
to help a neighbor or friend NOV
his possessions to high ground. House
fioated down streams and persons VIII
lined the flooded areas more than ono
advanced opinions that persons wer
in some OF them. but there was n
way to check.
We're just watching and waiting
and l guess some of us are praying,
was the comment of one man. "Th
people are tense but calm. Nobody
In bed. but we're not scared"
Residents of the valleys OF tn
North Platte. South Platte and Platt
Rivers also had their worries as floo
warnings were dispatched along tn
streams. Torrents of water wer
headed for Nebraska via the Nortl
Platte from Wyoming and via tn
South Platte from Colorado AM
trouble may result when these flood
meet west Of Gothenburg today.
COLORADO WATERS RECEDE.