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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE : THUBSDAY , Jt'NB 15. 181)9. ) Telephones 61S-6&1 Dec , June 14 , * 9J. Notions and Leather Goods Keeping out poor sorts of goods and putting in new ones at reasonable prices is gaining a very good business for us , So today we have on sale Shirt \Vftlst Sets lit 25c , 35c , SOc. Neck buckles at 25c. Combination Pocket I3ookn In blnck and N'ow beaded belli ! nt oOc , 75c , OOc , $1.00 , colors at 2 > . 3Se , 50c , 7oc , $1.00. U5 $1.25. $ nnd upward. Dos collar belts In blark and colors at Coin purseat JOc , Ific , 25c and 60c. 75c , $1.00 , $1.25. $1.50. Men's black ncnl 1)111 ) books nt.DOc , 75c , We nlso have the very latest thing In a $1.2r > and $ l.r.O. hand carved belt In tan with the Chatelaine bags In black ami colors at buckle and with the cinch-knot. SOc. T.-'C ' , $1 00. $125 , 1150 and $2.21. We ha\e the latest thing la violet ehlrt \Vo ha\o a nlco line of belt buckles In waist sets , hat pins , belt buckles and BUT ! and gold at 25c , OOc , 65c , 7Sc , stick pins , all to match. $1 00 , $1 25. AOI3ST8 VOn FOST12K ICID OLOVES ASD McCAM/S PATTnnjfl. p * THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. V. M. C. A. IlL'II.nl.NO , COH. KITII AM ) UOUtil.AS UTS. CUT OUT THIS COUPON. Omaha Bee Single Summer Vacation coupon ONE VO i'K for the most popular young Indy in Omaha who earns her own living. of Young Ludy. MISS WORKS FOR. [ i i'.HJsLSJ I CUT OUT THIS COUPON- ! Omaha Bee Subscription J Summer Vacation CO P ° - 'pIIIS COUPON , if accompanied hy cash prepaying a * new or old subscription to The Dec , counts 12 votes for each week prepaid , if paid at The Bee office , for the most popular young lady in Omaha who earns her own living. ( NO.VOTES ) FOR MISS WORKS FOR SEND THE BEE TO ( Name ) . ' FOR . . .WEEKS ( Address ) i N. B. This Coupon must be stamped by the Circulation | Department of The Hec before it is deposited. ? Vacation Department. Injured and uninjured , were sent on an Omaha train to iilalr , whore they were , cared f r In the Clifton hotel and in the homes of the citizens. The night was made all the moro disagreeable by the rain , which fell on the houseless citizens In torrents. It ceased inly for an hour , apparently to gather addi tional force and make a second attack. Few thought , however , of seeking refuge from thd elements , spending the night , especially the men , in looking for the Injured. The women and children were sent to the school house nnl the other buildings which remained In- tai t. DarUiii'NN Broken by MKlitiiliiK. The darkness of the night was brokbn by briniant flashes of lightning , which added to the Imprrsslveness of I he scene. The power of the storm nppcaml to have been Irreslst- Iblo , although Its ravages were not plainly observed until this morning , when the sun revealed them In all their hldcousness. As the hours passed and the rctuins fiom the Injured Increased It seemed to the citi zens ns If evt'iy family In the town had suf fered After a systematic canvass had been made , however. It was discovered that those living In the not thorn portion had suffered most In ineualtli's. It was there the storm had done I's ' worst , although Its force was almost as > ycat In the heart of the town. The storm undoubtedly came down from the northwest. Its first effects are re ported from flvc miles northwest of the city , where the homo of J. E. Hawkins was wiped off the earth. Mr. Hawkins was blown into his barn. Lightning seemed anxlotib to supplement the cyclone In Its destructlveness and added a bolt It struck the barn , setting It aflro and killing Mr. Hawkins , If the force of the wind had not ended hit , llfo previously. This morning his remains were found charred to a crisp and unrecognizable. "Grandma" Nosier , mother of Mrs.'Hawkins , was badly Injiiicd Intcr- nally and both arms were broken. It Is not believed she can survive Mrs. Hawkins was badly liijurod and her daughter had her back hurt. The house was razed to the ground , whllo not enough of the outbuildings could bo found to 1111 the box of nn ordi nary lumber wagon. XVliort * It ' \et Struck. Continuing Its southerly course , tearing trees up by tjio roots , leveling fences , strew- Ine baibcd wire acrost. the country and covering the earth with debris the cyclone next made Its appearance nt the homo of A. B. Hopkins , half a mlle northwest of Herman. Hero It wrought the saddest havoc , the happy family of the farmer being slain outrlcht. with ono exception. The bodies of Mr , Hopkins nnd his wife were found 100 yards north of the house In his orchard after the storm. They liud been blown out of the bouse .by the wind , which , In Its rotary motion , apparently whliled them out of Its path as It angry at them for not ha\lng placed an obstruction In Its way. The body of Mrs. Kelso was found lying on n pile of debris near the former site of the house. Anderson Hopkins , the son j of the owner of the farm , lay near In the last agontrrt ot n terrible death. Back In I I the orchard holding to a small sapling as If her llfo depended upon the tenacity of her grip , lay Ella Hopkins , an elderly daughter , with nor face and head badly cut and her body bruised. Near her little "He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last/ ' A hearty laugh indicates A degree of good health obtainable through pure blood , As but one person in ten has pure blood , the other nme should purify the blood with Hood's Sarsaparitla. Then they can laugh first , last and alt the time , for _ Carrie K'olso ' , granddaughter of Mr. kins , was sitting on a stump , dazed and motionless , as If she did not realize \\hat bad happened. The wind plajed strange -pranks around this house , apparently delighting In , the de struction It was making. The trees In the orchard north of the house were lorn up by their roots. Their tops pointed In a southwesterly direction as If they had been blown down by a wind coming from the northeast. To the west of the house the trees were blown toward the southeast , the wind apparently resuming Its original course. Not an outbuilding was left standing. Red clothing , wearing apparel , furniture and stock were scattered In every direction. Striken < ho Toirii. Having demolished everything about the Hopkins homestead , the death dealing cloud sped down upon the town. It struck the first house In the extreme northwestern portion. This was occupied by Peter Christiansen. Hardly a vestige of the form erly comfortable cottage was left , It being carried away and smashed into such small fragments Hint Mr. Christiansen could not nnd even the lintel of one of his doors. Again the storm seemed to deslro vcnge- nnr-o upon an unintentional obstructor. Not only did Mr. Christiansen lose his homo In Herman , but the storm swept away his house and barn on his farm four miles west of the city , in what is known as Dane Hollow. In the same yard with Mr. Christiansen was the homo of Mrs. William Dree. She had seen the storm approaching and had token refuge , with her daughter , Mrs. Louis Wachter , In the cellar beneath the front porch. Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen came and joined them , and It Is to thit desertion of tlielr homo that the latter two owe their lUcs. The Dree house was torn from Its foundation and twisted to the south , leav ing the cellar and Its occupants unpro tected. A brick struck Mrs. Brco on the shoulder , while several flying mlf-slles fell upon Mr. and Mrs. Wachter , bruising and cutting them qultn severely. Veering a trlflo to the east , the wind passed between the nree house and a dwell ing across the street , leaving the latter unharmed , although It was only fifty feet away. Right on this street Is where the storm spread. Striking the homo of John Fitch on the corner of the street southeast of Mrs. Ilrco's home. It commenced the leveling process , Its swath being two blocks In width. As If guided by a hand which believed In destroying everything possible , It backed up a trifle , crossing the back yard of the home of Mrs. J. C Stokes , the first house on the west side of the main street which was Injured. Only slight damage was Inflicted here , however. Across the street from Mrs. Stokes It struck a house where dinner had evidently been ready when the itorm approached. The table was set and even today the dishes nro etlll untouched , It was here that ( he Andersons lived They took to a cellar , ac- compantcd by Louis Clau&sen , which proved no poor a refuge that all were Injured , Olaucften so badly that ho died several hours later , after haUng been removed to Blair , Felt I'llII Jimii of Sturm. The reel of the citizens between Seventh and Second streets felt the full brunt of the storm. Across from John Fitch's place , west of West street , his baru was razed , not a single upright being left. A little further south on Weet street the home of Mayor E. W. Burdla bad the roof lifted off tbo eastern wing. It was not far from this point that Postmaster W. S. Hlcharda lost hU life. Ho sought safety In a cellar , but It proved bis tomb. He was suffering from chronic asthma and It Is bolleted that this , augmented by the terror of the occasion , was the cause of his death , as there were no marks upon his body when he was found. Another won so seriously Injured In the heart of the city that he died later. He was T. J Hlues , a contractor from Lilalr , who had come to Herman during the after noon to attend to come business , He was caught under some debris which fell between Ue buildings and Injured fatalHi ) was removed to his home In Illnlr where he died this morning. Mr nines was formerly ft resident of Omaha , where he wa well known and highly rcspccte.1. He came to Nebraska early In the ' 60t . With the exception of the Central hotel and A residence a block north not a single building was left standing In the heart of the city. Doth these buildings were fairly gutted by the wind. The storm came just as the evening meal was being served nt the hotel. In fact , two guests were at the table when the proprietor. M. J. Kcnyon , en tered and ndvleod them to accompany him and his family to n cave until the danger had paaed. In this cave the ten persona composing the family of Mr. Kenyon , the help at the hotel and ten boarders and guptit , found a safe shelter from the storm , as no one was Injured. The D.iptlst church , several blocks above the hotel , was leveled , the wind scattering | the seats about the fit recta and carrjlng the I pulpit several blocks toward the south. Just below the church the Implement house of Louis Wnohter was demolished. A large stock of buggies and farm Implements was wrecked , the wind carrying the lighter poi- tloni of the vehicles away and , angry at the resistance of the more weighty ma chines , wrapping them up In cells BO they would bo rendered useless fore cr. The Plateau bank , the only brick struc ture In the town , was torn to pieces , the brick being scattered for blocks. Nothing but the vault was left standing , the vlnd driving a he-avy rail through Its side to remind the owner of Its tcrrlflc force. Below the bank the general merchandises ' store of K. A. Pegau , the milliner ) store , of Mrs. M. Denny , the harness shop of Wilj j Ham Gray , the general store of Konyon & Co. , the hardware store of D. W. Harper , the saloons of Sam Denver , Ed Donnrau and Sam Darrett , the grocery of Ben Trueblood , the drug btoro of 0. M. Lydlck and the general store of H H. Wallace were crushed to spllntcts , the loss being almost total In each case. Mr. l.jillck had just put In a handsome new soda fountain , whl-h was dls- flguted bejond recognition. His loss Is very heavy , as ho also had about $1,200 worth of furniture stored In another part of the city which was totally destroyed. DcmoIlNlirM ( lie AVntcr "Work * . In Its course southward the storm struck the new waterworks of the city and de molished them. A great Iron boiler sixty feet In length and weighing Bounty tons was rolled a blockT Not only did the storm wreck all the buildings on the main street , but It went out of Its way to dear the railroad .a pretty bard rap. The stock yards , oppobite the Plateau bank , were razed , the heavy fence and deeply Imbedded posts proving poor ob structions to the wind. Back of them the Peavey elevator and the elevator of the Crowcll Grain and Lumber company contrib uted their roofs , the upper portion of the cupola leaving in caih case. The contents were thus exposed to the rain , which poured down upon them In floods all night. Along me umaua railroad tracK nine cars wore blown over , their trucks being twisted off and carried twcaty-flvo or thirty feet away. Two cars were apparently picked up from the track and set down three feet away , thereby giving the Impression that the wind had found them with their load of grain too heavy for further transportation. The rail road depot , coal sheds and telegraph wires were blown down , the books of the depot bo. Ing carried half a bock away and deposited In a bunch upwi the hill. Superintendent Jaynes estimates the loss to the railroad alone at $ G,000. Over across the railroad lived the only man who carried cj clone Insurance In the town. This was John Larson , section fore man for the Omaha railroad. When Larson sow the storm approaching he gathered his family about him amd descended to the ce ment cellar which ho had constructed shortly after a hard windstorm several years , ngo. He thought from the appearance ! of the storm at that time that ho might need It and ll was for this purpose that ho put so much toll and money Into It. His labor was repaid after years of waiting. That cave saved his Mfe and those of the beings he value most. The storm carried awaj his house , leaving the cellar open to the world , but the occu pants were secure from harm. Ho is home less today , but his cellar will remain and a new home will rlEo en the site of the old one , as John says he Intends to retain the cellar as long as ho lives. He had $1,000 cyclone Insurance on his house and contents. As scarcely a vestige of either remains ho will ask the Phoenix Insurance company to pay his policy. .SiMidorx Lumber Aroiiml. Returning to the main street and con centrating Its force , the storm scattered the lumber from the yard of the Crowcll Lum ber company to the four winds , although they seemed to have been concentrated Into ono for the tlmo being. The cottage of D. W. Plrder , local agent for the Standard Oil company , lost Its roof , and the oil com pany's building to the south of the cottage was lifted from around the two heavy tanks nnd blown across the country to remain unidentified. The pipes around the tanks were bent Into cells , having the appearance of having been wrapped around a gigantic spool. Opposite the office of the Standard Oil company Iho homes of Dr. Clark and D. W. Harper were visited. The roof of the rear wing of the Harper residence was torn off and the sldo of the house badly marred by flying pieces. The wind blew the windows out of Dr. Clark's house and the rain did the rest during the night , coming In through the damaged roof and soaking everything within , The last house struck In the southern part of the town was occupied by S. J. West. It was switched around so the corners rented on the sides of tha foundation , but the damage was slight , except to the con tents , which suffered materially from Ihe soaking they underwent. It was here that "Caney" Went was Injured. The remainder of the family went to a rave as soon as they saw the dark cloud approaching. "Coney" West did not think the cloud would strike Herman , so ho remained In the house. When he saw It really Intended to visit the llttlo town ho removed his shoes so ho could wade to the cave. He was too late , however , as the wind raujrlit him be fore he left the house. It carried him out through the window , which was broken by the wind for his passage. He was found by his brother later limping around In the yard In a dazed condition trying to find bis way back to the house. He had run n nail through his foot and was seriously brulecd about the body , After passing West's house the storm veered to the east and left the large school house and a couple of cottages appetite It uninjured. Then , as sated with destruc tion , It rose In the air and left the vicinity which It had ravaged so eorely , When the spectators began to arrive this morning the sight was one which appalled tbo moat thoughtless. Plica of lumber lay In the streets. Wherever the eye turned It rested upon the results of the visit of the elements. Hogs , horses , cattle , chickens , ducks and cats were strewn along the streets , the storm having driven them to their death. The household goods of the citizens were strewn from one end of the town to the other Vases , books , furniture of all kinds , china and glassware and kitchen utensils were seen on every hand. Men who considered themselves well off In the world yesterday wandered over the scene of their late abodes today wondering where the next meal was coming from. Pitiful smiles , whUh were given with a vain attempt to be cheerful , marked the faces of the unfortunate citizens when they spoke of their misfortune. Each tried to make light of his own lessen when a neigh bor was near and to offer his condolences for the hard luck of the other. It was a scuno of destitution , although few of the slghMeors ftppenred to re lU * It. Two thousand of them wandered over the ruins looking for souvenir * of ( ho storm They did not seem to realize that what thojr were taking might be the dearest piece of brlc-a- brae eome women might ha < e among all that maw of broken and marred remnant * . Each carried off something , some of the mast hu mane , It must be confessed , contenting them selves with limbs from the broken trees or pieces of bark from the scarred veteran * which had withstood dorens of storms , but finally succumbed to this onf , which ap peared to have contained all the violence ot these which had pawed before In years. It Is estimated that 5,000 persona visited Herman and spent the day In sightseeing. Scores carried kodaks with them and the unsightly piles were photographed that others who were not o fortunate as to have had the opportunity to come might nee them. The saloon men whoso stock was burled under the ruins unearthed several kegs of beer and set up their dismantled bare. Over those they sold their drinks and kicked be cause the citizens objected to the night of drunken men on the streets while their honrtn were full from the misfortunes they had suffered. At 4 o'clock the beer gave out and the saloon men were forced to vend cherry wlno and pop , which to them oeemed n sacrifice of tlmo and much needed money because they might have done so much bet ter on the brown liquid. Iinontlnn : Their Property. While so many were looking over the ruins the owners of former homes were en deavoring to locate n * much of their own lumber and furniture as possible. The former could be Identified only by the color of the paint and this was on exceedingly dlfllcult task. Each endeavored to help the other when he came round looking for something and the result was that but very llttlo was done. A man was seen chopping away some trees which he had planted years before. Ho had watched them grow about his homo , had tended them ns If they were the pride of his heart. Ho npokc of the years of toll which he had devoted to the rearing of that homo nnd now he was abso lutely penniless. He must borrow the money with which to build him a new house and then ho would have to find some one who would furnish It for him. He looked upon It ns n pretty difficult proposition , but when j last seen was laboring to clear away the debris that ho might commence the recon struction of hla home. Scores of auch Inci dents attracted the attention of the observer and the majority was painfully ctirloua nt times. The disconsolate citizens pointed out hundreds of times the sites of their late homes to people who had absolutely no In terest In them and yet they were always patient nnd courteous. Morgue In n Churcli. One of the most gruesome sights presented was witnessed In the northern portion of the city. The Methodist church was con verted Into a morgue early last night and the remains of the dead were placed therein. The floor was covpred with water and the building presented a most uninviting asocct at best. Stretched at full length on the seats they occupied were the remains of the Hopkins family , comprising Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins , the son , Anderson Hopkins , nnd the daughter , Mrs. Kcleo of Pender. Theao weie covered by old-fashioned pieced cover lets. That was all there was in the buildIng - Ing , no kindly watcher keeping the silent unfortunates company. On the door was tacked a white piece-of paper bearing a single line : "Keepout , no one admitted. " It needed no further admonition to send the spectator to a moro cheerful scene If ho could find one. In direct contrast to this sight and lo cated at the Eouthorn extremity of the town was a more cheerful scene. It was that of the hard-working relief corps endeavoring to alleviate the sufferings of the living with food and clothing. The Woman's Relief corps from Te'feSmah nnd Blair had sent delegations to lend tbelr sisterly attention to thet distressed.4/ They brought With them loads ot provisions and clothing. True , the latter was not of very flno quality , but It was serviceable and very "welcome. Five families ro'ere fitted out wdth garments dur ing the morning and 200 persons were fed. The workers consisted of the following men and women : II. B. Skinner , Sir. and Mrs. D. A. Crandall , Mrs. Henry Austin , Mr * . James Shaw , Mrs. C. A. Jack , Mrs. DeSano , Mrs. John Rogers and Miss Mason of Te- kamah ; Mrs. G. AV. Walnwrlght , Mrs. Wright Cllne , Mrs. Will Faber , Miss Hill nnd B. F. Hdllor of Blair. In the heart of the town Rev. P. W. Gardner had charge of a tent , assisted by kindly women , anxious to lend succor to the needy. Late this after noon President Mrs. Kenney of the Blair Relief corps came down with provisions and clothing , accompanied by a staff of assist ants to aid them In the distribution of the necessities which they had brought with them. Why Alii \ocileil. . It may strike some as strange that a prosperous community like this should be In need of assistance , but such Is the case. The most wealthy citizens here have not enough food to last them over night and what they have on hand Is being divided among those who are without anything. What is more the citizens with plenty of ready money are unable to purchase anything because there Is nothing here to be bought. All the pro visions In the town were destroyed or arc burled beneath the debris which lies along the streets. The county commissioners of Washington county came down today and tendered their assistance to the Citizens' committee , which consists of Mayor C. W. Burdlc , J. H , Chambers , William Ilutledge and Rev. Mr. Elliott. That tender was made substantial later when County Treasurer Platz notified the committee that he had J500 which they could draw upon when they needed It. This statement was supplemented by that of the commissioners , who said they would add whatever sum was needful to the stricken cltl/ens. It la the opinion of Mr. Chamber * that Washington county can care for Its un- j fortuuates , but It takes tlmo to do this and I In the meantime the homeless and destitute , will suffer unless outside towns como to their assistance with temporary relief. Mr. Chambers Is perhaps the best Informed MOHTAIl ONCE USED. Cannot III ml llrlnli ami Stone n Second end Tlnif. In a recent article by Dr. David H. Roeder , professor of hygiene and dietetics of the College of Medicine and Surgery , Chicago cage , he states : ' 'A chemist may steep lime shell in a quantity of pure water eo that a portion of the lime will be dissolved In the water. Let this water be taken Into the stomach of the person to whom we do- slro to supply bono material. Will this lime now undergo a change such as will convert It Into bone ? No more than will mortar. " This Is a good Illustration of the reason for the failure to obtain results In rebuild ing the body by administering certain miner als from the drug shop. Once the princi ples have been made Into lime , potash , etc. , they cannot be re-arranged Into the human economy readily , but these elements or minerals are needed In very delicate particles for the rebuilding of certain struc ture In the human body. We should obtain them from the grains , for In that way Nature present * them with the moiecules so delicately divided that the human system takes them up. This Is true of Grape-Nuts , the famous food , made with the special Intent of re building the brain , solar plexun and nerve centers of the humin body , by offering the phcephate of potash In a natural way , which combines with albumen and does the work Intended. Grape-Nuts are delicious to the taste , made up In the form of small granules glistening with grape sugar and form an Ideal breakfaet dish. Sold by all grocers at IB cent * per packag * . , , citizen of Herman on the population nnd the extent of the disaster He said to the repre sentative of The Bee today In speaking of the lo 6' "I think Herman had a population of be tween 500 and 600 people. We were all In a prosperous condition nnd the town WAS "ono of the best trading points In the county. I bellevo that a conservative estimate of the damage by the storm would be $150,000 , although II Is a very hard thing to judge. I think 100 houses have been entirely de stroyed , ns there are not to exceed half n doren houses In the town uninjured. I think It would be safe to say that fully 400 of our people arc without roofs to cover them. Wo expect to provide many of them places to sleep In the school house tonight , as w ha\e a largo number of cots nt our disposal.1' ' The Detailed Lemuel ) , Some further Idea of Iho less may be acquired by glancing at the following fig ures , which contain the names of the heavi est losers from the cyclone' West Side Main Street n. A. Pegnu , building , $1,000 , Karl Bonnrau , falcon and fixtures , $1,000 $ ; G M. Lydlck , drug store , $3,000 , furniture , $ SOO , building owned by Arnda of Blair , $2,200. Wallace Brothers , general store , $4,000 , building owned by nn Iowa man , $900. Plateau bank , building and fixtures , $3,000. nast Sldo Main Street J. N. Harrison , ofllco nnd fixtures , $200 ; B. W. Burdlc , live stock and grain , $1,000 ; Peavey Elevator company , elevator and corn sheds , $2,000 , Frank Swanson , blacksmith shop , $ COO , Crowcll Grain and Lumber company , ele vator and corn sheds , $2,000 ; Standard Oil company , $000 , John Cameron , residence , $500 $ ; D. W. Piper , cottage , $500. East Sldo Railroad John Larson , residence $1,000 ; Jack Bouton , residence. $300 , Miles West , residence , $300 , William Fitch , resi dence , $160 ; Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroad , depot , stock pens , coal shod and cars , $ G,000. South Seventh Street John Fitch , resi dence , $1,000 ; G. M. Gilbert , residence , $1,000 , William Gray , residence , $1,300 , Wll- 11am Lowe , residence , $1,600 ; K. A. Pegnu , rcsldonce , $1,600 ; John Kllnkonbe.ird , resi dence , $1SOO ; George Fitch , residence , $ SOO ; A. E. Anderson , residence , $800 ; Fred Chrls- tcnson , residence , $1,500 ; Baptist church , $1,200. West West Street Peter Chrlstensen , resi dence , $1,000 ; Mrs. William Breo , residence , $100 ; John Fitch , barn , $800 ; J. A. West , residence , $1,200 ; B. R. Kinder , residence , $800 ; Potilson cottage , $500. North Sldo Sixth Street William K. Jones , cottage , $600 ; Andrew Jones , cot tage , $ SOO ; Lou Harper , cottage , $500. South Side of Sixth Street John Ballry , residence , $1,600 ; Chester French , residence. $800 ; Lewis Adams , residence , $800 ; J. M. Davis , residence , $1,000. North Side Fifth Street Kenyon & Co. , store building and general merchandise stock , $3,000 ; postomce building , owned by W. S. Richards. iSOrt ; Fr < w1 restaurant , $400 ; J. tM. Davis , livery stable , $2,000 ; Mrs. Denny , millinery and residence , $1,000 ; William Rutledge , residence , $1,000 ; William Gray , harness stock nnd building , $1,000 ; B. H. Harper , hardware , $3,500. , South Sldo Fifth Street G. A. Pegau , general store , $7,000 ; vacant store building owned by an Iowa man , $1,000 ; Sam Deaver , saloon , building and fixtures , $2,500 ; Sum Barrett , saloon and fixtures , $2,000 ; Louis Wachter , Implements nnd building , Includ ing residence , $7,000 ; B. A. Trueblood , groceries , $1,500 ; George McKercher , resi dence and barber shop , $800 ; Mr. Gltlctt , residence , $400. Three partially damaged dwellings on same street , L. F. Hllslngcr , $200 ; George Lowe , $200 , nnd Keene Burdlc , $200 , North Side Fourth Street Sam Deaver , residence , $1,000 ; S. A. Burdio , hotel , $3,000 ; furniture of hotel owned by M. J. Kenyon , valued at'$800 ; George Klmmel , residence , $100 ; water , w-orkfl , $1,000. North Side Third Street Damage to dwell ings : D. W. Harper. 41,000 ; William S. Richards - ards , $400 ; Ed Dewey , $300. South Side Third Street Damage to dwell. Ings : A. E. Anderson , $1,000 ; Dr. Clark , $500 ; Dr. Clark , office and library , $700. North Side Second Street George Ross , residence and barber shop , $300. South Sldo Second Street George Buftlng- ton , dwelling , $200 ; occupied by S. J. West , damage to furniture , $75. The damage at the home of William Hop kins Is estimated at $4,000. Patrolling the Rnlnii. Shortly after the storm had passed Major E. W. Burdlc held a meeting of a few of the most prominent citizens and it was decided to appoint a equad of special policemen to look after the remnants during the night and keep thle\es , If there happened to be any In the town , from carrying off what ever articles of value they might find. He designated flfty patrolmen and later re colved word from Blair that flfty ot their vo/uateer firemen had been detailed to as sist In the salvage of property or to watch over It. This gave the citizens ample pro tection , although It was hard to keep souvenir gatherers from carrying off Innu merable small articles. This force of special policemen took the day Bide and tonight the Blair boys will watch. The citizens owe much to the promptness with which the officials of the Omaha road acted when they heard ot the storm. Su perintendent Jaynes happened to be at Te- kamah when It occurred. He was uneasy o\or the nonappearance of a passenger train and sent men out to see what was the trouble , as the wires were down nnd It was Impossible to secure any word. When the news of the storm arrived a passenger train which had pulled Into Tckamah In the mean time was continued on Its way , the super intendent Inviting all who cared to como to Herman to assist In relieving the Injured to get aboard. Quito a number of Tekamah citizens joined the train. Upon arriving at Herman attention was turned to the maimed and dying. When all had been found who could be located In tbo darkness the train pulled down to Blair. Another relief train was sent up from Blair and every accommo dation wag offered that was possible. While the wires of the Nebraska Telephone com pany were blown down communication was opened over the Western Union wires , an Associated Press operator handling ono wire. Located on a push car was the Instrument of the local ntatlon agent. Both took com mercial business and forwarded It as speed ily as possible , A now freight car was run In on the side track this afternoon and converted Into a depot. Steps were 'built and Agent Cojle moved in all of his fixtures that he could find. find.Tho The death of Postmaster Richards having mode a vacancy In Herman , his assistant , llss Irene Kepler , Is acting In his place. She established a rude offl.ce today with the assistance of Postmaster W. J. Cook of Blair and mall Is being handled without delay. Word was received from Dane Hollow this morning that tbo storm bad visited that quiet section and had razed a number of barns. Earl Petersen was reported killed. Tbo report alto Included Mrs. Ellen Hansen , but as she has been dangerously 111 for several weeks , It Is suppcscd she died prior to the cyclone. A barn on the farm of Peter Broderson , six miles southwest of here , was razed. His house was slightly damaged , a porch and fionp of the other frills being dismantled. A large barn owned by Nels Petersen and also his windmill were destroyed , also a barn owned by a farmer named Cushman. The fine barn o ! the Herman Cattle com pany , north of hero , and that nt the Dorsey Brothers , south , were juit missed by the wind , Mriinurea of Heller. BLAIR , Neb , June 14 ( Special Telegram - gram , ) Tbo Injured In the Herman wreck are all doing nicely The Washington county Board of Supervisors in session today placed $500 A ) the disposal of the Hermn'i pccplo and ordered twenty-four tents sent up , which nro now on the ground The city of Bi'alr donated $200 this afternoon. SEVERE STORM"AT" DECATUR Clin Creek Overflown unit lne Con- nlilernlite Dnmrmr l.iimlier AVanlird Into Itl > er. DECATt'R. June 14.-One of the most terrific rain and thunder storms \lMted this section Monday nlcht that has occurred for > cars. A hea\y rain occurred at 6 p. m , but quieted down to a gentle drizzle that gave promise to last nil night. About 11 p. in. n fearful storm of rain en me up nnd con tinued In n steady downpour until daylight. The Kim Creek cotintr } southwest of here was flooded and the creek brought down the surplus of water completely Inundating the southeastern part of town. Edwards & Bradford's lumber yard sustained the most damage The yard was flooded and SO.OOO shingles were washed Into the river. Much other lumber was washed from the yards , but was lodged In foncra nnd most of It was secured r E Hlgley's yard fences wcio washed away nnd several ot his fat hogs were carried Into tbo river. The most of the other damage done wan the washing out of fences and crops. The amount ot damage done has not yet been determined. TEKAMAH. Neb , Juno 14. ( Special. ) Ono of the heaviest rnln storms since July 28 , 1S71 , fell In this vicinity Monday night. H commenced raining about 11 p m. nnd continued until S p. m. Tekamah creek , which runs through the city nnd drains n radius of nbout eight miles square to tbo west , was too small to carry the Immense volume of water which came down and Its banks overflowed , Hooding the srcntor portion tion ot thr > business and residence parts of the city , carrying with It sidewalks , boxes , wagons , buggies and all movrnblc property and distributing debris nil over the lower portions of the oily , filling cellars and wells , destroying lawns and gardens. Several bust , ness houses and stores lost considerable by the water damaging goods on the first floors nnd In collars. The government water gauge registered n 5-lncb fall and was run ning over at 4 a. m. STANFORD , Neb. , Juno 11 ( Special Telegram. ) There have boon heavy rains from St. Francis , Kan. , to Orleans , Neb , the drouth being broken in tlmo to save spring grain , help winter wheat nnd pota toes , and making corn prospects splendid. Heavy hall broke nil the windows In the Catholic nnd Methodist churches nnd rcsl- denceu on the west side of buildings In Orleans , doing hundreds of dollars' dam age. No damage to crops. Hailstones as big ns walnuts fell. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb , June 14. ( Spe cial ) Thin section was visited by a heavy rain last night nnd also on Monday night , the precipitation being over an Inch. LINWOOD , Neb. , Juno 14. ( Special. ) The beet fields are all under water , there being wore rainfall hero In the last two da > e than at any previous tlmo. WEST POINT , Neb. , Juno 14. ( Special ) Another violent rainstorm started In last evening and continued without Intermission all night. Water Is standing In places all over the bottoms west of the city , the ground being too wet to absorb It all. Over five Inches of rain have fallen within the last forty-eight hours. CULBERTSON , Nob. , June 14. ( Spcclat Telegram. ) 'A ' heavy rain /ell here lost night , doing great benefit to crops. 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