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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1896)
/S ! | Loup City Northwestern. VOL XIV. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN ColM V. .MlImjsKA, PKIUAV, .H'NK \2, NU^BER 15 TUK NORTHWI*:STKRN PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT TMK COUNTY SKAT. OICO, M. IlKWWCJIlOTltin, Editor and Publliih«r. — . ---- ■-r~ - .£ —rsm TEIIMS $1 60 f«r Tear. II Paid in Advanea Bat*r*l at tba Lony City I'mtofSffe for traaa million tbrough the mailt a* eeoond olaat matter. Tornado, Rain and Hail. Visits Sherman County and its County Seat. R1JSULT8 IN ONE FATII.1TV. Great Damage Done to Prop erty at Loup City and Ashton. Ovar Twelve Inrlie* of Kaln Fall IJouae* Blown flown anil Cnroofeit. Winter Wheat anil Kye flartly Damaged. The terrible wind and bail storm thgt swept through this county last Friday evening will long be remem bered by our citizens as being one of the moat disaeterous and danger ous of their experience. Thie pa per had juet gone to press and re marked in it* local columns uiai iu« slornt ua reported by the weather bureau did not materialize, and sc it bad not up to the Lour of going to press. Hut later in the after noon the conditions changed and at H :0C p. m. a perfect deluge of rain and bail, lasting one Lour and twenty minutes, accompanied by a tornadi came, and in all its fury swoptdowr upon the people of this town am: surrounding country with fatal am damaging results. Many people sought refnge it caves, only to be driven out by tbi heavy rush of water. The family of Joseph McCoy went imo a cav< near the house but were soon driver out by the caye quickly filling will water. They uil escaped but tbi little girl Nellie, who was drowned Mr. McCoy bearing the wate opened the door to the cave t« ex amine the condition of things whei the water rushed in so quickly tba it was with great difficulty that tin rest of the family was saved. Then was a very large quantity of hai fell and much of it was as large ai lieu’s eggs. It came with sued force as u> smash in screen win dows and even the window shutters The glass suffered *o a very heavy extent and there was hardly a housi and but few business blocks iu towi but what was drenched with thi rain heating through the windows. Dead Horse creek was a raging torrent and the water on the bottom below town was deep enough t< awirn a horse. Near the K. K. track in ilia tuant Oiwl eAlltll Hurt Ilf tikU'l the water backed up ton depth o four feel. The houses occupied b; y the families of James Bradley am Uuy Holme* started to dost otl bu wp* bulged ou a alight elevation The families were brought ap lowi iu the St. Kliuo buss. Jacob Win kb-man» family living uaar th Dead Horse ereek was also rescuer in the same wav. Hit resident' was surrounded by water to a deptl of live feet. Ou the south side of the ereek liver the famdiee of John Hutson, Ohl seu Bros anti Mr*. Daddow, Wit them the condition waa even taoi critical, tuey being located so a to entch th* oveittow from the Meet When the dial rush „t water earn Mr Hetso r, ■»mug ibe danger tot hi* tamitv to gd into the wago and he would gel the team read but the water rose ao rapidly !h* he ant not have time to hatneoa au hitch them up. andauciug the ho* wa* about In (t<>al olf be g< Ibeur alt aairble « f the b<»t*e* **» •varied fov ibe lua of ibe Moil • hi. b be teamed will) tnucb till) cutty ami i«w>h ivfuge wttb the tarn fly of Mr Nrou u lit lag oa ibe t'nt llaueh farm amt ibeul a mile «tb tuncc. After lie had rescued Ins own family from the deluge lie went back to the house of Mrs. Daddow taking his two horses with him. Several places on the low land he swam his horse* but lie succeeded in getting the family out all right. Mrs. Hutson had been sica and was swarcely aide to be around when the storm came and the ordeal which she passed through was indeed a terrible one. Mr. Hutson lost some household furniture which was car ried away by the water. The families of Olilsen Bros, each lived in brick bouses. The water was about a foot deep in that of .John Ohlseu,* and it looked as though it would get much higher, us the yards were covered to a depth of about B feet and the water rushing by like a river. John cut a hole through the celling and the family climbed up for dryer <|uar ters. Ohlsen Bros, brick yard was Hooded to a depth of about eighteen inches. They had about o0,000 brick ready to burn. The sheds were blown away and about half of the brick destroyed. Their nice field of corn was five feet under water and washed so lmdly that it will necessitate being replanted. Their loss is estimated at between $400.00 and $500.00. At the farm of J. B. O’Bryan, II. I', engineer, located near the .Middle Loup bridge there was a sea of water. The house is sitting on a high brick foundation. The water raised to a level with tbe floor and rushed by with such velocity that it washed great holes In the earth. Mr. O'Bryan tried to get his family out and after the storm abated went out to see if there was uny chance of escape. Before be reached tbe gate however, he was in water clear to bis arm pits *.nd was obliged to ! return to the house where he gather ed bis fstnily in one room and awaited tbe result. Fortunate ly for tbe family the house stood, but a number of his shoals 1 and obickens, sorrels and sheds were carried off. The barn was partially unroofed and the premises tbe next day presented a most dis 1 asterous spectical. The damage done in the city was ' of no small amonnt. The Catholic church was smashed into kindling 1 wood. The Baptist church was 1 blown two feet off its foundation 1 aud the heavy brick chimney fell through the floor, and the windows on the north and west nearly all battered in by the driving hail. ! Tbe Methodist church fared better, 1 only loosing the window lights on 1 the north east and west. The High School building was partially un riHUUU. lUIM* UUUCIn ivniuruuu warn ' also partly unroofed, th« window* ’ smashed in and much of the furni 1 ture spoiled. tier frame barn 1 chicked coop, granery, and crib wer# r complatly destroyed. The north end ! of James Itentfrow'a punt p shop us* * blown tlowo. Both Sohwer'a and 1 T L. Pilger'e barns suecutubed to the furious *torm. Judge Walla 1 bat n weut dowu the creek Thu wind mill* of (\ tV. Conhtser, T. 8, Nightingale, ('has Aualiu, J. Phil 1 .1 eager amt U. It Scott were leveled ■’ to the ground. Mr. A. 8utton h*tl ' hla baru Mown dowu, a buggy • mashed aud about Sou chicken* * hilled The bridge leading to the fair 1 grounds wa» swept down the atreet f ami IwIgMl wear the II A M depot, The B A M bridge scores I bed ' lloraa waa wnahctl out and **'>»*! * hundred feel of troth traeka swept | Oil it* bed. A large abrek mil at are > ! u rug on the It A M track *•» miss * Ing the neat morning, but wa* found |jat Srhauppo Hiding, hating been pushed to lha» tlslM n, « distance of t*l t>i tulles hr the Wind *1 The mail* have brew great!t tie * layer! on account «4 the wash out*. * The I P train went a* far a* II *■ 1 - |ua t-»lai tor the #t»i time ilrae ibe 1 slot to * rim b Silirts burros Which bad r i their front* smashed in by hail were those of the Porter block now occupied by J. 11. Travis <& Co., First Hank, A. Watkioson. A. Koone, W. T. Chase, A. K. Chase, Landers Block, Mr*, ft. Taylor* (tore building, Reynold’* meat mar ket, K. J. Nightingale's law office, John W. Long * law office, \V. H. Morris' old brick store building, flasteyers block. John Olttnana Haloon, Lesshinsky's photo gallery and the NORTHWESTERN building. Chimneys were blown down all over town and many ecllars were filled. All the cellars along main street slid under the store buildings wore filled with water and the damage done to the good* stored therein was great. Tha merchants were busy Saturday and Monday pump ing out the water and trying to *ave goods. ASHTON MAHI.V WRICKED. Reports from Ashton, twelve miles east of Loup City, say that that town is completely wrecked. The three brick buildings, namely, Hadura'* store, the Cermania ball and the saloon building belonging to loMHiih Rltineruer were (list unroofed uiul afterwards n part of the wall undcrumided by the waters fell into the cellars. The church wee blown down and badly dumugad. The L'athollc church three miles east of Ashton was also blown to pieces. Windmills, oul buildings and win dows were badly used up. Between Loup City and Ashton some farm buildings are reported to be more or less damaged. Paul Miller's large frame bara was washed down tbe ereek and his rssidenee unroof ed. The crops are much injured, winter wheat and rye are thought to be sluost a total loss. Corn and spring grain will probably come oul again. The 1,oup City irrigation ditch gave way in several places. Reports so lar a* we can hear from irrigation work north of hero say that a great deal of damage has been done. NEWS KROM OAK CREEK. On Oak creek, east of this town the water rose high but no personal damage done to baildings. The report about W. A. Wilson's brick building in that vaeinity going into the cellar was without foundation. Mr. Wilson did however loose sev eral fat hogs and a large amount of paature fenee. He also, like many of his neighbors bad bis crops badly damaged. L. D. Garder wua in from Oak ereek yesterday. He says that the ereek was filled 20 feet above its bed and that not a bridge of any note was left on the ereek. Mr. Gardner had hie windmill blown down and the north end tore out of his stable. The hail was heavy at that place aud the crop* damaged. He ports from Washington township sny that there is not much damage done by wind or hnii but several substantial eonoty bridges have been carried off. TIIK PATH OP Tilt; STOHtl. The first evidence ef the destine live part of the storm in this count* Is noticable in the south edge of Washington township, and travnled in a southeasterly direction through the central porliou of this county and to the east line, aud frntu there eastward to the evntrai portion of Howard county where it appears to have intercevded another disaaleruus storm which seetnittglv originated ru the iwctntly of Waihaek and Ofsl and sweep down the North t.oup v die* The hall and Wind slot m through tht* count* w*» about sis uh c« in wtdlh hut the rain was • |UHr general no isiiM.1 nntiMin ouin oet. There waa no rlurw at Itoekvilie and e oscipirail* no damage to w«(u of buildings, hut the waters f* ••*» Here that rushed down and lulu I he fiver <t»rrhd off o«*> tuau ot tn» tr riser bridge si »rrs i so viiuko Austin rs located u nuU south <>it of I/mp City. The nettlera i sre report a heavy rain Imt no i atruetive wind or bail TURKEY' CHEEK VI.OODEH. Turkey creek, JO miles east of r. whs Hooded so that houses were t afloat. One uian by the name Andrew Cira lost his barn and d his house moved 300 yards, vi ral other houses were moved 'tlisir foundations and out btiild g* were lost entirely. Numerous iresses of hogs, cattle and horses arc found near a large wash out a ilie II. &. M. near Karwell. I’eo le were compelled to flee for the igldands for safety. IIKAVY l/JSS at north i.oim*. At North Loup there was a great in Mint of damage done by the ||.,i,d. The North Loup bridge is reported to be lodged in tho Hailing timber south of Cushing. Many fauns were under water and nearly all the bridges in that section washed out, IIANNEIIROO EI.OODEU. Tho wires brought the uews that iPannebrog was under water and jaier it was learned that the report was well founded. The water Stood in tho streets to a depth of several fcit and every business bouse in town had to he cleaned of nasty, sticky mud and debris. The water left its mark high up on the build lot'll. si'III NO l.'KEKK AT WALBAOH. Tin* following special from Wal bai li teils of a terrible cloud burst at that place which says, “Spring creek was swollen to a torrent that stretched from hill to hill, the crops on all the low bottoms ware twenty live feet under water and tho creek level a good tbirty-flve fm t then above the then high water mark. The swollen torrent was covered with swift moving debria and there was to be seen everything from buildiuga and box cars to barrels and cracker boxes. The damage as near aacan be as certained at this writing at Wolbact was considerable. The depot agent Mr. Archer, who lives in the second story of the depot, awakened a littU after daybreak and, noting the sound of the on-coming torrent, re marked to his wife that the creel was raising. Bhe asked him t< dress anil let the town cows out o the correl ou the low bottom, bu by the time be had dressed and de sueuded the stairs the water wa knee-deep ou the platf .m. Mr Archer raa back to hia wife and re quisled her to dress with baste stating they had better get to higbe ground, but by the time they wen ready the lower story wa* half tul of water. Ii« than began to Are hi revolver and call for help, which at traded some of the town people who rushed to their aid and, liaslil; constructing a raft aad attaching i rope thereto, Henry 'Vaguer am Charlie Chas* volnuleered to at leapt the rescue hut the water w* then eighteen feel deep eround tbi Uepol and part sf the aecond storj was under water. The raft ahot oa and away from the dejtot and w* narrowly savsd from capaUing t hus* hail his Isg caught in the rop snd carue near drowning, haviui j boon nearly drawn olf the raft tw fore he could be freed. \ rehrt and wife and three habit were now in a pertlon* position | The betiding was lifting from it foundations and slowly swingle around toward* the pond tn mighty eddy, but strong hand brought the rail i>ua* mote into hel ter position snd this time It thmlw •ml end caught on the rm kin Imttding Tire wife and habres aw husband crawled unto the halt eel merged bulb snd were brought t shore amid nrui h rejoicing It w» a i lose call and Mr* Archer i* etrl suite'teg I rout the ahiwh Tha depot I* no* standing on tl s'lgw of lb* old p*u»d far away fnu , tie touud»*t>iMS, lull of mud to th e uobm ells The whole town w*e ti aw at pros oceMioiHMl by thu flood, hiki tin* i crop# on tbe lew land* wore covered ; Vo a depth of-•'> feet. Four Persons Drown IN Till. I.OWICK OAK CftKKK IIOTTOM. ' This morning news retched this piece that four dead bodice, on# man two women and a child were found in lower Oak Creek bottom, near j the tliu John Krvina farm Others are missing but it is not known whether they are living or dead.! The creek bottom ts swept down for miles and some farm bouse taken with tke flood. Several head of dead horses and other stoek were alio found at that point, STOKM NOTES. .Sidewalks were floating in almost avers part of town. It kailed almost continuously for fit minutes. The first mail out of to wo waa taken serosa to Ravenna last Sunday afternoon. Peter Rowe carne near getting drowned trying te get hie eow out of the hern. Arcadia was visited by a rain fall of otiout 0 inches but no wind or heii. The Are bell in tbe court house yard was laid low by the wind. It is being re-constructed. A two inoh scantling struck the house of 8upt. Johnson and waa drove clear through the side of the house. Mr. Johuson was trying to heap tke storm from coming in at a broken window when the scant ling struck jobt above his heed. Mrs. Hull/, lest e fine Jersey cow in the storm. She wae of a dnn toler, with drooped borna and had when the went away a picket rope with a pieoe of ciraingle around her head. Any information as to her whereaboete will be thankfully re ceived. When Mre. Hutson went te the wagon to await her husbands coming she took with her a black dreaa con taining $130.00 in the pocket. In her confusion she left the dress in the wagon box which floated off. it wee found the next day and the money recovered. A stretch of over « thousand feet on tbu It. A M. track east of Ashton wgs swept off its bed. C. L, Drake is deserving of praise for the inauuei iu wbiub be rendered itssielauee to the helpless in time of the flood hy getting out bis team slid buss, lie was assisted by O. Bescboter who eume up town and repored the danger. They were |oiued by the w luklouian boys. Their heroic and successful efforts will long be remembered. County Clerk item had 'juite a icnous experience during the storm. He went with bis family to the cel lar, Looking out of the cellar win dow end seeing the water rieiug he started to go out and see if there wee danger of the cellar tilling up, but ceuld not raise the doer. Fear ing that the water would come m oa them he hunted arouud and found a table leaf and with it emashed the deor. Aa Inch board from the barn of T. L. i'ilgcr elruek a tree iu Jebn Taylor's yard. The end of tbs board split the tree through the center and went clear through it without even marring the end ef the beard. Tho tree is about four iuchoe through, it was sawed off and planed ou ex hibiticn at 1’ilger’e etore with the board clicking through it Jnat aa found. The flue orchards of K. J. Night ingale, J. I'bil Jesger, Thos. inks, 0. F. Johnson, Cries Hauck, T. 8. Nightiugale, J. D. Ford, D, A. JacksoD end others which were loaded with freit are greatly dam aged. There will be no fiuit on them this year and it is feared they will be completely rained. Young orchards about tow* aro without doubt destroyed. M. C. Mulick end J. T. Hale en gineered the work of getting the body of little Nellie McCoy out of tho Cave. It was a very difficult task as the top of the oave had to be taken off and about six inches of bail sboyelsd off the top. A rope was tisd to Mr. Mulick and he dove down into the cave and found the body. D. C- DOK, A. P. C’ULLEY, Vice President. Ceshier. FIRST BANK OF LOUP CITY. general Banking Business Transacted. Capital Stock, $600,000. ■ Loam ua Imprawd UmsalNBl p««nt Baa* OnaafaBj latMlM a* he ha« ha thaw*. I fin isms n anaaia t—BaHnal Bash. Raw Toth OMf, R. Id W. J. FISHER, OKO- «• BENSCHOTER. Attorney and Notary Public. Publisher Lour CtTT NoKTHWaaTiaa , FISHER & BENSCHOTER, REAM, ESTATE AGEJVT8. 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