Show NINETEEN EEN DROWNED IN BIG Two Two- Two Thirds Thirds of Lincoln NebS Neb S Under Two to Fifteen 4 Feet of Water I MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGES DAMAGE City in Darkness Traffic Paralyzed Paralyzed Paralyzed Para Para- and Hundreds AreS Are Homeless S 4 LInc Lincoln Lincoln Neb Jul July 6 Nineteen people ople drowned in the city of oC Lincoln 1000 rescued i in boats bouts am and property loss ions to the tic extent of a million million mil mil- lion dollars is the damage of ot the tie worst storm storn over e known In Nebraska and anti which resulted from rom a cloudburst t which struck Lincoln about midnight ht last night Doth Both Salt aIt and Antelope creeks on opposite sides of or the town have flooded flooded flooded flood flood- ed the ho section through which they flowed third One of oC the tic Ity Is under un un- iiii- iiii der Cl water from two to fifteen feet d ep Railroad and street car traffic is- is paralyzed Not a u single railroad train came caine Into or left the ho elt city today Water atel Is three feet teet deep lICCI in the Burlington Burl Burl- ington depot and a IL machinist was drowned ii in the thc roundhouse During the afternoon the tie northwest northwest north north- west vest tower lower f the state penitentiary foil tell having haIng been undermined by water Irater Water ater flooded the dining room and kitchen to the tops of the table Six Inches of or water got ot into the cell hou e and scared the prIsoners almost to death cath All AJI were rescued wd and taken Into the second stories of oC the tiLe prison Cit City I Is J. In Tonight tho tie city is In absolute darkness tho the gas and electric light plants being completely Inundated The Tue wells from which the water sup sup- supply ply JJ of the city Is secured arc all aU flooded with surface water The Commercial club has bus called culled for 01 assIstance assistance assistance as as- In Jn taking caI caro t of tho d desti I. I tute tote In the tic Salt creek bottoms was vas wasa wasn vasa a n settlement of ot nu Russians Jans All AU these were rescued In boa boats and rafts while their houses were ele swept aWa away b by the ther water four FoUl hundred other oilier citizens r were cre In Jn the same ame ane way and mill ninny many 1 went off oL down CloWn streams but but- but thc cawing cawing- owners who refused to tp l leave W c t. t LUl I h II cs' cs cj 1 t at F I P ii o I i uJ 1115 hI 5 1 tf Jq lil bj I 11 tl tt f SI J b i ili r 1 i t 1 SK we 1 drowned Tn n North tI l c 5 She co not supply ll I names l u Dru r n i i S Sa in Stock John Nelson a n. milkman m was ivas ned e early l this morning morn lIe He attempted to rescue some stock near West cst street Gitson Nicholas a laborer was 5 drowned a about out noon in hi the West Yest Lincoln Lincoln Lin IAn coln coin railroad yards The police pollee received a report that thata a nu Russian lan woman and her son were drowned S Otto OUo Field lI climbed a small tree itee an and he was almost almo t drowned before a 0 boat came Caine to his rescue At t midnight ht tonight the flood Is re re- re ceding Reports are alC that 25 G arc are drowned Of this number la 11 have 1 been authenticated 1 It Is believed 1 bodies of oC many women and children will be he found when whon the water recedes Three hou houses eg floated away carrying carry carry- in ing the occupants with Ith them It Il Is Js believed alt all W were IC drowned John Giles Giles' family Dy and house is missing near neal Nebraska CIl City |