History of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

The Grand Central Hotel in Omaha, the finest hotel between Chicago and San Francisco, was totally destroyed by fire on the 4th inst.

Three persons were killed and eight seriously injured.

The insurance will almost cover the loss.

OMAHA, August 17, - Yesterday afternoon during a heavy rainstorm, Willie Copley, aged 9, while running home, was caught by a plank sidewalk which had been piled against the fence to allow the grading of the street, and which was blown over on him. He was drowned underneath it, in two feet of water. His mysterious disappearance was explained this afternoon by the accidental discovery of his body under the fallen sidewalk.

Omaha, Jan. 22. - There was a collision of trains on the Belt Line division of the Missouri Pacific, within the city limits.

WILLIAM BOYLE, a local Democratic politician, was killed instantly.
J. SCHWARICK, deputy county treasurer, was injured internally.
J. A. HARVEY, badly crushed, probably fatally.
__ VANDERVENTER, badly crushed, probably fatally.
S. FRABER, both legs broken.
FRANK CHURCH, both legs broken.
Two brothers named MITCLAFF, railroad shop boys, were seriously injured; one had his skull fractured.
Several other passengers were more or less injured. The conductor, WILLIAM SHIELDS, had an arm broken and was badly crushed.

The suburban train was twenty minutes late, but had orders to run ahead to Omaha. The freight train which had orders to follow the passenger train into Omaha, broke in two near Druid Hill. This being discovered the engineer immediately increased the speed to keep out of the way of the problem. The suburban train had stopped at the crossing,...

Five Firemen Injured, Two Fatally - Detailed Statement of the Losses and a List of the Names of the Losers - Origin of the Fire Unknown, But Supposed to Have Been Caused by the Falling of an Arc Electric Light - First Discovered on the State.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 3 - The Farnam Street theatre, on the northeast corner of Fifteenth and Farnam streets, has been completely destroyed by fire. The building was of brick, 77 feet by 132 in size, and was four stories high in front and five in the rear. On the first floor were a number of stores, the stocks of which were ruined. The total loss is estimated at $252,000. Six persons, five of them firemen, were injured by falling walls. They are: J. M. GAYNOR, spectator, head and spine injured; J. H. SCOTT, pipeman, bruised on head and body; ED. SIMPSON, ladderman, arm broken; JOHN McBRIDE, fire captain, cut about head and leg – dangerously injured; Pipeman KLEANER, cuts about the head and concussion of the brain; Pipeman MALSON, severe cuts...

Omaha, o'ma-hah, the metropolis of Nebraska, and the seat of justice for Douglas co., is pleasantly situated on the W. bank of the Missouri River, 18 miles above its junction with the Platte, 503 miles by rail W. of Chicago, 476 miles N. by W. of St. Louis, and 145 miles W. of Des Moines, the capital of Iowa. Lat. 40° 16' N.; Lon. 95° 56' W. The site of the city is on a plateau 80 feet above the Missouri River, its corporate limits extending over 24! square miles, within which are 148 miles of graded streets, 72 miles of paved streets, 130 miles of curbing, 103 miles of sewers, and 445 miles of sidewalk; these improvements costing $7,787,000. The city has 2 cathedrals and 107 other church buildings, the University of Omaha, Creighton College, Brownell Hall (for girls), and 61 public schools, with an attendance of 20,000 pupils; the Omaha Medical College, the Western Art Association, the state institute for deaf and dumb, and a free public library with 45,000 volumes. Six hospitals,...