The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-16
THE HEAVY RAINS.
FIoOds on Dow and Allen Creeks-Grsat
Damage to Grain.

Damage to Grain.
The very heavy rain of last Friday
night anil Saturday morning, filed the
NeoshO and Cottonwood TO the utmost
limit Of their banks, and also most Of their
tributary creeks In this county. The rlV.
er bottoms, however, were very slightly
overlooked, and suffered little damage.
The bottom farms along Dow and Allen
creeks were flooded the worst Of any time
on record, and many OF the farmers there
suffered great loss. The water was a loot
higher In Dow creek than In the ssbtg
nOod'' In the spring OF 1 S73, when the Ne
OshO and Cottonwood were on such 4 ram
page. We get from Mr.. c. ID. Bnrdick,
and others, the following report OF losses
on Dow and Allen creeks:
The iron bridge erected by the county
over Alien creek AT Roberts ford, was
lifted or its abutments and lays upside
down in the creek. The wooden bridge
over Dow creek near Mr.. BroadwelPs was
washed away aud torn to pieces. A foot
bridge over Dow creek at the Central
school house, was carried down stream.
The wooden bridge over the same creek
At AndersOn's. was seven feet under wa.
ter, but being strongly bOIted down to
the abutments, held TO its place. This
Is hint to bridge builders.
The losses ON Dow creek are n follows,
the grain having been mostly caught in
the shock:
Mr.. BroadweiI, part OF ten acres Of
wheat. lie got ON top OF hIs house, and
shouted To bis neighbOrs to bring him aid
ala the shape OF chew Of tobacco, but
they were all too busy 10 accommodate
him.
Mr.. CowaR, nearly all OF ten acres Of
winter wheat, and some oats.
Z. ID. BuTdick, ten acres of wheat and
hSe OF oats, nearly ali carried away, but
viii recover some that lodged at various
points, but in 50 soaked condition that
II will be worth very little.
j. n. Miller, 40 acres of oats, being about
800 bushels, and eight or ten acres Of
winter wheat, nearly all gone.
The Abraham boys lost $50 bushels Of
wheat. Their house was Invaded by the
water SO that Ihe family ied 10 higher
ground. Their field OF milIet was ruined.
4. T. White Loaf about two acres Of oats,
raised on Abraham's land.
MIR. Nieklin's potatoes were washed out
orthe hills, and lay bare ON the ground
after the water subsidized.
Ii. Davis, = Welshman, Is acres OF wheat
and some oats, and his chickens, went Of
la The water, which also ruined things In
his cellar. He LFOVe his calves and pigs
upon pile OF stones lac had drawn to
build barn, and so saved them.
n had ahn,.f l..lg 80 n. "a
acres of winter wheat la stack, and saved
IL. The rest Is gone together with 1900
| bushels OF oats.
Mr.. Jones, whose son clerks In L. ID.
Fox d Co.'s, lost 400 bushels OF oats.
A. Mr.. Morgan had gone In his wagon to
see how high the creek might rise, and
the rising water caught him In = ravine,
and nearly drowned himself and horses.
He lost some grain.
Mr.. Perkins, VIM. Stanley, and the ten
ant Of Mr.. McCreary's farm, and others,
whose farms were more or less under wa
ter, must have lost gram, but we have not
heard how much.
Robert Roberts lost 40 acres, 1000 BUSH
els, Of fall wheat, and 1000 bushels of
oats. He estimates his loss at over 81 200.
VIM. HolllngswOrth was also loser.
Joseph Peak lost 100 acres Of grain, and
thinks his total losses are $500.
Jack Roberts lost some wheat, and his
barn was again struck by lightning. 1t
said that about q week before both his
barn and house were struck, showing
that lightning and nOOd are both after the
"old man." but he can stand them as
pluekily as any one we know Of.
Considerable fencing, including wire
fences, was lifted up, post and all, and
carried away, and good deal Of minOI
damage done to gardens, etc. The roots
Of corn were often washed bare, and some
corn carried on.
On Allen creek the water damned in
, such a way that 1t threw the flood mostly Il
! one side, and the damage was less than OF
Dow creek. Messrs. Thomas White
Samuel Slower, ThOs. Atkinson, Petel
Slisher, Net Acheson, NJ. Davis, and 9TH
ers, lost more or less grain.
Mr.. GrImsley Is out 80 acres Of wheat
In 1853, he lost about half his wheat In tn
same way.
ID. Rhodes lost $500 worth Of grain.
The total losses are estimated by SOM
= at go, 900. This is very unfortunate, anC
= we deeply regret tO:note such losses, incur
red by old and useful settlers, who hai
Just harvested rs Gne crops of grain .
they ever raised. They had cut ana
bound the grain in good season, aud ha'
IL not been for the unavoidable delay Q
previous rains, would havelhad 1t ssaekeI
and safe. They are of course, not dis
eOuraged, though to many the loss Is YER
] severe. Damaging foods on those creek
have been very seldom. In this one Lh
water rose very rapidly, and as befor
! stated, foot higher than ever before.
I Reports OF damage by flood in Pike an
other tssVnships also come In, but we wan
the names and figures before ereditIng tia
. reports.