The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-07
RAGING RIVERS.
The Heavy Rains Cause a
Sudden Rise.
Southern Kansas and Missouri
Flooded.
The Lowlands all Thoroughly
Inundated.
Great Loss to Crops and Other
Property.
Trains Delayed-Bridges and
Track Washed Out.
NEOSHO FALLS, KANSAS.

Neosha Falls, Kan, July 2.-Heavy
rains fell vest erday, last night and to-day
ana it is still raining. The Neosho is bank
full and rising rapidly. r ilroad bridges
and culverts, bath above and below the
st alton, are washed out. The river is full
Of floating barrels. boxes of soap, kits OF
salt fish, firkins of butter, lumber, SASH
beehives, etc. Some of the boze5 and bar
rels caught are marked Burling on.
BURLINGTON KAN.
Kansas City, Mo-, July "A Times
Burling on, Kan, special says: A heavy
roin commenced falling yes'erd'y after.
uoon, and this moroing the strei ara all
out of their banks. The water is runclng
through the business streets and there Is
Twelve inches of water in many places. The
Neosho river Is five miles wide IN many
places. The loss of stock aud property
cannot be definitely determined al present.
The Missouri Pacific and Southern Kansas
RAILWAYS, tracks are washed out for some
distance, and people living on the low
lands are driven out from their houses. 1t
il expected that trains will not be able to
pass here for. several days. The river Is
still rising.
YATES CENTER, KS.
About Ten inches of rain has fallen here
in the past twenty-four hours. The
streams sre higher than they have been for
many wears, and the damage TO bottom
lands yery considerable. Three bridges
are out on the St. Louis, Fort Scott &
Wichita railway, and two county bridges
! are reported gone,
PARSONS, Ka.
The heavy rain fall of last night and this
morning has swollen sll the streams TO
oyerhowipg. Lsbette creek, near town,
has covered all the bo tom land, and COM
PEELED quite a number OF people
Ito move out. The damage to
crops In the low lands will
be considerable on account OF the,
overflow. Washouts sre reported on all
the railways, and no trains have been run
ming to-, day in any direction. % the Mis-
souri, Pacific washouts are reported between
here and Fort Scott and Muskogee, ssa
two washouts on the Nessho division be-
tween here and Junction City. The gulf
trains are all aband ned on account Of
washouts between here and Okeyville.
Both companies have large force OF men
at work repairing the damage and the
Missouri Pacific will have all their trains
running on time to mnrro@ The Neosno
river is fifteen inches higher than it has
been for fifteen years, nd still rising.
LEROY KANSAS.
Rain has been fallr g for twenty four
hours, swelling all the streams and driving
people from the low l~nds. Much loss OF
property will be entsiled.
| CHANUTE, KANSAS.
The food caused by recent rains Is do
ing great damsgs in this vicinity. The
railway tracks are under water. Tho
river is still rising. Considerable wheat In
the shock has been carrird away.
| TRAIN DELAYED.
Kansas City, July 2-The Atcbison.
Topeka & 8. F. passenger train, due at 5
this evening arrived alter midnight, hav-
ing been delayed by wash out. No
trains arrived over the Southern Kansas
road tonight on account If foods in South
ern Kansas.