Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-18
A DFLUGE OF RAIN.
The Railroads Suffer Severely
Three Workmen Drowned.

KANSAS Cry, May IA heavy rain
storm passed over this section to-day,
doing great deal of minor damage in
this city, several streets and sewers being
badly washed out. The railroads are
all badly demolished, and not road
sent in train exactly on time tonight.
Most roads are from one to three hours
late, but the western lines are in worse
shape. and the Denver Express on the
Union Pacific, due at A. NJ, did not get
in until O'Clock this afternoon. A large
portion of the bluff, facing the Missouri
river, was washed down over the Chicago
and Alton tracks, and that road was com.
PEELED to use the Wabash tTa"ks to night
SALINA, Kas., May 17.-Ihis section
of the country has just been visited by
perfect deluge OF rain. 1t has been
| highly beneficial to crops, but disastrous
to the railroads. The Rock Island and
Santa Fe tracks at Sand Springs have
been washed out. The Missouri Pacific
had two washouts few miles east and
west of here on the south branch. east Of
| Marquette. Three trestles were dis
placed. The Mcpherson branch of the
| Union Pacific also had fifty feet of track
carried away. All the rivers and branches
are full and in some cases overlooking.
No damage is reported except on the
railroads.
MILWAUKEE, May 17.-During a ter
rife rain storm tonight. the temporary
dam at the end OF the Island avenue
tunnel was swept away, and five work
| men engaged in the side were caught by
the receding waters. Two OF them sue
ceeded in getting out, but the other three
were drowned. The bodies have not
been recovered.
KANSAS City, May 11-Tonight's re-
ports regarding today'5 storm indicate
! that it was more serious than was at first
thought. The railroads are the chief
sufferers. Two spans of the Rush creek
bridge on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road, near Liberty, Missouri,
were washed away, and the trains be-
tween Kansas City and Chillicothe
have been abandoned. The Kansas
City, st. Joseph and Council Bluffs
tracks are submerged twelve inches
for long distance, near Parkville.
The Hannibal tracks are also under
water near Liberty. All east-bound
Rock Island trains go from Kansas City
via st. Joseph to Cameron. The Union
Pacific is badly damaged near Manhat-
tan, KAN, where the Kaw River is thir-
teen feet above low water mark. The
Missouri River is badly demorslized in
all directions, and trains are from two to
three hours late. Several bad washouts
are reported between here and Little Blue.
In this city the One hundred and
Eighteenth. ct cable line was stopped
six hours on account of the flood, and the
power-house on the Tenth-strest line
was 30 badly flooded that the water had
to be pumped out of the boilerroom for
several hours, to keep the machinery in
operation. The Twelfth street line
stopped for over an hour on account OF
water flooding the conduits in the loop
at the eastern city limits. Between Fit
teenth and Sixteenth streets, for a dis
lance of two blocks, in the eastern por-
ton of the city, the entire surface is
under water. The floors of nearly
all the dwellings in that territory
are submerged, causing great incon-
venience. At Kansas City, Kan, twenty
five thousand dollars worth OF damage
has been done. In Armourdale num-
Der of cottages were flooded, while on
Split Log creek there is an area OF ten
acres that is lake from five to twenty
feet deep. The house of M. Heller was
flooded to the ceiling, and the family res
cued with difficulty.
COUNCIL GROVE, Kansas, May H.
Heavy rains fell here all last night and
to-day. The Nevada river is higher than
for wears, and families living on the low
grounds have been forced to hasten their
flight. The streams are still rising.
serious Mot Among Laborers.
WHEELING, w. Va, May IA tele-