River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-20
RUIN IN KANSAS.


Heavy Rains swell the Rivers and Cause
Much Damage to Crops and Other Prop
cry aud some Loss of I.ifs-The Village
| of Uniontown said TO Have Been utterly
/ Wrecked.
ST LOUIS June lS-Additional advices
about The disaster in Kansas from wind and
rain-storms are that Uniontown about fif-
teen miles west of Fort Scott, on the
Wichita and Western railway, Writ
uaily swept away and that two women
and four children were drowned Union
Town, which is place of COO i'm
habitants is in the midst OF a thicklY-
settled country, and It is feared that
the loss Of life is even heavier than re-
ported AS the wires are down for
fifteen miles ON either side, nothing def
mite can be learned. The storm struck
! the western part OF Bourbon County late at
night coming from the west where it had
played great havoc At Augusta it as
sumet the form of a cloud burst, and
though every thing possible has been done
to obtain details by- the railroads all is I'M
certainty at present.
+ In Fort Scott it commenced raining
abou o clock Sunday morning Old resi-
dents say it was the hardest rain in thirty
years Water commenced rising in
Buck run ut in the morning Lamb
& Mead's ice dam ON Sixth street burst
about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, causing
the water in Buck run 10 rise at the rate
of about three feet an hour, carrying away
several houses and the bridge across Sixth
street The part of Fort Scott known as
Belltown is under water This was caused
by the overflow from Marmaton river PEG
pie were taken out with boats.
Several bridges were washed out and
trains were stopped on both sides OF Fort
Scott The Kansas Nebraska & Dakota
track is under water Tor about nine miles
ont The Memphis road is badly dam
aged for about 1000 feet out. ten
miles north of Fort Scott All the people
in the bottom in East Fort Scott moved out.
At last accounts the water had stopped ris-
ing, and it no more rain falls the flood
viii rapidly sabsde Every effort is being
made to OBTAIN information from Union
town
ELDoEApo, Kan, June lS-The upper
valley G. the Walnut is flooded from ex-
cessiye rains. the streams being higher
than they have been for years Saturday
night the river came up so suddenly that
q family by the name of Graham start
ed from their home to the high land
Tine mother and babe were drowned,
the father and one child escaping. Grain
fields are Hooded and niue damage must
result A portion of the Missouri Pacific
track is washed away and there have been
no trains in over the Santa Fe since Sunday.
tits surmised that a number Of people have
been drowned in the lower valley The
water is receding. later rumor reports
the drowning of o. Beaman, in Cassidy.
lola, Kan, June 1S-Allen County has
suffered severely during the last thirty
six hours from floods in the Neosho river
and its principal tributaries which have
covered the bottoms Tor a mile or more
on either side There has been no
I loss OF life or OF live stock, but it is feared
/ that hundreds Of acres Of wheat, which
were Just ripening and promised a very
\ large yield will be almos total loss while
/ the submerged corn and other crops will be
greatly damaged The St Louis, Wichita
d Western railroad bridge across Rock
creek Gust of this town has been under
mined and IS only held by the iron track
from eoirg down stream On this side of
the bridge near quarter Of mile
OF track has been washed from the
( bed, while the railroad has been seriously
/ damaged. Near the river west OF the
/ city = large number OF SINAI! bridges and
cIlverts along the wagon roads have been
washed out and wosklnen We're engaged
all day Sunday strengthening the river
bridge, which it is feared mas been seri-
ously undermined. The water reached its
4 highest point at ) o'clock Monday morning,
since which time it has been slowly reced-
! ing. and it is now hoped the worst is past
( HUMBOLDT, Kan, June IS The Neosho
river is five miles wide at this point but is
falling Ten thousand acres of wheat have
been ruined. The people and stock had
ample warning to reach the higA lands, and
the damage is confined to crops
/ AUGUSTA, KAN June lS.-Ihe river here
Is recedng. Several persons were washed
I downstream Sunday night and many re-
manned on housa-tops ana in trees until
f, morning, when all were rescued
Il is reported that two persons were
drowned north OF Fl Dorado, making four
in all there. The damage in this town is
placed at 81 ,0@ Both the Frisco and
the Santa Fe roads suffered damage and
delay, but are now in running order again
1 CEDARvALE Kan june iS-Two brothers
-Brack and Sheridan HOnes-wcre drowned
here Sunday morning in attempting to ford
the Big Canadian river.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June Heavy rains
have done considerable damage through
out the State tornado at Lake City cut
a swath 100 feet wide, destroying much
property. Tho South Florida railroad
track is submerged in several places.