The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-06-21

on bridge just south of lola. 1t be-
came evident early Sunday morning
that the structure was in danger and
efforts were made to save 1t, but they
proved unavai!ing and about one
O'Clock 1t raised from the piers and fell
with q great crash into the water. The
so only drifted few yards down
stream. Another section Of 1t, how
ever, drifted through J. 8. Turner's
orchard, breaking down dozen fine
apple trees before 1t finally lodged. 1t
was afterwards lowed back to the pier
and anchored. The bridge is q total
wreck, however, the planks splintered
and the irons bent so as to be utterly
worthless. With the waters at q
great enough height to sweep away
this bridge 1t goes without saying
that great damage was inflicted upon
the low lying farms. Mr.. PapcUast
and bis family were obliged to beat a
hasty retreat from their house which
was soon filled nearly to the second
floor with muddy water, and 1t looked
at one time as II Mr.. Eckley would
have to seek higher ground. Others
whose houses were on the came level
suffered In like manner, the damage
along this stream probably being fully
as great as that of the 'S5 food.
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
Reports from other parts the county,
go to show that, taking the county
over, this has doubtless been the most
destructive flood we ever suffered.
Martin Creek In Geneva township, was
higher than ever before known. Both
forks of Deer Creek were away out of
their banks, while all the iowlands Of
the main stream were flooded. Out on
the Usage the loss was very heavy.
W. F. Vandevere says the branch at
his farm. which Is usually nearly dry,
was foaming torrent so rods wide,
the water coming down like wall
and sweeping away his barn and
everything else in its track. His cat
tie and hogs had to swim for their
lives and were scattered all down
along the valley or hung upon wire
fences. Along the same branch VIII
SANKEY'S barn was also swept
away, taking bis farm machinery,
harness aud everything else, among
other things bran new lola buggy
which was broken all to pieces. And
these are only samples of the losses
suffered by scores Of others, not say
ing anything about the hundreds of
acres Of corn destroyed. We have not
heard from the upper branches of Elm
Creek, nor from the south eastern part
of the county, but they can hardly
have escaped.
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.
The heavy rain seems TO have been
general all over the State. Two thou
sand feet of the NJ. x. & T., track near
Chanute was washed out. The town
of Augusta, Butler county, was inun.
dated, the Santa Fe track washed out
for long distance and thousands OF
dollars damage done to crops along the
| Walnut. Near ElDorado the Walnut
rose 80 rapidly that one woman and s
child were unable to escape and were
drowned. Two young men near Sedan
were drowned In the Caney. The
Wichita road was badly damaged be-
tween Uniontown and TT. Scott, while
six or seven miles Of the Mo Pac., track
east of Fort Scott was washed away.
The large iron bridge across the Usage
at Fulton, Bourbon county, was wash
ell AWAY, duu Tue AiiutuOuS etW Aliii
at Devon, a station on the K. n. & D
was also destroyed.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS
The east abutment of The wagon
bridge across the river west of town
was badly damaged and except for the
active exertious Of the trustee, Harmon
Scott, In having rock hauled OF Sum-
day to stay the breech, the bridge
might have been lost. "A ii is 1T is
considerably weakened aud should be
repaired as soon as the water gets low
enough.
Commissioner Ross thiDks It would
be the best economy for the county to
have an iron bridge put up to take the
place Of the wrecked Elm Creek struc-
| ture. 1t will cost but little more than
a wooden one and will amount to some
thing when Ii is built.
Alex. Wright, living ON the high
prairie mile and a half north OF
Moran had 100 rods of wire fence
washed out, and all his neighbors suf-
fered more or less in the same way.
Kansas rains like it does anything
else, for all there Is in it. 1t never
does anything by halves.
A. Jeffries has gone over his field
with corn knife, cutting the tops of
the corn where they are buried in the