The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-02
HEAVY RAINS.
The Missouri and Kaw Rivers Again
Rising at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, June 1.-The Missouri
and kaw rivers are again rising at this
place. The rise is due to local rains, and
is not the annual June flood, which is an
ticipated with much apprehension. 1t has
been raining continuously for two days
here, and great quantity of water has
fallen. Harlem, the little village across
the Missouri river from here, is again
flooded, but not to so great a depth as
during the May inundation The east
bottoms on this side are also covered with
water but no damage has been done. In
Kansas City, Kan, the Kaw has risen two
feet. but has not yet overfowed its banks
1t will take a rise Of three feet more to do
that. The sewers, the imperfect construc-
tion of which allowed the waters to back
up through them into the town, have been
provided with food gates, and the danger
of flood from that source Is passed. The
Missouri at 6 o'clock this evening was IS
feet above low water mark and slowly ris-
ing. The signal service predicts a discon-
tinuance Of the rise by tomorrow night.
THE MISSISSIPPI
KEoKUK, Ia, June 1.-The Mississippi
rose sixteen inches today and Alexandria
Is again submerged.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, June 1.-The recent
heavy rains have caused rise of three feet
from three TO four feet deep in the streets
and is running over the first floors of
houses.
THE INDIANA FLOODS.
INDIANAPOLIS. June 1.-The floods con.
tinue TO increase in magnitude, aud dis
asters are reported on every hand. White
river and Fall creek are flooding all the
contiguous territory, and many bridges in
this vicinity will have TO succumb to the
raging water before the day is done. Sew
eral persons are reported drowned this
morning, and the indications now are that
Indianapolis is about to experience the
worst flood in her history. Reports from
points throughout the state tell of the
great havoc wrought by the waters. In
the vicinity of Wabash many miles of
farming land are inundated The Wa
bash river is out of its banks, and An
drews county resembles an immense lake.
No corn has been planted in this county,
and the farmers are growing desperate.
Several large factories are now under
water and work has been suspended At
Marleville the Michigan division of the
Big Four has been washed out for dis
tance of 800 feet, and traffic has been a.
most entirely suspended Six hundred
feet of track is washed out at Jonesboro.
At kingstown the Blue river left its
banks and near Carthage, few miles be-
low, a railroad bridge was washed away
The same cOmpany's bridge north of
kingstown. over FAN creek, went down
while trying to rescue his brother, who
was being carried away by the swift
waters At Hartsford City the Mississippi
river is ten feet higher than ever before
and many bridges have been washed away
SOUTHWESTERN STORMS.
ST. LOUIS, June I.-Severe rains are
again delugiug Texas. The country con-
tiguous TO Denison. Greenville and Gaines
vile is again under water, and the loss of
crops WILL be severe, especially cotton. The
Easements of several business houses are
flooded at Gainesville Reports from many
other portions OF the state are that the
storm WAS equally severe.
TEMPLE, lex, June 1.-The storm last
night was more severe than supposed Re
ports OF damage are comingln IN from as far
east as Durango. at which place many
houses were wrecked, and that little place
almost wiped away. Thomas Weather's
wife and six children were killed outright.
GUTHRIE, Q. T., June 1.-The excessive
rains of the past few DAYS have caused the
rivers 70 rapidly rise again. Ii is reported
that woman (name unknown and her
three children were carried down the
Canadian river and drowned
WYNNE Ark, June I.-Rain has fallen
in torrents for twentv-four hours. and no
levee along the right bank of the MiSsis-
sippi between Memphis aud Nicksburr is
now considered safe. Thousands of acres
OF growing crops that were safe yesterday
are iuundat
Tulsa, l. L., June Another heavy
rain and hail storm visited this section
last night. The rainfall for twelve hours
was four inches. Already the swollen
streams are now out of their banks. and
many thousands of acres of corn and
wheat before inundated are again under
water Washouts are reported on the
Frisco railway. and trains are several
hours late
AN ILLINOIS TORNADO.
EARLvILLE. H., June IA cvclore
passed through this town last night. The
Catholic and Lutheran churches were bad
ly Injured. Houses, barns aud outbuilG.
ingS were wrecked, but Fortunately no
lives were lost.