The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-25
FLOOD IS COMING
IMMENSE BODY OF WATER COMING
DOWN THE ARKANSAS.
Five Miles of Water Near Dodge City and
The Flood Said to be Over the Floor of
the Big Bridge at Hutchinson-Santa
Fe Concentrating Bridge Builders on
the Main Line-AIail Service Democrat
ized-High Water Expected to be Here
Within Twenty-Four Hours.

For the first time in many years the
Santa Fe is unable to operate its trains
| between Dodge City and La Junta,
Col, on account Of high water, which
covers the track for a distance of from
| four to five miles. In one instance
| about two miles Of the track has been
! washed from the grade and a number
of the smaller branches OF the Arkan-
sas river are running over their banks
and flowing over the Santa Fe bridges.
This is true where the bridges have not
been washed out. The conditions Of
the line both in Colorado and Kansas
are very discouraging at the same time
being inasSable, with but little 10 in
dictate when the trouble will end, even
if it does not grow worse.
In order 10 operate trains the Santa
Fe has been compelled TO run all its
through Denver trains, also trains
from the southwest, via the Missouri
Pacific from Pueblo to Selkirk, the
! terminus Of the Santa FEES Great Bend
branch, thence to Great Bend
where the main line is reached
after the long detour mentioned. Yes
terday's Denver and California Santa
Fe trains were run TO Great Bend. then
via Selkirk, and from there to Pueblo,
where the main line is reached. This
will continue until the damage 10 the
track is repaired.
The rains which have caused the
Arkansas and its branches to overflow
and create such confusion among Santa
Fe officials commenced falling Sunday
night and continued until late Monday
afternoon. Another heavy rainfall
commenced Monday night and contin-
ued without cessation up TO 9 o'clock
Tuesday night, when kilograms receiv-
ed at headquarters indicated that the
rain was still falling. The rains in
western Kansas from Dodge City to
La Junta are the heaviest ever known
say the dispatches to the Santa Fe Of
fees.
The difficulty experienced on that
portion of the line is repeated farther
south, where all danger was thought to
have passed. The trouble was cleared
up last week but was followed by
heavy rains Saturday night and still
heavier downpours Sunday night
These rains extended north 10 La Jun
ia and east to western Kansas points.
They also reached San Marcial, N NJ
The posto1fice people here say that
the mail service from the west is de-
moraliZed and Mr.. Carr, the chief
clerk, is doing everything he can to
help the service.
Last evening as many men as could
be spared from the bridge and build
ing department of the Wichita divis-
ion were sent out on the main line
where they were needed.
1t was reported last night that the
flood had reached Hutchinson and that
it was over the floor of the big bridge
there. 1t is said to be the biggest
food that has ever been known TO
come down the river.
The high water is expected here with
in the next thirty-SiX hours and there
is hardly a doubt but what it will
break over the banks in the south part
of the city.
OTHER PETITIONS GOING AROUND
Ministers of the Gospel are Circulating
Them this Time.
1--WE the undersigned municipal vot-