St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-29
HAVOC ON THEKAW
STORM AKIN TO A CLOUDBURS1
STRIKES THE KANSAS
CITIES. p
PAVEMENTS WASHED OUT,
A NUMBER OF RESIDENCES ARE
WRECKED AND OTHERS
FLOODED.
DAMAGE OF MANY THOUSANDS
The Storm Local, Its Fury Being
Spent Almost Wholly ON the
Two Cities.
PAVEMENTS WASHED OUT.
DAMAGE OF MANY THOUSANDS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 2S.-Kan-
sas City and vicinity was visited
about 4:30 this morning by the worst
rain and lightning storm in the
history of the weather bureau. The
rainfall in Kansas City, Mo-, was
4.57 inches, the heaviest on record.
No damage was done on the Mis-
souri, side, but across the line in
Kansas great damage was done to
private and public property Reports
from all over the city indicate that
the damage will foot up into the
thousands. Street.
PAVEMENTS WE'RE WASHED
OUT
like so much kindling wood; side
walks were carried away, small
woodsheds and outhouses were
moved to the creek bottoms and de-
stroyed, and the homes of a num-
ber of people were flooded, running
their furniture. The greatest amount
of damage was done in the vicinity
of Twelfth street and 81" road.
AT that point the culvert which
crossed Jersey creek caved in and
the water banked up as high as
twenty-five feet. The home of Will
liam Smith, which sets upon a
mound fully twenty-three feet from
the creek bottom, was flooded. The
homes of William Shaw and John
Daro, which are only a short dis
tance from the Smith house, were
also flooded. At Thirteenth street
and Jersey creek small buildings
were washed away and carried down
the creek several blocks. The homes
of Tom McMa,han and Tim Murphy
We're also flooded, and much damage
done to the furniture.
The pavement at Thirteenth and
Waverly avenue was completely
washed out, leaving a ditch eight
feet in depth extending from one
side to the other. The sewer at Thir-
teenth street and Freeman caved
in, making a big hole in the center
of the street. Much damage was
done to private property; the city at
large, however, suffered the greatest
loss. The damage done to the streets
alone will reach up into the thou
sands of dollars. 1t is safe to say
not street in the city which il
paved with cedar blocks escaped
damage. Cedar blocks are strung
along Nebraska avenue from Sew
enth street to Sixth, and from Sixth
and Nebraska to Washington, from
Sixth and Washington to Fifth and
from Fifth and Washington to the
Northwestern crossing. About 100
feet of cedar paving was washed
out of Oakland avenue near Fifth
street. Many of the block pavements
were
SWEPT TO THE MISSOURI
by the water, which flowed down
the streets, making them look like
rivers.
The storm caused the public Off
Gals and street railroad company
much work. The .'L" road placed a
large force at work early in the
morning, but it was long while
before traffic could be carried on.
The street force was kept busy patch
ing up small washouts. 1t will take
many days to repair the damage to
the streets, and it may be neces-
sary for the mayor and council to
take some special action in order
to carry on the work.
In Armourdale and Argentine,
Kan, much damage was done to pri-
vate and public property because of
the lowness of the ground in most
parts of the city. In the west end
and along Twelfth street of Ar
mourdale the tracks of the MetropoI-
itan street car line were covered with
water from three to four blocks
during the early part of the day.
In the southern portion of the city
many residences We're flooded with
water, mud and trash. The Metro
politan cars were unable to run a
part of the day between Armour
dale and Argentine.
In the bottoms of Argentine travel
of all sorts was suspended nearly
all day by an accumulation of mud
and refuse matter washed down from
the hills, and which was piled up
along the streets. First street was
badly damaged, and the macadam
recently put down was washed out
nearly the entire length of the street.
Macadam in other parts of the city
was also washed out.
Observer Connor stated that the
storm was local, and that it is not
probable any damage was done out
in the country.