The herald., 1895-07-29
L BANNOCKS' UPRISING KANSAS CITY IS FLOODED
oops Are Concentrating Upon Four Inches and Half of Rain
Jackson Hole in One Storm
>INCETON STUDENTS BACK GREAT DAMAGE THE RESULT
Proceeding Toward the Alleged Buildings Washed Carried
of War Down the Creek
Anthony's Filled
From Feet -H
Four Inches and a Half of Rain
in One Storm
GREAT DAMAGE THE RESULT
Buildings Washed Away and Carried
Down the Creek
Street Car Traffic Obstructed and Residences
Filled With Mud Water That
Banked rs Feet
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2S.-Kansas
City and vicinity was visited about 80
a. m. by the worst rain and lightning
storm in the history of the weather bu-
reau. The rainfall in Kansas City, Mo-.
was 4.57 inches, the heaviest on record.
No damage was done on the Missouri
side. but across the line in Kansas great
damage was done to private and public
property. Street pavements were washed
out ike so much kindling wood; side
walks we're carried away; small wood
sheds and outhouses were hurled to the
creek bottoms and destroyed, and the
homes of number OF people were
flooded, running their furniture. The
greatest amount of damage was done in
the vicinity OF Twelfth street and the
az road. At that point the culvert
which crosses Jersey creek caved in and
the water banked up as high al twenty
five feet. The home of William Smith,
which is upon a mound twenty three
feet from the creek bottom was flooded
and his furniture ruined. The homes of
William Shaw and John Daro. which are
only a short distance from the Smith
house, were also flooded and part of the
furniture washed away. What furniture
with mud. At Thirteenth street and
Jersey creek small buildings were washed
away and carried down the creek several
blocks.
The pavement at Thirteenth and Wav-
erly avenue was completely washed out.
making a ditch eight feet deep and ex-
tending from one side TO the other. The
sc wer at Thirteenth street and Freeman
avenue caved in, making d big hole in the
center OF the street. while much damage
was done to private property. The city at
large suffered the greatest loss. The
damage done to streets alone will amount
to thousands of dollars. 1t is safe to say
that cot one entire street IN the city
which is paved with cedar blocks es- \
capped damage. About 1000 feet of cedar
paving was washed out of Oakl md av-
enue near Fifth street. Many of the
block pavements were swept into the
Missouri river by the water which flowed
down the streets, making them look like
rivers. Street car traffic was badly Grip
| pied. In Armourdale and Argentine,
Kan, much damage was done to private
and public property, because of the low
ness of the ground in most parts of the
city. In the west end and along Twelfth
street in Armourdale the tracks of the
Metropolitan street car line were covered
with water for three or four blocks during
the early part of the day. In the SOUTH
ern portion of the city, many residences
were flooded with mud and water. The
Metropolitan cars were unable to run dur
ing part OF the day between Armour
dale and Argentine. Observer Connor
says the storm was local and that it is
not probable that any damage was done
out in the country