The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-10
YOUNG MAN DROWNED
In the High Water of Mime
SGah River Near Peck.
TRAINS ARE LAID OUT
Half Nile of Santa Fe Track
Lifted Near Valley Centre,

The heavy rains Of Thursday night.
amounting almost 70 a waterspout north
Of this city. has caused the rivers and
streams to overflow the low banks, and a
great food covered vast areas Of land be-
tween this city and Valley Center yester-
day morning. It Is estimated that close
to 800 acres Of land are inundated, and
a great many fields are ruined. Where the
water ran swiftly through some Of the
feds the soil has been washed away and
corn was washed cut by the rod No stock
has been reported drowned, although it is
thought many hogs and cattle have been
caught by the food.
Six miles north Of the city the water
spread over the fields in a sheet extending
mile and a half wide or more and deep
enough to swim a horse in a great many
places Farmers erected RATS and secured
canoes and roWed about their fields in
specting the damage. At this point about
one-halt mile Of the Santa Fe track was
washed out and the passenger train due
here at about o'clock in the morning did
NOT get IN until IN the afternoon. Many
Of the passengers got of the train and
walked into the city.
Nearly ali OF the James Ransom farm
was under water and much Of his crops
are ruined, and the farms Of J. W. Bunti
and George Sullivan are under water, and
the farm Of Char,es NJ Irwin is.aIso in The
list Of those that in the food district. Il
is said that Rufe Kyle has eighty acres
Of his farm under water Among the 9th
er farms north Of the City are those Of
W. II. Ransom Mr. RcMnima and p.
Bigger. Jack Fishers house could be seen
from the railroad and it was completely
surrounded by the waters Nearly all Of
the houses north II the packing house and
around the Burton Car Works are in the
midst Of the food, and the families have
deserted them in time TO avoid any pos
sible chance Of floating away.
Suilivan's dam has stood the greatest
test that it could possibly be nut to. and
a committee Of c0uncilmen who inspected
1t yesterday afternoon reported II in fine
condition, with the exception Of about ten
feet Of the headEate which was torn
away. This was caused by peculiar an
tic Of the waters. The pressure from the
waters in the inundated fields north was
50 great that it broke a stream out OF the
usua- channel and flowed around by the
side Of the regular stream. This forced
a current OF backwater from the south. /
which rushed IN against the lower part Of
the dam with great force. A large tree
was washed against the foodgate and
lodged there, and the weight of this. to-
frarh a~ n 3
forced about ten feet of the hoodgate out. /
NELLY DUNCAN DROWNED.
Neeiey Duncan n young man Of o. was 4
drowned in the Minnesota river. at Peck.
yesterday. He slipped off the bank and .
fell in The water was So high and so .
swift that he could not get out and before .
he coul5-be rescued he was drowned.
TRAINS ALL LAID OUT.
The Missouri Pacific from the east. due
here at O'Clock. did not get here until /.
nearly o'clock in the afternoon The
Wichita and Western. on account Of a
washout near Cheney, didn't arrive until
night. L IS due here at 10 o'c,ocll a. m
William Beatty came IN from Clearwater.
He says that the Cowskin creek at Dat
Vile is all over the country. Several OF
the Missouri Pacific bridges below An
thong are washed out The Frisco from
the east got in all right
TWO MILLION POUNDS OF MEAT
MOVED.
The north end district yesterday was a
sight. There have been foundations for
the past three years. and all NJ them oe
serious concern 70 the Union stock Yards
interests and the Jacob D7ld Picking
plant as well. - say nothing of
the several suburban residents and farm
Ing interests Last year earlier than Il
came this season. these north end con
Germs We're greatly handicapped hv the
unlocked f1r rise I'm chisholm creek and
he Overlooking If all that part If the
7ity. Eut this year the trouble greatly
surpassed ali former conditions. on Thurs
Gay evening from the TOP floor Of the
packing house II was easily Giseernad thar
trouble was in store From the packing
,eurer clear north 70 the Burton Car
Works little lakes were visible al over.
There is 2 low sp0t Of several miles i'm
here and a slough Of country which IS
always NJ the mercy Of the e-eneuts.a-d
he rainfall Al Indications rulrteJ for
rouA-e among the stock interests on
Thursday night and these We're thoroughly
l7ted by the stock yards officials and the
management Of the D1,d Packing COM
,aov.
The packing plant Is completely eQuiupa5
With system Of signals communicating
III through the several divisions OF the
louse. as well as with HIsraEe- Fred DoId
L the carey hotel. Al night long NJ 1
1oIE was regularly notified of ID, c0-di-
son Of the cellars - the house the regis
ration # the water mark the sweu 81
'htsh1Im creek. ard the live animals in
he feeding pens. He was in constant com
nuri-atiou with the house ard with So
.eri--eu5e1t Charles D. Da-riE~an5e
}9th officials knew AT every hour inst
what vas -7ins on among the cver-vizi,-
mt ~i-1- force at the plant. Regular
st-',= n wa-chuen special appointed
t0ck-h5e9o-s and dock shifts were on {
uty al u-E1r long closely tahulatiu- the
Use Of the water and reporting at regular
intervals 7E signals IT the various points Z
II midnight an VAS calm. bat in5ic5tio-.s
cinted omio-as.y toward bad situation .
efe-e uo-niuS. Chisholm creek had Ieft g
Is banks. and the surrounding country q
vas slowly but TOO surely being flooded.
l. o'c-cck NJ Dal5 was advised thar
be- larSe horse stables were entered by
tream which was sve isng from the north. :
rom whence came all t-e volume If water.
,Eai1 al O'Clock the manere- was u1ti- :
ed that additional help must be given. as
he night force were about u be baf3e5, =
nd all were ove-worka5. ~ daylight :
Darrisrar5a ard RI. Fred
bold were On hand and ~ a few moments
systematic plan was given our % the I,
syeral f1reuea % summon their -eSrec-