The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-10
KANSAS CITY THREATENED.
Missouri Is 21 Feet Deep and Still
Rising.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 10.-The Mis-
souri, river at Kansas City was seven
tenths of an inch above the danger line
at 10 o'clock this morning, the gauge
reading 21.7, with the probability of
further rise at this point of one foot
within the next "a hours. However, no
serious damage has resulted so far
and the weather observer today reports
that in the absence of more rain a slight
fall may be expected by Friday morn
ing Many trains from the west were
again late today. The Kaw also had
risen slightly since last night.
KANSAS CITY THREATENED.
Kansas City, Mo, July 10.-The rain
fall at Kansas City thus far in July is
four inches in excess of the normal fall
for the whole month. Rain fell general
western Missouri. Many passenger
trains arrive here late because Of in
undated tracks. The Missouri river is
rising steadily and has reached the dan
ger point. When clear weather comes
the river will fall as rapidly as 1t rose.
The only damage SO far done is by the
flooding of cellars in the bottoms. The
water front is well protected by piles
and rip rap that the river can not un-
dermine the bank. There is POSSIBLE
ity, however, that the Missouri will cut
across the peninsula opposite the mouth
of the Kaw, in which case the railroads
would suffer large loss and if the new
channel should become permanent a
great body of land, including the pres
ent river bed would be added to Kan
sas City. Andrew Erickson, a farmer.
was drowned in the Kaw river at ST.
Marys, Kan, Wednesday.
REPUBLICAN FOUR MILES WIDE.
Concordia, July 10.-The dam at this
point on the Republican is holding it's
own finely against the immense pres
sure of the flood and it is not now ap-
pretended that it will be damaged.
The waters have spread over a wide
territory at various points. Near Rice
the river is said to be four miles in
width. Just north and west of this
and Lakes George and Sibley are q
part of the general flood. Most of the
damage in that section is attributed to
the dam holding so much water back
and compelling it to find an outlet
through the low grounds
August johnson, wife and two chill
dren living at Riverside farm, We're
rescued by party in skiff. Dan
Evans tried to rescue this family with
a team and wagon but the water was
so deep Evans had to abandon the team
and swim out with boy who was with
him. The team got loose and swan to
safety, but the wagon was carried off.
THE SITUATION AT ATCHISON.
The Atchison Globe says:
The Central Branch railroad was cut
in two by high water at three different
places; at the Republican river bridge.
just west Of Clyde; at the Vermillion
river bridge, near Frankfort, and be-
tween Yuma and Norway.
The Republican bridge is a pile trestle
structure, 6S feet long. 1t is not washed
out, but it's abutments or approaches
were, and the Missouri Pacific pile
driver was sent west from Atchison
with II cars of rip-rap for the rebuilding
of the en- bankments. The Contra.
Branch passenger is at Ames, the first
station west of Clyde. The Republican
river is so high that the passengers can
not be transferred, and there is no tell
ing how long the blockade will last