The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-15
FLOODS IN KAW
ARE RECEDING
Four Inch Fall at Topeka Yes
terday Afternoon.
SPAN OF BRIDGE GONE
At Manhattan WaShOutS are
Becoming Visible.
SPAN OF BRIDGE GONE

Topeka, July 1.-THE aod situation i
beginning to show some improveu eut
The Kansss river has fallen ~ea-ly four
inches since 10 clock this morning and
the prospects are that the fan VIII be
steady until The w"ter has reached rs
usual level
Railroad traffic On the Santa re and
Union Pacific Is entirely smut of oe-
tween heoe and Kansas City ON acco. ni
that the damage viii be repaired some
time tomorrow.
The street railway bridge across the
river here has been ruined. This bridge
carried the water and gas mains. These
were broken. and North Topeka will. as
a consequence. be without water or gas
for several days. Half dozen or more
have been drowned in the Kansas river
during the past two days.
An earlier report from Topeka said.
The Kaw river now stands stationary.
l5.4 feet above low water mark. The
Rock Island train went east via Pierce
Junction and St Joseph this morning
owing to a freight wreck west Of Law
renee caused by weakened tracks. No
trains can be sent west as the water
is over the tracks this side Of Valencia.
But officials say both places viii be pass
able by night The Rock Island pumpu <
station is abandoned as "a service Ly tho
street railroad on the river bridge con-
Meeting North Topeka. The pipe furnish
ing North Topeka nth gas. laid across
the railroad bridge. sprung a leak and
when that structure weakened and
many citizens are living CT cold lunches
a bridge from above went down the
river in sections. Much adrife wod Is
anoat. Wolf Packing house ives COM
PEELED TO surrender this morning Here
tofore the waters have 55ef. .'-s-..-sed 20
the basement but they are now over the
first floor. doing much damage. No trains
are reaching Topeka from the east over
the Santa Re. Asman calf tetherea on
a mound is a sole living inhsbitant 4
little Russia.
sunday was coney Island for TOPEKA.
Thousands Of citizens lined the .iTer
banks in the parks and along the Nolan
Bridge. The women and children in gay
attire made a bright picture. ice cream
and fruit wagons passed through the
throng doing a thriving trade. Becw
Topeka the water is creeping OUT over
the valley.
WIZ Kennedy. playing around backed
up water. fen in and was drowned laFt
evening
The Union Paciac trains are esauloned
both east and west our * Topeka =
santa Fe~ train I'll reach here today
from Kansas Clty va the Ottawa CT o.
10 Enroria then east over TIRE rain
llne 70 Topeka
Kansas city. July A-At ArgeHt.ns.
kansas. today. water from IRE KaF
river broke through an innpoFerisfesi earta
dyke and eooded large tract = ,an1
rendering forry-ave families hemeie-s
TIE Missouri ard tire Eaw rivsrs hf-
are both higher today fnan az auy t,-ne
since the present Good began-
Manhattan. Karsaa guly ls-Fea- =
further aoas 81 this vicinity ere rs-
The Haoe ard Esw r.Fers having o.
nearlr ave teet within fVe ho1ra lr9
reeeainE waters have revealed seF+r-l
had shouts On TIRE uior Pacific eart
u here ard make mare appsrsat ~
inss 70 wat ard oats Iho1ssnsis q
dollars worth n grain have bee7 e.
stroytc. TIE wheat ard cats in tAe Ti-
less shss hsre been sehmeEsed -os
practically total ioss TIE Tnion Far-
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