The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-12

At 2:30 this afternoon there nan neen
a rise of three inches over the marx at
10 o'clock. 1t continues to rise at the
rate of Il inch per hour.
At 2:S0 o'clock this afternoon it was
reported at the city WaterWOrks pump
ing station that the Kaw river was IL
inches higher than it was at the same
time yesterday The water has been
rising at the rate of quarter of an
inch per hour.
At noon the Kansas river had risen
until the water touched the Is feet and
eight inch mark on the gauge. The
rise since Friday amounts to six inches
and at noon the water was still rising
Early this morning water m elons,
sheafs of wheat and corn were coming
down with considerable drift wood, but
at noon the river was well cleared OF
drift. The water has covered the walk
in the city park along the river front
and the west end of the park is a. pond.
In Little Russia several more families
were forced to abandon their home last
night. The water has risen until part
of the wagon road at Calhoun Bluffs,
on the north side of town. is under
water.
The Rock Island switch tracks are
several feet under water and some of
the track is floating. The water is up
the embankment of the main tracks
and the telegraph station at the Wye is
standing on its piling with water under
it. The pumping station is completely
surrounded by water and the pumps
are barely able to work. The man at
work there waded around in several
inches of water. Two long lines of box
cars on the switch tracks are standing
in water.
The water has cut away the bank
on the north side near Keuhne's pre-
serving works and has endangered sew
eral small buildings. This morning
men were at work mooring the build
fngs with rope to save them If the water
continues to cut the bank away. Piles
of barrels were surrounded and many
Of then were floating. Men were at
work building a barrier to save them.
On the north side of the river three
miles west of town. where part of the
Updegraff farm was flooded Friday, the
rise during the night has covered sew
eral acres and at various places fields
are under water.
Today Garfield park is well under wa
ter and the fields east Of Soldier creek
Quincy street the water is dangerously
near the store house of the Inter Ocean
mills.
At the Wolff packing house three
large steam pumps, the fire department
steamer and smaller pumps have been
steadily at work since Friday keeping
the water down in the cellar. The cur
rent so far has not cut away the banks
on the south side.
The water has completely filled Silver
Lake and is overfiowing onto the sur
rounding fields. All the abandoned
bends of the river and the low country
close to the river west of Topeka are
under water. The water has backed up
Soldier creek and the Shunganunga for
a considerable distance and has done
small damage.
At Rossville the water has filled sew
eral fields. Last night John Fritts
seined the ponds which had formed in
his fields and he reported that he caught
seven wagon loads of cat and buffalo
fish. A party of fishermen headed by
Lee Jones, VIII Moeser and Judge q. T
Hazen is preparing to help F'ritts with
his fishing tonight.
All the wagon bridges across the river
are in danger and gangs of men are
stationed al the bridges across the river
at Rossville, Silver Lake. Granville and
other places in hopes of saving them.
Some of the approaches have been
washed away but the bridges are still
intact.