The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-09
ON The BOOM.
Kansas River Again Near Dan
ger Point.
Has Been Rising Rapidly All
Day.
THE REPORTS ARE BAL
Indications in West Are That 1t
Will Continue to Rise.
Railroads in Trouble in Vicinity
of Manhattan.

At 2:30 p. m, the river had reached
the 13 foot mark which is one foot low
er than it was week ago. Street cars
are being used to keep the driftWoOd
clear but the bridge has apparently
been slightly moved. The water is still
rising.
At noon the Kansas river was within
IS inches of the high water mark reach
ed last week and the river was still rls-
ing at the rate of about an inch an
hour The water touched the II foot
and six inch mark at IL o'clock
The river rose rapidly last night and
the indications are that it will continue
wood has increased, indicating that the
rise is steady and that the small
streams tributary to the river are swol-
len The heavy rains west are likely
to increase the rise.
The Republican and the Blue rivers
are on a rampage and will likely send
the Kansas river up several inches. AT
Concordia the Republican river was re-
ported up to the danger line last night
and at Seandia and Superior, Nebraska.
points further north, the river was ris-
ing rapidly and touched the danger
line. /.
The Blue river at Marysville is higher
than it has been for years and the wa
ter was still rising last night. Union
Pacific tracks at Homesville, Neb., are
II feet under water. At Blue Raplos
the low lands are under water and peo-
pie have had to abandon their houses.
The effect of the rise in the Blue and
Republican rivers has probably not
been felt by the Kansas river at To-
peka. Observer Jennings said this
morning that the Kansas river here
would not be affected by the republican
and Blue rivers until tonight. The Re-
publican and Blue rivers flow into the
Kansas river near Manhattan.
The Union Pacific railroad has sus-
pended traffic on the Blue Valley line
north of Manhattan and on the branch
north of Concordia on account of high
water The main lines so far are open.
The men at work on the street car
bridge across the Kansas river have
been unable to keep up with the drift
wood and a large jam has formed at
the north end The north end of the
city park, some of the made land in the
Rock Island yards and the Santa Fe
switch tracks on the south side of the
river are under water.
SANTA FE HAS TROUBLE.
The Santa F'e is having a lot of trou-
BILE on the northern end of its Strong
City branch, which runs from Strong
City north to Superior, just over the
state line in Nebraska. The Republican
higher than it has ever been known to
be- Tributary creeks are also doing
their best to swell the torrent. Ihe
Santa F'e does not cross the Republi-
n.
tributaries. one the White Rock creek
at Lovewell, Jewell county, and one
Buffalo creek near Concordia. Both OF
these are very high
Superintendent Easley and Train
master Ives are both a the scene of the
flood, and cinders and other ballast Is
being shipped up to them from Strong
City as rapidly as possible.
1t is reported here that great deal
of track is under water but that none
has been washed out. The bridges are
also still standing. The trains are tied
up. however, and are not running on
schedule time.
The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley line, which connects with the
Santa F'e at Superior and runs north
from there, rs in bad shape and cannot
get it's trains through.
There have been very heavy rains in
southern Nebraska and northern Kan
sas recently, and serious damage has
been done.
The Smoky river and the Cottonwood
are both reported to be running very
very full and may be out of their banks
on short notice.
Rain reports received by the Santa
F'e are not very encouraging for lower
ing streams The eastern division re-
ports a general rain since o'clock this
morning. The middle division had a
light rain over the entire division. The
western division had a heavy soaking
and the Panhandle is also reporting
rainy and threatening weather. There
has been no rain on the southern Kan
sas. Pecos Valley or Gulf lines.
HIGH WATER AT VALLEY FALLS.
At Valley Falls Tuesday afternoon an
inch and a half of rain fell and the Del
aware river is so high that the falls are
not visible. The stream is dangerously
high.
The Santa Fe reports from the east
tracks of the Kansas City and ST. JOS
eph lines.
REPUBLICAN IS BOOMING.
Clyde, Kan, July Sowing to recent
heavy rains the Republican river is still
booming and promises to reach a vast
ness unparalleled in late years. All
traffic on the Central Branch is stopped
this morning and the track and bridges
greatly endangered. Corn fields are in
undated and shocks of wheat drifting.
Many losses of livestock are reported.
Farm houses in many places threatened
and farmers are seeking an Ararat.
Wheat and oat crops will be greatly
Impaired
DELUGE AT ABILENE.
Abilene, Kan, July 9.-Steady rains
have continued most of last night and
this forenoon in this section. Wheat in
shock and oats are injured. and the
unable to enter the fields since Sunday
and cannot for several days yet
FIELDS FILLED WITH WATER.
Hiawatha, Kan. July Sit rained
StodO1ly IOE eight hours last night ana
everything in this section is flooded
Many fields are filled with water and
the small streams in the country are as
suming big dimensions. Threshing pro-
badly will be delayed another week
CENTRAL BRANCH TIED UP.
Atchison, Kan, July 9.-Unpreceden-.
ted rains in northern Kansas which
have fallen during the past few days,
have paralyzed traffic on some sections
of the Missouri Pacific's central branch
and have. it is believed, damaged wheat
irreparably. A heavy rain fell last night
and this morning, generally over north
ern Kansas. from one to one and half