The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-07
HIGHEST MARK REACHED
North Canadian River Has Beat All
Records at Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City o. T., June i-lhe
North Canadian river is now at the
highest mark ever reached since Okla
homa City was located. West of the
city the water only lacks a foot of pass
ing over the bridge Of the oklahoma City
and Western railroad and the width of
the river Just above the bridge is fully
a mile. covering the lower bottoms and
inundating the Orne tract and Colcond
park. the waters having leveled the high
plank. fence recently constructed around
the driving park and ball grounds.
The grade of the Frisco terminal track
and that Of the Oklahoma City and West
ern hold back the water which has over
flowed the first bottoms and created this
great lake. The water is from I'VE 70
fifteen feet deep over the Orne tract
and boats were plying over that section
Yesterday as well as the lower portion
Of colcond park. 4 great company Of
small boys and several men We're bath
Ing along the railway track yesterday
afternoon
Along the waters edge at all points
we're numerous frogs, snakes, lizards,
spiders and other deuizens of the low
lands driven away from their ordinary
haunts by the bacIwater.
A large gang OF Hreckers were at work
clearing up the wreekase from the Jam
which occurred on Ihe Frisco 7 Sunday.
Several of the cars dumped from the
track were partially submerged IN the
water. which was rapidly approaching
the level of the tracks last evening.
The tract OF land lying south OF the
Frisco and east Of the Santa Fe IS one
vast lake and the rising water poured
In at the windows OF a number Of houses
situated Just nerth Of Riverside park
The public highway from the wagon
bridge. just south Of the Frisco track.
10 the Santa Te embankpont. Is under
the water and Is only preserved from de-
structson By sandbags placed on the
southern side OF the submerged eEnoank-
ment.
I Last evening the rising water threat
ened 10 reach the ground feer Of q two
story frame building Just south Of the'
ice plant.
Al this point yesterday a throng of in-
tereSted spectators Witnessed Z thFi0ing
battle for nfe made by large steer
which swan across the river frcn the
west bank 70 Tho feeding sroGpds on the
opposite side. NleTe mum n-i o. Nt-t7f-
cattle were herded OF tongue of land
situated between the river on enc side
and a Jake cf backwzter Oh the otesr.
The big steer evidently had become lone
some and made a bold plunge into the
rushing waters 70 swim across % Sns
herd on the ether side The animal Was
borne rapidly down stream and became
entanglsd IN The limbs u s submerged
tree. and fer some tinae Il icosoa IS
though TIE chances for its ESCAPE Tege
very sim The spectators inSeyest@aiy
p.atchsd the great beasts stv1sgies 70
escape from the eEtangisnleut aid 1cr
fully ave minutes It's head hosb<'d Ep
and down. each time appearing 70 ee the
last Finally. however the bT1ts gct
loose and sssrted - continue ms course
acrcss - the east ssde and ran inte
partially submerged harHed ~i-e fencf-
J-p went Us fss;. ard aftc- ehsTuias ne
water FOR a tiaas. T sacSseSea - ssftins
is fo-eaua-ters over the feaos. zHd there
The knoxing animal rested Ter ano1t
81 u4zSltes. II then made several