Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-12
FARMS SUBMERGE
Kansas and Nebraska Suffer
from Storm and Flood.
The Town of Beatrice, Neb., Gets .
Severe DOse-A Number Of WASH
ont Oh Railroads Reported
The Rainfall Was
Very Heavy.

Kansas City, June 7.-The loss of
property by the overflow of the Neo-
sho and Cottonwood rivers will
amount to several hundred thousand
dollars in the Empora district.
There has been, however, no loss of
life and both rivers are falling. Where
the two streams join, farms for miles
around are submerged in from one to
six feet of water. In several places
swift currents leave the main streams
and cut across the country, devastat-
ing hundred of acres of corn and
wheat. In some of the bottoms fami-
lies have been rescued in boats. The
Santa Fe tracks are covered with
water for two miles.
Trains for Kansas and Oklahoma
points are arriving here many hours
late on account of the floods. Crops
on bottom lands have been overfowed
and in southern Oklahoma the wheat
harvest has been suspended. The
most serious farm loss is reported
from near Emporia, where the
Neosho has become a lake five miles
wide.
Beatrice, Neb., June THE flood
caused by the Cortland cloudburst
reached this city yesterday and has
practically cut off the city from out
side communication by railway. All
the bottom lands and residences
along the creek are under water.
There is eight feet of water in the
Union Pacific round house and quar-
ter Of a mile of track is washed out
between this city and Cortland.
Ill - T,,i Do
track between this city and Picl<rell
is under water and trains are unable
to move either way.
The main line of the Burlington is
badly washed out. One train on the
Union Pacific, with 20 passengers, is
laid up at Pickrell and is unable to
move.
st. Paul, Neb., June "A rainfall
of between three and four inches
within four hours yesterday caused
food in this part of central Nebraska.
The town of Dame brag, nine miles
from here, was inundated by rise
in Oak creek, which runs through
the town. The water stood three feet
deep in the streets last night and was
steadily rising and people We're NOV
ing to higher ground. The railroads
are suffering, the Union Pacific hav-
ing its tracks washed out and the
Burlington losing a bridge. Much
stock has been drowned.
Mitchell, S. D., June 1.-THE great
est storm that has visited this sec
ton for years swept over here Fri
day. A violent wind storm was fol-
lowed by a torrential rain for an
hour and the streets were flooded.
Practically every basement on Main
street is full of water, and great dam
age has been done to stocks stored
in them. In a great many residences
the water stands even with the floors.
Seven inches of water fell during one
hour. Hundreds of trees were blown
down, and many buildings more or
less damaged. Telephone and tele-
graph lines were badly crippled by
the heavy wind.
Marshalltown, Ia. June This
section of Iowa is literally deluged
and great damage to property and to
growing crops will result. \ terrific
cioudburst occurred at Gladbrook
yesterday, washing out several miles
of railroad track on both the Chicago
e. Northwestern and the Chicago
Great Western. Both reads have lost
bridges. Heavy damage is also re-
ported on other roads. The Iowa river
here is higher than it has been for
many years, inundating the bottom
lands, submerging crops and threat
ening the residents of lowlying locali-
ties. Cornfields in many places are
four feet under water. Stock is be-
ing rescued by boats. Boniford Lang
don, 7-year-old boy, was drowned.