The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
KANSAS NEWS.
SaIina Is the Scene of the
Worst Flood in Her History.
ToWnsite Is Flooded and Many
Homes Abandoned.
BOATS TO THE RESCUE.
Four Inches of Rain Fall in
Twenty-four Hours.
Trains Are Abandoned and
Handcars Utilized.
Wheat and Corn Fields Covered
With Water.
BOATS TO THE RESCUE

Salinas Kan, May 27.-This city to-
day is the scene of the worst flood in
its history, fully a hundred families
have been driven from their homes and
the extent of the damage is estimated
to be hundreds of thousands Of dollars
Another heavy rain fell last night,
making inches of rain that has fallen
mere during the last "A hours. The
NORTHWESTERN portion of the city is en-
tirely submerged and women and chill
dren were rescued from their homes
IN boats. The Missouri Pacific grade
on the west is holding back a large and
threatening body of water If the wa
ter succeeds in crossing the tracks the
entire western portion of the town Will
be under water. A passenger train on
the Lincoln branch of the Union Pacific
IS held between two washouts two miles
north of here. The passengers were
brought to this city on handcars. The
Union Pacific tracks are running over
the Rock Island from Limon juno
ton, Colo, to Manhattan, Kansas. The
Union Pacific station here is surround
ed by water, and the railroad yards are
flooded. The entire district for miles
northwest and southwest from the sta
ton is flooded. AS far as the eye can
reach the wheat fields have been trans
formed into great lakes of raging wa
ter. Many crops are ruined and homes
are deserted
AT MCPHERSON.
At 4:30 O'Clock .. m. a terrific rain and
hail storm came up from the west. The
water fell in torrents, filing the streets
and roads and lasting nearly an hour.
The ground was covered with hail. It
is thought that considerable damage has
been caused to the wheat over the
country. The storm was general over
this and surrounding counties 1t was
accompanied by high wind, which APP
preached a tornado in severity
AT MANHATTAN.
Manhattan had her ff1rT1 with a Sc
we're storm last evening. The wind blew
a terrific gale, accompanied by heavy
rain. Chunks of ice as large as a mans
fist FELL breaking plate glass windows
from the fronts of store buildings. Hun
dreds of windows were broken in dwell
ling houses. and many were broken at
the State Agricultural college Trees
eighteen inches in diameter were broken
off near the ground, making many of
the streets impossible. Electric light
and telephone wires are badly damaged.
AT FLORENCE
One Of the most terrific dOwnpours of
rain in years occurred here last even
ing between and o'clock The streets
and cutters were flooded in a few min
utes. Over an inch and a half of water
fell The storm was accompanied by
heavy lightning and some hail. The
wind at times was cyclonic- The river
and creeks are rapidly rising, indicating
heavy rains north and west of here.
AT JUNCTION CITY.
A heavy rain fell in this county last
evening, preceded by showers ali day
and heavy downpour Monday night
The Republican and Smoky Hill rivers
are high, and the Smoky is rising rap
idly, The Union Pacific through trains
are running over the Rock Island track.
The heavy rains have washed out much
corn in this county and for several
weeks has delayed considerable plant
ing.
AT ATCHIsON
The first trains to arrive here for 80
hours over the Central Branch, Missouri
Pacific, came in last night. Fully a
dozen train crews have been tied up
along the line in northern Kansas by
high water. There were heavy rains
between Atchison and Coneordia. The
track was under water in many places,
and washouts occurred near Frankfort
and Nermillion.
AT HAZELTON.
Tuesday afternoon about , o'clock the
worst hail storm seen for years swept
through this section, destroying nearly
all crops. All windows on the south
side of the buildings We're broken. The
extent Of the storm is not fully known.
AT HUTCHINSON
A terrific storm of wind. rain and
hail struck here about 5 o'clock last
evening. Many windows in the town
and in a southbound train were broken,
but no one was injured. 1t is reported
/ rooted in Kingman county, and that
Maize, Sedgwick county, was struck by
a tornado. but wires are down and it
cannot be verified.
AT WELLINGTON.
A tornado struck the farm house of
S. P. Borum. seven miles northeast of
here, about S O'Clock last night, de-
moralizing the house and seriously in
juring the inmates. Mrs Borum and
two grown daughters were carried sew
eral rods by the wind and left uncon-
scious on the ground. Tt is feared that
one of the daughters IS fatally injured.
Only one other house was blown down
in the neighborhOod.
AT GREAT BEND.
John H Reed. a farmer living seven
miles south of Great eBnd. in Stafford
county was struck by lightning and
badly injured. but not fatally. He was
working in the field at the time and
seeing a storm coming up. he started
to unhiteh his team of three horses,
when knocked down by bolt of light