The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-04
SUNDAY 5 BIG RAIN
Kaw River Again INDUCES in
a Rampage.
BLUE ADDS ITS QUOTA
North Topeka Again Has
Flooded Cellars.

Salina, Kan. Aug 3.-The worst Of the
food resulting from last weeks heavy
rain is over, although the Mulberry river
rose several feet last night and the lower
part of the town is submerged. The Sa-
line river is rising also and backing up
but It is believed that most Of this water
will be carried away before night. East
bound trains on the Union Pacific are
stalled here.
Manhattan, Kan. Aug 3-Both thu
blue and Kaw rivers here are still ris-
ing. Several hundred feet of track on
the Union Pacific east of Brookville has
been washed out and washouts just east
of here have caused Rock Island today to
run over Union Pacific track.
Junction City. Kan, Aug. 3.-Since yes
terday the Republican river has risen
four feet but at present is at a stand
still. The Smoky Hill has risen nearly
three feet and continues to rise slowly,
but higher water is expected. The work
Of the Smoky Hill here of closing the
new channel with stone dyke has been
stopped owing TO the high water
Mcpherson, Kan, Aug. 3.-The Smoky
Hill river is still rising and is clear oct
of its banks. A number Of farms in the
low lands are flooded
Topeka, Kan, Aug. s.-Four inches Of
rain fell between 7 and o'clock Sunday
morning flooded this city and North To-
peka, doing hundreds Of dollars OF dam
age in washed out pavements and flooded
cellars. forth Topeka suffered the worst
The water. owing to blocked up alleys
and yet uncleaned streets of the May
food poured down Kansas avenue like
a mill race three feet deep doing damage
to goods in the stores. Many citizens
who had been in the flood tore up car
pets, packed up a few belongings and
fed across the river in any conveyance
they could secure. Accompanying the
rain was a severe electrical storm, the
lightning striking several homes but in
juring no one fatally. The city street
car lines had several culvert bridges
washed out. delaying traffic during Sun
day The Union Pacific also suffered
from washed out tracks
Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 3.-The water in
the Kaw river here has fallen about a
foot sincve last evening. The wash
against the north bank of the new chan
mel has caused much damage by reason
of the swift current and streets and
buildings in North Lawrence have again
been endangered by the constant caving
in Of the banks. The north approach to
the bridge has been so badly undermined
that crossing by wagons was impossible
today. Repairs will be made at once to
restore the communication between the
two parts of the city.
Abilene, Kan, Aug. 3-The Smoky Hill
river has risen eight feet in past "a hours
and is yet rising.
Topeka. Kan, Aug. 3.-The Kansas
river has risen 91s feet here and is now
rising at the rate of inches an hour.
II is expected that another rise will
come. as reports from UP the river say
the Smoky Hill river ia rising fast The
Smoky Hill has risen eight feet in the
last "A hours. At Lawrence the Kansas
river is three feet higher than it was
Saturday.
Kansas City, Aug. 3.-Kansas streams,
raised by cloudbursts at two points and
steady downpours in others parts of the
state during the past forty-eight hours
are tonight practically at standstill.
and no further serious rise is expected.
The biggest of these streams, the Kansas
river, is rising slowly at Kansas City and
for a short distance west OF here. but at
no place alonk its length is the water
near the danger line. At Kansas City
the Kansas river has risen over three feet
in the past twenty-four hours and the
Missouri is up two feet. but is must go
several feet beyond this to do any ma
teriai damage and as no further rains
are reported from the West today grad
ual fall is expected. There was some I'M
essiness at Argentine and Armourdsle
suburbs OF Kansas City, that suffered
so severely during the great food. but 1t
was unwarranted The only damage like
y at Kansas City is from driftwood 70
some OF the temporary bridges erected
here. The current is swift. and men were
out all day steering this drift clear Of
these structures.
All ENE DISTRICT