The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
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system of roads is in deplorable con-
dition. The Colorado flyer is tied up
at this point. four trains at Mcfarland
and one at Wichita. Another train is
tied up somewhere on the Herington
branch. The wires are nearly all down.
Only the st. Joe line to Topeka is work
ing. At Durham the Cottonwood river
flooded the depot and ran the agent out
At Keats a cloudburst at midnight put
the town under three feet of water. Our
bridge at Fairbury. Neb. is out of line
as is the bridge at Manhattan.
The Union Pacific system is in little
better condition. At Calhoun bluffs
just east of Topeka the tracks are GOV
cred with water. The water is over the
first floors of the business houses at
St. Marys. The Kaw river floor bridge
is covered at RossyilIe.
The tracks OF the Union Pacific west
of Topeka are under two feet of water
in many places between here and Wa
meEO.
RAINS IN KANSAS.
Reports from different portions Of the
state say that nearly four inches of rain
fell in some sections of Kansas last
night, adding to the already bank full
streams and rendering the food situa-
tion in that state most serious. Today
it is still raining at many points and
the local weather bureau predicts a fur
ther downfall, which is certain to result
in enormous damage, and to cause the
most serious flood perhaps in the history
of the state.
Added to the general damage in
bridges washed out. railway tracks
submerged and thousands of acres of
bottom land covered. as reported last
night, today hundreds of telegraph
poles are down, and telegra phic com
municatiOn with many points is shut
Off Trains are delayed in every direc-
ton and on several lines traffic is al
most entirely at a standstill.
The heaviest fall of rain last night
was in the northern half of Kansas
At Concordia it amounted to S.7S
inches. at Baker Pa at Toronto $50
and at Usage City 1.63.
In Kansas City Mo. the Missouri
river is bank full and still rising and
already has caused great damage to
business houses and other property in
the bottoms and along the Kaw river,
west from its mouth at Kansas CITY,
Kan. the lowlands for miles are under
water, hundreds of families have been
rendered homeless and thousands of
acres of grain are under water.
Last night steady rise in these
streams was predicted by the weather
bureau, but with the additional rain
fall noted the KaW and the Missouri
west of here doubtless will within the
next "A hours have reached stage new
er# before recorded.
BIG STORM At WICHITA
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heavy rain struck this vicinity but this
city suffered no damage. The fall of
water south and west was heavy and
a severe wind knocked out many tele-
graoh wires.
Wichita was shut off from general
wire service until nearly 10 o'clock this
morning when communication east was
eSta blished
Southern Kansas has not been flooded
s thoroughly as in the north but Okla
hOma is still flooded. Train service from
the south is greatly delayed. mails be-
ing brought OF Wichita over the Santa
Fe from some portions of the territory
and transferred to the Rock Island to
reach places close to the starting point.
This is because of the loss of bridges
and washing out of tracks.