Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-09-05
UNPRECEDENTED RAINFALL.
In Iowa and Nebraska There Was Pre-
cipitatlon OF 8 to 15 Inches in
Eighteen Hours.

Eighteen Hours.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 28.-What il
believed to have been the heaviest
rainfall, considering its area, in the
history Of the state, occurred within
the past Is hours. Precipitation Of
from 5 to 10 inches is reported from
number of localities widely sepa-
rated. The government report shows
~ inches at Osceola, which Is the
only point officially reporting. In
western Iowa severe waterspouts are
reported. Numerous washouts have
practically tied up all trains south and
west from Des Moines. The North
western, Milwaukee and Rock Island
tracks are under water this side of
Council Bluffs.
A severe electric and rain storm
passed over Creston, 1O1a inches of wa
ter falling in six hours. Railroad
tracks were washed out and traffic is
suspended. The Creston & st. Joe
freight engine and II cars went
through the bridge at Kent and the
engineer and fireman swan to shore.
Haystacks were destroyed and much
stock killed by lightning. The storm
was the worst ever known in that sec
ton.
In an attempt at Nodaway to rescue
the family OF William Sanborn, con-
sisting of father and mother and four
children, who had taken refuge on
their housetop, the raft overturned,
drowning Mrs. Sanborn and two chill
dren, the others being rescued with
difficulty.
A severe windstorm, with the vio-
lence of a tornado, did much damage
in Beaver City and vicinity yesterday.
The Methodist church was partly
wrecked, together with several houses.
Much stock was also injured.
The storm did much damage in Jas
per and Poweshiek counties. Near
Searsboro the corn crop is practically
ruined. Roofs were blown from box
cars and outbuildings overturned. q
Fall Of IL Inches In Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 2S.-Seven and
q half inches of rain has fallen in the
vicinity of Omaha during the past u
hours, and as much as II inches is re-
ported at several points in the state
for the same period. At Liberty, Neb.,
nine inches fell in "a hours, and
amounted nearly to cloudburst.
At Bennington company of the
Twenty-second infantry was in camp
when the flood struck that town. The
water carried away their camping out
fit, including the clothes of many, and
they marched to Fort Crook yesterday,
many of them barefooted and in scant
attire.
Frankfort Business Houses Inundated.
Frankfort, Kan, Aug. 28.-Vermil-
lion creek, which runs south of Frank
fort, was 26 feet above low water
mark and nearly every business house
in town has water in it 4 to Is inches
deep.
The damage to farms in Nemaha and
Marshall counties is placed at 100000.
Great quantities of grain were swept
away, while many farmers .lost all
their cattle and hogs. Business is at
d standstill. Dozens Of bridges are out
and wire communication with most
Of the flooded points is interrupted.
At Barrett, on the Vermillion, water
was running over the counters at the
only store in town.
The Blue River Running Crops.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 2S.-At Manhat-
tan the Blue river was last night 16h
'eet above low water mark. The river
was overlooking its banks and hum
lreds of acres of growing crops are
.uined and farmers are being driven
rom their homes. The Union Pacific
Ind Blue Valley tracks were under wa
er and could not be used last night.
Strong Current In the Blue.
Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 2S.-The cur
'ent in the Blue river was never so
witt. Driftwood and hundreds OF
abroad ties are floating down. No
rains have reached Manhattan from
he north for nearly week. Many
antilles have moved from the low