The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
PERIL LIES
IN The RISE
OF WATERS
Kansas Rivers Creep
to the Danger
Mark.
Many Streams 0VerrulliDg
Banks and People Are
Alarmed.
Watershed Of the Treacherous KaW Is
Practically Safe, but Southward
Conditions Are Doubtful.

KANSAS CITY. No. June 3.-The
heavy rains Of the last few days in
Kansas are confined mostly TO the
counties south Of the Kaw watershed.
As a result the valleys OF the rivers
which flow southeast are flooded. The
tributaries Of the Kaw are not dan
gerous.
The worst floods to-day were in the
valleys of the Neosho, Cottonwood.
Nerdigris, Arkansas. Little Arkansas,
Walnut and Marmatin rivers. All
creeks through this section are flood
ing and impossible. The rivers all
drafn to the southwara. Reports FROM
Chanute, Humboldt, Neosho Falls and
Strong City, Emporia and Cottonwood
Falls show that the Neosho and Cot
tonwood rivers are flooding their val
leys and doing great damage TO town
property, oil fields and farm lands
throughout their entire length in Kan
sas.
Independence reports similar condi-
tions along the Verdigris. while the
Walnut, the Little Arkansas and the
Arkansas are out Of their banks and
stiu rising.
k-AW REGION SAFE.
The rainfall in the Kaw River water
shed In Kansas is described by the
weather bureau officials as being
moderate to heavy" They do not
expect any trouble viii result at this
point from the fall The river is ris-
ing slowly. but unless there is q very
heavy rainfall in the watershed to-
night a dangerous water stage will not
be reached.
At Emporia the Cottonwood River
rose three inches an hour all night and
is now as high as last year, when it
reached the highest water mark ever
known The Cottonwood is still rising
rapidly. To-day it broke across the
bottomland between the river and Dry
Greek. which is three miles south Of
the river and runs parallel with the
river several miles.
EmpOria is too high 70 be flooded.
but the low portions were inundated
and many negroes driven out.
At Fort Scott and vicinity the food
Of six weeks ago has been repeated.
The Marmatin there is a mile wide
and has cut of Belletown. a suburb.
where several hundred persons have
been driven from their homes.
KANSAS RIVER RISING.
TOPEKA. Kan, June 3.-The Kansas
River al this place is rising slowly to-
night. II registers slightly over twelve
feet above low water mark The
Weather Bureau says that by noon to-
morrow the river viii be three feet
hisle-- No great damage is antici-
pateS Rain is reported tonight from
upstream towns.
At EmpOria the NeOsho IS stationary
while the Cottonwood IS rising At
Stro-- City the Cottonwood is slowly
fallin The water extends for miles
in the lowlands OF these two rivers. In
the Cottonwood Valley from three
10 ten fee deep.
Heavy rains are falling tonight in
Usage County. The Marais des Cygne
River, as a result, is rapidly rIsing
again This VIII n-~Se trouble at OF
tawa. on the Santa Fe.
Sand Greek, at Newton, is falling
rapidly
he Santa Fe and Missouri racifc
have had great trouble with their
tracks. Many washouts are reported.
Tho Santa Fe has been sending it's
IT. ms west on the ROCK Island all day
and expects to resume traffic on its
own lines by tomorrow night.
TWO LIVES ARE LOST.
A woman and child. names unknown.
are reported drowned at Florence.
The damage done by the flood is i'm
mensc. Hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars worth Of bridges have been de-
stroyed and growing crops are greatly
harmed.
OKLAHOMA CITY. o. T.. June g.
Continued heavy rains have swollen
All streams in Oklahoma and Indian
Territory TO the point OF overfiowing.
and thousands OF acres ar under
water Railway traffic is threatened in
many places.
WICHITA, Kan, June 3.-The dam