The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-29
SERIOUS FLOODS
DOING DAMAGE
Kansas Streams Rise Over Ten
Feet in Day, Causing
Overflow.
PROPERTY LOSS is GREAT
Nearly ak Lines of Railroad Through
Eastern Part of the sunflower
State Are Tied Up-Much
Suffering.
PROPERTY LOSS is GREAT

Fort Scott, Kan, April 26 Fort Scott
Is experiencing the most serious flood
in its history. Mar1naton river and
Mill creek, which runs into the former
steam here, have risen 10 feet in the
past twenty-four hours. the result of
heavy rains. Several hundreds of per-
sons have been rescued in boats. AS far
as known no lives We're lost. The esti-
mated loss to live stock drowned and
property damaged is 800, 600.
The two streams began to rise at 10
o'clock last night and today the city
"a divided into three sections and al
most completely isolated. Normally
Mill creek runs into the Marmaton
river northeast of the city, but because
of the rapid rise they formed a new
channel that cut across II end of the
city. LAST night the entire northern
part of The city was cut off, n part
of the city was inundated. Ten feet
of water is rushing through the streets
in that part of the city ard several
hundred persons in what is known as
Belltown have been forced to leave
their homes. Many were taken away
in boats. There We're several narrow
escapes from drowning. Many who re-
fused to leave Belltown today will still
have to be taken away in boats as all
of escape a nov been cut
off.
Center of City Flooded.
The gas works is three feet under
water and has closed down. The engine
and pumps at the water station are
twenty feet under water. The outh-
western wholesale grocery company's
waTshousa is flooded and the water has
reached the office.
The wholesale district is completely
surrounded and the water in East Wall
street is within an inch or two of the
business houses. Merchants are re-
moving their stocks to safe places.
The Missouri Pacific shops are from
three to six feet under water. the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas is surrounded
and the water is within a few inches
of the Missouri Pacific depot.
All the railroads are tied UP. Bridges
on both these roads owe the Marmaton
are threatened as are the town bridges.
Washouts are reported in all directions
from, Fort Scott.
Much damage has bee done to farm
property, and there will be heavy loss
by drowning of stock in the lowiands
ner the city, which are from five to ten
feet under water. 1t is estimated that
300 persons are homeless.
1, The storm is unprecedented in this
part of the state. The rain began fall
ing at 9 O'Clock last night and has fallen
incessantly. 1t is still raining tonight,
with NJ prospects of cessation. 1t is
estimated that eight inches of water
bay. -stnren.
An Inland Sea at chanute.
Chanute, Kan, April 26.-The Neo-
sho river at this place is an inland
sea, caused by the most phenomenal
rise ever experienced in this section.
Five inches of water he's fallen in the
past twenty-four hours. At this time
Saturday the river wa S scarcely a
foot above the ordinary depth, while
now traffic on both the Santa IFe and
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
roads is paralyzed and thousands of
acres of farming land and developed
oil lands are inundated. The food came
up so fast that many families and
much stock have been caught in the
bottoms. No fatalities have been re-
ported, and it is believed that all per-
sons will be rescued Rain is still fall
Ing and the indications are hat the
flood Will prove the most serious ever
experienced by Chanute.