The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-08

d.
a. m.-2o.S feet.
II o'clock 1876 feet.
1 p. m. 1875 feet
p. m.-19.4 feet.
The rainfalls during the "a hours
ending this morning at z o'clock, as
reported to Director Jennings, are as
follows:
Baker, .54 inches. Still raining.
Concordia, .04 inches. Sky cloudy.
Dodge City, 20 inches. Still rain
ing.
Fort Scott, 90 inches. Sky cloudy
Macksville, .04 inches. Sky cloudy.
Manhattan, SO inches. Still rain
ing.
Toronto, IA inches. Sky cloudy.
Wichita, .oS inches Sky CLOUDY
Director Jennings said this morn
ing: "The rainfall west of Topeka, SO
far as has been reported, was compar-
atively light during the "a hours end
ing this morning at o'clock. We
have no report as yet from McPher-
son, but the rainfalls at Concordia
and Manhattan will make no change
in the Kansas river. The Kansas
river at Topeka may be expected to
rise a little, just how much I cannot
say. but 1 do not think there will be
any rise which will bring the river as
high as it has been. We would have
had no trouble if it had not been for
the rain here which affected Soldier
creek. The rise in the Smoky Hill
ought to reach here this afternoon or
tonight, and this would be about
enough to keep the Kansas river at
this point stationary. There is a lit
tie rise in the Blue, and that with the
rise from the Smoky will cause rise
in the Kansas river. These rises are
nothing new. We have been expecting
them since Wednesday and announced
they were coming. We do not know
what the rise in the Blue is. 1t comes
from the rain at Fairmount, Neb., on
Tuesday. There was a rain at Colum-
bus, Kas.. yesterday and Wednesday
night amounting to 1.56 inches, but
the Platte river will get the most of
that, probably, and it will affect only
the small streams feeding the Blue"
The flood conditions in Topeka and
along the Kaw valley are improving
and while the change is slow it is SIM
ply a question of a short time until the
Kansas river resumes It's normal level.
There have been rumorS of a rise in
the river west of Topeka but this morn
ing Manhattan reports that the water
had receded one foot during the night.
There was a small rise this morning at
BILE. At Wamego the river had receded
during the night and was still going
down this morning. The Smoky at Abb
ilene and Junction City is falling and
there has been no further rise in the
Republican or Blue.
The rainfall today along the Kansas
river was less than half an inch, the
fall at Manhattan being .39 of an incn.
This may have the effect of keeping
the river from receding rapidly but it is
not large enough to cause an alarming
rise.
The people in North Topeka are less
panfcky today. While the water still
stands in many of the streets and
around the houses north of Gordon
street, the people realize that the flood
has spent its force and that it will be
no higher unless there are more heavy
rains. At the Reform school this morn
ing a fall of two feet in Soldier creek
was reported during the night.
Considerable water has come into
North Topeka by way of the Updegraff
farm and some through breaks in the
bank near the Rock Island bridge but
the larger portion of the water came
from Soldier creek. The fall in Soldier
creek will result in this being carried
off
The North Topeka merchants have
suffered little damage as the water
was not in any of the stores. Neither
did it do any damage in the mills,
though the proprietors took the pre-
caution to remove their stocks of
-four to the upper stories
The exodus from North Topeka was
duplicated last night except that it
was an exodus from South Topeka
The people who left on Wednesday
afternoon and night were going back
and there was continuous stream
during the afternoon and evening.
Women and men were carrying large
bundles and wheeling baby carriages
filled with things that were carried
out the day before The period OF
alarm is entirely over.
The train service is still paralyzed