The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-06-04
OWNS
FLOODED
Heavy and Continuous Rains
Cause Kansas Rivers to
Overflow Banks.
Part of Newton Under Water,
Residents Narrowly Es.
Gaping Death.

Kansas City. June 4.-All tributaries
OF the Saw river in Kansas are rising
rapidly ard a serious food is threat
ened. Heavy rains continuing for
two days at time, have prevailed all
over Kansas at various times within
the past thirty days. Twice within
that time most of the streams have
overnowed their banks, washing out
railway tracks and crops destroying
much property and rendering severaE
hundred persons temporarily homeless,
But each time there came a lull in
the rainfall, the rivers receded and
almost normal conditions prevailed. In
the past twenty-four hours, however,
further heavy rain storms have again
swollen the streams, this time begond
the height experienced in the two for,
mer rises. The rain continues to tali
at many points throughout Kansas
and the ultimate result must be that
the KaW, already bankiuli at ma,iy
places along its course. VIII overflow
its banks at the mouth At Kansas Clt..
While the conditions ale not such as
brought on the great June flood OF last.
year and although no great amount OF
damage is expected in this city prep
arations are being made TO meet the
situation as it5may develop. itallrcla
traffic is demoralized and alleaay
many through trains both east and
Westbound are stalled. the principal
streams aftccted are the haW, the
Smoky Hill. the Republican and the
Marais des Cygnes. SO lar no casual-.
ties have been reported.
AT Newton, Kan, over 600 persons
have been rendered homeless by
sudden rise in Sand Geek, which
flows through the noltn ca west por-4
tions OF that to.vn. i ne ts..ousi dis
trict embraces aE5at one--fslfsh of
Newton and in maay mousse nc Matel
stands as high -1iiie s>sssssd story
windows The rise III the Geek was
Caused by a .Sioudharst
and the water rose 50 rally that
hundreds OF persons were lgllt in
their homes. Rescue parties were i'm
mcdiately formed AMI hundreds OF
men worked all night rescui 8 the tlll
fortunates. Morning found all removed
to places Of safety, but with the water
still rising and further heavy damage
likely. There Wee many LaEIoW es-
capes and much suffering. The home,
less have been taken into the h9iaes q
the residents IN the upper l;ai { aot town
and furnished with fat,s and Teio hing
At Emporia three inchss OF water fell
within a. few hours ani the Cotton
wood river rose during the night at the
rate Of six inches an hour. flooding the
business portion of the town and caus'
ling much damage. Commercial street
was converted into a river and boats
were used. At Council Grove the city
is threatened with a flood as serious
as that OF last year, when the property
damage amounted to over S300, 000.sin
the loWlands dozens of families nave
already moved out their households
effects.
At ParkviIle the water in the Neo-
sho is within two feet of last years
record and still rising and the mer-
chants are moving their goods to up
per stories. at. Ellsworth the main
street is flooded. In the vicinity of
Lorraine and Sterling, Kan, the rain
was accompanied by heavy wind
storm, many small houses We're blown
down. crops were damaged and much
other damage done. Two inches OF
water fell within ten minutes. is
dimcult 10 estimate the loss, but twill
be great.
At Garnet Humboldt, Lincoln Cen
ter. Caldwell, Harper, Wellington,
Olathe, Arkansas City. lola, Pittsburg,
Leavenworth and Strong City, Kan,
similar reports of damage from food
are received.