The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-25
KANSASISSOAKED
Over Two Inches of Rain Falls
in Topeka.
Every Section OF the State Re-
ports More or Less.
MUCH IN CONCORDIA
Total of Six Inches in Forty
Eight Hours.
Hays and Dodge Cities Get Half
an Inch.
IUCH IN CONCORDIA

Topeka and other sections of the state
got a thorough soaking rain last night
the total fall here being 2.1S inches.
Only .01 of an inch fell before O'Clock
but the downpour continued nearly all
night There was also a high wind but
little damage was done.
The record of the rains for the past
"a hours in Kansas is as follows:
Baker, 20 inches; Concordia, 152
inches; Dodge City, .6S inches; Hays,
so inches; Macksville, 80 inches; Nc
Pherson. 1.7S inches; Manhattan,
2.7O inches; Usage City, 2.1S; Sedan,
ga inches; Topeka, 2.18 inches: To-
ronto, 1.2O inches; Wichita, 22
inches.
The rainfall at Concordia for the
past As hours amounts to six inches.
The gauge on the Rock Island
bridge this morning at O'Clock reg
istered 11.2 feet of water in the Kan
sas river. The reading Friday was
TT feet, the rise in "a hours being
three feet and a half. Friday Direc-
tor Jennings announced that a three
foot rise might be expected on account
of the four inch rain at Concordfa in
the drainage basin of the Blue river,
a tributary of the Kansas river.
The rain of 1852 inches at Concor-
dia last night will cause d continued
rise in the Blue river and the rains
a Manhattan and Junction City Will
aid in increasing the water in the
Kansas river. Last Saturday the
Kansas river at Topeka touched the
11:2 foot mark on the gauge
Today's report issued by the Topeka
weather bureau office says: ''Un-
usually and decidedly heavy rains
have fallen in the central and eastern
portions of Kansas and the western
portion of Missouri. Rainfall was re
ported from every station in Kansas
and western Missouri. Cloudy wealth
er prevails with lower temperature"
There is a report Of very high water
in the west but nearly all the tele-
phone lines are down. At Manhattan
the rise in the Kaw this morning is
nearly a foot an hour and the gauge
records Il 1eet ana the Kansas Is back
ing up IN the Blue so that the stage OF
that river can not be ascertained.
A dispatch from Kansas City wealth
er bureau headquarters says:
Heavy rains have fallen throughout
Kansas in the past "a hours. causing
more or less damage to crops and flood
ing farms and railroad tracks in the
central part of the state. Several small
towns of Skiddy and Gypsum are par
TALLY under water From two to five
inches of water has fallen in "a hours.
Washout on Santa Fe.
It was given out at the Santa Fe
general offices this morning that Mill
creek had overfiowed its banks and
stopped traffic on the Alma branch.
At a point near Halifax one bridge
was washed out and over 1000 feet
of track was foated off the dump.
Trains Nos. 1913 and 154 have both
ceased operations. According to the
last reports the water was still rising.
At other points on the line high water
is reported, but no trouble either with
IA f1~ao IT-itTu h a
On the Union Pacific some high
water is reported, but there have been
no washouts and trains are running
on time today.
River IS Feet at Manhattan.
Manhattan, Kan, June 25-At
noon the Kansas river registered Is
feet, a rise of a foot and half since
morning. The water appears to be
rising.
Telephone Lines Down.
The Independent telephone lines to
Manhattan, Abilene and Junction City
are down. The Bell is still able to
reach Manhattan, but the lines west
of Manhattan, including those to
Junction City, Abilene and Salina, are
out of service.
Smoky Quiet at Abilene.
Abilene, June 25.-The rise in the
Smoky Hill river at this place is by
no means alarming. The rise this fore
noon and during the night was only IS
1nCn6S.
The rainfall here amounted to two
inches and in the south part Of the
county there was much more.
The creeks are bank full. No alarm
is felt here.
Telephone Lines Fixed
The Independent telephone toll lines
to Manhattan. Abilene and other west
ern towns have been repaired and the
lines were put in service this afternoon.
Two Feet and Half at Abilene.
O'Clock the Smoky Hill had risen two
and a half feet since morning, rising
rapidly. No danger of overflow here.