The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06


and are competent to make a state
ment, it will take rise of about four
| feet from what the river was at noon
to push the backwater into North To-
| peka. Much of last years disaster
was caused from the overflow at this
| point.
The entire lower part of the Upde-
graft farm is flooded At this place
| there are two banks, and the water is
running into what is known as 1.-The
| second" one. The residents of that
territory state, however, that in their
estimation there is no immediate
cause for worry.
This point in the river will be close
| ly watched. Last year the overflow
frof that direction took the North To-
peka people unawares. Its force was
so great that it cut a channel and ran
into the town with the speed of a
freshet in a small stream.
Soldier Creek High.
| Soldier creek is high and was still
| overfiowing its banks at noon, and
not backing up from the river as it did
last year. and with the water from
| the west completely hemmed in the
north side. At some points the creek
| is $50 feet in width and at least %
! feet in depth. Central avenue bridge
is half covered with water and the
street itself is impossible. People liv-
| ing in that neighborhood have their
back yards inundated, but none are
| moving out.
A man. whose name could not be
learned. went through the Central
avenue district this morning and told
many of the inhabitants that a ten
foot rise was coming down the river
and that they should take warning
and move. Many of the women were
frightened. When the men came from
work at noon they gave expression to
some pretty hard threats against
anyone who would spread a report of
that kind without having good au-
thority for what he was saying. No
one in the neighborhood knew who
the man was, or anything about him.
Some of the people living in places
close to where the backwater ran in
last year are prepared to move their
belongings at a moments notice if it
is necessary. Reports We're spread
about town this morning that people
were moving out from these districts,
but an investigation proved these ru-
mors groundless.
Connor Isn't Alarmed.
Patrick Connor, chief of the weather
bureau office at Kansas City, is looking
after the flood reports of the streams
Immediately tributary to the Missouri
over the telephone this morning Mr..
Connor said: THE rise in the Kansas
river is due to the heavy rains last
night. The report we received is that
the Kansas river rose six feet at Man |
haitian last night. Rains elsewhere were
twice as heavy as in the kaw river
valley. The Kansas river at Topeka is |
liable to raise three or four feet and |
possibly five but think rise of about |
three or four feet most likely. The
rise will be abrupt. The rains today |
are likely to be in Missouri, Arkansas |
and the Mississippi river valley and-no |
heavy in Kansas. At Kansas City the |
small streams are above the danger
line
Not the Largest Rain.
The rain in Topeka last night meas |
ured 253 inches but does not come any
where near equaling the record rain |
falls.
On August ?, 1908, a rain fell which |
measured 4.59 inches. Again on August |
6 there was fall of 3.35 inches. On |
the night of May and 5, 1892, rain |
fall of 3.SS inches was recorded On i
July 4. 1895, 1897 inches fell. An even |
four inches fell on September 1S, 1901 |
In August. 1899, 3.67 inches fell and in
August, 1896, $40 inches of rain We're |
recorded.
Nearly Out at Abilene.
Abilene, Kan, July 6.-At noon today |
being out OF its banks. 1t is still ris- |
ing but is not so high by many feet as
it was last year.
At Longford in Clay county north of |
here 1t is reported that there was fail
of six inches of rain.
There were two inches of rain at
Beloit> and two men were killed by
lightning.
oils and also severe hail storm.
At Salina there was rainfall of three
inches.
Big Flood at EmpOria.
Kansas City, Mo, July 6--An Kan
sas streams are rising, the result OF
heavy rain in the past "a hours and
serious foods are threatened. From
two to four inches of water has fallen
during that time.
A worse flood than any that has
preceded is threatened at Emporia, /
where both the Cottonwood and Neo-
sho rivers are close to the high water
fx,rrr.
mark and rising at the rate OF -FOUR
At Salina the river is rising and
three feet more will cover the eastern
part of the city. Dry creek is argfng
Farms in the lowlands are flooded and
farmers are moving their stock to
higher ground.
Gypsum City is flooded. The water
is in the houses and streets, and at
other points much damage to build
ings has been done by high winds
RossviIIe Is Flooded.
Rossville, Kas., July 6.-The busi-
ness portion of the city is under two
feet of water this morning. and the
overlooking of Cross creek. In Pierce's
store almost "a inches of water is
standing. The storm was one of the
heaviest which has ever visited this
territory.
High at Abilene.
Abilene, Kas., July 6.-The river
raised five feet at this point Tuesday
night. and is two feet five inches
higher today than at any time this
year. The river is still rising.
Both Rivers High at Manhattan.
Manhattan, Kas. July 6.-Both the
Blue and Kansas rivers are rising rap
idly. The rise has been over six feet
and this morning the gauge marks
16 y feet.
Weshout at St. Marys.
At the Union Pacific office a wash
out at st. Marys, Kas., from the big
storm of last night was reported this
The embankment gave way
under the heavy deluge of water and