The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
All Railroads Suffer InOkIahOma
and Indian Territory.
Frisco, Rock Island and Santa
Fe Are Heavy Losers.
TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED
Floods Do Thousands Of Dollars
Damage to Crops.
Colorado and New Mexico High
Water Extending Eastward

| Inc SANTA Fe OIQCldlS stated lnla
morning that arrangements were
made whereby all through trains
were detoured around the washouts.
and that the lines which were not
served by through trains on account
of the detouring process were accom-
modated by stub trains made up and
run on the schedule of the missing
trains. The Rock Island also follows
this plan.
The officials of both the Santa Fe
and the Rock Island railroad wish to
announce that information will be fur
nished at the depots to those who are
contemplating travelling westward or
southwest at any time, and that ar
rangements are made whereby all
may be accommodated without un-
necessary delay.
The floods which did so much damage
in Colorado and New Mexico last Fri
day and Saturday are extending
throughout Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory.
Railway and teIegraphic communica-
ton is almost wholly shut off to the
southwest and to some places is entire
ly cut off.
| The water from the Purgatoire river
which destroyed the Santa Fe depot at
Trinidad emptied into the Las AnimaS
river and took out the Santa Fe bridge
at Las Animas, Colorado, and emptted
into the Arkansas river, taking away
about thousand feet OF the pile
bridge at Byron. Colorado. This water
which makes the river higher than II
mas been for years is flowing down and
will probably do considerable damage
at Wichita
The water in the Canadian river and
the North Canadian river, which orig
mated in the mountains near Trinidad
from the same storms which caused the
q ha
rent-like down the course of the river
taking out practically every wagon and
railway bridge over these rivers.
| Great damage is done to growing
crops in the lowlands near the rivers
and the total damage to- crops ana
property interests cannot be computed
at this time. 1t will run up into the
hundreds of thousands
Greater trouble is looked fol. at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, where the Arkansas
and Canadian rivers join
Roswell, N NJ, Oct. 4.-Roswell is a
scene of desolation. The flood that
started Thursday night has, receqea-
The damage will be over 100000. For
days it was impossible to get in --tele-
graphic communication with outside
points. The city was in darkness. Wa
ter was three feet deep in the main part
of the city; ran in streams through res
licences and business houses. The op-
era house and about is business ana
residence houses collapsed. The dyke
trains either north or south since
Thursday The railroad bridges over
the Pecos river have been washed
away.
Oklahoma City, o. T., Oct. 4.-The
4 700 foot bridge over the Frisco, near
Thomas, went down last evening in
spite of the efforts of many men, whose
lives were endangered for the past
twelve hours, in trying to prevent It's
going The bed of the South Canadian
river at Okeene was dry night before
last. Yesterday at noon the river was
out of its banks. Such was the sudden
and overwhelming rise of the waters
caused by floods in COLORADO Wnlcn
in the history of Oklahoma has the
river risen so rapidly and to sucn an ex-
tent.
from ST. Louis and gotten down into
Texas and the border of New Mexico.
were compelled to turn back ana come
in over the Rock Island nortnwest-
They passed through this city last night
going south over the Santa Fe. one
of these trains, while switching IN the
wards of the Rock Island here, was run
into by a freight train. The rear coacn
was damaged and a woman, whose
name could not be learned, was slightly
injured. The train continued on us way
south. Railway OFFICIALS rear Ior tne
santa Fe bridge over the South Canad-
ian river at Purcell. Should 1T go down
it would necessitate the handling of all
trains for the northwest by the Katy
through the Indian Territory.
REPORTS of great damage done TO
crons by the sudden overhowing of
the Canadian rivers are continually
coming in heavy rain fell in the
western part of the territory last night
and another storm struck this city to-
night. All wagon bridges are swept
Both North and South canadian
rivers northwest of this city are ris-
ing rapidly. The railway bridge Is
washed out over the North Canadian
near Watonga. The railway bridge
of the Choctaw over the South Ca
madam at Bridgeport is washed out
At the town of Hydro the people are
in the tree tops.
Guthrie. o. T., Oct: 4.-The Rock
Island bridge on the South Canadian
river near Union City was washed out
about o'clock Monday morning and
all traffic over that line locally is tied
l1p. The river has been rising rapid
lv for the past twenty-four hours by
reason of the heavy rains in Colo
RADIO. The Rock Island bridge was one
of the largest structures in the ter
ritory.
Special dispatches received here say
the South Canadian river is higher
than it has been for years and at many
points wagon and railroad bridges
have been swept away. The river be-
gan rising Saturday, and Sunday was
out of its banks at many points. Then
swollen stream today, carrying struc-
lures of wood, stone and steel with IT.
Reports from Purcell say that many
bridges have been destroyed there
The Santa Fe has sent a work train
from Arkansas City to that point