The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-25
STATE is SOAKED.
Rains Continue Through Satur-
day and Sunday.
Several Inches Recorded in
Some Localities.
THE RIVER is RISING.
There Is No Danger Of a Flood
in Topeka.
River Ten Feet Above Low
Water at Manhattan.
THE RIVER is RISING.


Water at Manhattan.
Saturday and Sunday Kansas received
9 good soaking over the greater part Of
She state, with rain rather general and
IA good quantities in the wheat belt.
The heaviest rain was recorded at Fort
scott Saturday night when 6.54 inches
fell. Toronto reported a fall of 40 inches
Saturday night and Concordia 3.O6 inches
Sunday night. The rainfall in Topeka
Saturday and Sunday amounted to 191
inches.
The rainfall reported for the "a hours
ending Sunday morning at o'clock was
as follows; Baker, 1.32; Dodge City, "a;
Fort Scott. 654; Macksville. 90; McPher-
son, 10; Manhattan, 2.32; Usage City, 2.04;
sedan, 292; Topeka, 164; Toronto, 4.S0;
The rainfall reported for the "a hours
ending Monday morning at O'Clock was
Baker, liz; Concordia. sos; Dodge city.
10 ort Scott, "a; Hays City. .3S; Macks-
Topeka, %; Toronto. 81.
Today's corn and wheat region bulletin
issued by Director Jennings says;
ne weather was cloudy over Kansas
and western Missouri this morning, with
counties Fine rains have been general
over the state during the past As hours,
with heavy rains in the central eastern
Director Jennings said this morning:
Heavy rains have fallen in the water
shed Of the Kansas river east of Jewell
and Lincoln counties. West of Cloud
county the rains in the watershed have
not been so heavy. There is no need Of
alarm over the Kansas river. The con-
ditiOns which brought about the flood of
last year do not exist. The rains before
May 20 brought a rise in the Kansas river
and the heavy rains from the goth to the
2Sth filled the river. Then the heavy rains
in the central counties from the 18th on
which measured in precipitation from 3
to Is inches, came down the river with a
7he~r fc ff.r- oil Iae-c
heavy rains fall for the next week
Up to Saturday noon the following rain
Pottawatonie county, 2.3O; Riley 2.25; Sa :
line, 10 Ellsworth, !, a; Dickinson, 50;
Sumner. So Butler, 70; Stafford, 80; King
man, l09; Cloud, 1.O5; Ford, 1.07.
lures for the a hours ending this morn
ing at o'clock, as reported by the wealth
Baker, $3.50; Concordia, 60-42; Dodge
city 60-S4; Fort For Scott; 7o-46; Hays, sos;
haitian, 70-44; Usage City, 66-44; Sedan, IS
80; Topeka, 6s-43; Toronto, 1916.
The forecast for Kansas, sent out to-
day. Is. Fair tonight and Tuesday;
slightly GP0ier east portion portion tonight
hourly temperatures recorded by the gov
eminent thermometer today were as fol-
lows:
o'clock ........... All o'clock ...........4 As
O'Clock ...-..-..-.46l12 ocloclk ........... is
70 o 'eIosk ....45 0 0'eIoek q 4
Wind, 20 miles. from the north, at ,
p. m.
No Flood Imminent.
The Kaw river at the Kansas avenue
Melan arch bridge is six feet higher today
than 1t was last Saturday afternoon when
the rain commenced, at which time it was
of its normal low water mark. A rise
of that much more will back the water
over the low bank at the foot of West
Gordon street and over the Union Pacific
tracks quarter of mile farther up the
stream.
BEFORE there is any need of WORRY, how
ever, the river win have to rise at least
y feet more, and two feet more than that
before North Topeka is endangered. All
probability of a flood depends entirely up
on the continuance or cessation of the
rain storms, which are general just now
all over the eastern portion of Kansas.
If the tributary streams farther west are
filled to an abnormal point the water will
all have to be carried away in the short
stretch of the river between Topeka and
Kansas City and an overflow will depend
Kansas City will. however be the first
sufferer If the rains continue. The bed
becomes narrower between here and the
Missouri line and naturally the rise will
be much more percephble the closer the
river gets to Kansas City.
While there has been considerable rain
west of Topeka the reports from there
this morning are assuring At Manhat-
tan, where the Blue empties into the Kan
sas river. the gauge registered ten and
a half feet above the low water mark Mt
noon, but had stopped rising. During thA
food last year the water was 80 feet
The conditions at Manhattan are a good
criterion for this city. The first indica-
lions of danger are always registered at
that point and serve as a good cue as
to what may be expected
There is no water gauge on the kaW
river in Topeka. with the exception of the
one a Wolm's packing house, which does
not commence 10 register until the water
is about eight feet above the normal
point. Inasmuch as the river is only seven
feet higher now than usual, exact meas
urements not be given. From the OBJ
Stream ana who have been Irsfcbing If IS
aTfa n oct frrlq o ~ 10 ter iC ct
rising about an inch an hour
The people of North Topeka are not
worried much with the exception of those
living on West Gordon street and near
ShOrey. While they anticipate trouble,
they are willing to have the rain let IN
for fear that the river may come up three
or four feet more and start the back
water N their direction.
The current of the river is quite swift,
but comparatively free from driftWOOd.
A little brush is lodged about the piers
of the Melan bridge and City Railway
bridge. The terrace-like bank on the north
side, caused by last years inundation, is
lot of little lakes over whose banks the
river has forced its water. On this side
the bank is straight and a better OPP
portunity is given to note the actual
Swelling of the stream.
Results CT College Baseball Games.
Al New Haven-Yale 2, Pennsylvania
0.
At Lafayette -nd.-Purdue 5, Rose
Polytechnic 0.
At Chicag o-Chicago university l. BE
4oit college 3.
At West Point-Harvard II, West
Point Military academy 3.
At ProVidence-BroWn z, Princeton 5
At ChicagO-Illinois 20, Northwestern
In Hands of Receiver.