The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
DAMAGE S50O,OOO.
Disastrous Effect of Floods ON the
Santa Fe Railroad.

The wasnouts and damages on ac-
count of floods in Colorado and New
Mexico will cost the Santa Fe railroad
half a million dollars.
The flood of water which reached the
Arkansas river from the Purgatoir and
Las Animas rivers has washed out "a
bents of a pile bridge of the Santa Fe
railroad on the main line at Byron,
Colorado, and through traffic is being
detoured.
Passenger trains Nos. 1 and west
bound on the Santa Fe are being run
on the main line to Newton and south
via Purcell and Fort Worth, Texas, at
which point they are detoured via the
Texas and Pacific railroad to Ell PaSo
and Deming, at which point they again
reach Santa Fe lines and are sent to
California from Deming via Rincon and
2 and are handled eastbound via the
same route.
The Santa F'e officials announce that
the distance is not enough greater to
make the trains reach destination more
than two three hours later than reg
ulaT schedule time
Passenger trains Nos. and which
handle the Colorado business and the
California business via the northern
route from Pueblo are unable to get
through on the main line.
No. westbound from Chicago, Kan
line as far as Great Bend where it is
sent out over the branch to Scott City
and run from Scott City over the Mis-
souri, Pacific to Pueblo from which
point the passengers are sent by stub
trains to their destinations in each di-
rection.
From Pueblo trains are run east as
far as La Junta and south as far as
Trinidad, and north to Denver. The
California business makes the regular
connection at Pueblo for points west.
Train No. eastbound from Denver
makes the run to Pueblo and over the
Missouri Pacific to Scott City, from
which point it again is run over the
Santa Fe tracks to the east. These
trains make the same time as the regu-
lar schedule calls for.
The Colorado flyer has been annuiled
for a few days until the washouts are
repaired and traffic has resumed its
normal conditions The train is annull-
ed for economic reasons. So much pas
senger equipment is tied up on account
of the floods that the management has
decided to handle all Colorado business
for few days this week on trains Nos.
and g.
The Santa Fe has issued instructions
to not accept perishabIe freight for
points west of Dodge City.
A pile driver is working at each end
of the bridge at Byron over the Arkan-
sas river where 54 bents were washed
out, but it will require three or four
days to make the repairs at that point.
With the complexion OF the repairs at
that point the main line will be open
through to Denver and Trinidad.
General Manager H. U. Nudge has
reached Trinidad and the working
forces are busy just south of that city
Railway communication is completely
shut off between Trinidad and Albu-
querque. 1t is believed that the line
will be opened as far as Ration by to-
night, but it will require possibly three
days to complete repairs as far as AL
buouerQue.
The bridge over the Canadian river
on the PecoS Valley line of the Santa
Fre is also out, and communication is
temporarily shut off in that direction.
c. A. Morse assistant chief engineer
of the Santa Fe, left Topeka last night
for the scene of the washouts in New
Mexico.
Thirty coils of telegraph wire were
forwarded today to repair damage to
the telegraph lines
Canadian River Bridges Out.
The Rock Island railway bridge near
Tucumcari, N. M, is out on account
of flood waters in the Canadian river.
This bridge is the largest railway
bridge in the Southwest and is one of
the largest in the world. 1t is about
1,20O feet long and 165 feet high.
The piers are set in the river bed
and steel trestles support the rails
above The torrent of flood waters
and debris coming down the river has
taken out several of the trestles :
A pile bridge of the Rock Island
over the Cimarron river, near Meade,
Kan, is also out and through trains
to Ell Paso and California on the ROCK
Island are being detoured through
Fort Worth, Texas
The water in the Canadian river is
taking all the bridges in its path and
it is possible that communication with
the Fort Worth outlet will be cut off.
w L. Darling, chief engineer, and
H F. White, engineer of maintenance
49, d Tc1o of ii
cago, passed through Topeka yesterday
afternoon en- route to the scene of
the trouble on the Ell Paso division.
A train load of workmen from the
st. Louis line of the Rock Island east
of Kansas City was also moved
through Topeka last night, and a train
load of material was also sent out.
1t is likely that another lot of ma
teriaI will be shipped today from the
Topeka store house
running on time. Eastbound from
Fort Worth are reported eight hours
late today and the Ell PaSo trains are
indefinitely late.
Twelve Persons Drowned.
Las Vegas, N NJ, Oct. 3-Half the
flood and at least twelve persons were
drowned. Among these were the three
children of J. E. Stevens, Felix Villfrael,
his wife two sisters and several chill
dren. and o. F. Porter. J. E. Stevens
and his wife escaped and have been
brought mere. They are in a critical con-
dition. Many persons were rescued
from trees and house tops. The great
est damage was around the junction of
Mora and Sapello creeks. The rock
crusher the great iron bridge and much
track at Watrous were washed away
Tne Gan1nas river formed new
channel here. In the Gallinas canyon