New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-08
HOMES LEFT BY 5000.
Flood Situation Continues Serious
Deaths at Wichita.

Kansas Citv July THE water in Kansas ave.
in the low lying portion the outskirts OF Kansas
City Kan. is three feet deep this afternoon The
water has not touched the wholesale district on
the Missouri side, and it is not believed that it will
reach that portion. These two sections should not
be COMPOUNDED. Armourdale was practically de-
serted O'Clock this afternoon 5000 persons hay-
ing left their homes
West of Kansas City, along the Kaw, that stream
is bank full and is doing great damage at North
Topeka, Lawrence and at other points. and its
tributaries rising. There has been almost in
cessant rain in this part of the Southwest for five
DAVIS and for a month heavy rains have fallen
internationally. This great volume of water Is COM
ing this way. doing great damage in its course,
1t feared that many of the scenes of devasta-
ton OF last year may be repeated. at least in
milder way. All last night steady downpour OF
rain fell here and in many parts OF Kansas. and
to-day 1t continued.
The first break in the Kaw came Armourdale
at midnight when water began running through
large dixie built across new channel made by the
food last year Families in the lowlands began to
move, and when. later, breaks appeared at three
other places, there a general movement tow
ard higher ground Morning found the water still
on the rise and gradually spreading over the town.
until one-half of the place was under from one to
Ave feet of water. To-day the water has reached
the livestock exchange. and has driven the occu-
PANTS from the basement floor Railway traffic
west OF here Is badly demoralized
Heavy damage is reported throughout Kansas,
from Abilene Arkansas City, ottawa and Lawrence,
where the Smoky Hill. the Solomon the Walnut
and the Maras des Cygnes rivers rising at the
rate of two inches an hour. The damage to crops
will be enormous. In the vicinity of Abilene alone
lie is estimated that the damage will amount to
$3.50 900. The KaW has made a new channel at
North Lawrence, cutting the west portion off from
the rest of the town. At Kansas City, the market
in cash grains suspended. owing to the non
arrival of trains from the Southwest.
Wichita. Kan. July Wichita is flooded to-day
worse than before in its history. The bikes
at several places along the Little River gave way
before the rush of water which poured down Waco
ave. one of the principal residence streets. in
raging torrent. becoming waist deep. In Main-st
the Baltimore Hotel flooded and the water is
flowing swiftly within two blocks of Douglas ave-
the main business street People living within seven
blocks of the Little River have been forced to
their homes. The home Of Cass Woods. a park
policeman in Riverside Park. washed away and
Mrs Woods and her two children were drowned.
Topeka. Kan. July AT the Kaw River gauge
to-day the is above the 22-foot mark and
rising slowly. In North Topeka the water is run
ming through the principal streets knee deep, and
the town is deserted. In Topeka proper che water
IS three blocks uptown from the river channel
Trains the Union Pacific. Santa Fe and Rock
Island abandoned east and west out OF Topeka