Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-11

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SIX inches an hour this morning and
the Missouri more than bank full pre-.
venting quick passage of the Kaw
Hood local conditions caused apprc.
hension. swift, Cndahy and the S. 4
), packing houses are closed down.
The Stock Yards company has packed
up It's belongings preparatory to
leaving, the water being so high that
the lower pens were awash. Railroad
communication Is generally suspend
ed. About six hundred families In
Armourdalc took to the hills this
morning, and the little town of Ar.
gentine is cut on from communication
entirely. Some houses in Armourdale
began moving down stream this fore
noon
KANSAS CITY, o.. July I.-12:3o
p m.-The rising water is alarming
here at this hour The water is stlll
rising. and conditions approaching the
great food of 1903 are feared West
OF Kansas City along the Kaw that
stream Is doing great damage this
morning at North Topeka, Lawrence
and other points.
| TOPEKA, Kan. July 7-Unofilclal
readings show the Kaw stationary at
. a. m. at about % feet the half OF
North Topeka being inundated About
six thousand residents found refuge
in this city. The exodus across Me.
Ian bridge continues this forenoon.
some of those coming over reporting
their homes under water to the second
story. The current In the flood is not
swift. Railroads are tied up.
EMPORlA, Kan. July THE Ne.
osho and Cottonwood rivers here are
a few inches higher this morning than
ever before, and the heavy rains still
continue. Twenty miles OF the NJ, X.
Il r. tracks are submerged Strong
City, with population of "A thousand,
is inundated, the water running two
and three feet deep over the Santa Fe
tracks there and at Plymouth. Six
trains on the Santa Fe were unable
to proceed further owing to the wa
: ter. and are now stalled here. being
unable to go forward or return.
The submerged country has been
practically swept bare by previous
floods
| OTTAWA, Kan. July THE Marais
Dos Cygnes stood % feet above nor.
nal this morning. and a repetition OF
the city's worst Hood Is probable.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, July Cow
creek was still rising at II o'clock to-
day. and the water Is just beginning
to inundate Main street Should the
waters continue to rise the water
works plant will be compelled to shut
down. The Arkansas river Is falling.
The entire central wheat crop ls In
3 danger of complete loss. the dam
age to crops in this section already
this season are estimated at million
dollars.
lola. Kan, July THE Neosho IL
now within foot of Its highest rec
ord and rising slowly. Two inches OF
rain fell here last night Crop losses
In this section total hundreds of thou
sands.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan, The Ar
ransas river here Is within six inches
OF It's highest point; Walnut river. two
feet. both rising. Crops destroyed.
JUNCTION CITY. Kan. July L.
The Republican river here IL twelve
feet above normal; Smoky Hill. thir.
teen; both rising. Two more inches
OF rain fell last night Trains have
stopped. and the city Is filed with
!, refugees who have been driven from
their homes. Eighty per cent OF the
wheat crop Is a total loss.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. July THE
{ weather bureau predicts that the Kan
+ sas river will rise three feet more by
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+ least eighteen inches.
!, TOPEKA. July IAN official bul-
1 letin has been issued by Director Jen-
. nings of the weather bureau warning
y people of a four or five root rise which
is expected tonight. The fire chief is
having the North Side fire station bell
rung. warning people to seek safety
y FORT SCOTT, Kan, July THE
Marmaton river Is rising at the rate
OF I inches an hour. Belltown Is again
flooded
i KANSAS CITY. uly SIT is estl
mated here that the loss to Kansas
In the wheat crop alone this season
. by reason of the excessive moisture
will reach 316.O00,O00 Special dis
y patches this morning show conditions
as follows: Fort Scott and Mamator
falling. one-third OF North Fort Scot
submerged. Ottowa, Il four foot rise
. caused the water to reach the 3l-fooi
state in the Maria des Cygne this
morning. North Ottawa Is partly sub
merged and the gas, water and elec
=" tric light plants are all shut on. Al
Junction City the Republican ant
u Smoky Hill are both falling. A larg,
II breech in the new dyke has permitted
. the innndation of the lower part o
J. town.
v TOPEKA. July S.-The Kansas rive
fell nine inches during the night AM
d continued falling this morning. Rail
h fell during the night in the river
II watershed. precipitation being report
Ie ed from Junction City. No more dam
h age can be done here. All train ser
Is vice is stopped.
The weather bureau reports that tn
Is Hood in the Smoky Hin country will
" | keep the river at tho Draseut 1t1R