The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-26
FL 0 0 D SITUATION
High Water Is Threatening
South East Kansas.
RAINS HEAVY ELSEWHERE
Bridges Saved by Placing
Loaded Cars Thereon.


Fort Scott, Kan, April 25.-The flood
situation today is better than it was last
night. although there is still danger.
Heavy rains are reported south of here
last night and all the tributaries of the
Marmaton and Mill creek are swelling
rapidly. Here there was three-foot rise
during the night. 1t is raining today
and anxiety is still felt.
The street bridge to Belltown, threat
ened last. night. probably will be saved.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
the Missouri Pacific bridges across the
Marmaton were saved by placing loaded
cars on them. All last night pickets were
out at dangerous places. Andy Mort and
three others. with a life saving boat,
were carried down stream. They lodged
in trees and on houses and were after
wa rds rescued by Grant Hornaday, well
known politician, who tied rope to
telegraph pole and let a boat down to
them.
Abilene. Kan, April 25.-Nearly two
inches of rain fell here last night and all
streams are bank full. Chapman creek,
at Oak Hill. overfiowed. flooding farm
lands. and the Smoky Hill river rase L
inches during the night.
Lawrence, Kan, April 25.-Rainfall here
Saturday amounted to PIP inches. Rain
is still falling anu the Kaw river is six
feet higher than Saturday and rising at
the rate of two inches an hour. The Wa
karusa is higher than for years and the
bottoms along that stream are inundated.
Paola, Kan, April 25.-The Marias des
Cygnes is still rising at the rate of two
inches an hour at Osawatomie, where
the lower part of the state hospital
grounds is under water. Thousands of
acres of farm land in Miami county are
inundated, crossings washed out and
small bridges swept away.
Salina, Kan. April 25.-A heavy wind
storm last night blew the roof off the
mill at New Cambria and wrecked
number of sheds at the Salina Mineral
company oil well.
Junction City Kan. April 25.-The Re-
publican, Smoky Hill and Kaw rivers are
rising slowly. Many fields of bottom land
are covered and the creeks and ravines
on the Missouri Pacific and the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas.
Mcpherson. Kan. April 25.-Reports
from the country traversed by the tor
nado that passed through Mcpherson yes
terday show that 1t destroyed some of the
finest form houses in the country. No
lives were lost BIT. half dozen additional
persons are known to have been injured.
In King City township the residence of
j. B. Jackson was demolished but the
family escaped unhurt The farm house
of Charles Jackson also was destroyed
and every member of the family was hurt.
Lexington, Mo, April 25.- Heavy rains
have caused the river here TO rse rap
idly and it now stands Is feet above the
low water mark. This is considered a
dangerous rise for April. 1t continues to
rain here and the river still rsng Much
anxiety felt.
Dies Moines, Ia, April 25.-Rain has fall
en- her steadily for twenty four hours.
The Des Moines and Raccoon rivers are
becoming badly swollen and repetition
of former disastrous floods lie feared.
Children take Piso's Cure readily. II
is a sovereign remedy for little folks