The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-08
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Topeka on tuesday afternoon, July D.
1 is still standing in the yards in North
| Topeka. The Union Pacific is unable
to get this train to its destination,
Kansas City.
The passengers are taking their
enforced visit in Topeka phflosoph-
ically and have been amusing them
selves in sightseeing at the points OF
interest.
During the time the train is held
up in Topeka the Union Pacific rail-
road is paying the hotel bill of the
passengers on this train The railroad
gives each passenger two meals each
day, and if the passengers are hungry
enough to want three, they have to
get it themselves
The Union Pacific also has a local
weSt-bound train in the yards here
which has been here for three days.
A party of U. p. officials went out
on an engine to investigate the dam
ages on the line west of Topeka at 9
O'Clock this morning.
No Water in Mayors House.
The street in front of the residence
OF Mayor Bergundthal It No. 1874
North Jackson street still has water
in it, The water comes up over the
sidewalk in front of tn mayors house,
but is not in his yard. 1.-The water is
deep enough in the street" said the
mayor to a reporter for the State
Journal, ito come above the hub of a
wagon. The water did not get into
my house, but my cellar is full
North Side Port Arthur.
Holman's addition is known on
the North side today as Port Arthur.
This place is out on Soldier creek and
at point at least 20 feet above the
high water mark. All through last
years terrible food the people re-
manned in their homes in this addi-
ton and were entirely unmolested,
the water not even coming into their
yards. I'VE call it Port Arthur said
Merit Holman this morning, because
it is inaccessible" Nobody is very
anxious to get at you replied a by
stander. Guess that's no joke,
either" answered Mr.. Holman.
Threw Log High Into Air.
City Engineer McCabe stopped the
Topeka railway company from blast
ing drift away from it's street car
bridge across the river this morning
because the charges of dynamite used
were too large. Only one charge was
exploded, but it threw a large log, as
much as two men could carry, upon
the middle of the Melan arch bridge.
Had this piece of timber struck any
passersby, serious accidents would
have been the result. In addition to
this log, the air was full of sticks for
a few seconds, any of which were
The street car company then began
using graphing hooks and loosened
the drift from the bridge in that way
The city force used the same means
piers of the north side approach. A
force of men are constantly at work
to prevent an injury to this structure.
There is no danger at all of it's going
out, and there has been none" said
Mr.. McCabe. "but we wish to prevent
trouble of any kind
About 500 Families Left.
From an estimate made this morn
ing from a boat ride through the
flooded district at least 500 families
10f do nj orb
Most of these were people who lived
in one-story houses. Into some of
these places the water has entered.
but in no cases more than a few
in the low districts piled all of their
goods UP on tables and trestlework,
and there was little loss of furniture
and household properties. None has
yet been reported. Between 8 and
o'clock 5 different families crossed
the Melan arch bridge on returning to
their homes. This will probably con-
tinue all day. The stores are resum-
ing their business. Most of them
moved their goods to upper floors
Thursday morning, but this morning
the grocery stores were all ready for
their customers and had the usual
array of vegetables, etc, piled out on
the sidewalk. A few of the places are
waiting until Monday to put their
stores back into shape, because on
Sunday they would be closed anyway.
that time
Looks Better at UpdegraT's.
Telephone communication was estab-
lished with the Updegram farm late
Thursday afternoon, and today Mr.. o.
p. Updegraff reported that the water
from the Kaw had not come high
enough to reach his house. '-All of my
crops are lost though" he said. 1.-THE
water did not get up to the house. The
Union Pacific track was washed out in
tXVn nj w No fQT WI n
a point high enough to run over the
track. One of the places where the
track is washed out is near Menoken
and the other is the same piece of track
which was washed out last year. The
water has been falling and today it has
lowered enough SO that it does not COW
er the track although it has washed out
a big cut. The Union Pacific is al
to running a train west SOON.
Came From st. Marys for Mail.
Ben Roberts, Frank Moss and Geo.
Anderson arrived at 1: 80 o'clock today
from st. Marys. They walked to To-
peka from Rossville, having ridden
from st. MaryS to RoSSVille on a Union
Pacific work train.
Frank Moss and George Anderson
brought the mail from st. Marys and
have been authorized to carry the west
bound mail to st. Marys.
Ben Roberts stated to a reporter for
the State Journal that the Union Pa
cific officials at the scene of the wash
outs thought they would have the
tracks repaired SO that trains could get
through to the west by Saturday noon.
One mile and a half east of Belvue
the water made an exceptionally bad
cut. Also the track all the way from
Kingsville to within mile of Rossville
is in a very bad condition. The wash
out near Updegraff's farm will be easily
repaired.
Two freight trains are side-tracked
No. fT-O
and freight are tied up at RosSVille in
addition to the two passenger ana sew
eral freight trains which have been in
Topeka since Tuesday.
The St. Marys people have had no
mail or papers since Tuesday noon.
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