The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06
FLOODED.
Topeka and Eastern Kansas are
Deluged.
Shunganunga Gets Out Of It's
Banks.
RIVER is ALARMING.
1t Rose Rapidly Here During
the Night.
At All Points West Is Still
Going Up.
PEOPLE ARE ALARMED.
Many Moved Cut Of North Topeka
Today.
Part of RossVille Is Covered
by Cross Greek.
At All Points West Is Still
Going Up.
PEOPLE ARE ALARMED.
Many Moved Cut Of North Topeka
Today.
Part of RossVille Is Covered
by Cross Creek.

At noon today the Kansas river had
reached height of 1871 feet as record
ed by the government gauge.
AT o'clock this afternoon the marle
indicated as 1873 feet.
This indicates that the rise in the
river is now very slow-much slower
than it was early in the day. The pres
ent high water is due to the local rains
in this vicinity and the effect of the
rains in the vicinity of Abilene, Salina,
and other western points will not be
felt for a day or two. 1t is therefore
probable that the river will fall within
a day and will soon after experiences
another rise.
While the river is not far from the
danger line there is really no cause
for the people in North Topeka to be-
come alarmed. 1t will require at least
three feet more of a rise to take tho
water into the streets and several feet
more to make the situation dangerous.
Nevertheless a great many people
have been moving out of North Tope-
ka this afternoon. A great many pi-
amos have been taken away and much
furniture has been taken to the second
stories of houses. The alarm is occa-
stoned more by the reports of the con-
peka than anything else but the effect
can not be felt here before tomorrow.
At the Updegraff farm where the
Kansas river broke over first last year
little alarm is felt and it will require
a rise of three or four feet for the wa
ter to flow into the old channel made
last year.
Soldier creek is as high or higher
than it was last year, but it had spent
its force this afternoon and will soon
fall. The Shunganunga is receding
rapidly and no further trouble is eX-
pected from that source.
The telephone and telegraphic COM
munication with Manhattaa, Junction
City and Salina mas either been cut or
or SO badly damaged that communica-
tion is impossible. At eight o'clock the
Kansas river at Manhattan registered
II feet and was still rising. This is the
last word that has been received from
there though a report by way of Wa
mego tells of a further rise in the Blue
o. P. Updegraff, who lives west OF
North Topeka, gave the State Journal
the following statement this after
noon:
Il understand that people are move
ing out of North Topeka. There isn'e
bit of use in doing so. The river
is not in a dangerous condition, and it
can not possibly get high enough to
cause any damage without giving the
people time to get out.
Il understand that a report has
been circulated that the water is in
Is feet higher TO get into my yard.
There is no cause for alarm.
Topeka and eastern Kansas was
flooded last night. The Shunganunga
got out of its banks and cellars were
filed and several families driven from
their homes. The streets were filed
with water and city railway traffic WAS
The Kansas river in Topeka rose rap
idly during the night and at : o'clock
this morning reached the 16 foot mark
on the gauge on the Rock Island bridge.
From o'clock to o'clock the river
rose eight inches an hour but at
o o'clock lessened and was rising five
inches an hour. Last nights rain n
Topeka measured 2.53 inches.
Director Jennings, of the United
States weather bureau office, said this
morning: THE Kansas river at To-
peka reached the IL foot mark this
at o'clock and was still ris-
ing and it is probable that the rise Will
be about three feet more and bring the
river up to 10 feet, one foot higher than
on Decoration Day. when Is feet was
the highest point reached this year. L
think that 10 feet is about our danger
line"
The rains reported last night were as
Scott 2.40, Macksville .02, Mcpherson
1S6, Manhattan "a, Usage City 1.90,
Topeka 252, Toronto $40, Wichita $40,
Kansas City 2.32.
No report was received by the wealth
er bureau this morning from Concor-
dia.
The only rains reported which affect
the Kansas river were at Topeka,
and Mcpherson. The rain
at Mcpherson will be divided and part
will flow into the Smoky Hill and part
will go south into the Little Arkansas.
The rain at Manhattan is the only one
which Will give it's full effect
to the Kansas river.
1.-THE heaviest fall of rain was east
from Topeka" said Director Jennings.
The rain at Manhattan was only one
third of what Topeka received. The
heaviest rains were in southern and
eastern Kansas and western Missouri,
and they do not affect the Kansas
river. Unofficial reports received are
that the Blue river was out of it's
banks at Manhattan this morning, and
that water was standing in the streets
Of Salina six inches deep. There is no
of any serious flood in
North Topeka. The river may get into