The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-19
LOSES ITS CUT OFF
Santa Fe Is in Trouble Near
Ottawa.
WashOuts Forces All Trains
Through Topeka.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
Water In All the Streams
Receding.
Repairs Being Made by All the
Lines.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

With the sun shining in Kansas to-
day and a decided drop in the tempera-
ture that presages a permanent break
in the rainy spell of the last ten days,
railroad men took courage and went
to work with a vim to repair the dam
ages done by the recent storms. They
had plenty of work to do but all la
borers available along the lines of the
roads have been put to work and it is
expected that by night most of the
roads in Kansas will be in such shape
that they will be able to resume their
normal traffic.
With the cessation of the rains last
night the streams began to recede rap
idly and as result the conditions
along most of the railroads have i'm
proved materially. The only serious
damage done by the severe storm of
yesterday afternoon, in addition to de-
laying all the repair work on all roads,
was on the Emporia sut-off of the San
Ia re. The Mara1S deS CygeneS over
flowed its banks between Pomona and
Quenemo and Santa Fe bridge be-
tween these points was SO looSened
around its foundations that it was I'M
Sa1e Tor use. This tied up the cutoff
line completely and all the trains usu-
ally run on it between Kansas CITY and
Emporta were handled over the main
HIS IunHlif6 1ODeka. 1t Is
expected that this bridge will be put
in such condition that it can be used
by nightfall
The Southern Kansas division of the
Santa Fe is entirely out of commission
because OF the floods caused by the Yer
digris river at Madison and the low
lands in that vicinity. The VerdTgris
has not abated very much and the
tracks of the Santa Fe around Madison
are still under water
RPcdnE6 n the no at Do.
the Union Pacific tracks between Kan
saS City and Topeka are still out of
commission except for the running of
few plug trains between stations on
each side of Perry. All of the Rock Is
land trains. which ordinarily use the
Union Pacific tracks, and all of the
Union Pacific through trains between
Kansas City and here are still being
handled by the Santa Fe. Because of
the additional traffic placed on this line
by the incorporation of the Emporfa cut
off there is a perfect jam of trains being
handled today between Kansas City and
Topeka and they are being run with
great irregularity. Strenuous efforts are
being made to handle as much freight
as possible in addition to the heavy pas
senger traffic and between Topeka and
Kansas City on the Santa Fe it looks
as though one continuous train was GO
ing along, so close are the many trains
running to each other.
The Rock Island, Union Pacific anC
Santa Fe lines running west of Topeka
are in such good shape that traffic oil
them ought to be about normal b,
night. The Rock Island has fixed III
the trouble with the bridge at Straigh
creek, near Holton on the St. JOSEPH
line, and this branch is now in opera
tioD.
East of Kansas City the Missouri Pa
ciic had made such progress in repair
ing it's tracks that the road expects t
send trains over their regular routes b
tonight The Missouri. Kansas & Texa
IS sending it's southern trains over tn
st. Louis & San Francisco road to For
Scott, Kan. because its own line be