The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-22
EASTERN KANSAS IS FLOODED
MUCH DAMAGE DONE-BRIDGES
SWEPT AWAY.
Kansas City, Topeka, Lawrence and
Other Cities Suffer From Tor
rental DOWnpOur.

Thursday night, September Ia, tor
rental rains caused great damage in
eastern Kansas. Kansas City reports
two inches of rainfall and Topeka
four inches, the storm being accompa-
MED with high wind and terrible
thunder and lightning In some in
stances buildings were wrecked,
bridges washed away, houses flooded
and people drowned Railroad traf-
nc was seriously crippled and wires
torn down. One man was killed in
Kansas City by a live wire
Both the Union Pacific and the
Rock Island used the Santa Fe tracks
TO Topeka for passenger trains There
was a bad vashOut on the Emporia
cutoff on the Santa Fe. and trains
crossing the Kaw at Topeka were for
a time annUlled.
Seven inches of rain are reported
TO have fallen at Holton. and all the
rivers and creeks in eastern Kansas
were flooded. North Topeka was again
flooded TIE flood on Soldier creek
carried away the bridge and a man
and boy, a horse and buggy were car
ried away, the boy and horse being
drowned, but the man swan ashore.
-Four persons were drowned near OF
tawa, a woman and three children,
and a man and another child Of the
same family were with difficulty res
cued from tree top.
Several spans Of the Rock Island
and the Kansas City Bell Line bridge
over the Kaw, were carried out by the
flood. The Central Branch Of the
Missouri Pacific, the burlington, kan
sas -ity Southern and Frisco all hal
trouble to operate their trains The
Kaw at Kansas City was twelve feet
and three inches above low water
mark. and within three feet Of the
mark reached by the great food OF
July II, 1903.
Sundays papers report the Kaw
falling, and further damage from
floods were not anticipated. But
Monday the condition became much
worse. Kansas City reports rain ev-
cry day this month up to the 18th,
aggregating ten inches. Heavy rains
and swollen tributaries caused the
Missippi TO raise ten feet. Sunday
three inches Of rain fell at Wichita
Western Missouri as well as eastern
Kansas has trouble with floods. In
four days six and three-fOurths inches
OF rain fell in Topeka
Jefferson City, No, reports the Mis-
souri, river out Of its banks, steel
bridges washed away and IOwIands
flooded, compelling people to move to
AAEAlEE EEOu4lQ- Dle man farm was
under IS feet OF water The only
roads doing business between Topeka
and Kansas City is the Santa Re.
which handled 81 Rock Island and
Union Pacific trains, besides its own,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Tuesdays report is Of worse cOndi-
tiOns rather than better. Higher
water is reported all over the eastern
part OF the state At Wichita about
four miles OF the Arkansas valley is
under water, and the stock yards sur
rounded with water.
Lawrence reports a heavy down
pour on Monday. Both the Kaw and
the WakaTusa were on the rise.
At Wellington about five inches Of
water fell IN twelve hours. The Neo-
shO and other streams were out Of
their banks,
At Burlington much corn on the bot
toms was under water, and FIVE inches
Of rainfall reported.
Ottawa reports a % feet rise in the
streams there, and up stream reports
a farther rise
Junction City reports the Kaw, Re
publican river and the Smoky on the
rise. EldOrado reports four inches OF
rainfall Sunday night, and the tracks
Of the Orient railroad badly damaged.
Leroy reports five inches Of rain
fall the same date Hartford reports
NeOsho out of its banks and Santa
Fe bridges washed out