The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16
Dixie IS BROKEN.

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eral OF the lines by the storms of yes
terday and today. There was only one
road operating between Kansas City
and Topeka, and that was the Santa
Fe. Over the tracks of this road the
Rock Island and Union Pacific oper-
ated their trains as they did yesterday
and as they probably will for several
days to come, for the Union Pacific
tracks. which both roads use, are in
such shape that it will take some
time to fix them up. Work of rebal-
lasting and double tracking is being
done on the Union Pacific tracks be-
tween here and Kansas City and the
roadbed is naturally soft in conse-
quence. The storms have simply
played havoc with it at a number of
points. particularly at Williamstown,
about 8 miles east of the city But
the most serious injury to the road is
near Kansas City. where high water
has IooSened the foundation of a
couple of bridge piers and thereby put
the bridges out of commission. The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific pile
bridge across the, Kaw river near
Kansas avenue in Armourdale was
carried out today.
The Union Pacific tracks between
here and Manhattan are not in condi-
ton for traffic because of several
small washouts, and the trains of this
road that arrive from the east over
the Santa Fe are run to Manhattan on
the Rock Island tracks. The Rock
Island line to Horton is out of COM
mission. A bridge has been washed
away over Straight creek near Holton
and 500 feet of the track on this line
a mile east of North Topeka has been
washed away by the overflow of Sol
der creek.
All of the Santa Fe lines in the vicin-
ity of Topeka are in fair shape but the
traffic on them is very congested be-
cause of the handling of the Rock Is
land and Union Pacific trains AND all of
the train schedules are necessarily
aslew. The Santa Fe handled fifty
eight passenger trains between Kansas
City and Topeka yesterday, twenty
three of which were Union Pacific and
Rock Island trains, and it is expected
equally as many If not more will be
handled on the same line today
The Santa Fe, however, has not got
off unscathed- At several places on its
various lines in Kansas traffic is i'm
peded because of the storms. Probably
the road is having more trouble at Ar
gentine than any place else. The four
passenger tracks there have. been put
out of commission by washouts. There
is a small landslide near Turner which
has put the east bound passenger track
out of business. On the Emporia cut off
a bridge has been washed away between
Zarah and Holiday, and bridge near
Garvin, small station east of Law
renee has been damaged. 1t is expected
that these injuries to the lines will be
repaired during the day if there are no
further storms.
All of the depots in the city were filled
today with wet and weary crowds of
passengers, who were waving for hours
at time for trains arrive to take
them to their destinations.
Delaware River Is Raging.
Valley Falls. Sept. 1.-THE Della
ware eriver-heret is out of its banks and
is doing great damage to crops stand
ing IN the fields. It is a mile or more
wide and the water is running through
the corn fields like mill race At s
O'Clock this morning the water was
within foot of what it was during
the great flood of two years ago and
was still rising.
This is the first time in three years
that some of the bottom lands have
produced crops, and now they are I'M
der water. Most of the corn. however.
is standing instead of in the shock,
and it is believed it will not suffer as
much asSthouEh it were cut
The railroads through here are all
tied up except the Santa Fee, on which
train came through from the north
this morning.
Kaw Rising at Manhattan.
Kaw river here has raised eight feet
where near approach the danger point,
No uneasiness is felt at present and
rains continue.