The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
CITY UNDER WATER,
FORT SCOTT, KAN, EXPERIENCE
ING WORST FLOOD IN ITS
HISTORY. y
HUNDREDS RESCUED IN BOA1S
LOSS TO LIVE STOCK DROWNED
AND PROPERTY DAMAGED
is 100000.
Three HUNDRED ARE HOMELESS
TEN FEET OF WATER RUSHING
THROUGH STREETS OF
THE CITY.

Fort Scott. Kan. April 26. - Fort
Scott is experiencing the most ser!-
GUS flood in it's history. Marmaton
river and Mill creek. which runs into
the former stream here. has risen ten
feet in the past twenty-four hours, the
result Of heavy rains. Several hull
dreds of persons have been rescued
in boats. AS far as known no lives
have been lost. The estimated loss tc,
live stock drowned and property dam
aged is 100000.
The two streams began to rise at 10
o'clock Saturday night. and yesterday
the city was divided into three -Se.:-
tions and almost completely isolated
Normally mill creek runs into the
Marmaton river northeast Of the city.
but becarsc of the rapid rise they
formed new channel that cut across
one ende of the city. Last night the
entire northern part of the city was
cut off, and part OF the
City Was Inundated.
Ten feet of water is rushing through
the streets in that part of the city,
and several hundred persons in wha,
is known 3.s Belltown have been
forced to leave their homes. Many
were taken away in boats. There
were several narrow escapes from
drowning. Late yesterday an aged
couple named Len,ore living mile
north of the city, near the river. We're
rescued in boats. They were COM
MI bep,rod ;p DGcc,orc
out all day under the direction Of Fire
Chief Ausinan. Mayer Ccngdon and
Chief OF Police Mendenhall, and they
succeeded in saving thousands OF
dollars worth Of property as we'll as
the hundreds of inhabitants of th1t
district. Many who refused to leave
Belltown will still have to be taken
away in boats. as all avenues OF es-
cape
Have Been Cut OF.
The Wholesale district IS complete
ly surrounded and the water in East
Wall street is within an inch or two
of the business houses. Merchants
are removing their stocks to higher
places. All the railroads are tied up.
Bridges on beth roads over the
Marmaton are threatened. as is the
street bridge that divides the north
and south portions ri town. Wash
outs are reported in all directions
from Fort Scott. Much damage has
been done to farm property aud there
will be heavy loss by drowning of
stock i'll the low lands near the city,
which are from FIVE to ten feet under
water 1t is estimated that 800 per-
sons are homeless.
One Drowning Reported.
Kansas City. Mo-. April 26. Tn
usually heavy rain and wind storms
causing more or less damage, pre-
vailed in Western Missouri and East
ern and Central Kansas YESTERDAY.
with a blizzard in Western KAMA
Small streams in Kansas are over
their banks and many telephone and
telegraph poles have been blown
down. One drowning is reported.
Many trains are late on account Of
washouts.
Residence Streets Flooded
Sedalia. Mo-. April &c. - An almost
steady rain of thirty-six hours was
followed last evening by two-hours'
downpour that is said to have beer
the heaviest precipitation in the city's
history. Many of the residence
streets were CODED to defth of two
feet and piles OF building material
were swept along the thoroughfare..
Every stream in the county is out of
its banks and several bridges have
been washed out.