Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-18
Caused by Heavy Rains asd SwOl'
len Tributaries, Resulting in
Much Damage.
WATER GRADUALLY CREEPS UP.
Railway Traffic 10 Parts of Missouri
And Kansas Demoraliztd-1he
Missouri is Rising.

/ S. Louis Sept lS.--Iloavy rains and
swollen tributaries have caused 70 rise
OF over 10 feet In the Mississippi river
during the pas, a hours and resulted
/ in damage along the ST. Louis river
| front amounting to many thousands of
dollars A vast amount of produce and
| other shipping property along the leNec
is stiu u danger, Tho river stage this
| forenoon had reached 23O7 feet. d sud-
den rise OF 1905 feet iu q hours The
danger line Is 35 feet The water is
gradually creeping up and It IS pre-
dIcted that by nighttall the gage win
show a stage OF IS feet.
Produce houses and grain and co.-
ton firms having consignments stored
/ along the Ieyee hastily organized gangs
Of laborers and endcayored to save
| their property from being swept away,
/ but The suddenuass OF the freshct inter-
| ferei to a. considerable extent
Thousands OF barrels Of apples bales
! of hay, sacks of grain, bales Of cotton
! and In one instance 5000 feet OF lum-
| Der We're swept away Men worked
| breast deep In the food iutcrcepting
! floating merchandise ana feet n
! skiffs manned by men with boathooks
assisted In the salvage work.
! Six city garbage boats moored along
! the river front. are in danger Of being
| sWamped.
This marks ;he quickest rise IN the
| rivers stage since that II years ago,
when the river rose "A feet IN one night.
THE MISSOURI RISING.
jefferson city. Mo. Sept lO-Thc
! Missouri river e. rising rapidly here
| and "darktown" inhabitants are moy-
! ing from the lower part OF the city %
! higher ground. The flood Is washing
! through the CalldWay county bottoms,
! across the river from here and farmers
! have been driven from their homes,
! The farm NJ one man named LauN is
| under rs feet OF water. The recent tor
| rental storm, supplemented by back
water from the river, put all small
| streams out Of their banks The Tan
| ner bridge, "a steel structure spanning
! the Moreau river. has been swept away,
and the Greenberry bridge also span
| ming the Moreau Is IN imminent dan
ger OF going out.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC. DEMORAL-
IZED
Kansas city. Sent. 1S.-Rain has
! fallen I'm Kansas city and vicinity
every day excepting one In September
! with a total downfall TO date Of 10
inches I'm II days and today there was
| no prospect of immediate cessation.
! Practically the same conditions have
| prevailed throughout western Missouri
! especially I'm the northwestern corner
OF the state, and I'm a portion Of east
| Crn and central Kansas, As a result
| all streams I'm this part Of the country
| continue to rise and railway traffic is
becoming demoralized because Of nu-
| mtrOus WashOuts.
After rising steadily all last week
| and then becoming stationary on sum
| day the kaw river at Kansas began
! again today 90 come up. No danger Us
| anticipated at this point however. az
| the Mis- 'oui river Is low and y carry
| ing Off the excess water from the kaW'
| Tho trouble being experienced by the
| railways is from washouts, principally
! iu the vicinity Of Carrollton, Marshall
| and Sodal!n,
Al Kansas city since yesterday an
inch and half Of rain fell, while at
! Wichita Kas., the 'ipitauou
! amounted 20 31i inches.
Turkey creek. which flows through
/ Rosedale Just across the line iu Kansas
| on the southwest is on O. rampage and
| many poor people along it's banks were
| forced to move out today
KAW HAS FALLEN.
Topeka, Kas.. Sept. lS.-The Kaw has
| fallen a half a foot since sunday morn.
! ing Last nights rain was but .@ Of
| am inch. Soldier creek. which did much
| damage I'm north Topeka, saturday lS
! within banks again,
| Tho Union TDpaI0p frnrls Cln0r from
| Topeka west and east Light trains
| run "a the Perry washout There pas
J sengcrs detour the space and take an
| other train 10 Kansas city The heavy
! through trains are using the Atchisou,
| Topeka & Santa Fe tracks between this
| city and Kansas city,
The Rock Island of1ciais report their
| Topeka-St Joseph line I'm running cou-
| dition today. but arc stlll sending
through trains between Topeka anu
| Kansas city over tho Santa Fe road.
The Santa Fc officials report o clc-r
| line west from Kansas city over the
main line and the Ottawa cut-oh save
some trouble IN the Kansas city yards.
RAIN AT LAWRENCE
Lawrence, Kas.. Sept. lS.-Ncarly
! three inches Of rain fell here last night.
and It continued TO rain today The
! Eaw river here rose steudily during the
I might and Is TN rising, causing further
damage TO railroad and other property
| IN the loWlnud7.
FLOODS AT OTTAWA,
ottawa. Kas., Sent lS--Thrco inches
of water fell m thls vicinity last night
! ana following the tremendous downpour
Of last week. caused the Marie De
| Cygues here ana above TO rise rapidly,
| flooding the lowland1
VERY BAD AT MADISON.