The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
OE[UGE FALLS upon
KANSAS CITY, MO-
Nearly Six Inches Of Water
Falls on the Missouri
Town.
MOST REMARKABLE STORM
THAT OCCURRED in YEARS
Thousands of Birds Drowned in
the Remarkable Rainfall,
City Being Flooded.

True to the prediction OF the local
weather bureau. Thursday was clear
with a slight sprinkle or two which
could only be classed as clearing show
ers. The general weather conditions west
Of here are about the same. the storm
center over Arizona remaining station
ary. while on the east the Nebraska
storm moved eastward to Kansas and later
over Kansas and Missouri
The feature Of the weather for Thurs
day was the exceedingly heavy rain
storm which burst upon Kansas City.
There the remarkable amount Of o.93
inches of water fell In three and one
half hours. The damage caused by this
heavy precipitation was more or less
severe. The low-lylng sections were
flooded and many people had to vacate
the buildings which were situated In the
bottoms. Telegraphic advices report that
the trees were stripped OF their foliage
and thousands OF sparrows and other
birds were drowned. The unusual preci-
pitation had the effect OF flooding Elm
wood cemetery, practically the whole
burial ground being under water. Many
monuments were wrecked and other serl-
Gus damage was dane by the heavy down
pour and the running water
Rescued by Firemen.
In Kansas City. Kan, the railroads
and yards as well as the packing houses
In Armourdale suffered. Many people liv
ing here had to be taken from their
homes by fremen. The Easements OF all
the packing plants were put out Of COM
mission and had to be pumped out.
At Argentine. Kan. forty families were
forced from their homes by the water and
were unable TO return until the excess OF
moisture had drained away,
AT st. Joseph, Mo-. heavy precipjta-
lions broke the drought which was do
ing great damage to the corn and late
fruits, The railroads in that portion of
the State were considerably damaged.
while the walls OF a new auditorium
which was being erected there were
undermined and fell. doing quite a great
deal Of damage
The storm was general as far east as
Chicago. where slight rains caused
drop OF six degrees in the temperature,
thus relieving the extremely torrid con-
ditions which have prevailed there for
the past week.
To the south. Texas came in for her
share OF the moisture, Ell Paso getting
the heaviest rain in nine years. 244
inches In two hours. This heavy rain
fall resulted In many of the adobe houses
being weakened and many collapsed,
while the railroads were all more or less
damaged.
The local conditions which are TO pre-
vail. according TO the weather bureau.
will be fair and with moderate temper
ature. This Is due to the high baro-
metric pressure northeast Of here and
Will probably remaih so for the next
forty eight hours at least.
Local Weather Report.
Maximum temperature so degrees; mini
mum temperature, 81 degrees mean temper
ature, 81 degrees, which is degrees below
normal.
Accumulated deficiency Of temperature since
the frst of the month, 13 degrees
Accumulated deficiency OF temperature since
January !, $50 degrees
Total precipitation from p, IA. to p. M,
.03 inch,
Accumulated excess of precipitation since
the frst OF the month, Isl inches
Accumulated excess OF precipitation since
Janusry /. "5.79 inches.
Relative humidity at p m. IS per cent.