The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-07
FLOOD IN VEST.
Cottonwood Is Out Of It's Banks
Again.
Marion Receiving Brunt OF the
Torrent.
WATER IS IN STREETS.
Santa Fe Track Washed Out on
Branch Lines.
Also Heavy Rains on Strong City
Branch.

Advices received at the general offices
of the Atckison, Topeka & Santa F'e are
to the effect that as a result of the rain
storms of yesterday and last night a
food of considerable proportions is rag
ing in the Cottonwood river, and the
stream has overflowed its banks in sew
eral places.
MarioS seems to have received the
brunt of the food according to the dis
patches thus far received. The water
was four feet deep in the main street
of the city at nine o'clock this morning
and was seventeen inches deep in the
Santa F'e depot there.
The rain was exceedingly heavy along
the Marion and McPh herson branch of
the Santa Fe which runs from Florence
to ElIinwood and considerable damage
has been done to the conlpany's road
bed on this branch by the rain and
food The track was washed out at
bridge 19 and the water Is up two feet
on the girders of the bridge at Flor
ence. A heavy raise is reported in the
river twelve miles north of Marion and
/. bridge No. 8 was washed out Of place.
There was also heavy rains on the
Strong City branch north of Lost
Springs. Nine rails We're washed out
for ten rail lengths north of Neva- The
rains were also heavy between Barclay
ana ESInpOrld ana the water Is running
under the depot at Cedar Point and is
over the track between Elmdale and
Neva. The passing track at Plymouth
cannot be used but the water at this
point is rsceding- Water is up to the
floor of the bridge on the west bound
track between Clements and Cedar
Point and is up to the ties on bridge No.
1OS between Saffordsville and Ellinor.
The storm was generally heavy in
central and eastern Kansas, being heav-
lest between Florence and Galva where
from five to six inches fell. Four to fve
inches fell between Neva and Hope, two
to three inches between Emporia and
Newton and q half inch between New
ton and Arkansas City.
Although no detailed reports have
been received by the Santa. Fe as to the
extent of the damage done by the storm
other than to its own property. it is
believed that the craps have suffered
consfdera bly,.
No reports have been received as yet
indicating that the storm did any dam
age to the main line of the Santa Fe
and the through trains are running
along on schedule time.
Rock Island Blocked.
Marion is on the main line of the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way and the flood there has inteFfered
seriously with the operation of the
through trains. Reports received OF
the Rock Island of11ceS mere state Inal
there is over a foot of water in the
Rock Island station and the railroad
yards to the south of the depot are un-
der water, which Is from two to six
feet deep The Rock Island wires
south OF Marion are down and the ex-
tent of the damage in that section can
not be ascertained.
Arrangements have been made by
the Rock Island officials to detour
their through trains around the flood
area by sending them over the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks between Wichita
and Hutchinson
From dispatches received by the
Rock Island officials at noon the food
at Marion is receding and it is believed
that the worst Of 1t is over.