The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-15
FLOOD IN NORTH.
Six and Half Inches of Rain
at ROssville.
Bridges ON Half Day and Upper
Soldier Gone.
LIKE A CLOUD BURST.
Trains on Union Pacific Are
Delayed.
Not Quite an Inch Recorded in
Topeka.
LIKE A CLOUD BURST.

portion of the state last night and in
scme sections six and half inches fell
and growing crops as well as property
was damaged and numerous bridges
washed out. Reports indicate that Il
number of bridges on Upper Soldier
and Half Day creeks are gone and that
these streams are out of their banks
IN places and damaging crops in the
loWlands adjacent.
Reports received at the Santa Fe Of
fees indicate that little or no rain fell
along the line excepting in the north
ern and eastern portion of the state.
the heaviest from Concordia north
where the reports indicate that the
rainfall amounted to from one to three
inches. No rain was reported on this
line south of Ottawa.
The government weather bureau in
this city recorded SO of an inch of
ain last night, though from the nature
of the st 0rm it is possible that the pre-
cipitation amounted to but trace and
that in the Immediate vicinity and on
the other hand it may have been much
heavier as indicated by the rain at
ROssville, which amounted to almost
cloudburst, six and a half inches. The
storm which broke on this city about
10 o'clock was unaccompanied by
high wind which has been SO frequent
of late and though the electrical effect
was gorgeous, it seemed some distance
away.
0SdWke, July 10.-ADOuI SUI Ie0L Oh
track of the Leavenworth & Topeka
railroad near this place was washed out
last night by a heavy rain or cloud
burst. The place where the track is
washed out is across a sanddraw and
not a stream and it is only after the
heaviest rains that there is water
enough in the draw to cover the sand.
The storm was unusually heaVy ana
there is a possibility that the growing
crops have been more or less damaged.
Valley Falls, July 15.-Nearly six
inches of rain fell in this vicinity last
night between the hours of 10 and II
O'Clock, which is by far the heaviest
of the season. The railroad tracks are
soft as result and al-tratns are run
ming late and wreck is reported on
the Central Branch near Efnghan.
The Delaware river has risen consid-
erably and is higher than it has been
at any time this season, though no dan
ger is apprehended.
Salina, Kan, July 15.-A heavy rain
visited this county Saturday night and
another one fell Sunday morning.
The first was accompanied by high
wind and a severe electrical storm. No
damage was done to crops except that
in some places the corn was blown
down and some wheat was scattered
over the fields from the shocks. In
the south and east parts of the coun-
ty telephone lines were blown down.
The rain is doing much good to corn.
The storm was greater west of this
county and three washouts are re-
ported on the Union Pacific railroad
between Salina and Ellis. One bridge
is gone. Two inches of rain fell near
Hays in one hour. All trains from the
west are from nine to fifteen hours
late.
FL Dorado, Kan, July 15.-One and
one-fifth inches of rain fell in Butler
county Sunday morning. The corn in
this county is in fine condition.
Wichita, Kan, July ia heavy
rain fell here Saturday night. There
were showers Sunday night. The Ar
kansas river is slowly rising and all
low spots are inundated.
Newton, Kan, July 15.-A heavy |
rain fell in Harvey county Saturday |
night and Sunday morning. 1t was |
the first good rain in two weeks. The |
moisture WAS greatly needed by the |
corn.
Abilene, Kan, July 15.-A soaking
rain Saturday night was followed by
light showers Sunday night.
Kiro. July 15.-six inches of rain
fell in this section of the county last
night between 10 and IL o'clock and
all of the small creeks are out of their
banks and wheat in the shock in the
age done by the storm will be consid-
erable in the valleys along the streams.
Baker, July 15.-This section of the
state was visited by heavy storm
last night during which IA of an inch
Of rain fell, and the indications today
are that more rain will fall during
the day.
Dodge City, July 15.-Heavy clouds
hang over this part of the state and
there has been just a trace of rain
are that this section will
receive a needed wetting before the1
sun shines again. II
Manhattan, July 15.-Another soak-1
ing rain visited this county last night
amounted to 1872 inches and today is
cloudy and threatening.
Usage City, July ia light show
ar fell late last night and the precip-
tatiOn recorded amounted to IL of
IN inch and the indications are that
he storm is over as the sun is shining
brightly today.
Wichita, July 15.-Just trace of
rain fell last night and today is as
bright and clear as though this sec
ion of the state had not been threat
ened by large black banks of clouds.
Kansas City. Mo-, July 15:-Four
md thiFty-six hundredths inches of
ain fell during the early hours of last
hight though the sun is shining today
md the indications are that the storm
> over.
Macksville. July 15.-Nearly two
nches Of rain has fallen during the