Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-10
KAW RISING SLOWLY
Crest Of Flood Will Reach Kansas City
This Afternoon.
PEOPLE STILL LEAVING HOME
Large Area in Bottoms Will Be Under
Water by Morning.
ONLY ONE LTr OPEN WEST
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RIVER FALL Z TOPEKA
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flood at Topeka and farther west is SUD
siding as rapidly as il rose. and Kansas
citv. now the chief sufferer. sees relief
A. hand in the prediction of the weather
bureau that both the Kaw and Missouri
rivers VII be stationary IN height by l
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. with stage
of ss1. feet in the Missouri and a little more
in the Kaw, and that twenty-four hours
later both rivers win begin to fall slowly.
In the twenty~four hours, ending al Z
o'clock tonight. the Missouri rose IL feet
ana the Kaw 23 feet The Kaw river at
Topeka had fallen foot at o'clock to-
night and Inhabitants OF North Topeka
were returning to their houses to shovel
out the mud.
The flood here today furnishes abundance
or work and excitement for dwellers IN
the iowiands and entertainment for sight
seors who crowded the bluffs. bridges and
ducts Every inch Of rise sent water over
a large area. Most OF the railroad yards
in the Missouri and Kaw bottoms are in
undated and the remainder viii be covered
with water before noon tomorrow. The
railroads were busy hauling cars from the
yards 70 higher ground. In the Armourdale
district OF Kansas City. Kan. hundreds OF
men with teams were throwing up dykes
TO keep out the water and families con-
tinued to move from their houses. Only
two OF the bridges across the Kaw are in
danger and men are engaged on these
bridges. pushing driftwood under to pre-
vent a Jam. which would take Que the
structure
Only One Line Open.
The ouiy line Of railroad track open to
ths ives, Is that OF the t. Louis q San
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Rock leland trains are now using that line
az FAR as Olathe, Kan. The Rock Island
is sending fts Denver trains over the Bur
ungtcn to Lincoln. Neb
Part OF the stock yards was flooded to-
DAY and IL me rise continues as predicted
nearly all OF the yards will be under water
The basement OF all the buildings in the
bottoms are fulI Of water. but no danags
has bcsu done. There is no current any
where IL the overflow
The railroads. which have miles Of track
washed out. are the heaviest losers BY the
flood. crops have been destroyed. but viii
he replanted. with the assurance Of a large
yield.
People Driven from Home.
TOPEKA. kan. June s.-Abost 1900 peo'
pIe have been driven from their homes ir
North Topeka BY the flood in the kav
river The major portion found shelter II
Topeka proper. where the Auditorium
school buildings and private homes hav'
been opened to them No loss OF life Il
reported. but there has been much property
loss. The crest OF the flood reached To
peka At 3 O'Clock this morning. when tbs
government gauge showed a registration
OF q 8 feet At $50 O'Clock there was
registration OF p feet. indicating a fan o
three inches This is five feet below tn
highest mark of the disastrous 1898 flood.
The government weather bureau says thl
river will continue TO fall unless a rise nov
unknown comes from above Manhattan
No rains fell in the territory above her
during last night. but showers are predicte,
for tonight
In North Topeka the water Is running OF
ar average depth over the town OF thre'
feet Around Garfield park. the northern
end the water Is four 10 five feet deep
with considerable current At Gordon stree
IN the business center a depth Of thre'
feet prevails and at Laurent, four blocks
north OF the rivei bridge. the water is tw,
feet deep, with considerable current Il
Little Russia the east suburb. five fee
OF back water prevails.
The farmers up the Ksw valley have sut
ANANA HAtAN ANaaF - NAtc WAANA mas btci
from bluff 70 bluff az Rossvilie and silve
lake. a width OF two miles.
A rise OF three feet in the Solomon rive
a. sslins during the night Is reported an
q slight fali at Manhattan and Silver lake
No trains have reached Topeka over tn
main lines OF the Union Pacific, Rocl
Island or Santa Re today. One Santa r
passenger reached here by the Ottawa cut
Oft over the Missouri Pacific from Que
r77no TO Usage City and then east on IN
main line.
A report reached here from valley FAN
today that the Delaware river is the high
est II has been in twenty years. Will
the water 10 not over the t0wnsite, it
five miles wide over the valley and doin
tremendous damage to the farms LII
water has been flowing through the viIlag
OF valencia, west OF Topeka. and stoo
eight inches deep on the floor OF the post
office last night but there was a drop o
several inches to-day.
LAWRENCE. kan. June s-The KAY
river Is rising k==e this afternoon at IN
rate Of an inch an hour. and since las
night his risen two feet. At Z o'clock thi
morning il overfiowed the banks and IN
undated thousands or acres in Grant town
ship
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