The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09

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Emporia. This train will also serve as
a connection for eastbound trains Nos.
2, 10 and g.
Another stub train will leave Topeka
on the usual time of No. at o. M,
from Topeka to Emporia where it will
connect with No. 4 at Emporia for
through passengers for Chicago and
eastern points. AS No. carries only
sleeping car. passengers for Kansas
City ana eastern points desiring to use
coacnes or chair cars should use the
stub train No. from Topeka at 1906
p. m.
A rtain will leave Topeka at 10:40 D.
M, the usual leaving time of No. 9.
for Emporia where connections will be
made with westbound trains Nos. 9
and II at Emporia
The Santa Fe tracks between topeka
and ST. Joseph were covered with wa
ter all last night and this morning.
and no trains are being run over this
in most places and will leave the tracks
in good condition. It Is likely that
trains will run between Topeka and
ST. Joseph as soon as the water recedes.
Mr.. Meade's Flood Figures.
j. M Meade of the Santa Fe, in
charge of the engineering department,
has given out the following:
1.-THE bridge men that stayed on
duty. watching driftwood, ETC., at this
bridge, last night, report that the
water reached its highest mark at 2
o'clock last night, and remained sta
when it commenced to fall about a
half inch an hour. From accurate
marks on our girder at the south end
of this bridge, it showed that this
flood was 3.65 below the flood of 1908;
that flood was .55 of foot below the
base of our rail on this bridge, max
ing the present flood AZ below base of
rail.
Rock Island Open West.
The Rock Island line has no trains
into Topeka today. All the trains of
this road are being detoured over
the Santa From Kansas City west to
Usage City from where they detour
west on the Missouri Pacific to
Herington where they meet their own
lines again
All the Rock Island lines in the
state are opened for service with the
exception of the lines entering To-
peka. 1t was announced from the Of
Ace of the general superintendent this
morning that the main line from
Belleville to Willard on the outskirts
of Topeka had been opened. On this
line between Clifton and Morganville
just north of Clay Center the first
trouble was reported several days ago
and gave the officials more trouble
than any of the other lines. AS soon
as the water leaves the right of way
from Topeka to Willard. train service
can be inaugurated although it may
be necessary to strengthen a bridge
or two between here and Willard first.
The tracks of the Rock Island be-
tween Topeka and ST. Joseph are in
good condition from Hoyt northward.
and are only awaiting the 1aii OF the
river before service will be renewed.
Union Pacific Is Out.
The Union Pacific tracks between
I>r,
water for a mile or two east of the
city and at several other places be-
tween the two points. The Union Pa
cific does not expect to run any trains
over this line for several days. West
of Topeka the track is submerged in
great many places.
All the through trains or this road
are being detoured over the Santa Fe
between Kansas City and Abilene ana
Salina. The local trains on the Kansas
division are annulled until the water
goes down.
Falling at Up River Points.
The Bell Telephone company re-
ported as follows:
At Rossville there was a drop of
eight inches during the night. The
water did not get into the town but
stood ten feet in the old river bed
and covered the whole of the Null
vane farm From one to five feet of
At ST. Marys the water was falling
this morning.
At Wamego the water fell nine
inches during the night and is still
falling.
Approach to Valencia Bridge Gone.
The north approach of the
Lake Kaw river bridge
was washed out on Monday but the
main bridge has apparently not been
hrid dero hfoI,
last fall is four feet higher
than the old bridge which was car
ried away by the flood of 1908.
The water has been flowing through
the village of Valencia and stood
eight inches deep on the floor of the
several inches during the night.
The farms in the lowlands are
flooded, the Rossville levee broke
early Monday morning letting the
water in on the farms.
Trouble at Holiday.
Late this afternoon the Santa Fe
the use Of their main
line tracks between Kansas City and
and also the cutoff tracks
were abandoned shortly after Santa
Fe westbound train No. passed
through Holiday. The Santa Fe
will use the Frisco tracks from
Kansas City to Olathe and the other
roads whose trains have been de-
toured out of Kansas City westbound
over the Santa Fe lines were also
routed over the Frisco.
The river at this point has been ris-
ing with rapidity today, the raise
being the same which Topeka re-
ceived all day yesterday. At 2
o'clock the water in the Santa Fe
depot at Holiday was reported to be
over the OperatOr'S table
The Santa Fe expects but little loss
from Holiday as the tracks will be
left in good condition and the COM
pany expects to resume traffic as soon
as the water goes down
The Damage at VOLTS,
The management of the Wolff Pack
ing company feel that the damage done