Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-05-28
PHENOMENAL RAINS IN OK
LAHoMA CAUSE WIDE
SPREAD DIsAsTER.
NATURAL GAS MAIN BROKEN
cltleS In the Southeastern Part Of the
state Entirely Cut om-20
Inches Of Rain In
Ten Hours.

road in Oklahomha was In operation
Sunday night as q result OF the heavy
rains and cloud bursts that have oc-
CURED in various parts Of the state
during the past three days. The last
road to suspend operations was the
Missouri, Kansas &. Texas, which was
forced to quit at noon Sunday when
the bridge on the main line at Eufaula
went down. To add to the disaster,
the main supplying natural gas to the
( Indian territory part Of the state was
carried away with the Clarksville
bridge late Sunday and the supply OF
gas for Muskogee and several other
cities In the southeast part Of the state
has been entirely cut of. officials OF
the gas company say 1t will be week
before repairs can be made so that
the gas supply can again be carried.
IA natural gas is used for light and
heat business will be suspended In q
measure. Elevators have been forced
20 stop running and hotels and restau-
rants have practically been put out OF
business.
During the past ten hours there
has been a rainfall of 20 inches in this
section Of the state. The previous fall
during the past three days Of more
than ten inches contributed to the
damaging flood.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
suspended operations Saturday when
a mile Of its track In the Seminole
country was washed away. The st.
Louis & San Francisco did likewise
early Sunday and soon after the Mid
land Valley and the Missouri, Okla
bona & Gulf suspended train business.
The last train over the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas road was No. 4, north
bound which crossed the Canadian
river at ten o'clock, Sunday morning,
Two hours later the bridge went out
The Flyer on the same road Is safe,
but No. 6, northbound, is In a washout
south Of Eufaula. Dozens Of bridges
on these roads went out Sunday.
The Canadian river rose ten feet dur
ing the past 10 hours and the Arkan-
sas eight feet. The entire country is
under water. Late Sunday afternoon
4 message was received at the Mid
land Valley railroad offices here from
jerks, Ok, saying that the town was
under water and that help was needed
The railroad is powerless to send aid
"A much track and bridge went out
early. jerks is SO miles north Of Mus
kogee and is located in extremely low
country. 1t is feared that a number
Of persons have persisted.
McAlester, Ok, May 25.-The heavi-
est rain storm known in this sec
tion since the white man settled here
fell Saturday night and as result
bridges are washed out on all streams
and train service on all roads is de-
moralized, while street car service Is
paralyzed. It is reported that the Chi
cago, Rock Island q Pacific tracks
Z near Wewoka are under water for
seven miles. No train has entered Nc
Alester from the west for 40 hours.
The damage in the city is consider
able. For three hours Sunday street
car service as well as electric light
service were abandoned and not re-
sumed until late Sunday evening. In
the low part Of the city water stands
two feet deep in many Of the houses.
The loss to the farmers will be great.
Tulsa, Ok, May 25.-As a result Of
an almost incessant downpour Of rain
IN Oklahoma for the past three days
the Arkansas river has risen IS feet
and is still steadily rising. At si1
o'clock Sunday night the river had
reached the highest point in IA years
Parts Of West Tulsa and jerks, Il
miles south OF here, are inundated
and the inhabitants are moving from
their homes.
Guthrie, Ok, May 2b.-Al IVES
Guthrie Is inundated with from sever
70 ten feet Of water rushing through
the streets. The Cottonwood river 4
Is miles wide at places and Is still
rising. Several bodies have been seel
ncating in the river. Not train AZ
rived IN Guthrie Sunday.
Oklahoma City. Ok, May 2e.-sh
persons are dead, from four to hv'
hundred are homeless, thousands o
acres Of lowlands are inundated, hun
dredB Of houses are washed away o
damaged, railroad and wagon bridge
are gone over q large area Of tn
southern part Of the state, severn
railroad bridges are damaged, and III
tracks Of nearly every railroad com
pany operating In the state are eithe
washed away entirely or disarrange
n thoss sections visited By the heav
est rains and most disastrous Of food
Near Davenport both the Frisco an
Katy tracks are washed out. Nea
~ Reno 900 feet Of chootaW track
r1nA On the Santa ~ near Guthri
~ tracks were damaged but hav
ben replaced. The Rock Island line
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