The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-06
ROADS IN TROUBLE
Rock Island Having Much Diff
Guilty at Clay.
Many Small Bridges Out in
That Section.
UNION PACIFIC CUT.
Blue Floods Main Line at Man.
haitian.
Less Difficulty Reported on the
Santa Fe.

All the railroads are reporting con-
siderable difficulty in running their
trains in the northern part of the state
as a result of the high water. The
Rock Island is suffering the most on
account of the floods. In Clay county
the Republican river has in many
places overlooked it's banks and car
ried several small railway bridges
with it. In some places merely the
approaches to the bridges are washed
out, but the effect in delaying trains is
about the same. The Rock Island is
able to run no direct trains through to
Colorado on account of the high water
and last night No. 81 which is due in
Topeka at 220 p. m. arrived In To-
peka having been detoured over the
Union Pacific branch line via Colby.
All the creeks in the vicinity of Clay
Center are out of their banks and peo-
pie are fleeing from their homes in
that vicinity.
The Rock Island Is working hard to
get the tracks in shape but not much
progress is being reported and 1t is
not thought that the track will be
opened before late tomorrow after
noon.
The Union Pacific tracks to Colo
RADIO are in good shape and the Union
Pacific flyer from Denver arrived In
Topeka this morning on time. The
Smoky Hill is getting pretty close to
the Union Pacific in places, but no
trouble is expected by the officials Of
this road. The main line was cut at
Manhattan by the Blue at noon to-
day.
The Blue Valley branch Of the I'm
ion Pacific which runs between Man
haitian and Beatrice, Neb., is out of
service temporarily. The trains which
lit 1ro, ,C1 cd
count of the dangerous condition of
the Blue river. The Blue according to
the Union Pacific reports has reached
point about eighteen feet above the
low water mark and the people are
moving away from the river.
The Leavenworth Kansas & West
ern, a Union Pacific branch is tied up
at Clay Center and it is reported that
none of the trains are running across
the Republican or across the Blue at
Garrison.
Santa Fe in Clear.
The Santa Fee road seems to be hav-
ing but little trouble in Kansas, al
though they suffered heavy losses dur
ing the high water in Oklahoma and
Texas. All the trains on the main
line in Kansas are running on schedule
time and in no place is the main line
track reported to be in poor condi-
ton.
In the north part of the state, how
ever, the Santa Fe is having trouble.
From Concordia comes information
that the tracks of the Superior Strong
City branch are out Of service and the
trains are running with considerable
difficulty. A further rise may put the
branch out of service entirely at that
point. However, yesterdays trains went
through. Just south of Superior across
the Kansas line the Republican is also
on a rampage and the Santa Fee is
having some trouble getting into that
town.
The Republican river is expected to
cause further trouble during the day.
A raise of five feet was reported in
this river at Junction City and it will
interfere with the Union Pacific if a
much higher raise is reported. The
trouble as far as the railroads are
concerned seems to be confined to the
region of the Republican river and but
little fears are reported by railway Of
ficials as to conditions in other parts
of the state.
The National hotel Turkish baths are