The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
SNOW IN KANSAS
First Fall of the Season Began
Last Night.
Especially Heavy in Eastern
Section of State.
STARTED WITH A RAIN
WITH A RAIN
Clouds Began to Weep Late
Thursday Afternoon,
Mercury Rises and Snow Turns
Into Slush.

The first snow storm of the season
began in the night and continued into
the day. The storm came without
warning and was unexpected as far as
the weather department is concerned.
as Thursdays forecast for today in
dicated fair and warmer weather. The
snow is the result of a storm center
which was over southern Texas yes
terday and which was expected to
move to the east. The unexpected hap
pened and the storm developed and
spread over Texas. Iowa, Nebraska.
Oklahoma and Kansas.
The storm began as drizzling rain
Thursday afternoon about o'clock
and two hours later developed into
sleet and snow storm which has con-
tinued since that time. The tempera-
lures of the past "a hours have been so
high that much of the snow melted
as 1T fell though at o'clock this morn
Ing measurement taken indicated 81
inches of snow. Measured as water
the precipitation amounted to .97 Of an
inch which if it had all been in the
form of snow would have amounted
to inches.
The mercury has been rising stead
lily since o'clock and nearly all of
the snow which has fallen since that
time has melted as it struck the water
soaked ground. The government ba-
rometer has remained almost station
airy during the past IL hours which in
dicates a continuation of the present
conditions.
The sleet which fell during the night
and the water which froze on the wires
of the telegraph and telephone com
panes caused slight trouble during the
early morning hours. The first street
cars over the city lines had trouble
in covering their routes on account OF
;, the ice on the wires and 1t was neces-
! sary to send out the big Vinewood cars
I to overcome this condition.
. The conditions which prevail in To-
y peka are about the same as those in
: other parts of the state and while the
i snowfall has been heavy, but little of
a it will remain on the ground for any
e length of time. The benefits will be
n great as moisture is badly needed in
e some sections of the state as the rain
: of the past month have been few and
far between and the total precipitation
e light, amounting to less than an inch.
: !. Snow in st. Joe.
n st. Joseph, Mo, Oct. 23.-Northwest
Missouri experienced its first snow
storm of the season today. The tenn
= perature is not low. but there is con-
!, siderable SUFFERING Of live stock
: Rain and Snow General.
O Kansas Cit Mo-. Oct. 23.-A cold
s rain mixed with sleet fell here this
e morning and the precipitation was
n general throughout northwestern Mis-
+ souri, and southeastern Kansas. In
e Oklahoma City, where the rainfall has
k been exceedingly heavy for the past
e week. 3.24 inches of rain had fallen
: in the past "a hours and the rain
n continued today with no promise of
:. abatement Similar conditions prevail
O ed in the vicinity of Fort Worth, Tex,
e where slightly over two inches of
water had fallen since yesterday morn
q ing. Springfield, Mo-, reported a slight
. rainfall. the heaviest part of the
= storm being west of there. At St.
I Joseph, Mo- there were f1urries OF
n snow. Local Weather Observer Con-
V nor says the low temperature may
+ change the rain into snow or sleet.
s Flood at Bartlesville.
Bartlesville, Okla, Oct. 23-The
T Caney river was today two feet higher
e than at any time since 1885. Rain has
!, been falling along its valley almost
constantly for the past ~ hours.
n Bartlesville is cut off from communica-
8 ton with the outside world, except by
d interurban electric line service. The
n railroad bridge across the Caney river,
I | used jointly by the Santa Fe and Mis-
e souri,, Kansas & Texas railroads, has
1 been greatly damaged by the flood.
}. North Bartlesville is under four feet
; | Of water.
: Bad in Southern Kansas.
> Coffeyville, Kan. Oct. 23.-The food
: situation in southern Kansas today wa!
= not improved. North of Coffeyville, the
Verdigris river continued to rise anC
! this morning lacked only a foot O.
a reaching the mark of 1904, which wa
= the highest known for 25 years. Many
: persons have been compelled to leav'
their homes in the north, east anC
southeast parts of Coffeyville, where th'
a land is low. Forest park is covered
"a with two feet of water.
All the way from Neodesha and In
:. dependence south to Coffeyville TIL
q Verdigris has spread out until it cover
4 thousands of acres of farm lands doini
i vast damage to corn in the fields. Th
a Missouri Pacific was the only railroa'
: that was able to bring a train int
l. Coffeyville this morning. This was tn
y passenger train from Kansas City. TIL
? Missouri, Kansas & Texas tracks north
east of this city and the Santa F
r tracks between here and Liberty ar
r both so deep under water that no train
a can get through. The service on tn
le Missouri Pacific line east and ives
h through. Coffeyville also has bee
ID ! abandoned Westbound trains on TIL
at latter road get no farther than Che
S. topa and the eastbound trains can no
n reach beyond Caney. The Santa F
d, also is out between Independence an
Cherryvale.
Early today the Missouri Pacific ra
several coal cars on its bridges in tn
of bottoms east of Coffeyville in an et
in fort to save the bridges from bein
n washed out.
a. The river was still rising at 10 o'cloc
ty this morning at Independence and Ne
IS. odesha and more serious conditions ar
Id expected here.
Wichita Man Disappears.
Wichita, Kan, Oct. 23.-Wiliiar
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