The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13

v!neWood line was covered with sheet
OF water and at Tenth avenue the wa
ter from the creek had overlooked and
toucneo the foundation walls OF the
Crosby flour mills
East Of Kansas avenue, where the wa
Ter Ter pacRed up. the wagons were aban-
doned after several teams came near
struggle, the one horse got down and the
T 81 s oniy; by getting out and holding
, rne ne h ABOVE the surface OF the water
'i East 81 the Missouri Pacific tracks
nut Grove wagons were left standing in
the water where in the deepest places all
enorts to provide rescue by this method
Eighteenth street east. Of the railroad
tracks the water stood in the street up
oyer the hubs Of wagon wheels, well over
streets on from Eighteenth at 8 O'Clock
the water stood on the sidewalks about about
over in this portion of the town at all at
10 O'Clock this morning and men and wo-
rying their shoes and stockings in their
hands. Chickens were roosting on the
steps OF houses and one or two houses,
had water within a few inches Of their
caves.
Over Country Club Bridge.
At o'clock this morning the water
was inches over the Lincoln street
bridge on the Country club road and
it was feared for awhile that the
bridge would go out. Men were
working with long poles pushing away
the driftwood and making every pos
sible effort to save the structure. BY
S:45 the platform of the bridge could
be seen in one corner penetrating
above the water, and the bridge was
saved.
On Clay street the water was run
ming over the Quinton Heights car
line tracks. Car service was maintain
ed only to Hampton street which is
between Twentieth and Twenty-first
over the street car bridge on Clay
street and it is not thought the. bridge
can be saved.
From Clay street the water runs
northward over the 1owlands and at
the fair grounds reaches almost to
Nineteenth street. Houses in these bot
toms are all under water, but the peo-
pie are not leaving their homes very
fast Horses and cattle are suffering
somewhat and some loss Is reported.
This portion of the city Is used chief
ly for truck gardening and chicken
raising. The loss In these is very heavy.
In Fair Ground Stables.
At the fair grounds the water has
taken full possession. The entire
er and from Nineteenth and Western
avenue, the west side OF the fair
ground, the water takes a northeast
ern course and reaches Topeka ave-
nue. between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets. A foot and a half OF
water is running around the grand
stand. The stables were filled with
water shortly after o'clock. Several
fine strings Of horses are quartered In
these stables and 1t was with difficulty
that some Of them were taken to
places OF safety Alice. full blood
ed sister of the famous Teddy r., be-
longing to George w. Crane. nearly
lost her life while being taken out this
morning. The little mare was hitch
ed to cart and feeling somewhat
risky commenced to rear a little. Al
ter rearing UP on one occasion she
fell to the ground and became en-
tangled with the sticky mud and
could scarcely extrfcate herself.
The Cosmopolitan shows will prob
ably never come to Topeka again.
This week they. were to have shown
in North Topeka, but removed to the
fair grounds on account of the high
water. This morning their entire
paraphernalia was under water.