The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-13
Kansas City Is Confronted With
the Prospect
OF a Flood Exceeding in Height
That of Thursday.
KAW AGAIN RISING.
Movement tf People Back te
Homes Is Stopped.
Heavy Rains Have Fallen All
Along the Valley.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 13.-United
States Weather Forecaster Connor
has warned the residents and busi-
ness men of Armourdale, Kan, the
west bottoms of Kansas City, Mo-, and
other districts near the Kaw and
Missouri rivers that flood of Sc
rious proportions will prevail there
by noon tomorrow. The forecaster
expects the Kaw to register a depth
of at least 80 feet, almost two feet
higher than the highest point when
the crest was reached Thursday. This
will take the water into the Union
station and flood the east bottoms
of Kansas City, Mo-, which have suf-
fered little thus far in the present
flood. The live stock commission men
are moving all their effects from the
first floor Of the exchange building
and the railroads are rapidly moving
all cars from the threatened districts.
The highest point reached by the Kaw
here in 1908, was 35 feet.
A hard rain, which began last
night, is still falling here and all over
the Kaw valley.
Situation Today.
INdHSdS lily, MO-, uue 1o.-AdIlSdi,
City this morning is confronted with
the gloomy prospect of a flood silua
ton tomorrow. worse than that which
prevailed Thursday when it was
thought that the rest of the overflow
of the waters of the Kaw watershed
had reached here and that normal con :
ditions would follow in a few days.
Another extremely heavy rain fell last
night in eastern Kansas and western
Missouri and the Kaw river which had
been receding until midnight, when it
reached stage Of 24.7 feet, began ia
rise again at this point and at a. m.
had reached a stage of 26.45.
The highest point reached by the
Kaw Thursday morning and the nsgls-
est in the present flood was 2S.5 feet,
when practically all Of Armourdale,
of the west bottoms of Kansas City
Mo, were under water. Weather Fore
caster Connor has warned the residents
of the flood stricken districts that The
new volume of water coming down the
Kaw valley will take the Kaw river
to higher stage than that register ed
Thursday and the movement of peopls
back to their homes has stopped.
At Kansas City 2.15 inches of rain
fell last night and the rain continues.
Three inches fell at Lawrence, 1.2
inches at Clay Center and the heavy
fall was general in the Kaw valley
east Of Topeka. The Missouri river,
which receded six-tenths of a foot
yesterday began to rise at o'clock
last night and rose three-tenths of a
foot during the night. Reports from
Missouri river points to the north are
to the effect that heavy rains have fall
len during the night and that the
downpour continues The rise in the
Missouri which had receded only a
few inches aggravates the situation
here as the flood situation is relieved
only when the Missouri rapidly carries
off the excess water of the Kaw.
Mississippi Is Rising.
ST. Louis, Mo-, June 13.-The flood OF
the Mississippi measured 31.2 feet this
morning rise of half a foot since yes
terday morning, the high water. has not
entered ST. Louis although seepage water
has filled several small low areas in the
city. Rumors which have become current
to the effect that the national stock yards
have been flooded are incorrect.
Stationary at ST. Joe.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, June 13.-The flood
situation here is unimproved although
the Missouri river is about stationary.
Heavy rains fell again last night and
today, causing local streams to over
flow, and the damage is greatly in
creased