The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-08
FLOOD is over.
Condition at Topeka Has Mater
tally Improved.
Kansas River Is Falling Slowly
Today.
TROUBLE AT OTTAWA.
Town Is Reported to Be Under
Water.
No Trains Are Run Over the
Cut-Off.
TROUBLE AT OTTAWA.

loose over the kaW valley To-Day, the
Kaw river at Topeka will not break
through the bikes. along its banks
Last night few thousand people as
sembIed at the Melan bridge. Those
sightseers who live on high ground
were disappointed because the river
failed to perform. Those who lived
in North Topeka were glad it didn't.
At 1920 last night the river reach
ed it's highest stage, of IT feet. and
then the tide turned and the river
was revised downward By O'Clock
this morning it had dropped to 1876.
The Blue river is 10 feet higher than
il ought to be at Blue Rapids, and
above food stage at Manhattan. That
water will strike Topeka tonight or
tomorrow, causing another rise or per-
haps two feet, still leaving a margin
Of six or seven feet or more before II
will get out of banks on the lowlands.
Soldier creek is foot higher than
it was yesterday. Soldier creek proper
is q short stream, but thousands or
little draws and rivulets feed 1t from
a wide territory. 1t will go down
quickly when it starts, and will start
down some time today, unless there is
further rainfall. Shunganunga creek
has recovered from its temporary de.
rangement, after depositing a lot of
mud in cellars and kitchen gardens.
It is within its banks and the damage
was limited.
Bad Flood at Ottawa.
Advices received by the Santa Fe
today from ottawa indicate the worst
Hood in the history of that town.
The Santa Fe depot, which is located
or one of the highest elevations in the
city, is flooded, one and one-half feet
the water line reaching to the lower
window stills. In Forest park there are
over three feet of water, and the en-
tire town is under water, according to
the Santa Fe advices. The Marais des
CygneS river is out OF It's banks and is
over three miles wide.
The Santa Fe cutoff from Kansas
City to Emporia through North OF
lava is out Of commission on account
IF the high water, and the soft track
near Pomona where No was wreck
I'd late Wednesday afternoon. No
rains are expected to run over this
inc before tomorrow night, If that
soon.
The remainder of the Santa FEES
ines in Kansas today are open for
raffic. ALI the passenger trains which
letoured through Topeka, and the To- |
al depot was scene of unusual &C
ivity all day.
The other roads in Topeka are re-
porting no additional trouble over that |
# yesterday, and the Union Pacific is |
n better shape. There is one place |
lear Wamego where slow orders are |
n effect, but the trains are running |
hrOugh on pretty ROOQ time.
The Rock Island is experiencing no |
rouble with the exception of few |
low places in the tracks. There are |
10 washoutS and all the trains are |
unning on the Rock Islands own
ines, all being a little behind schedule
ime.
Mistake of Weather Bureau
Owing to a mistake of some kind,
Usage City. which received the
leaviest rainfall in the state Tuesday
light, was listed in yesterdays
weather. report as among the "also
aims" with IS of an inch of rain.
he report from the government OBJ
erver at that point was given out
Wednesday, and the station credited
With less than an inch of rain. Mean
Ieaviest rain on record. In less than
, hours 9.65 inches of rain fell on
Usage City and vicinity. Salt creek,
small stream south of the city, got
ut of bounds and did lot of dam
ge. and the Usage City streets were
CODED until the easements were
lied The adjacent farms are a to-
al loss. Several barns and lot of
vestock were washed down stream,
nd about a thousand feet of Santa
e track was washed out above the
pproach to the Salt creek bridge.
Observer Jennings stated this
corning that the report of rainfall at
,sage City as given out in his daily
Wheat Region Bulletin. was the re-
ult of a mistake by the telegraph
perator who left off the in send
lg 1855"
Council Grove, Kan, July S.-A frac-
on over four inches of rain fell here
uring the night, swelling all the small
treams and doing much damage to the
rops. The Neosho river at this place
out of it's banks and is still rising
everal miles of the Katy tracks be-
Neen here and Dunlap are washed out
nd under water and all traffic is tied
A farm hand by the name of Weber
-ho has been working this side of ]
'unlap undertook to cross the Big /
ohm creek bridge which had been |
-ashed away in the night and would j
Y some Gypsy campers. His pony was
tier found one-half a mile down
.ream on an island
The long distant and local telephone
mes out of town are down and the
nemen are unable to reach the breaks ,
repair them.
Canton. kan. July s.-Another heavy
ain fell in this county. which will de- ,
y the tardy harvesters a few days,
ut it will be fine on the growing corn.
his is the second rain to fall here this
eek. About an inch and half of wa
II fell
Manhattan. July s.-The Blue river
to rise and is now over
velve feet above normal. the highest it
as been this year. Heavy rains in 7
lis section and to the northeast will
luse it to go higher. !
Leavenworth, Kan, July S.-Service I
I the Leavenworth Terminal railway
hich handles all trains into this city /
ON the east, was annulled last night !
hen the Missouri river flood rendere 7
lie tracks unsafe. All tracks approach :
g the city along the river are under !
alter. r
The flood is now six inches below the ]
age reached by the disastrous mum
alton which swept Platte county, Mis- \
,uri last year. !