Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-12
FLOODS STOP
MANY TRAINS
hundreds of Travellers Delayed in
Kansas City and Schedules
0bliterated.
ARE ONE TO t. rs LATE
Communication with n r. is
Almost Cut +. ~,
MANY MAKING WIDE D. ~
Missouri and Kansas Rivers Are b <
Going Up Slowly.
STILL MORE RAIN IN KANSAS
some of IL Has Not Yet Had Time
to Effect Flood situation Mt
Kansas City-wOrse COndi-
tiOns When II Does.
Communication with n
Almost Cut +.
MANY MAKING WIDE D.
Missouri and Kansas Rivers Are b
Going Up Slowly.
MORE RAIN IN KANSAS

KANSAS CITY, July 11.-with hundreds
Of travellers detained in Kansas City await
ing the movement OF their trains, which
have been delayed because Of washouts
due to the heavy floods prevalent in Mis-
souri, and Kansas the railroad situation
became serious today, All trains west were
from one to ten hours late, while It was
merely conjecture as to the arrival time
Of Chicago trains detoured by way Of st.
Louis.
Two railroads. the Atchison, Topeka G.
Santa Fe and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul annulled their regular Kansas
City-Chicago trains for tonight. The Mil
waukee rosd however, sent special out
Of here at o'clock this afternoon for
Chicago. de'oured by way OF St Louis
Practically all Chicago trains are being
detoured over the Missouri Pacific route
to St. Louis. To travellers leaving Kansas
City the railroads promised they would be
landed safely IN Chicago, but all figures
as to probable time were abandoned.
The Chicago & Alton railways o'clock
train for Chicago left here on time, but
its later Chicago trains were Rnnulled.
This train was routed by way Of the Mis-
seuri Pacific to Sedalia, thence by way of
the Missouri. Kansas q Texas railway to
Higbee, Mo-, thence TO continue on its own
track to Chicago The Burlngton's even
ing train to Chicago was detoured by way
OF Cameron Junction, st. Joseph and
Pacific Junction and from the latter point
on the main line TO Chicago.
The Chicago, Rock Island g. Pacific ran
it's Chicago trains over its own track to
ST. Louis by way OF Eldon Mo-. and then
over the Chicago q Eastern Illinois road
Several other lines detoured over tho Rock
Island route. The Wabash trains were
running almost on schedule.
The Missouri river here continued to rise
slowly today and the Kansas river was
slightly above its last night stage. Rains
were general IN the Kansas watershed last
Hlght. Topeka reported precipitation Of
le inches and Manhattan two inches. This
rainfall win have no noticeable effect on
the river at Kansas City for thirty six
hours.
High Water Rt st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS July 1.-THE Mississippi river
reached its flood stage of thirty feet here
today and at the present rate OF increase
II will be two feet above that mark to-
morrow. AS a consequence all movable
ltvee property has been hauled to higher
ground and extra moorlngs were placed on
river craft Of ali descriptions Because of
these precautionary measures tho prop
erty loss here probably will be slight.
The most serious aspect Of the high
water is the interruption to the levee
tracks The st. Louis transfer railroad
was covered before night and traffic was
abandoned. Operations of the ferry lines
were also interrupted. All detoured trains
from Kansas City were twelve hours late
At 1850 tonight II was announced that
the Burlington-Alton joint trains would be
sent over their own lines thereafter, thus
indicating that the floods in northwestern
Missouri are reetdirg.
1t is expected that tomorrow will see
under water ali low bottoms on the east
side of the river opposite ST. Louis and
on both sides OF the river between St. Louis
and Cairo
The weather bureau reports a rise OF
2b feet at Hermann this morning for the
previous twenty-four hours and four feet
at Boonvnle. The lower Usage river was
rising rapidly More than two inches OF
rain fell at St. Louis during the twenty
four hours ending at noon today.
At Jefferson City.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July n.-con'
Yiets from the Missouri state penitentiary
were worked in the Galloway bottoms neaI
here today helping farmers save thei'
wheat from the advancing waters Of the
Missouri river. Most Of the grain was
rescued.
The crest OF the flood is believed to b'
approaching this oty The Missouri ean'
up more than two feet in the twenty-foul
hours ending at o'clock tonight, but the
rise In the latter hours was slow and
steadily losing in rate. Because OF th'
dstouring of trains from Kansas City thu
local forces OF the Missouri Pacific rail
road put in a busy day.