The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-16
Kansas River at Standstill All
Along the Line.
Water .Receding at Places Where
Damage Was Done.
TRAINSERVICEBETTER
Union Pacific Using Its Own
Tracks Today.
Rock Island Again Running on
Schedule Time.
River Readings.

River Readings.
at 2 o'clock)
At Topeka, 1914 feet
AT Manhattan. 15.5 feet
At Abilene. 9.5 feet
feet. o'
At Beatrice (Blue), rs feet.
this afternoon the Kansas river at
Manhattan was slowly falling and was
an inch or two below the fifteen foot
mark. The danger point here is 1s
1eet and apparently there is no danger
of it reaching this point.
do not believe there is any dan-
ger of an overflow of the Kaw river.
IT there had been heavy rains between
Eere and Manhattan. or any rains west
OF there which would materially affect
the water situation here we would have
hedro OF IL. We received no such re-
ports We can take care of water fast
er mere than 1t can be poured in at
Nddhhattan. The river has been ssta-
tfonary since o'clock last night. The
heavy rainfall here was resnonsibie
Tor tnls- l think the river will begin
70 ran shortly and that the water viii
soon be lower"
Ihe above statement of S. D. Flora.
Oh the local weather office topetber
with several reports from nm the Kaw
ana the Blue rivers indicates that the
most critical stage, if there was one.
III me present high water has been
passed. AT Silver Lake the river roso
three inches last night but is still 10
inches below the high mark of yester-
oay: AT RosSville the river is reported
10 be above the high water mark of
yesterday morning, but yesterdays rain
peHeVed 10 be responsible for this
rise and it will not seriously AFFECT tha
situation here. At Manhattan both the
Blue and K8w rivers are Stationary
and no further rise is anticipated. The
river mere Is q feet lower than yester-
day morning. The exact rainfall WAS
LA inches last night
All adultlonaI rise in the Blue river is
| expected. This is based upon inforrna--
Ilon received this morning at the Rock
| Island offices from Fairbury and Reat-
rice, Neb. Last night a two foot rise
| IN the Little Blue was reported at Fair
Dury and four foot rise was reporte5
from Beatrice. These two reports. if
true, true, VIII not greatly. effect the local
situation. although they may cause
some apprehension at Manhattan.
Rainfall Has Ceased.
Two inches of snow was reported this
morning at Blue Rapids. The rainfall
everywhere over the state is reported as
having ceased.
| Two bridges are reported out at Man.
nattan. They are those which formerly
spanned the cutoff as a new channel
| cut by the Blue river during the fIorG
of 1908. nv =
They are the wagon bridge and the
Union Pacific bridge. AT the local Of
| nee of the Union Pacific if is denied
that the railroad bridge has been
washed out.
1
| Soldier creek is reported falling west
| of Topeka and there now seems to he
| nttle TO be feared from this stream At
the Gordon farm which is near the
headWaters of the creek the stream is
Wlthln Its banks and falling rapidly. At
the reform school the waters havs
Idlien little. This indicates that the
creek will soon. be running within its
banks again in the vicinity of Topeka.
Yesterdays rain was remarkable i'll
that it was the fourth largest rain
ever recorded for this section in the
month of November. Last weeks rain
broke all records. the second largest
rain was in November. 1888, and the
third heaviest was in November, 1903
1t was also remarkable in that rain in
such quantities seldom falls when the
temperature is below freezing point.
The temperature went to 25 degrees
above zero.
River Stationary at Manhattan.
According to the State Journals re-
port from Manhattan the Kaw river
there stands at 15.5 feet which is nine
tenths of a foot higher than yesterday
The danger mark is Is feet. River is
stationary. No additional rise is ex-
pected from the Blue river or any other
Source until present high water has
had time to be carried down the river.
The sky is clear.
AT Silver Lake the river rose thre.
inches last night but is still 10 inches
below yesterdays highest mark, the
water falling % inches there before the
effects of yesterdays rain was notice.
able in the stream.
AT Rossville a two inch rise over
yesterday high mark is reported. but
this is thought to be due to local rains
and will not be noticeable. when this
water reaches Topeka. The river is
within its banks and Cross creek,
which yesterday occasioned some
alarm, is within it's banks and the wa
ter, is quiet, awaiting only an oppor-
tunity to get into the river as soon as
that stream falls enough to allow 1t.
The storm yesterday caused consid-
cradle damage to the telephone wires
and poles at st. Marys and it is diff
cult to get reports from that point.
, According to a report received by the
State Journal by telephone, the river
| is at standstill at point slightly
lower than the mark reached yester-
day morning and at the same stage
recorded last night. The cavlng OF
| the banks continues and this is caus-
ing serious loss.
Damage at BeIlvue.
At BelIvue it is reported that the
floods of the past two days did great
damage. 1t is estimated that YER
million creek flooded $500 acres of
farm land. 1t is said that dixie re-
built last year to protect the farms
along the creek gave way Saturday
night The creek is now reported to
be within its banks.