The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-11
MANY DRIVEN
FROM HOMES
Western Streams Again
Burst Bounds.
LIVES LOST IN .JoD
Qoudburst Near Sioux City Creates
Havoc.
Farmers Telephone WARNINGS to City
and Whistles Aroused Threste.ed
Districts From slumber
to Activity.
Qoudburst Near Sioux City Creates

SAND people were driven from their
homes and many thousands Of dollars
damage done by a flood In Perry
creek. small stream which separates
the East and West Side, early today.
1t was the worst flood In the citys
history
There were many narrow escapes.
and one life was reported lost A
cloudburst north of Sioux City Is be-
uevej to have been the cause.
At Q O'Clock this morning the flood
seemed to have reached its crest and
the worst was believed to be over.
It was estimated that 500 homes in
the densely populated district along
the creek were surrounded by water.
The plant OF the Sioux City Trac-
ton Company was flooded. no cars
were running and thousands We're
compelled to walk. Farmers up the
Perry Creek, by telephone. warned
this city Of the flood at midnight and
all whistles In the threatened dis
| tricts were blown to arouse the resi-
dents and give them time to get to
| places of safety.
The damage done In Sioux City IL
| placed at over $25o,000. The city's
loss In bridges will run into thou
sands. The water fell rapidly during
the afternoon.
East of town the Great Northern
washed out In stretches as long as
| 500 yards. The Floyd River, in the
eastern part Of the city. IL rising rap
| idly. The overflow IL due to heavy
| rains, Merrill. fifteen miles east of
here. reports almost cloudburst-
Damage to property and crops In
heavy.
Leo Bethschider, aged twenty.one.
an employe Of the Bekins Van Com
pany, was thrown into Perry Creek
this morning by caving in Of the bank
and lost his life. His home was at
Dodge. Nebraska.
Sioux City. Iowa. July 1o.-Tonight
| the little Perry Creek which suddenly
4 ing causing loss estimated at from
] s6eo.o to $1,000. ooo had nearly re-
/ turned to It's channel.
Many OF the 500 families which were
/ driven from their homes WILL not be
able TO return to them for several
daya
| Kansas streams High.
Kansas City. July 10.--Renewed
heavy rains In Northwestern Missouri
and in Kansas last night Again sent
up the Missouri and Kansas rivers
| and their tributaries but no serious
result will follow. according to the
local weather observer. At Kansas
City during the night the Missouri
River came up three.tenths OF foot,
the gauge this morning marking 2b.<.
A further rise of one foot at this
point Is predicted before the Missouri
again becomes stationary
At Topeka an inch and o half of
rain fell during the night and the
small streams were once more bank
| full.
nG $780, No.. 49,. wo~m ,a.-,.,
| half q foot during the night.
The waters OF the Marais Des Chyg-
! mes River at Ottawa. Kansas. also
came up slowly today.
The Chicago and Alton reported its
| tracks under water at Glasgow Mo-.
and train service over that line for
| Chicago was abandoned. temporarily.
Other Chicago roads had been using
| the Alton tracks and as a result OF
| today's condition no train for the
| Windy City had been started out Of
Kansas City up to early today.
Water was running three feet deep
in the center OF Marion. KansAs, this
afternoon due to four inch rain
above the town on the Cottonwood
| River.
Chicago trains which had been held
/ here all day following the inundation
| of the Chicago and Alton tracks near
| Glasgow, Mo-, left here at 8 o'clock
| this evening, being routed through st.
Louis.
In ottawa, Kansa>I, the residents are
| apprehensive tonight. reports from
farther up the stream telling Of heavy
| rainfalls.
Emporia, Kansas. reports the Neosho
| and Cottonwood Rivers almost out of
| their banks.
Weather oficials says the Missouri
| River here will probably be twenty
! six feet by daylight and If such is the
case, a few Of the west bottom streets
\ will be flooded.