The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-13
Crest of the Flood at Kansas
City Has Been Reached.
Railroads to Chicago Are Send
ing Out Trains.
BAD TRAIN SERVICE
Has Held 10000 Passengers at
the KaW's Mouth.
Much Hardship Experienced by
Those Short Of Money.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 1s.-FIood
conditions here and in this vicinity
showed much Improvement today. Tho
Kansas and Missouri rivers had both
been stationary since last night. the
Kansas standing at 239 feet and the
Missouri at 27 feet. There were no
heavy rains last night. weather OBJ
server Connor declared the crest OF tho
flood had been reached and that only
continued rains could again cause the
rivers to rise.
The reports from stations in the kan
sas river watershed were reassuriur
and no further rises were expected.
Eastern train service began to show
Improvement at Kansas CITY today.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road opened its main line to Chicago
this morning, sending out trains tina.
had been held here. The break IN the
Santa Fe tracks at Dean Lake. Mo.
which caused all the trouble for that
line. had been repaired and officials de-
clared by tonight th-'- line would be
running on schedule.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway. which had annulled its nightly
Chicago train since Sunday, sent a
special to Chicago over its own line
Regular service with the lake CITY on
the Milwaukee road probably viii b.
resumed tonight.
The Chicago & Alton continued to
detour its Chicago passengers via the
Missouri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas
& Texas to Higbee and thence on its
main line. to Chicago.
Train service south and southwest
was still demoralized. There was little
delay west of Kansas City.
G. @. Kline, a Santa F'e conductor,
who arrived here today. declared he
had one of the most interesting jour
neys OF the 26 years of his career as "A
Santa Fe trainman. Ordinarily he
runs between Kansas City and Fort
Ia. On his train which start
ed a week ago he went to Chicago.
used three railroads in getting there
and in all traverssd 1000 miles The
Santa Fe's distance TO Chicago is 45s
miles
Union depot officials today estimated
hat within the last six days there have
been fully $1,000 travellers held in Kan
sas City because of inefficient train
service. The depot matron tells OF
great hardship experienced by travel
srs Many of these were women trav-
cling with barely enough money to
support them on their journey. The
ielay compelled them to remain here
md many have not had sufficient funds
o buy food and lodging. Hundreds
lave slept on the depot benches every
light.
The Mississippi StmI Rising.
st. Louis July 13.-The Mississippi
liver continued rising here today and
1t S:15 o'clock the gauge stood at 23.4.
rise of two-tenths of a foot In one
lour. The flood stage is 30 feet. wa
er has now entered many buildings
N the levee, but ample warning pre-
ented the destruction OF property.
The greatest damage has been to farm
rops along the Missouri river between
efferson City and St. Charles. Thou
ands of acres Of rich farm lands have
'een flooded and the crops destroyed
Wheat ready for threshing has been de-
troyed before IT could be moved and
orn fields wiped out.
The railroad situation is little inn
roved. Only the Missouri Pacific and
sock Island lines are open between
Kansas City and here.