The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
WIRES ARE DOWN
Severe Storm Sweeps Over West
ern Kansas.
One Thousand Telegraph Poles
Along Rock Island Fall.
SLEET AND SNO w.
Santa Fe Officials RepOrtTrOuble
on This Account.
Damage Confined Principally to
the Railroads.
SLEET AND SNOW.

One thousand telegraph poles are
down and miles of telegraph wire are
strewn along the right of way of the
Rock Island on the Ell Paso and Anna
rillo divisions, and poles and wires are
down on the Santa Fe for a distance
of six miles between Garden City and
Kinsley. The Santa Fe also reports
considerable wire trouble in Oklahoma.
S1eet and snow has fallen in western
Kansas, south into Oklahoma and ON
into Texas. Rain extending as far
south as Galveston is reported Colder
weather prevails in western Kansas
and rain is still falling there. Misty
weather, such as prevailed in Topeka
this morning, was general all over the
eastern section of the state.
Such is the result of an area of high
barometer coming in Saturday night
and striking Kansas just in time to
drive away the two areas of low barom-
eter which have been lowering over or
about the state for a few days. The
high area began its work Saturday
morning and pushed one of the lows"
off toward Lake Superior. The other
low was pushed into Colorado and
drop of 81 degrees in temperature ar1
precipitation amounting in Topeka to
rs of an inch resulted Saturday night.
Yesterday, however. came snow and
all trains and caused no end of wire
trouble. The sleet broke the wires and
poles. Clinging to the wires it soon be-
came weight which the wires could
not support and if the wires held the
weight was such that the poles gave
way. The storm continued, as far as
could be learned today, all day yester-
day. Today rain is failing in the storm
swept district. The area of low barom-
eter is still outside Kansas but it being
N I@IA~
sas is still within the storm area and
more rain or snow may result during
the next "a hours.
Damage as a result of the storm is
confined to the western part of the
state, as far as Kansas is concerned
The rain of Saturday night was general
over the state and was of great value
Where moisture was needed. But west
of central Kansas the storm was more
severe and was attended by more or
less property loss.
A. Garden City the wind changed
to the north suddenly Saturday after
noon and within 80 minutes a cold rain
was falling. BY Sunday morning two
inches of moisture had fallen and fro
zen. Rain fell most of Sunday and
4roze on trees and shrubbery. An cleo
trical storm accompanied the rain.
The sudden change in temperature
and the following storm is the report
from other towns in western Kansas
The rain, followed by sleet and snow.
came when the area of high barometric
pressure reached that section of the
state.
Railroads were the principal losers.
the cold spell being of short duration
and lacking the severity which causes
suffering to the stock and damage to
farmers ard stock growers.
Serious Damage Near Garden CITY.
At the Santa Fe offices this morn
ing it was reported that strip six
miles wide ON the line between Garden
City and Kinsley included the most
serious damage on that system. Wires
and poles are down. it is reported. and
the weather is still cold. This is the
only serious damage suffered by the
Santa Fe in Kansas, it is said although
there is some damage in Oklahoma and
slight damage in Texas. Rain is said
to extend south to Galveston and east
TO the Mississippi river. This morning
a soaking rain was failing at Gle
bourne, Texas, and it is believed the
storm is moving south. The lines will
be clear and wires working as usual
by this afternoon according to reports
early today. Trouble between Dodge
end Kinsley is also reported.
west of Bucklin on the EI Paso and
Amarillo divisions. wires and poles are
reported badly down by the Rock Island
AT the office t was estimated that 900
poles were down on these divisions he
side the miles of wire Between Pratt
and Liberal the worst damage is re-
ported. An effort is being made to
clear UP the line and one wire is work
ing through with which trains are han
died -i-''
The damage is such that no detailed
report of it has yet been received an5
therefore it is impossible to ac, ura+eiv
estimate the damage.