The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-12

WlndStorm struck 81, Louis and Su-
burbs at noon today. Telegraph and
telephone wires were blown down In
st, Louis county, trees we're uproot.
I'd
The wind struck the steamer Alton
as II passed with 300 passengers from
st Louis through the draw Of the
bridge at Alton, Ills. twenty-five miles
north OF here. The steamer was swung
oround until part Of the wheel house
was torn of against a pier of the
bridge The boat was jammed there.
The wind here picked up wagons and
threw the horse and drivers TO the
ground. Because OF trolley wires be-
Ing torn down, the electric cars In
certain parts OF the city were stopped
for an hour.
Kansas City, July 12.-With the
main line Of the Missouri Pacific rail.
road. between Kansas City and ST
Louis, congeSted because of the great
number Of trains OF other roads de-
toured over it in an effort to reach
Chicago. railroad traffic between Kan
sas City and Chicago today was prac-
tically at a standstill.
The AtchiSon. Topeka & Santa Fe
road had annulled all of its Chicago
morning trains, and the Burlington G
Rock Island officials were making no
promises TO Chicago passengers as to
arrival time in the lake city. The
two latter roads were detouring via
ST. Louis. Western train were run
ming on schedule time.
The Kansas and Missouri rivers
showed practically no further rise here
today
AT Topeka, the Kansas river reach
ed a maximum of Is feet 10 inches
last night, but showed a fall Of seven
inches today. Heavy rains fell dur
ing the night between Manhattan and
Clay Center. Kas-. In the Kansas river
watershed. These rains VIII have a
tendency to cause slight rises along
the river within the next thirty.SiX
hours.
AT Ottawa Kas., where the Marals
Des Cygnes Is running through the
center of the town, the river reach
ed its crest last night and mas fallen
six inches since midnight
ST, Louis, July 12-With the Mis-
sissippi river gauge reaching 81 9 feet
AT o'clock this morning. the govern
ment weather bureau predicted 35.5
feet for tomorrow and "a feet for
Wednesday. The water backed into
the buildings along the lcvee hut no
great damage was done Across the
river. on the Illinois side. the lowlands
were flooded and the rise Wednesday
viii DESTROY pTopcTty
The Missouri Pacific and Rock Is
land are the only roads operating in
Missouri on their own tracks. Other
roads are dctouring their trains on the
Missouri Pacific. The detourcd trains
are usually twelve hours late in cross
ing the state.
Chicago. July I2.-Floods in the
uciEhhorhood OF Kansas City, which
have disturbed the railway lines enter
Inc the city, have had the effect Of
delaying the mails. The railway mail
service laS joined with The traffic Of
Gciais In dctouriuG and rcrouting the
mails so that as little delay as pos
slblc will be caused by the high wat
cr The floods have caused the postal
department more trouble than has any
similar occurrence in years.
ST Joseph, Mo, July 12.-Notwith-
standing it has been raining hard all
forenoon. the flood situation In North
west Missouri Is improved The Plato
river, east Of here. which drove VII
layers and farmers TO the highlands
and swept away railroad bridges Fri
day and Saturday Is falling and peo-
pie soon will return to their homes.