The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-02
Several Rivers Are Reported
Out Of Their Banks.
The Missouri Reaches Danger
Line at Kansas City.
1T BACKS UP into THE KAW.
Many Bridges Washed Away
and Railway Traffic Impaired.
People in Many Places Driven
From Their Homes.

Although the situation in most of
the flood-stricken districts was inn
proved Monday. high water still pre-
walls in many places and in several the
rivers were reported to have swept
over the broken levees. No loss of life
was reported.
At Kansas City the Missouri river
reached the danger line of 32 feet
above low water mark and the water
backed up the Kansas river, causing
it to assume threatening proportions.
The Kansas river west of Kansas City
and its tributaries were falling, how
ever and although some of the resi-
dents of the lowlandS moved. as
precautionary step, no serious over
flow was expected.
In some of the smaller streams in
Nebraska railroad bridges were wash
ed away and railroad traffic was i'm
paired.
Governor Aldrich, of Nebraska, was
narooned by high water for "a hours
at South Bend and finally got back to
the capital by making his way over a
swaying framework of railroad ties,
all that remained of a bridge, the sub
structure Of which had been swept
away.
The Mississippi river at st. Louis
was practically stationary, but at
Cairo and farther south the state was
assuming alarming proportions Sew
eral levees are reported to have
forcing the farmers to flee to higher
ground.
Already much damage has been
done in the flooded areas.
Lincoln Neb., April 2.-Stub trains
operating as far as the tracks will per-
nit and returning formed the major
part of Lincoln'S railroad traffic to-
day. Only one road is putting trains
through to Omaha and requires de-
tour covering nearly 200 miles to make
the 55-mile run.
The Rock Island bridge at South
Bend will be ready for use some time
tomorrow, according to local officials.
The Burlington is routing two trains
to Omaha via Nebraska City and Pa
cific Junction, a 20o-mile detour.
The Northwestern is running trains
to Cedar Bluffs and back. A report
was received here that the bridge over
the Elkhorn, near Arlington, had been |
damaged, putting it out of commits |
sion. This bridge has been carrying |
both the Union Pacific and North !
western trains.
st. Louis. April 1.-The Mississippi
river rose here L foot in the last "a
houls and it is expected to remain |
stationary at 2S.S feet for So hours, |
when it will go above the flood stage |
of 80 feet. The loWIands along the |
East ST. Louis, Ills, shore are under |
water but no great damage has been
done.
Sioux city, Iowa, April 2.-SeveraI |
gorges rave fromed in the Missouri |
river between ermillion and Yankton,
S. D., and farmers on the lowlands /
near the scene are moving to the
hills.
Dynamiting crews are trying to dis
lodge the gorges.
Washington. D. c., April 2-President
Taft today directed the war depart
ment to furnish the authorities at
Hickman, KY, with 200 army tents to
homeless by the breaking of the Mis-
sIssiDpi river levee.
Washington, April 2.-To relieve
flood conditions in the Mississippi val
ley, Representative Ransdell, of
make an emergency appropriation of
$S50,000. They money would be made
available Immediately and utilized in
reconstruction and maintenance of
government levees on the river.
Davenport, Ia, April 1.-The stage
of the Mississippi river today is III
feet, one foot lower than on Saturday
morning. The decline came following
the breaking up of the ice gorge six
miles below here Saturday night.
The railroad bridge over the Cedar
river at Buchanan. on the Clinton
Iowa City branch of the Rock Is
land, has been washed away.
Cedar Rapids. Ia, April 2.-Thous-
anGs of dollars damage has been done
to stocks stored in the easements by
Cedar river flood. The river is the
highest since 1884.
The flood is expected to begin to
subside today.
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