The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-09
DAMAGE IS heavy
Flood and Cyclones Cost Paw
nee County $25O,O0O.
This Estimate Includes Only
Portion of Loss.

Larned, Kan, May a careful
estimate of the damage caused by tie
twisters which devastated the east
and northeast parts of this city places
the entire loss in the city at about
$125, 100000. No definite estimates
have yet been made as to the total
loss in the county outside of the city
limits but these losses can conserVa-
lively be figured at $125,00O as there
were nine twiSterS in the country ana
only three in town. To this quarter
of a million loss should be added the
damage done the crops by the water
spout and the ensuing flooded condi-
ton of Ash creek and PaWnee river.
The former was, at one time, two
miles wide although it is, at most
times of the year, entirely dry. 1t
runs through probably the richest part
of Pawnee county'S wheat land. The
latter was out of it's banks and broke
all records for height. 1t failed to do
much damage in the city, however, as
the indefinite number of draws along
its course served as reservoirs for It's
back water and lowered the crest of
the big wave which was coming on
this city Saturday and Saturday night
Some damage was done in the south
part of town and considerable expense
was incurred in trying to keep up
temporary bikes. The city park and
ball grounds were also damaged. The
damage to wire connections through
out the county is great, but has not
bridges and culverts over draws and
waterways throughout the country
districts were washed out or badly
damaged. The damage to trees can
hardly be estimated as every tree in
this part of the country is worth its
weight in gold. The washing away of
the surface soil from the crops, SOIL
which has been we'll cultivated and
cared for, will amount to something
and the damage to the fine dirt roads
of this county will cause great eX-
penditure of time and money to undo.
From the foregoing it is easy to see
that Pawnee county has suffered a
loss of at least $250,0O0 under the
most conservative estimates.
Heavy Damage at Galatia.S
Olmitz, Kan, May 9.-Reports from
the region of Galatia, north of here, in
dictate that the rain which accompanied
the high wind of Friday night was the
worst in the history of that region
being. in fact, a paterspout. The many
draws in that region are swollen to
the dimensions of rivers and the reg
ular streams are clear out of their
banks. Wire connections are down and
only partial communication has been
restored but indications are that much
damage was done. E. e. Hayes sue
ceeded in getting his family out of the
path of the flood which came down
draw near his house but lost three
horses, all. other stock, his fine barn,
house and sheds and granaries. The
house was carried away.
A farmer named Stienert, from the
same vicinity, had practically every
thing destroyed, escaping with only his
family and scanty supply of cloth
ing Phillip Waggoner lost a fine new
barn and other buildings on his farm
but his house was not damaged. George
waggoner lost large amount of stock
and had to flee with his family to the
second story of their home as the tor
k1,7I
first story rooms. Considerable damage
was done to their home. Joe McCor-
kle, another farmer in the same region,
saved all his stock by swimming to the
barn through six feet of raging water
and turning them loose. His house was
NOT touched.