The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
Hundreds Driven From Their
Homes I'm ROsedale.
Suburb Has Horrible Night Of
High Water. :
LARGE PROPERTY LOSSES
Lives Are Endangered by the
Turkey Creek Rises
Brush Greek Also Docs Dam
ago I'm Kansas City.

ago In Kansas City.
families were driven from their
homes, q dozen houses were swept
away and there were many narrow
escapes from death early today when
Turkey creek. local drainage stream.
at flood tide because Of all night rain.
ran out Of its banks and inundated q
large residence section and the main
business district Of Rosedale. Kansas.
q suburb.
At 8 O'Clock this morning, three feet
of water stood in the Rosedale city hall.
while scores Of stricken families were
being cared for by nedghborB or in
public buildings. In other sections Of
the business district the water reached
longing to the Kansas City. Mo-. police
department were hurried into the
flooded district to search for marooned
lhouseholders-
Stops Street Cars.
The violent electrical and rainstorm
which caused the stream to rise so
rapidly broke over Kansas City short
ly before midnight. In Kansas city,
Mo-, three men were injured and much
property damage was done. A num-
Der Of houses were struck by lightning.
street cars were at q standstlll, and
1 StIeCIS were IlOOOSO because 86W6I2
could not carry away the large volume
Huck Uckelson. a deputy constable
of Rosedale, in addition to saving the
life of a 9-year-old girl. sounded the
alarm that awoike scores Of citizens of
Rosedale a-.d sent them scurryins
from their homes just in time to
escape the whirling torrent OF the
flood.
Brush Creek Up.
In the southern section of Kansas
City. Brush creek q small stream,
overswept its banks, submerged tho
lower residence districts along Forty
eighth street and surrounded two hum
dred residences. The creek also ex-
tended its bounds to Federal League
baseball park, where fences were
washed away. the club house demol-
ished and AL the uniforms. bats and
other equipment used by the ball club
were lost. Manager Stovall Of the club
said today the team would Leave to-
night for its f1nal road trip without
any equipment. He wired Chicago to-
day for new uniforms and supplies
Tobe Pingle. ground keeper. and his
two assistants. who were asleep in the
Rain again began to fall here soon
after noon today.
Uckelson. who lives near tho creek,
| was awakened by the storm at 2:15
| O'Clock this morning. AZ the light
ming flashed he discovered the stream
rising.
Saves Little Girl.
Rushing from his home, he saw a
family across the street running out.
screaming fr-ntically Then he no.
| ticed Agnes Bum, 9-year-old daugh-
ter OF J. w. Bum. struggling in the
water just behind her home. In the
lightning flashes he could see she was
almost exhausted. He plunged into
the torrent. A moment later he re-
turned with the child.
Then Uckelson started on his mis-
sion OF warning. To every house he
ran. pounding upon doors and shout
ing to the sleepers within to dress and
run for their lives.
william Babe, 50 years old, of "a
Clinton street. awoke when the water
had reached the window SILL He
stepped out Of his door just in time,
for a moment later the bed was picked
up and hurled against a side of the
room, shattering glass and plasterink.
Trains Blocked.
The yards Of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway and of the st. Louis
ana San Franctsco railway IN Rose
dale are flooded and neither road was
able to take q train out Of the yards
this morning. Many Of the Rosedale
refugees were given shelter and DRY
clothes in tho high school and on the
second floor OF the city hall.
A. p. Price. a grocer, had to swim
his horse out Of the stable, and soon
after he and his family were forced
to seek refuge. C. n. Dyer, Of 126
South Henning street, sought protec-
ton in his barn, as the waters rolled
into his house, but soon after he and
his family had to take to the bluffz
near by.
Eour ~ %h> AonA .<.s., >-.s.
were able to save any BELONGINGS. and
had to rush out into the drenchine
rain in scant clothes. Most of them
were in their bare feet and were
forced to wade through cold water.
Chickens and small live stock were
drowned. and boards Ind logs and
pieces Of furniture were carried awas
by the swift current
Channel Is Marrow.
Il Turkey creek rises near Lenexa
johnson cou ty, Kansas. 1t nowr
: through Merriam. Kan, and wends ar
inconspicuous course through q rather
broad valley until 1t comes to the
| western boundary of Rosedale. There
! the hills pinch inward end the valley
narrows down to 1bout half its pre-.
vious width.
Much wreckage had accumulated
/ on the hanks Of the stream near Rose.
/ day today. This apparently had beer
carried down from points above Rose.
dale.
Il Firemen and police led the organ.
| lied work of rescue. Three firemer
. / in a skin went out to rescue a famil,
, of six in q house at Twenty-eighth and
. Terrace streets. The skin sank will
, its heavy load. and the party OF ninS
. persons were forced to retlrn to thu
] house. where they were still maroone<