The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-19
K. C. FLOOD LIKE 1908


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Missouri river is swiftly spreading out
from its hanks. The small farmers
in the menaced district today were
| preparing reluctantly to desert the
verdant fields and small homes for
| higher ground. They will suffer great
Most of them own their little patches
! of ground.
Flood Conditions Monday.
! Weather Observer Conner said he
| expected flood conditions to prevail
/ in these districts by Monday.
Although small creeks in other sec
lions of the city are out of banks,
the business and principal residence
districts of the city will not be af-
feCted.
A new storm area extending all over
Kansas and western Missouri prevailed
last night and early today. The heaV-
lest precipitationS were in northeast
ern Kansas and amounted to about
two inches. Rain was falling today
at Kansas City.
All rivers in Kansas were reported
rising this morning.
At Wamego the Kansas river was
up Sc feet. The Republican, which
last night broke through the bikes at
Clay Center, had risen another foot
this morning. The aperture caused
by the onrushing waters is twenty
made southwest of the principal part
of the city and has not caused as much
damage as had been expected.
The Missouri river reading at Kan
Sas City this morning was 23.9 feet, a
rise of 1.6 feet overnight.
The danger point is Fl feet. A fur
Their rise of five or six feet is expected.
Five Inch Fall at Kelso.
Information received at the wealth
er bureau showed five inches of rain
fell last night and early to-day at kei-
so, Kan.
Parkerville and Jewell City got four
inches of rain, while Council Grove.
Wamego and Concordia measured two
inches.
The Kaw valley drainage board to-
day. with the sullen Kansas river boil
ing just three feet below the low Kan
sas City Southern bridge, which makes
breaches in the bikes on both sides
of the river five feet below the tops
of the bikes, made every preparation
to meet the danger when the water
rises to that height Men and wagon
loads of sand bags were hurried to
the breaches where the bridge enters
the bikes, IN readiness to plug them
up.
The drainage board also prepared to
remove the $50 feet of piling at the
ends of the bridge, to let the flood
waters through when that becomes
necessary.
The bridge is under the control of
the drainage board, by order of Gov
ernor Capper.
The Kansas river bikes were con-
structed after the flood of 1908. The
Southern bridge is lower than the
dikes and al the pOint where it stands
the waters can thus secure an outlet.
Delayed reports from the scenes OF
Thursday nights storm in Missouri,
Kansas and oklahoma continued to
tell of property damage and narrow
escapes from small tornadoes- The
death list today is placed at twenty
one.
Railroad communication still is in
terrupted, due to trackage washed out
and bridges torn down. All lines en-
tering here are rushing repair work
with large forces of men, but trains
are reported from one to three hours
late today.
Rain Still Failing.
Athcison. Kan, June 19.-Rain is
falling again over northeastern KAN
sas this morning, but apparently not
heavy enough to add to flood troubles.
Most of the small streams, brought up
by Thursdays downpour, are recedlng
and the Central Branch was able to
bring in its first train from the west
for thirty-siX hours this morning. The
Missouri river rose five inches last
night and is still rising slowly 1t is
within three inches of the highest
stage recorded this season.
Many Crops Total Loss.
St. Joseph, Mo, June i9.-F1ood
conditions in northwest Missouri are
improving today, although continued
clouds cause apprehension. The esti-
mate of the damage to crops and roads
by rains and high water this week in
creases as remote districts are heard
from. Many farmers in the lowlands
report their crops total loss.
Flood Danger Stage.
Sprin gfield, Mo-, June 19-Al-
though high water along the tracks
of the X. c. C. and S. railroad all day
yesterday threatened to wash away
the bridges on the Clinton line be-
tween Springfield and Kansas City, no
serious damage was reported early
this morning. The Sac river is out
of its banks and at Aldrlck. Polk
county, threatens to reach a danger
stage. The river rose twenty inches
hourly yesterday. The Frisco has not
suffered any loss from flood in this
part of the state.
Ohio Tornado Injuries Four.
Findlay. Ohio. June 19.-Four en-
ployeeS of the F'indlay Electric Por-
celain were seriously injured when
part of the roof and walls of a factory
building were blown down by a tor
nado. Trees were uprooted, porches
torn from houses and windows broken
in a path f 100 feet wide travelled by