The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-14
THREE LIVES LOST
Crest of Colorado Flood in
Platte Claims Two.
CIOudburst Near Sayre, Okla,
Causes One Death.
ARKANSAS is STILL RISING
Hutchinson Expects New Over
flow Late Today.
Several Thought to Have Been
Killed in Oklahoma Found.

Grand Island, Neb., June 14.-The
crest of the Colorado flood in the
Platte river claimed, two victims here
late yesterday when -s. H. C. Giles
pie, and her son, aged 9, were
drowned. The boy waded out into a
quicksand bayou, formed by the flood
waters and the mother was drowned
in an effort to save him.
One Oklahoman Drowned.
Sayre, Okla, June 14-Flood wa
ters of Timber creek, swollen by heavy
rains of the last forty-eight hours,
took one life and caused property
damage of several thousand dollars
in western Oklahoma, according to
advices received here today.
Max Beeson, a farmer residing south
of here, was drowned last night while
trying to rescue some of his cattle,
according to eye witnesses. His body
was recovered short distance from
his residence this morning.
The John Adkerson family of five,
which was reported missing last night
following the flood, were found by
rescue parties today. They had taken
refuge on high ground surrounding
their farm.
John Brock, Is, a farm hand also
reported missing, was accounted for
this morning at the home of a farmer,
where he had sought safety following
the rapid rise of the stream near
which he had been working.
Timber creek was receding this
morning and no further flood damage
is expected.
Hutchinson Is Threatened.
Hutchinson, Kan, June 14.-With
the Arkansas'r river at flood stage along
Hutchinson's water front and addi-
tional rises coming from western Kan
sas owing to heavy rains there the
last few days, Hutchinson faced a real
flood menace today.
The river is cutting across above the
city and pouring a vast volume of wa
ter into a dry creek bed which empties
into Cow creek, Threatening the north
end of the city.
The river had been falling above
here but a two inch rise was reported
at Larned- today. The drainage cana
here devised to take care OF high wa
ter has been made useless by back
water.
Crest Not at Wichita.
Wichita, June 14.-The Arkansas
river here has risen 0.5 Of a foot since
yesterday morning, the stage this
according to a bulletin issued by the
weather bureau.
Flooding of lowlands is indicated fol
! this vicinity at any time, the bulletin
states with a maximum of ten feet OIL
more indicated for Wichita. Narrow
streams of overflow are crossing corr
and wheat fields adjoining the Big
Arkansas within ten miles of Wichita
| it was reported here today. Nine
inches more will send the river across
| the long dyke near Maize and cover
an extensive area of growing crops, i
| is said
The river was the highest in forty
years at Mount Hope with the crest o.
| the Hutchinson rise still upstream
Owners of the land along the river be
tween Mount Hope and Wichita were
expecting the damage to the vale.
crops to be great.
| New Rise at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, June 1.-THE Ar
/ kansas river began rising again abou
! the middle of the forenoon and up t,
| 1 o'clock had risen three inches.
is now within one inch of the highes
1 point reached here last week, but unit
| today it had not come up any sine
| last Saturday when it stood seven fee
above the low water mark.
: Reports from Wichita this mornin,
/, said that there would be another ris
here soon, this point being about on
| hundred miles from Wichita by tn
river route.