The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
FLOOD WATERS
MAY PASS The
DANGER MARK
New Rise in Arkansas Due in
Twenty-FOur Hours.
Will Bring Arkansas River to
the 1904 Stage.
CITIZENS FIGHT IhUNDATlON
Railways Washed Out West OF
Hutchinson Is Report.
New Floods Do Damage in
Texas and Colorado.
Railways Washed Out West 01
Hutchinson Is Report.
New Floods Do Damage in
Texas and Colorado.

Wichita, Kan, June 13.-Another
rise in the Arkansas river is expected
to reach Wichita within the next
Hyyenty-four hours, at which time the
water will reach the level established
during the flood of 1904, according to
a forecast of the government weather
bureau here today.
The river was rising this forenoon.
Many persons living in the lowlands
were preparing to move. A large force
of men was put to work building
dyke between the river and the south
city limits this morning.
Hutchinson, Kan. June 13.-The
Arkansas river here shows seven and
one-half feet of water above the nor
NAL mark this morning. The stream
is still rising slowly.
The lowlands are flooded, but no
water has come into Hutchinson ex-
cepting a new city park, and in few
other low places, and then without
doing damage.
No Rise Up Stream.
The water is over the federal aid
hard road at Sterling on both the
north and south sides of the concrete
bridge.
There are three inches of water over
the federal aid highway where 1t
Gro ses the river west of Nickerson.
If the flooded conditions should
reach from the Arkansas river to Cow
creek which streams run parallel some
miles apart above Hutchinson there
would be danger of flood in Hutch
inson.
The river is stationary at Sterling
and Nickcrson. both up stream.
NickersOn Is Isolated.
The river gage here showed a rise
of one foot in the last "a hours. Over
flow water from above most likely will
approach the city in Cow creek, floods
from which have proved damaging in
tho past.
t-ickerson, eleven miles northwest
of here. was cut off from surrounding
territory today when a stretch of Santa
Fe track was washed out six miles
northwest of this city. The Missouri
Pacific tracks in the vicinity are also
under water. Trains on both roads
are being stopped at Hutchinson.
Wheat Crop Suffers.
In addition, wheat has suffered,
where the Arkansas waters have in
Undated thousands of acres of farm
lar
he Arkansas here was stationary
at noon and the water was expected to
begin to recede.
At Great Bend. where the river
showed a six-inch drop up to last
night. a Part of the town was still
under water, keeping some residents
away from their homes.
Oklahoma City Flooded.
Oklahoma City, June ia stage
of Ill feet was recorded by the North
Canadian river here at a. m. today
and the water has been slowly rising
Trf+ faFo
weather bureau. The river has al
ready flooded a part of the city inhab-
tied mostly by negroes. A further rise
of one foot is probable, weather bu-
rcau officials said.
Scattered rains fell yesterday and
last night over the central and south
ern parts of the state, reports to the
bureau indicate. The heaviest precip-
itation was at NARROW which received
2.S7 inches in the last forty eight
hours. 1t was still raining there this
morning.
The dykes protecting the industrial
districts are holding fast and authorf-
ties believe that unless another big
rise comes, the property damage here
will not be high. The river is reported
receding rapidly ten miles north of
here.
Texas Under Flood Pail.
Austin, Texas. June 13.-With the
Colorado river higher than it has been
since 1915. and a rise on the Concho
river reported rushing down in flood
waters. serious damage was feared to
the farming country in this vicinity,
unless the present stage of the Colo
RADIO drops before the Concho flood ar
rives.
Already the lowlands are flooded
and a number of truck farms inun-
dated. The gauge at the Congress
avenue bridge reg .stered nineteen feet
early today, while the waters had
reached the fifty-one foot mark at the
Austin dam.
More Rains Reported.
Lockart. Tex. June 13.-Three tt
five inches of rain has fallen over thi:
section of southwest Texas since Sat
urday and cloudy weather prevailed
today. No overflow of streams ha!
been reported. The moisture has beer
of benefit to the corn crop.