The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-24

age from the river aItho the water is
Rain began falling again at 10
! o'clock
Emporia, Kan. March 24.-The Cot
tonwood river at Emporia is up four
teen feet and still rising one and one
half feet an hour.
Nearly two inches of rain fell here
last night and heavy rains fell at
Bushong and Council Grove. A hail
preceded the rain at Bushong.
New Danger Seen.
A telephone message from Hartford
this morning said Eagle creek, which
flows into the Cottonwood, was one
and one-haIf miles wide. south of
Hartford. Dry creek near Emporia
went out of its banks this morning.
Cottonwood Falls reports that Cotton
wood rising slowly but a farmer living
on South Fork, a branch of the Cot
tOnwood, said three inches of rain fell
there last night and the creek was
bank-fuu. The high water from the
small streams may cause the Neosho
river to overflow below Hartford and
Burlington may face a new flood dan
ger if the Neosho overflOws.
Ten inches of water fell last night
between o'clock and midnight, send
ing streams of water thru the streets
in the business section and carrying
automobiles along with it. The water
came upon the city so quickly that
victims were caught before they could
be notified.
For several blocks store fronts
caved IN and about twenty-five homes
were swept away. Much damage was
done to stock and crops in this dis
trict.
Wire Lines to Parsons Down.
Parsons. Kan. March 24.-Au COM
municatiOn was lost with floOd-stricken
Burlington at $3.50 this morning. Re
rnrer
Kansas & Texas railroad. however,
stated that the Neosho river was ris-
ing and warnings have been sent out
TO points in the path Of the flood.
lola. Kan, March "a - Rocking
chairs, boxes. sacks of feed and dead
livestock began pouring over the dam
at the municipal power plant on the
Neosho river here this morning COM
ing from flood waters at Burlington
Burlington is without water. light
or gas, but it is expected partial
service would be Presumed TODAY
water to a maximum depth of eight
feet stood in the street at Fourth and
Neosho streets.
Ten Inches OF Rain at Burlington.
At IL o'clock Thursday night, the
Santa Fe general offices received a
message saying that ten inches of rain
had fallen at Burlington. six inches of
It coming down within one hour.
Tocay the Santa Fe reports its OF
tawa-Gridley branch line out of com
mission owing to fifty or sixty feet of
track being washed out near Bur
lington. bridge near Burlington is
also reported as having been pushed
slightly out OF line by the flood.
All OF the high water trouble is con-
tined to the Ottawa -Gridley branch,
the Santa Fe reports
The Red Cross is ready to go at
once to the aid OF Burlington, James
L. Fiesner, manager of the Southwest
division OF the Red Cross, St. Louis.
announced in Topeka today. His
headquarters are in St. Louis.
Upon reading of the flood he at
once dispatched word to william Bax-
ter. assistant manager in charge of
the St Louis office, to get in touch
with the situation and render aid if
necessary. Henry Baker. the division
al director of disaster service, who
is in Oklahoma where he recently has
been directing aid to tornado victims, Z
has been directed TO go at once to
Mr. FieSuer said