The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-11
Boy Is Drowned.


Boy Is Drowned.
Loveland. Col. June 10.-One life
was lost and roads. bridges and farm
property were damaged by flood
waters late Saturday night and early
Sunday morning. when the Redstone
river poured great volume of water
into the Buckhorn river. seven miles
west Of Loveland The floods followed
one of the heaviest rains recorded In
this section OF Colorado in many
years. The rush of water caused the
Buckhorn reservoir spillway to give
way. Residents OF the district say
the entire Buckhorn valley was
flooded.
Richard Foote. 10. was drowned and
his body carried away. Bridges and
roads throughout the district were
wrecked or damaged.
Wichita Flooded.
Wichita. Kan. June 10.-One hun.
dred and forty-five persons were made
homeless by a food in Wichita.
Hundreds OF others were on high
land. following a 7.6 inch rain.
all Of which sent rivers and creeks
out OF their banks. Train service
was almost completely halted.
by Associated Press.
Kansas City. June 10-virtually all
streams In Kansas were bank full
as result Of heavy rains which fell
over the entire state. AS muchIas six
inches Of rain fell In some places In
q hours.
Hundreds OF persons living in the
lowlands were driven from their
homes and a further rise in many Of
the creks and rivers was expected
tonight.
Property damage was heavy. A
dispatch from Pittsburgh stated that
human body was seen passing down
the swollen waters OF Spring river.
near there.
Reports from Coffeyvllle stated that
severe flood damage was threatened
by the continued rise Of the Verdigris
river Onion crek, near there. was
reported higher than ever before in
history.
A large part Of Newton was
flooded and hundreds were forced to
leave their homes. Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe tracks were under
water at Valley Center causing train
service To be suspened.
The Cottonwood river was up 10
fet at Emporia. and still rising. but
since II was reported comparatively
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the vicinity were hopeful that a
serious flood would be averted.
Tornado In Arkansas.
Joplin, Mo. June 10.-Two children
were injured, number of farm
homes were demolished and orchards
laid waste when n tornado passed
seven miles southwest OF Bentonville,
Ark. according to a dispatch re.
ceived here.
The two small children of ]. w.
Brown. farmer, were hurt, when
the Brown home was demolished.
One of the children was struck by a
falling piano and another by por.
tions OF brick chimney. which col.
lapsed.
Amarillo. Tex, June 10.-Six hun.
dred feet of the Santa Fe's nam.
moth bridge spanning the Canadian
river. near Canadian. Tex, was
washed out today. Traffic east and
north of Amarillo is tied up the Fort
Worth & Denver City bridge across
the same stream having been washed
out
The heaviest rise In years on the
Canadian was brought about by three
inches of rain on Friday.
Trains north over the Fort Worth
& Denver City and east over the
Santa f'e are being routed over the
Rock Isiand through Tucumari, N. NJ.
Oklahoma Situation Grave.
Oklahoma City. June TO- -- Flood
conditions in northwestern and north.
orn oklahoma assumed grave pro-
portions az the result OF heavy rains
during the past two days.
The North Canadian river at Wood.
ward. I'm northwestern Oklahoma. was
reported higher than at tho crest of
the disastrous food of 10 days ago.
The heaviest rain IN years was re.
ported in western Oklahoma and the
Texas Panhandle last night and 10.
day. Three inches was recorded Inst
night ai Woodward
A sixfoot wall OF water disabled
the st. Louis San Francisco railroad
bridge over the South Canadian river,
north OF Thomas. early this morning
and stopped traffic over the Kansas
city, Mexico 4 Orient bridge. up.
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