Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-03
HEAVY DAMAGE
is THREATENED
in MANY TOWNS
Illinois, Kansas And
Oklahoma Feeling
Effects Of Torrential
Rainfall

Recovering from a flood
which took a toll of six lives
and millions Of dollars i'm prop
erty damage two weeks ago,
southeastern Ka n a ) and
northeastern Oklahoma were
seriously menaced by high
waters again early Sunday.
Torrential rains Friday and
Saturday which at some
points measured eight inch
es, sent streams out Of their
banks in low places and, as
the waters continued to rise,
threatened to flood several
cities.
Train service and highway traffic
was cisruPed. Damage to crops,
bridges and highways wa5 reported
heavy. No loss of | re hid been &C.
ported. however.
Swollen by heavy rains. the vedi-
girls, Elk and Fall rivers and smaller
streams we're On a rampage.
Many families had fled from the
river bottoms. Warnings were
broadcasted By radio and other
means to persons in the Valley, ad-
vising them 70 seek safety on high
cr ground. -.
VcrdiEris RivSr Floods
Reports "a a the the Verdigris had
left its banks at NeOdesha and Alta
mont, Kansas. and Coffeyville. Kan
sas, further down stream feared and
overflow Sunday. which would inl
undate the outskirts or the city.
Waters from the yerdigris had
cut off highways north and east OF
Madison. Kansas. the town which n
suffered worst In the flood of two
weeks aEo. Cedarvale. Kansas. where
eight inches of rain fell Friday.
bringing the total rainfall for the
week to IL inches. was isolated. the
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific
tracks having been washed out. The
Biz Cunsy river went out or its
banks there sending residents along
the stream TO the bluffs.
AT Elk City. Kansas. Il inches Of
water was reported in the Missouri
Pacific depot. The Elk river and
Duck Greek were stu rising there
water Surrounds Town
Sedan, town OF 21Il in Chau-
tauqua county. Kansas. was reported
surrounded by water. Heavy damage
was reported I'm the vicinity of Inde-
rcHd nee. Kansas. where the little
and Middle Caney rivers reached the
highest points since 1884.
Twelve hundred local telephones
were reported out Of commission at
independence.
Caney, Kansas, was cut Off Nv rail
and the Caney river nj that point
was reported the highest in the
memory of the Oldest inhabitant.
In the valley of the Verdegris i'm
Nowat, Craig and Rogers counties,
Oklahoma, crops suffered heavy
loss and number Of small bridges
were swept out.
The Neosho. Vcrdigris and Caney
rivers were at flood stage and over
flowing last night .n Northeastern
Oklahoma.
Lead Mines Flooded.
The Tri-state lead district was hard
hit by the heavy rain Friday night.
Twenty-Five lead and zinc mines
were flooded. Lightning fired
mine build nE nt Picher and water
was knee deep in son. business
buildings there. ~
Work in the oil fields around
Bartlettsville, Okla. was nc a stand
still due TO washed out roads,
AT CoffeyviIlc, Kansas. the Sim
clair and National refinar:es moved
their equipment TO higher ground.
The Prairis pump station and the
SprouI Gasoline plant at Peru.
Kansas, were under water.
MIAMI, Oklahoma. Oct. 2.tP
Thousands or collars damage was
inflicted in Ottawa county last night
and rarly today by a rain and elac-
trical storm. Three inches of rain
fell five hours. flooding business
houses at Pirhcr, inundatInR state
highway number 7 nc Cardin and
driving a score of families in that
city from their homes in the low
lands along Tar Creek
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