The Kaw Valley Deluge
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Excerpt from The Kaw Valley Deluge: With Poems The great flood of 1903 that swept the paradise of Kansas was the greatest and most destructive in the history of the state. No pen can fittingly portray the wreck, the ruin, the awful desolation that marks its pathway from where its waters rose to the gateway of the state on the East. No imagination, however vivid, can picture the scene. For several days preceeding the mad rush of waters tornadoes and hail storms passed over Salina in quick succession doing more or less damage. On the 20th of May two small tornadoes passed over the South-west part of the county, uprooting trees and destroying houses, barns and sheds. The next day another tornado passed over the South part of the county, mowing a path on each side of the river and falling with special force on the little village of Assaria. Several persons were injured and some lives were lost. Much property was destroyed and several bridges swept away. On the 22nd the most destructive hail in the history of Saline county fell; some of the stones weighing ten and twelve ounces. Heavy wind followed. Houses were blown down and from their foundations and otherwise injured. Crops were badly damaged. The same night Brookville was visited by a tornado followed by rain. Heavy rains now became a daily occurrence. SALINA. On the 25th of May heavy rains fell at Salina and vicinity. The sewers were unable to carry off the water. The streets were flooded and cellars filled with water. May 26 the waters of Dry Creek and Mulberry Creek were out of their banks and, meeting, flooded farms in their pathway. Soon they reached Salina and covered the North and West parts of the city. The people were rescued in boats. On the 27th water continued to rise and flooded all the land for four miles West of Salina. The Smoky began to rise toward evening. The waters reached their highest the night of the 28th, when a 7-foot wall of water came rolling down Dry Creek. The fire alarm was turned in and boats were sent to rescue the people. From the 22nd to the 29th, inclusive, 12.4 inches of rain fell and all Salina was under water. The water works plant was saved by dyking. For five days Salina had no train service, nor communication with the outer world save by a single wire to Denver. One life is reported lost in Salina, and one in the county outside. Damage to the city will probably reach $100,000; to the country, very great, indeed. The following flood views of Salina will give the reader some idea of the inception of what afterward proved to be the greatest and most destructive flood in the history of the state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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