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The Evening Times
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Severe floods in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas have caused rivers to overflow, devastating thousands of acres of farmland, wrecking railroads and bridges, and halting traffic. The Osage River is critically high near Warsaw, MO, while the Arkansas River rises rapidly at Fort Smith.
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Rivers in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas far Outside Their Banks.
Railroads Torn Away. Buildings Are Wrecked and Thousands of Acres of Farming Lands Devastated.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 24.—Advices received here from Warsaw, Benton County, Mo., state that the flood situation there is growing alarming. The Osage, although stationary on Sunday night, was higher yesterday. The critical period is expected to be reached today, when the flood, which is now causing great destruction in the Osage bottoms between Schell City and Rockville, reaches that point.
The Sedalia, Warsaw and Southwestern passenger station at Warsaw is a floating ark, but ropes attached to fixed objects are preventing it from being carried off. Trains on that road cannot get closer than two miles.
The Osage is now sweeping across the Osage bottoms between Schell City and Rockville. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas tracks have been swept away, and trains from the south on that road now reach Sedalia by running over the Missouri Pacific from Nevada to Harrisonville, thence over the Kansas City division to this city.
The sweeping of the Osage bottoms, embracing thousands of acres of rich farming lands, has caused a severe loss, which can hardly be estimated until the waters subside.
The Arkansas River has continued to rise during the past forty-eight hours. The river is full of trees, brush and debris.
At Fort Smith between 8,000 and 10,000 feet of bridge timber were washed away, the water rising so rapidly that it was impossible to save it. All work for the time being has been abandoned.
Traffic on the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad has been abandoned because of the washing away of the steel bridge at Fort Gibson, I. T. The through Kansas City train, which leaves here at 8 a. m., has not made the trip since Friday.
The river is only one foot below the danger line.
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Missouri, Arkansas, And Texas
Event Date
Dec. 24
Outcome
railroads torn away, buildings wrecked, thousands of acres of farming lands devastated, 8,000-10,000 feet of bridge timber washed away at fort smith, steel bridge washed away at fort gibson, traffic abandoned, severe unestimated loss to farming lands
Event Details
Rivers in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas overflowed far outside banks, causing great destruction in Osage bottoms between Schell City and Rockville, Missouri; Osage River higher and expected to reach critical point; passenger station at Warsaw floating but secured; Missouri, Kansas and Texas tracks swept away; Arkansas River rising with debris, bridge work abandoned at Fort Smith; Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad traffic halted due to bridge washout at Fort Gibson.