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Show . . - W . . . . . . . ... ... 1 . - I I "Ml4 4 t A':;:r.l to tL: Ccaatry f:r Assistance fcr tLc Destitute Des-titute Hc:J Sufferers in That Cily. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. June J2. Kansas Kan-sas City, Kan., is still sorely In need of aid for Its flood sufferers. A second urgent appeal to the-country at large has been Issued by the relief committee of that city. It follows: . "The destitution on the part of the .flood sufferers In. Kansas City, Kan., demands Immediate relief. Local charity char-ity is totally Inadequate to meet the situation. Outside assistance is imperative. impera-tive. Two entire wards and parts of two others comprising by official census in March. IT "I. at 1 &t ".c:5 so -la out of a population of tJ.O i In the ertlre city, are made homeless and dependent. I Hundreds of their homes have been swept away arid, those thatremaJn have been left with a depoelt of f.Uh both inside and out of from one to three feet in depth. In moat- instances persons were able to save only the clothing they wore. Their household goods ' and clothing have been swept away or destroyed de-stroyed by water and mud. Kansas City, Kan., has fed and sheltered these 23,000 people for eleven days. While the number .dependent on charity is gradually diminishing as employment opens up, yet there will be many thousand thou-sand dependent, on charity for food, clothing and' household goods for weeks to come. The funds raised up to the present time have been nearly exhausted.- The- authorities will be unable to cope with existing conditions unless the outside public comes to their aid. The city officials have Inaugurated a vigorous and effective system for the care of the flood sufferers." |