Show I NO WARNING WEN WUEN TOWN TOWEl IS flOODED Springfield Mo Loses As Result of Inundation SPRINGFIELD Mo July 8 SprIng S. Spring Springfield field and vicinity are suffering the worst flood in their history following the overflow overflow over over- flow of the Jordan river the result of ofa a a. rainfall early today that amounted to nearly nealy seven inches The no river normally but twenty feet feat in width runs though through the heart of the city The Tho tremendous downpour sent it up without warning end and soon the t. stream was h hin 1 ja mile nile wide Three persons peins are reported drowned and the damage is placed at Scores of residences were flooded wholesale houses bouses and factories were partially par par- submerged ed and thousands of dollars dollars dollars' dol dol- dol lars lars' worth of goods carried away Numerous Nu Nu- Nu small houses were moved from their foundations and It was n necessary to chop holes through the roofs to rescue the occupants The streets today to to- day were wert blocked by br tons of debris The rhe he waters spread out over the surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding country causing much damage damage dam dam- R age e to farms and farming property Today the time water is receding At Kansas a 3 City the damage a was confined confined con con- fin j fined to the i west I and j east bottoms t s oI In Inthe Inthe the west bottoms bottom six inches of water stood in part of the pens at tho the stock yards along the Kansas r river Ter but the the main yards were not in indan dan danger er Argentine and Kas suburbs of Kansas City were still safe Harlem Mo across from Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City on the north a small farming farming farmin farm farm- in ing community is partially submerged Continued on pa page e 10 I NO WARNING Continued from pa page e 1 but hut no great reat dama damage e has bas been done there Rescued in Boats j- j At Pattonsburg Ho Mo tho the water fell fourteen inches durI dur- dur dure e or I ing big the night v The last of tho refugees had bad been removed from house bouse anI and tree tops this morning and the relief train tram from St. St Joseph which had been stalled near Santa Rosa landed its passengers erA within within with with- in two miles of Pattonsburg and from there the remainder of the journey journeyS was made mado in boats The rescuers ers quickly went to work Ample food a af least for present needs was distributed to the refugees In Inthe Inthe Inthe the last two davs days many persons have baYe suffered acutely from rom exposure and lack of sleep At Pomona Kas Ras all aU of of the mo- mo pa passengers from tho the wrecked Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Fe passenger passenger ger ser train which ran rau into the river yesterday yesterday yes yes- had found shelter and were safe The river that caused this flood the Marais Des has spread out over over a lar large e territory but Dut today toay is re reo ro- ro ceding DES MOINES UNDER WATER AND RIVERS STILL RISING DES MOINES O July 8 The The Des Moines i J R ri river has Its banks and has In Inundated inundated in- in undated hundreds hundreds' of ot acres of ot land In the vicinity of Its Juncture with the Racoon river at Des Moines Sev Several ral sections of the city elty are flooded The river Is still stUl rising REA HEAVY VY DAMAGES FROM OTTAWA'S GREATEST FLOOD OTTAWA OTTAW- Kan July 8 With S. With the gauge of ot the Marais Des river standing at 37 feet Ottawa today experienced time tho greatest flood In Its history Sections of the town never before affected affected af af- a- a were inundated and four tour feet of ot water flowed through the Atchison Topeka Topeka To- To peka Santa Fe railway station More than therm families wre were rendered rendered I homeless while frame business houses S fn n North Main street were carried dot dot sJ i I stream and the waters reached to the second see sec leeond ond story of ot others school houses and churches were opened to the refugees and many were fed at the city's expense No loss of ot life lite is reported The tracks of ot the Missouri Pacific and the Santa Fe are burled under many feet teet of ot water and numerous trains are stalled here Damage to crops and live IIvo stock will aggregate thousands of dollars Collars From up stream points It is reported that the Marais Des is falling failing RIVERS RIVERS STILL RISING EISING NEAR KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY July 8 Flood S.-Flood Flood conditions conditions condi condl- In Missouri and Kansas today were vastly Improved Except at Kansas City where the Kansas and Missouri streams converge most streams In this part of ot the southwest Were receding this morning and It was believed the worst stage had been reached and passed At Kansas City I the damage so far has b been slight l and amid the het rivers fv r here must u f come o up nearly ten feet more before they reach the stage of ot the floods of ot 1903 Such a a. result re result ye- ye sult suit at Kansas City Is not considered at atall atall atall all likely as but little rain has fallen since last night No additional lives have been lost sotar so far tar as known Weather Observer Conner today Issued th the Floods FIg following like e s statement tine the present ent one will be prevalent all summer The snow melting in the mountains has so filled the MIssouri MIssouri Missouri Mis MIs- river that rains as heavy as aa those of last week are liable at any time to cause a small flood RIVERS EIVERS ARE AEE FALLING PALLING IN VICINITY OF OP TOPEKA TOPEKA Kas July S. S The S.-The The flood situation has improved since sinco last night There has been no moro more rain and the wl which ch drove many people out of their homes in south and nd east Topeka is again within its banks bank The Kansas river shows a fall of four inches since last ni night ht Reports from Manhattan indicate that tho the flood stage stase has passed The Blue a tributary of the Kansas is reported re to- ported ten feet out of its banks at Blue rapids |