Show FLOODS FLOOD DRIVE PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES Des MoInes la In JaMay May tay 28 Hundreds of at tam Illes were wOle driven from their homes Mmel by Hoods floods today closely approach approachIng Ing the unprecedented record of at last year ear and the tho river continued d to rise with such rapidity ns as to render It ap av apparent P parent that Jn Jast ast t years ears record would soon Boon be surpassed cd At AI the Sixth sti ti vet et bridge In I I North Des Ves Moines the gauge gaue Is within sI Inches of at last years rec record record record ord pf t 21 ret feet In Jn the heart of ot the tIme city the tho gauge le Indicated approximately 19 feet Thornier today Is s at the rate of ot two tw Inches an nn hour Reports from above Des Moines Indicate that last lait years record has been beon surpassed and anil the water rising at ot a startling rate All night scores scarce of at men patrolled the river banks bank strengthening the levees While many more inore w were ro employed In re removing reo removing moving inhabitants Inhabitant and goods from the bottoms bollom At 8 levees on cit Maurice street gave gae way be before before before fore the floods of ot the lie Dos Des Moines river swelled by those of ot the Raccoon and W houses wore ware Hooded flooded l In an Incredibly short time forcing the Inmates Inmate to run for their lives 11 8 The Time Is keep keepIng keepIng Ing lag pace Iaco aco with the Des Moines anti has devastated many square miles of at terri tern territory tory In the tho southwestern portion of ot the state At the tho center span of at the time 55 Mellon Mellan arch bridge In process ol ot Construction on Sixth street was wn aa car carried ned ried away anti and It was vas apparent the south louth span could not n t withstand the mighty current The wreckage was WIS swept against the street railway bridge and that structure had a narrow es escape escape I cape capo The loss to the bridge Is esti elt estimated estimated mated at THE TIlE KANSAS VERY VErtY HIGH UlOn Topeka Han Kan May 28 The Kansas ansas river at nt this point Is 18 16 10 13 feet teet above aboe official low how water mark at noon and mis Ing irig steadily The water Is 18 I spreading out over the city park and flooding the settlement known as Ill Little Russia Husla Several Beveral houses houles In iii that territory were being abandoned this morning The city railroad bridge Is endangered More rain Is predicted by the weather bureau AT SALINA SALWA Salina Balin a Kan May 29 The flood Hood situ altu situation sItuation atlon hero here today Is worse wOrle than It was ILI yesterday esterday Another heavy rain tell fell ear eary earbY IY bY y today and the tha river Is la still aUlI on the therise rise rice No trains can cnn get out of ot town west wesl est and amid many families have been shut off ocr from Crom supplies Much suffering will re me result reo suIt sult At noon the Des Moines river In thi th heart of at the city was 04 feet fert and still rising riling rapidly At 11 a 1 break occurred in the North Del Dee Moines 1 levee Inundating a it large residence district News New from over the state Is not re me reassuring reo assuring At Cedar Falls Fulls the Cedar edar river rose rOle suddenly during the night so that a large number of ot persons had to tobe tobe tobe be rescued In boats bOil Ie from froni upper floors The Tha Little Sioux Bloux and the Nishnabotna rivers are the tIme highest In their history News games comes omes from train Schaller of ot the drowning of ot Curtis Seek ek Communication tion was al reopened with Audubon and It was n learned that seven een children were seriously hurt In a tornado Tuesday TUe day night and that five persons person were Injured at |