Show JJ iI r rV V CI lS I I II Exceed Now Thought Lives Litas Lost Los at 01 a Topeka Not Nol Than Thai Thal That Thai Dumber Burning Lumber Mistaken for Houses Kaw is i s at al a Des Ds fo s Im Improved Ii proved d About Aboul Same Sama at 01 a Kansas CHy Gill Topeka an June lIt lI la Is l now be bl believed ewd the number of ot lives lost In Inthe II Inthe the here will vIII wi not flOt excel 20 0 No lives Ins vre w re lost In II the tho gires Ino and only tight eIght buildings were yere ero destroyed by uy tire fire unavoidably exaggerated IrI El reports wet The Thu fil burning of o lumber piles lIles that the Iho whole of Kavo the the Ih north pan 11 of o the city et was Wil aI loin going and Ind his hie cull found who sho placed esl no one nc was 18 mat of at th the loss lose cf of life Ilie under the hundred t the the smoke cleared away awn Wll by laW Kaw fatting falling and communication boat less leu difficult additional light on 01 the subject was roe received this 1118 loss lose In the and Ind the reduction of ot followed About Aleut 1 people are still sti at of ot them II In the upper PIer story of ot the woolen mills mis They are well velI wel tel fed but extremely uncomfortable The Th following Is la the lIst lint of o the known dead Henry Heny colored colore Mr Ward aged man Stilt 4 sut pon iton on of ot Mr Garrett Garret C Child of o Mr Storey It ins LouIse Luise ahen Mrs Mr Jackcon Jackon a LI widow John L Henry enry Mrs Ida bla Montgomery Karl and arnt f Amelia Amela nut both children Andrew Forest Frest Kutz are nrc Dr II C e eInor Among mong the thu missing ml I Minor Inor rind and Ind his A C t Keat Keating KeatIng ing lag The rescuers re cuers of the Minor MIllor family tUllY the took look the women and uld children on en 01 first boat te When they returned the doctor not be found They The lived led le leIn ledin I down house houge To fo miles ailles dul in a n t C 1 Keat Keating the thu river a n shirt marked A Kelt lag ing In was as found Only one railroad line lne linen and out of o Topeka today toda ran n get In or nl of Lm Ini I m that In Is I the th Santa Fe Fc by way o porla A train WaS WOH Kent cent to ILL 1 ut lit 5 this morning and ami ali v lIi I bo lie will ent lunt out at tt noon floon From 1101 norla l on west via Ia Ottawa tH tv t trull will wil go IO the Missouri Pacific The rhe property los loM from the thc best estl esti estimates mates now possible will amount approximately nol The fhe whole of North orth Topeka Is under water seven seen feet teet i 1 n vm I thi t LP MO OO o iii 11 In re the J Wll m of o houses 0 have hae plenty of ot food tv 01 they are arc In great need necil of at good ou drinking water rater which Is If I being bar barrels rapidly as possible In supplied as lS lS antI and cans Tho great greut fear at present Is 18 that some somo of o the tho buildings in North Topeka may 11 collapse because of o their foundations being undermined There Is hi no 10 Imme Immediate Immediate diate apprehension that the woolen mill mi but every effort will w be l will down wi go dOln oel wi to extricate people from that point as lS quickly quick as possible to avoid further loss of o life any ri If UI Today a four tour more boats boata have arrived TOl l mind In addition the toe Chicago Lumber If has constructed rude rule boats It company b gasoline engine This propelled by n a U additional transportation expedited the much today In ad nd work of o relief very to these boats r the Hock Hok Island blant dlton Pacific arc are and amid Missouri Union Pacific Incle launches trying to 10 ship In some sone steam I AT T MOINES I Des Ds Moines Iowa lown June iThe hood Ilo antI ami tho the les situation Ie is Improving De river has hns been be n falling rapidly eight tight fc fet feet t being hell reported 1 nt at Boone Hoone In Iii 12 hours In Ics UI Moines Iones arc are home homeless beIng I cared for tor by he the heI less les are cred ly 1111 I local committee I e Provision and cloth coth ling lug have hac been contributed In large quail quan tItie and nd It Is believed here that the H worst tte Is I pawed and nn no further trouble KM wort will III be experienced From 10 miles up lithe wi the river experience the bottoms arc covered and all If frequently homes are under water vater No Nol limes l lIves s have hae nty been lost anti and no fires fres report reported I ld edThe ed The Pee Pes MoInes river Is now back to 10 lithe the mark which was wa va It II maximum last the record prior year ear and ami constituted to 0 the looh lift life 11 river Is de tIe I a dining at nt the rate ot of an en Inch nn fin In hour I anti Indications point to a n more mure mor rapid pint from this on The city et efforts to their directing tl tIce un ure now guard te against the collection of ot stagnant cut rut pools POIS and are preparing to through the 1 remaining leve lee levees s to tn no a able the th water to run to 10 Its s normal channel H reid cold coll and the Hood l Ihl are still lathIng Pitiful are Bre mad md for f dr dry garments for tor women and Ind children The Th most moat alarming reports prIa were re me r this thil morning morn In concerning the tho of ot pneumonia and Kindred unable to 10 get p sei Doctors are II p so R numerous are Rr the cells calls CI I I H The smallpox wee s surround surrounded cd ed d by h water and the Ih coal coel rOI and end food fOI sui sul ply vas RR cut ut ant oft for tor two to daya Ia but hut the Ih or pi Inmates have been by ta the declining of ot the water The TI fool I I I and fuel fuI f 1 famine that IhM was wu threatened li Is I now believed to have hac been I r Inverted nt averted I e hour BOUT TIlE THE sum AT KANSAS CITY f Kansas lanu City Cl June 1 IThe The of at the flood no situation here her show showed I led Il ed no h Improvement this thi morning th that the tires i 1 It was feared last night would spread were put out by byI I I I tho thu rain ruin and the th flood noo Itself So Ho tar far as ns rail communication was Il tho city was almost an un lel Inland I leland I and The only communication and that very southeast 11 ey uncertain was by a road roid sunning Business all ni over the tho city was 18 sus sue suspended Manufacturing plants on high ground WiIO compelled to 10 shut down dOWl owing to 10 the almost almos total shutting off of of ot the water supply No 0 street cats cars eol were sunning nor wore were any al railroad trains going to or VI truism from the city cl north northWest West vest est or south The Tue he blockade at the out outlet outlet outlet let to the lime southeast us so that In that direction was sas practically at a V standstill Groat anxiety Is felt tel for the safety of o the people of at Kansas City Kansas There has hue been beets no 10 communication with wih that city and un exhaustive exhaust e efforts to get word ord from front there this morning failed of any un an result Five who crossed the Kaw yesterday before etore the thu th Hood flood had become BO so 10 serious have not been hearth heard from since Telegraph and Ild telephone wires Irea north south and amid west were down and there were only anI a n few tew wires In shape to do business bushiest east The hc river gauge this lIsle morning showed 3 feet teet having risen trans tram during the night nishI This In Is nearly nine feet teet higher titan than the previous high record In 1881 l I There here wa was 1 eight tight feet teet of water waler In Inthe Inthe I Ithe the Union depot A great swirling lake Inke dotted doted with cottages trues trO telegraph poles and other oilier wreck wreckage wreckage age covers COer the low floes ow lands as far tar as ns the tho eye can con rends reach Similar floating foung objects came rushing down the tie Missouri river some Home of ot them possibly trusts from The Thc committees having havinG In charge the tho tle work worl of relief and nn rescue were sure busy early arl antI a n special meeting m of o the city el council counci was held during durin the forenoon Thousands of ot refugees at the con cams convention hall haIl hal made their breakfasts breakfast from the rations Issued JU by ly the thu relief rele commit committee tee tco TIle The police pole have hAre been ordered to 10 shoot on 01 sight eIght any ni one caught plunder plundering ing The Thc number of I lIves lost lot In this city cl cannot be LLO learned for tor some Souse time anti and probably never wilt will wl be known den definitely definitely However there seems sceniC to bo ho ample verification of ot reports which ac tic account IC count for or the loss Ios lo s of o more than Ihan a n dozen lives In the bottoms Tito Tha anxiety Is felt el over th the situation at nt 1118 City Kan Ial One minor circulated during the night was IS thud that scores of or people hind had perished In that city cl but owing to 10 the fact at that these theio has hal been absolutely no n I CL Ol 1 h that Ihal place Ilao th Is II a general deposition to 10 d tl INre Jit this and sensational That Thit there line lias his been bein ben Home ome lo 10 q of ot life le there I re me regarded rl as ns probable At 9 thIs morning It was aa at police polle h tim tl there was no 10 further loss hors during the night nigh ns as 11 tar far ar us as a knowl All JI the bank hank of ot tIn the Ih river wagons containing ropes were vere stationed during the morning In order orter that un emergency ency erey erey could be 10 promptly met 11 Early Earl In th miming It was Wa announced that there were ro a number r of ot people on the theN N bridge was decided to the ferry rr boat to their rescue resume An nL te additional call was IS its made madl from a n hotel of at Four Fourteenth at nt the Iho Intersection Inter and ad streets where a 1 number ol of people were verI ere reports reported to be beheld beh held hi h 11 hI In the thc upper of o the build buil lug Ins The rIse Terr terl ferry boat was ordered to tote take taKo te them oil off at lt the earliest practicable able moment moment Woul om d came caine up from the stock yards alls that were lo 20 or I 3 people caught by b the Hood In that Ih district They weme 1111 to be tJ In no Immediate danger dan r however and und will not In all al probability h te taken off of before tomorrow or lr late hate afternoon IrrO l Word Wo was nl brought to police head this morning that a 1 number of mm Inca wore l re looting houses In the east N t I bottom Tiny hail Improvised rails maria from boards oar s and amid by hy propelling them thun with Voles polee were w re making their way ny Into the tho houn houses through the second lol story As soon sool a as this word wise was WIK re received by I Chief Hayes he le io ordered a 1 de tIe deta deta ta 01 or to 10 the place Ila with wih strict orders that If I the story tory watt was aM found to tt If be lit true the thieves hould be shot eliot dora dorn at nt one once oneAt At 11 II I the weather wether bureau Is Issued Issued sued the following There will wi probably b b be slight plight change hance In at nt Kansas City IlL dur during durIn ing In the tho next net U 4 hours hour Slight fluctuations mean menn little In lii way wa of ot change so 0 long as a weather ceather remains un Unsettled settled A storm area Ifa Is central In the middle Mississippi valley ale from which the west w t lies has not emerged and III the Ih threatened development of ot another lorm area aren In the lIt southwest carries no of or Immediate relief Light ta hi to moderate reins have fallen talen In the Kaiv Ili and mIddle de and lower Is ourI valleys II In the I iw put CL t IS 4 4 hours and andrain andraIn rain Is Ie falling over he greater part of ot Kansas Kaness Janss Iowa Missouri and Nebraska this morning Stage of ot river at 7 i n a m iii Kansas l City I sail and still rising Omaha 14 Sioux City CI 11 hl n is I fell fall of ot 7 1 No re me reports r ports have hove b lu n received on the Kaw river 11 ml ver verAt r At In 11 2 o lk the thc street bridge e Woe was torn tons tor out and Its s wreckage went crashing uhl up against the building chose clore to It It 11 badly had This eop bridge e was 11 entirely I In Kansas City Mo and Anti spanned the BurlIngton tracks at nt Fifth street It I has been I n out of at use for far tome some days and III Its It fall at nt this Ihla time occasions no additional Inconvenience Never oer In II the history of the west welt has lias bi nn 0 n there thero been a n more complete prostration of railway than titan ut at It the tho time west vest southwest and north of ot City CI The approaches s sto to the bridge of or the Chicago Milwaukee kee Roe Bt It St Paul nt at lt ten miles east cast of Kansas City CI went vent down this although the Ihl bridge r Is 18 Intact und and Int Is enough to stand any possible stage of ot water vater The fall ful all of at time the approaches to this bridge leaves the Santa Fe Ij bridge at nt SIbley twenty miles from frum here the on only only only ly structure of o the kind still sll standing At tho tim of o the Fe Fc It I was saId Raid tisIe 1111 morning that one One ne traits train had left lef for tor the west The he for tor the time Is out of or business The Union Pacific hat has abandoned tilt till ni efforts to run trains ruins went vest weil The he Chicago Burlington Quincy ran a I train out for tor Chicago at nt this morning Another train over this Isle road rond came In from Chicago during the night and It Is expected expel led to 10 tend send out another to tonight tonight night No trains went vent welt west vest wesl The Missouri Kansas Texas exas Is I op cratIng the tho usual number of o trains Hock Island IMand 1 land reported no traffic In that direction The Chicago Great Western Welter has hO hud had hit no trains trins for mind and of any two days la Ind sees micos no prospects The Chicago Alton Alon ran trains out of ot Independence Mo Io lost last night with Kansas City passengers MISSISSIPPI lA Om LINK LINI St SI Louis June L The danger line lino lne lineon on the Mississippi at this point will wi be he reached tomorrow This morning the Iho gauge registered feet fel less than Ihan three feet feel below time the danger line lino lne Ha In InIs Is falling failing today arid and this added a dell to the heavy hea precipitation of or the he last two days das with wih the flood 1001 coming truss trim the tho Missouri I nail and other tributaries north Is I causing the river to rise rapIdly Farmers l along the banks of Horse Horseshoe horseshoe shoe lake reported their crops ruined and 1111 that they will wi probably have hn to 10 va a avale vale ate their premise e today Their Theil re cc reports reo ports Indicate that the river Ilver wIlt will wi reach rench more thun than 30 feet teet and as ns a it 1 consequence a n general exodus exolus of ot the farmers of at the lowlands Is la expected today Around Island Chateau 1st lel II and nud and amid on the bank of the tho Mississippi M tram from Venice e to 10 Alton lon and also below glat Bt St 11 Louis people are arranging tomorrow In for tor a II general generl movement I some ome Instances r have already lost loHt cattle At St Charles harles where the tho Missouri river Is IA rising rl nt at an nn alarming rate the high elevation of at the city gives give It se security security e but great damage has oas been ben done Lonc Loncto to farms farina In the tha volleys valleys le and un on the Iho Islands Missouri Point IB is also In great danger of ot a n general Hood AFFECTED Manhattan Kansas June 1 Not since time the Galveston Hood has his water created euch such terrible havoc and amid all wrought such destruction of ot lives les RII property ns as has hia Just been experienced In the Kaw valley mie of nf Kansas The territory affect affected ed stretches from Kansas to t Kansas Ilna City a n district 2 miles long Ions by three to 10 ID 16 I miles malIce mies In width Almost the entire territory Is submerged In water from rom one to 10 10 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