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Show LOSS OF LIFE EXAGGERATED. Number of People Who Perished at Topeka Is Thirty-four. It now appears that tho first reports of the loss of life at Topeka, Kansas, was greatly exaggerated. At this time thero aro thirty-four known dead. About 200 peoplo aro still at North Topeka, 150 of them being In tho up- per story of tho woolen mill. They aro well fed, but extremely uncomfortable. uncomfort-able. Tho property loss, from tho best estimates es-timates now possible, will amount approximately ap-proximately to $1,000,000. Tho wholo of North Topeka Is still under water several sev-eral feei deep. Whllo tho 200 people that aro penned up In tho second stories stor-ies of houses havo plenty of food, they are In groat need of good drink-lnp drink-lnp water, which Is being supplied as rapidly as possible In barrels and cans. Tho great fear at present Is that some of tho buildings In North Topokn mny collapse because of their foundations founda-tions being undermined. There Is no Immediate apprehension that the woolen mill will go down, but ovory effort wilt bo mado to oxtrlcato peoplo from that point as quickly as possible, to avoid any further loss of llfo. |