Coalville Times | 1903-06-12 | Page 6 | Waters Recede from the Flooded Cities

WATERS RECEDE FROM THE FLOODED CITIES. Danger Considered Over In Kansas City and Topcka St. Louis in Fca.r of Disastrous Flood Three Lives Alretvdy Lost In Vicinity. T The Infest reports from Kansas J City show Hint the danger frnm the I flood la OV(.r and the stricken Inhale j llnl are cotitillng mi their losaca In Uvea and firiHrt jr. There are about i tT.uxt people temporarily rioincl.-aa. distributed na follows- Argentine. 2, i ono, Armniirdnle, Ht.ialii; Ksnans 'Ity. Kan.. ,i.mi: Kansas City, Mo.. S.non. Ilnrji-til. full. The rsln en, Id .inn,. 2 and blue ,1,,. was visible f..r the flrsi Mm., in a work The waterworks hsvo resumed nivorntl.ina nn.l mm slrcndy hue been turned Into Ihi- mains. Tlilii affi-cl. oil Kansas City In Miseoiirl only, an.l across the rlur the situation la murn 1 glisuny ami (he ne.-ils fur greater. I A feature of the II..., I now regarded aa liuiM.rtnnt la 1 1 prnapectlvo change In the cour. a of la.th the I Mlaaniirl ami Hi" Knw rlvera. j TOPCKA CALLS FOR AID. UnabU to Cope Aloni with ths Fsar-ful Fsar-ful Calamity. With hp nun p,a,pl hnmclcaa, tlio liahahllnnia of the eliy threatened tiy ronlaKliili, crops rnlni'.l anil ltli Oiroe or four weeks uf time tn pass before tho fl.ioil la entirely receded, rltl.ons of Topcka dm-lded tn appeal lo the nulal.lii wnrl.l fur help, tlnv lallny haa laaocd a proclamation call-III call-III on thr charitable people nf the country t" a, nil aaalatamo In the ahape of money. A pathetic lucl.lenl waa the drowning drown-ing of Kdwar.l Orafatrom. mochaiil rail engineer of Ilia Han l a Fn, by Ihe apslilng of a steam launch ha hail aimnl a night and day putting Ingcih-r Ingcih-r fur mama wnrk. He hail saved ,j ' seventy four persona by hla unaided pffiirla I A thorough Investigation aa to con- dltlnna In and about Topcka anil In " the water covered porth.na of Kanaaa j haa been Instituted.. Much Informa- lion waa ciiIIccIihI enough to prove loa general allualli.il la little I. -as than appalling Tho glai of ilia Informa i ' lion tliua gained follow. ; liaa lii Nor'h Topi'ka. .',"0,.,iiii). ! Number of liomclcea, 10. mm. I Fhsulid dlatrlrl tinliiiialjltaliln for at l.aat thri'v nionllia, ! Known dead, forty alitht. Hanltary iniidltkina iIiip to dway- j Iff rarraai'a and human Ihi.II. prom- Una la ha frlchlful. , Tnrrltory iiii.I.t wali-r In Kanaaa i I probably 8.0H0 aiiiarn inll.-a. or J uuo,. j I 000 aori'a, ' ' Croiia till year In OnodiaJ dlatrlrl ll, virtually rulnoil. - ' " .J-"' Ulca vallria nndr many fiNi of waiar and rnlnliiii ail III In many l.lai'i.a. Adili.l in tin horror ami unrnrtnln- ty In thla r. i lou la llm b.'llof lliul j . i ' . ' RESCUING CATTLGT B M HARLiM many furnnra ami famllloa IimiI thr.r , llvva. Ito.lli a of llm il.uil liavo b.oit ? anon nmitlnii In tlm mrrnnt fronmnt- , ly tin. Inn fiw dnya. Iliimlri'ila of I rnttla laiTo aUn iliowtu'l. Wbi'ii tho taatrr fnlla nny ami llm boilloa of . V aiilmnla au.l tiiinniii I..'Iiikm am at- ? laikfil by tin aim. Ilin ilialrlmia ffar niu.'li ali-km-Ma lll follow. Al- n'a.ly tin. ait'iicn la Ik-Iiik nottriil ' and In hoiim' iimirt.ira of Ihu city la i wall iilr.h tiiibi'aral.li TEARS rOR ST. L0UI3. j Flood Almoat Certain lo Do Damayo f to That City. Already bf.yon.1 tin danK,r Hno at j HL Unlla. Ilia Mlaalaalppl rl.fr ih.ii- lliiucs to rlHu, and four or flvo fi.it mora of water may ho a'in liofore Hit nialinuin la ri'a. Ikm). Ili'imrla from up thu rlvi'r Indicate that tho rlao vltl rontlntie for a day or two. Murh property damage haa already been ! aimed by the flood, hut with the V h Inner water lu come II la feared the loaa will xrow to emiriiioua aiitna. Whi n III" thirty four foot atnuo ' ahall be reailied thern will be two feet of water In the atreetu un the j levee, tho eellara of whlrh are now I f nearly full of aei p wuter liumaun to ; the extent of hui.lleila of tliounumla I ct dollura will be .lone In Kt. I.oula s ami ruiitlf.uoiia teitltory. Kur a wiell the wrutlor liuremi 1 haa be-n aemlliiK out warulm- of the riiKiila aweepinK ill. u ii loui the upii.'r M!sala:.lppl ar.l upp. r MlHonrl rlveia, And all hae htul nmple opiioriunUy to aeek pint ea of mf.-.y Them will ilouhtleaa be a..,n,. In the IowIiiiiiIk ulio w,;i v , h,.,.. fie v.mn Iiikb linlil they un- miiii.ut.,Ii., ,y water. Lu' the .m i l l. :, ..i r. eniru aiiih hire ui" o auiple Hi. I pon.. ehou.,1 p, -rlfli. Tin- riwr I. ii. rli-i u in aueh a m.i,.,. at Altoti, III., Unit I'l.uniei tun pull near the chl.acn. I'eorla and Ht. l.ula rlKhl of way and run their Knnrplanka on the tiarka to unload freight. The Altonlnn. a ferryboat, and di'.eitH of ninall rraft have been aav-Inn aav-Inn the hoiinehol.l efl. . ta n ml rattle of II.H.d vl. Mm. Ilun.lreiln of head of ilfttle have been reaeued. Two feet more rlao ami the Alton alaaa the ladli-ra will he nth kui hed. A annpet alon will enfon e the Idieneaa of 4..M10 men. Thirty feet, the .lander point, haa been pnino.l by I he rlu r. Hie rreal ( Mm flood from the Kanaaa ami .tl anurl rlvera la yel to num., nil. I when It ahull r.'. Ii Ht. I nula an.l find bur n. email. .n from the nU'h water In the Mlaalaalppl rollie loaa of lire la fenre.1 anil ileatini lion tn property inuat en- The I'rn lo.a of lire ailei .llnir the preaelit M.K..I lii Ihla -v. hilly wna re purled In the ilrownhiK of Mra. William Wil-liam Hi'hinlili au.l her iwu . hlMr.-n In an aiteuipt to e.iupo on a Itiiiln.at from t ill II. Ii lalnml. In the Mlaainirl rlvir. aeveti nillea a..ulhw.-t or m. Cluirlea. H. I. nil.lt and hla family of four were ..unpen,, I abandon Ihelr Ilea Mi lio-a low a -It h (ex pntr-ll.ally pntr-ll.ally ileleinillie.t that I h are till ho no ettia a.-.Hion of the lfXnaiura. Cm. Cuiiin.liia la .ml. lied that p ran aupplv the nr'-.'a of Ihe flooq i-ufi rera and tiiiiui.lo vl.t n.a by UnvwItiH niom-y ami hnvlmt the next i...fioti of tho h'l'NIatuie approvn hit crtinie. The alluiitlon In l-a M.ihu- k allll lllahenrtenlni: Hlthonyh the autaeon llnnea to lull inpl.My. Ttaln MUlre on nuilii line la ome nioni pt.uly rormnl. At omuiuma thn vatir haa beiiin to dei line, ami the danaf In paat. I invetiport. Iowa - KUajde Hta:imi allll Mo. k all rahromla In thli lrlil:y, but the Mlartialppl la afatlora7 two feet l.'-low the iIhiiiot line Ht Paul. Minn. The Mlnneaett rea-ervolr rea-ervolr la on a liiinpnit.-. raiiae.t If the I. ui. il,, j, ,,r the ..am at III, tone hike. The air. nni la a mil., ttd a half In wtill h. ami thirty f.- t f. ep The memle-ra of an unknown (vnlly who reietitly r. in. .veil from Okiia ma were all iliowti.-.l. Their h..u la atn-wii alolix Ihe Mlaalaalppl. fnrm hiillilltiita near the river and tho rirl.U-ea have, been damak-eil ani the luaa to i-rnpa will ha heavy. SCENE IN FLOODED DISTRICT. $ J t - . 7, l.-iy.'lr AP.M3on5AI.C-r- FROM THE TXTt? j kTy V tVtNThdT. VIADUCT II llm I "ill! ! I ! II IT, V III Willi IIIBWII f JJII..li.JLa home on tho lalnml and loaded a part of their hmiaehold n.voda on thu email tM.iit. In mlilatteain the Ihuii c opal op-al .'.I and Kihml.lt waa able to aavti only one of hla children. In aonip pltii i-a hot wren here ami Alton the river la five to aeven inllea wl.le. eovi rltiK Ihoui-nmla or aerea of faun laud. ileatrovltiK eropa. ami drlv Intt out the fiirniera. The unuleal I illllliniie yel reported la lit Miaai.ilrl point, nt the i-onllueme of the Mis I K.lirl uml Mlaalaalppl rlvera. where a.-veriil hnn,li",l l.irim-ra uml their j fnnilll.".. huvo lie, ii ,l,Uen rem ihelr j fertile Ininli hy Ihe hlli wnter. Hlhl I Kie.lter .1 me In tlila Hivllell la j (. ale. I ilurhiK the loniluj; rUe. ! OITL'ATICN HCTT" IV M01TH. ! . low,a Flocd It. P.it'.inrj and r.t.ito V.'ill AlSl.t Itj SLilfnri-ia. ' II. ...1 tl.-v.-t ol j,, neial Iny.'. II llr.Jl llovva: Lincoln, Neb The flood diiniior hai pnaae.l In oiilheaatern Nnhraaka, lm Ine hluh water haa left the ralln.a.li In a badly crippled condition. la.li-,i:ton. Mo.- The Miaaourl river la n Inn aix In. hea of the hlch wut-r luuik of lul. Iloum-a ami barna art lloiitltii; down the river. The Kovcrn. mem atcurr.er Atiilunin tHa rcuiou-4 many ll,., , aurTerora frnm lowlat-da I oiil-inn. .Mo.-The Mlaalaalppl rln-r roae on,- f,i h.re oveiulkht. In tho lountiy north i... crop ilunmi;., is .-tioes. ii, lit river !a iihinK and ''cum Ha ami pi, noire luum hea are res. ll'ni; all vk. New l:k Tel.- -i- ima have !., ,, sent by Major 1 w to Hi,, mayura or Top.-ka, Kiiii'in City and Ilea Moitu-a ' ' ' ' ' ' i-,Beea In ohialmiiu '': -r K... I au.f i..r. ' :! .' I I I'lie IIH-ltili; rnewa In lu- f-.if-r .; A', no mouiini n are " ' "'I Mle.lUia. TlH, -CI ol the N, lljiein I'llClllc U'l lU ,ljiH-.-r near Hope, Idaho.