The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-01

Kansas City. May N.-A special to the
Journal from Seneca. Mo. says: The
scenes In and ahcns the district of Seneca,
brief dispatches Of which were sent cut
yesterday. presented a picture OF scsoiz-
ton. Cherokee avenue. Seneca's princi-
pal business street. Is divided In two Sec
tscns by the loss of the splendid iron bridge
which spanned Lost creek Hundreds OF
citizens are viewing the ruins. while
searching parties are constantly beating
either side of the stream in search of mise
ing citizens who are evidently drowned. OF
the eighteen thought TO be drowned. FOUR
teen have been taken from The water.
The dead are:
HENRY ANDRE. aged 80
IDA ANDRE. agsd %.
LEO ANDRE. aged :.
HENRY ANDRE. aged 10.
NARY ANDRE. aged u.
MRS WHITE. wife OF Rev. HarrY
White.
WILLIE DoEBLER. axed2
ARCHIE WILLIAMS. aged 4
MRS ROBINSON and baby.
CARL SMITH. wife and five children.
- FLOYD. child.
Al Dayton. nine mics east. man nxmeo
Reynolds was drowned.
The streets today presented scene cf
the darkest gloom. Searchers were return.
fortunate victims. The funeral expenses
OF the victims win probably have to be
met by public charity as we'll as the I'm.
mediate wants OF the living destitute. Any
aid contributed TO Seneca In her dark hour
OF. distress. addressed to Mayer James Me-
Cannon. viii be most thankfully received
and properly expended.
TIE storm which precidtated the awful
Hood from which Seneca has 80 severely
suffered spent Its fury At point about
ten or fifteen miies east OF here. The
waters came down in . mighty wave pre-
c.pitating q rise Of Lost creek fully ave
feet higher than any recent high water
mark o. this stream Every merchant on
Cherokee avenue. which embraces fully
nine-tenths of the business interests of the
town. has suffered more or less direct loss
to stock. The loss and damage TO stock In
stores alone 10 fully 33o.0oo. while the total
loss, including the inundated residence dis
trict and loss of buildings. brings the total
above $4,000 at very conservative esti-
mate. Among the heaviest property losses
by the Hood are:
Seneca Dispatch. equipment and build
ing. $4,000
Mrs. Emma Frants, dry goods and MIL
iinery. building wrecked and stock dam
aged, 5000
l. B. Campbell = Co.. dry soods stock
damaged. c0oo.
Huier Milling Company. u.ooa
r. G. Browning = Co: lumber dealers.
A score Of other merchants and busi-
ness men sustained losses ranging from
81 800 to &.0Q0
No accurate conception Of the loss tn
private residences can be given. but prob
ably 100 homes were inundated with four
to six feet of water. resulting In losses
OF from SO TO 500 each. Two Of these.
the homes OF Messrs. Andrcas and
Schmidt, were carried down the stream
and every member OF the families drown
ed. A number OF families have lost all
and are destitute
Many farmers along the course of Lost
creek lost their crops. The merchants
themselves, having met with serious loss
se are In no condition to respond TO the
wants of the destitute. and unless some
aid is received from outside sources much
suffering will result.
An appeal for aid was issued today by
Mayor Mctsannon In the form Of tele-
gram to the mayor Kansas City. Ths
message states that any aid given VIII be
acceptable.
The bridge at Dayton, \ station on the
Frisco railway. seven miles east Of here.
and q considerable stretch OF railroad
track and grade was washed out, and
trains will probably be suspended except
for transferring traffic around the break
for some days to come. and no mail has
been received at this point since the flood.
Rev. Harry White. whose wife was
drowned had a narrow escape from
death. Rev and Mrs. White were mar
ried In New Jersey only few months
ago. When he came here 20 accept the
pastorate Of the NJ. r. church they rented
rooms in the Dispatch building. Rev. and
Mrs. White were asleep when the tor
rent struck the building and carried II
away. Just before the building went 70
pieces they erawled out Of q window ana
nlanrea into the stream. Mr.. White -
n powerful swimmer. and managed TO
support his wife until a floating log
struck him in the head and rendered him
uomsnsarfly unconscious. just as he re-
gained consciousness he heard the shrieks
OF his wife al she went down In the tor
rent for the last time. The waters swept
ht,,, ~, through the darkness. but ho