The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-01
IN A MIGHTY WAVE
THE FLOOD THAT oBLITERATED
PART OF SENECA, MO-, CAME
UPON THE CITY.
THE CITY CUT IN TWO.
FOURTEEN BODIES OF THE EIGH-
TEEN KNOWN DEAD HAVE
BEEN RECOVERED.
MORBID THRoNG AT ST. LOUIS.
Thousands of Excursfonists visit the
Devastated District-sad Search
for Relatives.

SENECA, NO.. May 31.-The scenes In and
aster presented today a picture of desola-
ton. Seneca's principal business street is
divided In two sections by the loss OF the
splendid iron bridge which spanned Lost
creek. Searching parties are constantly beat
ing either side of the stream In search of
missing persons, who are evidently drowned.
OF the eighteen thought to be drowned four
teen have been taken from the water.
The dead whose bodies have been recovered
are:
Henry Andre. aged sixty.
Ida Andre, aged sixty nine.
Leo Andre, aged seventy.
Hendry Andre. aged ten.
Mary Andre, aged twelve.
Mrs. White. wife OF Rev. Harry White.
Willie Doebler. aged FIVE.
Archie Williams, aged nine.
Mrs. RobiLson and baby.
Carl Smith, wife and five children.
Floyd, child.
At Dayton. nine miles east, man named
Reynolds was drowned.
The streets today present scene OF dark
est gloom. Searchers are returning fire.
quently with the bodies Of the unfortunate
victims, and collins hurrying here and there
to receive the dead. The funeral expenses
OF the victims will probably have to be met
by public charity as we'll as the immediate
wants Of the living destitute. Any aid con-
tributed to Seneca in her dark hour of dis
tress, addressed to James McGannon (mayor),
will be most thankfully received and properly
expended. The. storm which. precIpltated the
awful food from which Seneca has suffered
so severely spent its fury at point about
ten or twelve miles east OF here The waters
came down in a mighty wave causing rise
of Lost creek fully five feet higher than any
recent high-water mark OF this stream.
Every merchant on Cherokee avenue, which
embraced fully nine-tenths of the business
less direct loss to stock. The losses and dam
age to stock in stores alone are fully $4,000,
while the total loss, including inundated res
licences and loss of buildings brings the
total up to above $4,000.
Among the heaviest property losses by the
food are: Seneca Dispatch. equipment and
building $4,000; Mrs. Emma F'rantz. dry
goods and millinery, building wrecked and
stock damaged, So 600; L. b. Campbell & Co.,
dry goods, stock damaged, $1,000 Huler Mill
ing company, $1,000; p. g. Browning & Co.,
lumber dealers $1,000.
score Of other merchants and business
men sustained losses ranging from $1,000 to
81, 800.
No accurate conception Of the loss to pri-
vate residences can be given, but probably
a hundred homes were inundated with four
to six feet of water, resulting in losses OF
from $3.50 to $500 each. Two Of these. the
homes of Messrs. Andreas and Schmidt
were carried down the stream, and every
member of the families drowned. A number
of families have lost all and are destitute.
Many farmers along the course Of Lost
creek lost their crops The merchants them
selves having met with serious loss. are in
no. condition to respond to the wants OF the
destitute, and unless some aid Is received
from outside sources much suffering will re-
suit.
An appeal for aid was issued today by
Mayor McGannon, in the form OF teie-
gram to the mayor Of Kansas City, saying
that any aid given will Sc acceptable.
The bridge at Dayton, on the Frisco rail-
way. seven miles east Of here and consid-
cradle stretch of railroad track and grade
were washed out, and trains will probably be
suspended except by transferring traffic
around the break for some days to come,
and no mail has been received at this point
since the food.