Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-04
FREE SERVICE FOR RELIEF
Missouri Pacific Offers to Garry Donations to
Flood-Stricken Communities.
NOT OPEN AS YET TO KANSAS CITY
wabash Only Omaha Line Getting
Into Kavv Town, but other Roads
Are Gradually surmOunt-
ing Difficulties.

J. o. Phillippi, assistant general freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific, has placed
the facilities OF that road from Omaha TO
Kansas City at the disposal OF any person
wishing to send clothing or provisions TO
the hood-stricken people of Kansas CITY,
Kan, and Topeka. The Missouri Pacific
is not yet open as far as Kansas City, but
Is expected to be within day or two, when
Mr.. Phillippfs proposition may be en-
braced.
At present the Missouri Pacific is running
trains from Omaha as far south as Atch-
son, and the track is said TO be in splendid
condition. 1t is only question of a short
time. the local officials say. until their
road will be able to enter Kansas City.
No information as TO the destruction OF the
Missouri Pacific bridge at Kansas City has
reached the local office. The bridge at
La Platte is in good order Communica-
tion by wire is still cut of between Omaha
and Kansas City. and the Missouri Pacific.
like other lines is in the dark as to the
precise conditions in the isolated city on
the Kaw.
wabash Enters Kansas City.
The only Omaha line entering Kansas
City at present is the Wabash and it is do
ing SO by means of connections with the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas and Missouri Pa
cific. The Wabash is running over its own
line as far as Moberly, Mo, thence to Sc
dalla on into Kansas City over the Mis-
soun Pacific. Direct connections are made,
so that the route becomes an excellent one
under the circumstances. At Moberly the
Wabash, leaving Omaha at 5.55 p m. con-
meets with the fast train from st. Louis,
leaving for Sedalia at 2:50. after but ten
minutes stop. All passenger business is
handled on one coupon. The Wabash is
still unable to get trains through at Har-
lem.
The Burlington is making good headway
generally In overcoming the effects of the
food, but the officials could not state any
definite time when they expected 20 resume
trafio from Omaha to Kansas City. The
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy wires from
Chicago that the difficulty at ottumwa is
nearly overcome and that it is probable
trains may be run over the big stee
bridge there by Thursday. This
being the case the Burlington will be en-
abled to resume its direct route from
Omaha to Chicago The b. & NJ. is opera
ting its normal service almost, the wrecked
bridge at Preston and one or two Other
similar obstacles being surmounted.
Rock Island Resumes Service.
The ROCK Island, atter eeNera Gays OF
enforced abandonment OF almost its entire
service, has resumed traffic between Omahs
and Chicago over its own line and betweeI
Omaha and Denver over the Union Pacific
This dissolves the worst of the Rocl
Islands congestion. 1t has been able al
along to maintain its service TO Des Moine
despite the tremendous floods there
The Northwestern announces that its eas
side track 10 Sioux City is now opened ant
that trains are again running over H. Tn
washout on this track did not stop traffic
but made Il necessary for the Omaha
Twin City trains TO run on the east side o
the river.
Milwaukee. Illinois Central, Elkhorn an
Union Pacific are still in good condition
never having been seriously diseommOde
by the floods. This OF course applies onl
10 the main line OF the Union Pacific. Il
southern route having been the worst hi
probably. Of any road In the hoOd-strieke
territory.