The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
FOLLOW THE WATER.
Kansas City People ReOccupy
Land as Flood RecedeS.

Kansas City. June 6.-The water has
receded from one-tenth of the flooded
area, and the uncovered district was
promptly reoccuDied. The territory re-
claimed included the Union depoJ
which suffered $4,000 damage, and
portion of the railroad yards. The re-
cession OF the flood has caused a lively
demand for unsllilled Ia borers to fe
pair railroads clean out buildings ana
carry away rubbish. and with the Kan
sas harvest near it is expected every
man willing to work Will have steady
employment for many weeks TO come.
Two bodies We're found under a rail>
road coach in the west bottoms today.
The, We're those of a Greek railroad
( labOrer and nero cook. The verified
death list now contains ten persons.
temporary bridge is being con-
structed across the Kansas river to
carry the city aqueduct and pure water
! is hoped for within three days. Teie-
phone and telegraph communication
with Kansas City has been re-estab-
lished
The carcasses of dead animals at the
stock yards are creating bad stencil
The bodies are being toWed into the
river to float down the Missouri. There
is no other means of diSpOsing of them
for the whole district is yet Inundated.
An attempt viii be made today to oper-
ate the stock yards cable railway.
The electric light service was re-
sumed last night The saloons will be
rcopened Monday morning
The Inhabitants Of the lOwlands seem
perfectly content to return to their
homes as the water leaves. but rail-
road men and heads of big industries
say there must be a radical change in
the bottoms. Some favor raising th-
level Of railroads and business houses,
others would widen the Kansas river
cnannel, ana some favor building dil1es
along the Kansas river, with the aia
Oh congress At any rate, the bridges
VIII be rebuilt.
] I'm oil
Atlanta, Ga. who was on his way to
= California and being flood bound. went
TO work here, was drowned TODAY in the
stock yards while stringing telephone
George Gould has sent $4,000 to the
2 Kansas City. Kansas. relief committee
] and President Burt of the Union Pacific
Z sent $500 to eacn Kansas City. There
We're other liberal contributions oi
{ money and supplies and the total casf
' received in both cities is about s75. 600
Not all the 10000 people driven from
p their homes have received assistance
2 from the public but food and shelter
, and clothing were given to all whf
y needed. Nearly all the sufferers hac
s been Industrious and prosperous ane
q they viii return to their employment
t and homes as soon as the water vii
permit. 1t is thought that half tn
T. flooded area will be bare by noon. Fam
y lilies viii return to their houses to clear
e and repair them and to save what the,
y can of their household goods, ant
i pwage earners will go to their places o
L work Each day viii see a materia
decrease in the number of needy AM
y homeless The conditions are the sam
I. on both sides of the river. except Kan
+ sas Citv. Kansas, has much the great
q er number of refugees. The militar.
D. camp in Wyandotte opens with 160
"a inhabitants. whites and negroes bein
# separate.
II The military camp in this city open
e with 500 inha bitants. the refugees VIII
II have been in the churches. The Con
n vention hall camp which accommodate
y 1000 viii be maintained. Sanitary con
~ ditions are excellent in all camps, an
~ there is little sickness.