Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-02


!, Panic In Abilene.
Fifteen inches of water fell in Abb
lene Thursday night and more Friday
afternoon. Business houses are COL
lapsing, and the entire town is panic
stricken. It is impossible to get around
ON account of water. Women'are pros
trated, and the people are afraid OF
what will happen. The Smoky river
is three or four miles wide at Abilene
and every wagon and railroad bridge
around there is out.
Thursday nights rain extended all
over central and northern Kansas, all
of which is drained by the Kansas
river. Rain fell during the morning
At many of the flooded points, and at
four o'clock another heavy rain, al
most acloudburst, fell. This will make
she situation much worse.
The police and fire departments in
Topeka have organized to rescue PEG.
pie from the flood on the north side
of the river. The condition there Is
alarming. Rain is still falling.
Thousands Homeless.
The water has surrounded the whole
Of North Topeka. Over 1000 people
: are homeless. The river is rising fast
and it is estimated that by noon to.
day fully 10000 people will be home
less. The Union Pacific station il
0ooded.
River Bank Fall.
In Kansas City, Mo-, the Missouri
river is bank-full. and still rising, and
Already has caused great damage to
Business houses and other property in
khe bottoms and along the Kaw river.
West from it's mouth at Kansas City,
Kan, the lowlands for miles are under
water, hundreds of families have been
rendered homeless, and thousands OF
acres of grain are under water.
/. Abilene Flooded.
Abilene, Kan, May 30.-The food
waters from Mud creek, swollen by Il
hours rain, swept through this city,
doing damage estimated at 100000
Chapman, Solomon Talnage, nearby
towns, Jared equally as bad as Abb.
lene and the los. to the country Is tire.
mendous Abilene has no water, lights
post Office service, or newspapers. The
damage here is estimated at $1Oo, 900
No lives have been lost SO far as known
On the Smoky Hill bottoms II, 900 acres
are under water and persons are being
rescued in boats.
Town Undcr Water.
4 Word from Americas, Kan, north
west of Emporia, says that that
town is three feet under water and
that the Neosho rivers four feethigh-
or than ever known before. Runners
have been sent out from Emporia to
notify the farmers along the bottoms
east of that city that a high water
wave is coming down the Neosho.
Loss VIII he $1,000, 900.
Z Council Grove, Kan, May 3o.-The
Toss by food in Morris county is esti-
Jmated at 81 ,0O0. 900. -Four persons were
drowned here Friday night. Edward
Clements persisted while endeavoring
to save his daughter. Ralph Phillips,
while trying to rescue little girl
named Woods, was crowned with her.
"A baby was found dead in the Missouri
Pacific yard. Stacking lime set fire to
the N. II. Smith lumber yard, which
was burned, together with the Farm
ers and Droyers' bank, the Indicator
store and Robbins drug store, the total
loss being $4,000. TIE big Main street
bridge over the Neosho river went
down. All the business houses we're
Aocled. Miles of Missouri Pacific and
Katy" tracks were washed out. More
thatla hundred houses are under water
and 20 have foated away.
Trnmc at a stnndstill.
Denver, COL, May 3O.--All traffic be-
tween Denver and western Kansas is
at a standstill on all roads, and in
many instances no attempt was made
60 get trains out. Three Union Pa.
cffic trains loaded with passengers,
which were sent ont Sunday. Monday
And Tuesday, were returned to this
Ety early Friday, after repeated fail
ares to get through. Later, they
were sent east by way Of Omaha.
Ellsworth, Kan, was the eastern
BRost point reached.
Abandoned Their Homes. X
Lincoln, Neb., May 80. Thirty-six
hours Of heavy and almost continuous
tainfall has aggravated the food situ-
etion at Lincoln. Salt creek and Ante
toPe creek are out Of their banks, and
the lcwlying district in the western
part OF the city was on Friday night
= great lake, many houses being sur.
sounded and partly snbmsrRsds The