The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-02

shallow water to the deep current. when
the policeman yelled to the man to stop.
"Unhitch your team and put your family
on the horses backs" Belts told him.
I'VE can get through all right" the man
called back
The man drove into the stream. The
current upset the wagon. and the team
and the entire family went down before
anv one could even make preparations
to help them
EXTENT or THE FLOOD,
Al noon to-day the water washed the
foot Of the South Bluffs. which are ord-
narily half mile from the river. The water
was almost to the second-story windows
OF the Kelly Milling Company's plant.
The tracks Of the Independence Air Line
Railroad are covered by water. Only the
top crossarms of some of the telegraph
poles along the line are visible. The water
ia flowing over the rip-rapping near the
south shore.
PLOTTING FIRES FROM BOATS.
The stacking Of lime set fire to the build
ing OF the Interstate Glass Company on
Guinotte street. near Park avenue. A
party of men in boat had the flames ex-
tinguished before they gained much head
way. Every effort is being made TO pre-
vent fires similar to those in the west bot
toms last night
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC BRIDGE.
Looking through a pair of strong glasses
At the Missouri Pacific bridge. the only one
across the Kaw still standing it was seen
to-day to be piled high with wreckage Of
every kind. This reached half way to the
top Of the Orders. Seven engines were
upon 1t to weight 1t down. The water could
be seen pouring over it in food II this
bridge withstands the flood it will make n
saving of many thousands and perhaps
millions of dollars to Kansas City.
All the westbound railroad trains can go
over it when the food subsidies until new
bridges replace the others across the Kaw.
The pipe for water from the Quindaro
pumping station might be laid over it
temporarily and it can carry telephone
and telegraph wires. all Of which are down
between the two cities.
RUSH FOR Foop; PRICES co Up
There was a run on every retail grocery
and meat store in Kansas City this morn
ing Persons almost overran these supply
houses In pancky rush to buy up enough
food to last until the food shall snbside.
The storekeepers handled the situation as
systematically as possible They attempted
TO divide the supply equally emong the
buyers Old customers were not favored
in the matter of quantity. for no largo
amounts were sold to any one buyer
At If O'Clock this morning prices for
many staple articles of food began to rise
and the advance in some instances was
almost as rapid as the waters of the Raw.
Potatoes, which sold last week at Sn cents
bushel. were offered at 81 so. The adj
vance was gradually increased as the GUS
toners became more numerous. Before
noon hardly wholesale dealer on Walnut
street had any more potatoes to Offer,
On Saturday eggs sold in case lots at
I7Is cents per dozen. This morning the
price jumped quickly to rs cents dozen in
the wholesale way. At stores uptown the
retail price was 40 cents a dozen by II
O'Clock
This morning there were about 1000
cases Of eggs in the hands Of dealers up
town There are fully $1,000 cases in cold
storage at Armour's and the Kansas
City Ice and Cold Storage wa rehouses,
Merchants consider the food situation an
alarming one, their supply being limited to
two or three days on everything except
canned goods. If the rush Of buyers con-
,Inues tomorrow the supply of food and
provisions will soon be exhausted No
more can be bought from the wholesale
districts until the water subsidies. Doubt
less much Of the Wholesale supply will have
been destroyed and no provisions can be
brought in until railroad communication
is reestablshed.
The supply of fresh meat on hand ia
short, and there are few hams and sides OF
bacon Indications are that the supply
will not last after tomorrow, and no more
can be bought from the packing houses.
Of course. The flood came at the time
OF the week when the packers larders
we're lowest Many retail stores placed
orders on Saturday with the Wholesale
houses for goods to he delivered to-day.
Probably not a restaurant in Kansas City
can be run after four or five days. Most OF
them had reasonable supply on hand.
Supplementing this with what they can
buy to-day. the eating places may be able
to con, inue in business for several days.
This is dependent, however. upon their
water supply. Most OF them are hauling
the muddy water from the Missouri River.
The fuel situation is no less alarming
than the question Of food. Coal companies
have but few tons on hand in their yards
uptown. T~y could promise only few
deliveries to-day
SERIOUS SANITATION PROBLEM.
One of the most serious problems that
confront the city is the question of santa
ton. The health of the city is menaced by
the fact that there is no water to flush the
sewers. The plainest language is neces-
sary in order that the gravity of the sanitary
situation may be fully understood. The
health officials assert positively that the
use OF toilet rooms and closets depending
on water for flushing purposes must be
discontinued
If the pipes became clogged an epidemic
Of typhoid fever might follow. Thomas
Mcclure, janitor at the City Hail. took radi-
cal action to-day that affords a suggestion
that may be followed in all parts of the city