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

4 Two ScOtChnlen VINO Rpent Ito UiBht III
| the Davis mill came across In canoe to
| bring food One OF them said; Nfes. yes;
hundreds of lives have been lost, nsybe
more" Said the other Hundreds. We
, have been over there for days taking people
out and know what 1t is" Asked Did
| you see any one drown?" he replied. NO,
| didn't but saw one man save woman
and her child" Neither had he seen any
,, body drown in al the time he was padding
about reso'ling people.
! Both OF these men had ,een OF great
| assistance In resouing people. and they
, were In earnest when they thought hum
dreds had been drowned. Such instances
are frequent and lead to the belief that the
| reports of $50 dead are a. much exagge-
| rated az we're those OF the fire losses Satur-
day night.
The known dead:
| ADAMS, JOHN L.
GARRETT, 80 years old. son OF Fireman
| Garrett.
! JORDAN HENRY, colored
Kurz. FORREST. teacher.
| KuTz. Mrs. FORREST.
STITT. ARTHUR.
SEAHAvEH, LOUISE.
STOREY, - infant son Of G. NJ Storey
WARD, -. veteran soldier.
Probably dead Mrs jackson. widow;
Mrs. Ida Montgomery.
The unidentified dead: Family Of seven
seen by Rescler Smith in West Side house;
woman and child drowned while crossing
to Oakland; four seen to fail from trees by
watchers at Sardou Bridge: girl died at
Union Pacific depot after being rescued;
baby Of woman rescued in Rock Island
! yards woman seen by Milton Holt to drown;
| woman seen by rescuere to drown just
| before boat reached her; two bodies seen
by Munsey family; boy seen by Carl Gin
to drown; two men seen to drown by a
Herald reporter; infant OF woman rescued
by Henry Cowles
PRESIDENT OFFERS AID.
President Roosevelt has sent the fol-
lowing message to Gov. Bailey from
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Am inexpressibly shocked at reports
of dreadful calamity that has befallen
Topeka. II there is anything the Federal
authorities can do. OF course let me know
SAVING BRIDGES
The Santa Fa bridge is weighted by ak
or eight old scrap engines. n it goes all
the old locomotives will 60 into the Kaw.
The Rock Island bridge still stands and
is weighted with carloads OF brick and
stone.
Kansas avenue is the main street in both
Topeka and North Topeka. 4 great cement
bridge carried ii over the river II cost
$l50,OO0, and the citizens were proud OF II.
Now they are prouder than ever. just
above the cement bridge was wooden
structure used by the street railway COM
pany,
The food tore this out and dashed il
against the cement bridge, and there II
hung fast. At last a point of weakness
was found in the approaches to the cement
bridge. and when these went with the flood
the arches Of cement stood firm. So il
stood Sunday and Monday. bridge in the
middle of the stream. with land 200 feet
away on the south side and no land in sight
on the north side
,,. CABLE STRETCHED TO CARRY AID
Heavy fiat -bottomed boats were anchored
with the bow end against the current and
the space between the land and the bridge
approaches was crossed steel cable
was al stretched. and soon a rope ferry was in
operation to two trolley cars that had been
caught in the food on the north side.
the other to a mast erected on the bridge.
pulley and the breaches buoy we're ready.
This served to carry across people who
could make the cars and also carried pro-
visions over.
On Sunday night a Washburn College
student proved too heavy for it and the
cable broke, dropping him into twenty feet
Of water. He held on to the rope how
ever. and was saved On Monday the
cable was replaced with longer one. and
by it's means more aid was brought to North
Topeka than by all the boats crossing.
From the State House dome the river
seems to reach the bluffs miles north Of tho
city. Little can be seen of the houses or
streets Of North Topeka as they are covered
with dense growth OF trees Opposite
the city the river seems to be between
two and three miles wide.
GAMING FOR RErraEZs.
The auditorium to-day is occupied by
women and children. More clothes are
on the stage than all the flood sufferers
probably will need. and food comes to them
in generous quantities. The children play
about while the mothers talk over the scenes
Of the food
Most OF them are people Of little property,
who lost their HOUSEHOLD belongings at least
Some lost their homes, too. but they seem
to have orgotten these losses in their thank
fulne over having had their lives spared.
To the children II partakes something of
a lark. They have had a boat ride and are
now at a party in large building, with many
other children.
kishinen Funds Sent 10 kansas.