The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
WORST IS OVER.
Submerged Kansas City Is Be
ginning to Show Above Water.

Kansas City. No. June 3.-F1ood con-
ditions were materially bettered during
the night and on all sides this morning
the intense rain Of the past four days
has for the first time been relieved.
Communication by steamer with Kan
sas City, Kan, having been opened up
permanently and the exact conditions
there having become known, no further
feeling Of anxiety was felt for the sl1f-
ferers in that locality. Now. that the
lay OF the land is known and the relief
committees of both Kansas Cities are
able to work together they have mapped
out and put into execution Ella borate
plans for relieving of all distress, restor-
ing order and returning business to its
natural channels. These plans are be-
ing carried out today by an army of To-
cal men, reinforced by relief in the
shape of food and boats sent in from ST.
Joseph and LeavenWorth
At O'Clock this morning the Missouri
river registered 34.4 a fall of nearly 12
inches in as many hours, and the wealth
er bureau predicts from now that the
water at this point viii fall gradually.
but steadily. The Kansas river con-
tues to fall at the rate Of one-half inch
an hour and the tops of submerged cars
and small buildings are beginning to
show above the water line.
The sun shone today and this fact
was q tremendous force for good. Bur
lington & Quincy passenger train No
from Chicago to Kansas City due
here at o'clock Sunday afternoon is
known to be safe somewhere east of
north of here. The train arrived at Lib
erty, Mo, 25 miles northeast from Kan
sas City, late Sunday afternoon. The
tracks into Kansas City being unsafe
and train service in all directions being
badly demoralized, the train was split
into two parts and sent east and north
to accommodate the new conditions
Some of the passengers continued on to
Kansas City. and We're brought here by
means Of transportation. while most of
them remained on one of the two sec
tiOns of the train and either returned
toward their starting point or dropped
off at different towns along the line east
and north of Liberty, making connec-
tions with the other roads While the
exact location of the train is not known
there is every reason to believe that all
the passengers are safe.
Sixty-seVen paSseng gers from st
Joseph and Grand Island train which
arrived at the Milwaukee bridge, four
miles east of Kansas City, Sunday
night were rescued by a steamer from
the Randolph end of the bridge last
night Some of these were at first be-
lieved to be passengers from the stalled
Burlington train but this proved not
to be the case
The report last night that the Mis-
souri, Pacific bridge had gone out proved
this morning to be incorrect The
bridge which spans the Kaw IS weight
ed down by seventeen locomotives and
as we'll as can be judged today by in
spection made with the aid of a field
glass from the bluff half mile away,
the bridge is still safe. The water about
the structure is lower and the current
less strong than yesterday
The weather forecast issued by OBJ
server Connor at 10 o'clock this morn
ing says:
Both the Missouri and Kaw rivers
win continue falling today and Thurs
dav The Hood level viii be from one
to two feet lower by Thursday MORN
ing"
The waterworks plant will probably
be reopened tonight.
The gas supply from now on win be
permanent. and the electric light plants
probably will start UP within "A hours.
Today tons of fresh meat and provisions
were transported from the upper stores
Of the packing houses and wholesaae