Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-01
PRosTRATIoN OF TRAFFIC.

), PROSTRATION OF TRAFFIC,
Kansas City, June 1.-lNever in, tn
history Of the west has there been t.,
more complete prostration Of railwa!
traffic than exists at the present tim,
In the west, south and north Of Kan
sas. The approaches to the bridge o.
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
road at Sheffield, ten miles east OF
Kansas City, went down this morning
although the bridge proper is intact
and is high enough to stand any posi-.
BILE stage Of water. The fall of the
approaches to this bridge leaves the
Santa Fe bridge at Sibley, 20 miles
from here, the only structure of the
kind still standing. The Wabash, for
the time, is out Of business. The Union
Pacific has abandoned all efforts to run
fast trains west. The Burlington ran a
train out for Chicago at 9:3O this
morning. Another train over this road
came in from Chicago during the night
and 1t is expected to send out another
train tonight. No trains went west.
The Missouri Pacific, Kansas and Tex
as is operating the usual number of
| trains. Rock Island officials reported
| no traffic in that direction. The Chi
cago, Great Western has had no trains
for two days and sees no prospect of
any. The Chicago and Alton ran
trains out Of Independence, Mo-, last
night with KansassCfty passengers.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
At II o'clock the weather bureau is
sued the following: There will proba-
bly, be slight change in the river con-
ditions at Kansas City during the next
"a hours. Slight fluctuations mean but
little in the way of relief SO long as the
weather conditions remain unsettled. A
storm area Is central in the middle
Mississippi valley from which the west
has not emerged and the threatened
development of another storm area In
the southwest carries no assurance of
immediate relief. Light moderate
rains have fallen in the Kaw and
middle and lower Missouri valleys in
the past 4S hours and rain Is falling
over the greater part of Kansas, Iowa,
Missouri and Nebraska this morning."
DANGER LINE TOMORROW. ;.
St. Louis, June 1.-The danger line on
the Mississippi river at this point will
be reached tomorrow. This morning,
the gauge registered 27.8 feet, less than
three feet below danger line. Rain is
falling today and this, added to the
heavy precipitation of the last few
days with the flood coming from the
is causing the river to rise rapidly.
Farmers along the banks of Horse
Shoe Lake reported their crops ruined
and that they will probably have to
vacate their premises today. Their re-
ports indicate the river will reach
more than 80 feet and as a consequence
a general exodus of farmers of lowlands
is expected today.
MANHATTAN SURROUNDED.
Manhattan, Kas., June Mot since
the Galveston flood has water created
such terrible havoc and brought such
destruction of lives and property as
has just been experienced in the Kaw
Valley of Kansas. The territory affec-
ted stretches from Brookvflle, Kas., to
Kansas City, a distance of 200 miles, by
from three to Is miles in width. AL
most the entire territory is submerged
in water from one to 10 feet deep. It
is impossible to ascertain the number |
who have perished or are yet In dam
ger. The loss to cattle, homes, barns, |
fences and crops will run into the mil
lions. Boatmen who have reached
here report many persons missing.
Probably so persons were drowned in
the country around here. Manhattan Is
in the very center Of the floods fury.
Ten miles of water surround Manhat-
tan in every direction. The high rail-
road banks alone save the city from
being completely submerged and posst-
bly, entirely swept away. Every busi-
ness store is filled with water from
one to 10 feet deep. All passengers are
being taken good care of by the rail-
roads.
SICKNESS IN DES .dOINES.
Des Moines, Ia, June 1.-The Des
Moines river is now back to the mark
which was it's maximum last year and
the record prior to the
present flood. The river is declining at
the rate Of an incts an hour and indi-
cations point to a more rapid decline
from this on. Extreme cold continues
and the flood victims are still without
sufficient clothing. Pitiful appeals are
made for dry garments for women and
children. The most alarming reports
were received this morning concerning
the epidemic of pneumonia and kindred
diseases. Doctors are unable to get
sleep, so numerous are the calls.
Tornado 10 Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga ,.June la long distance
telephone message from Gainesville.
Ca, says tornado passed over the
county this morning. killing . number
Of people.