The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-04

lapSlng, ana the entire tOWn Is panlc-
stricken. It's impossibleto get around
on accounted 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. Thiswillmake
the situation much worse.
The police and fire departments in
Topeka have organized to rescue peo-
pie from the food 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 1900 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 is
flooded.
River Bank Full.
In Kansas City, Mo-, the Missouri
riverfs bank-full, and still rising, and
already has caused great damage to
business houses and other property in
the bottoms and along the Kaw river.
West from its 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 Talmage, nearby
towns, Jared equally as bad as Abb
lene and the loss to the country is ire
mendous. Abilene has no water, lights,
post Office service, or newspapers. The
damage here is estimated at 800, 900.
Motives have been.l lost SO far as known.
On the Smoky Hill bottoms 10000 acres
are under water and persons are being
rescued in boats.
Town Under Water.
Word from Americas, Kan, north
west of Emporia, says that that
town is three feet under water and
that the Neosho river is four feet high
er 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 BE 91,OOO,OOO.
Council Grove, Kan, May 30.-The
loss by food in Morris county is esti-
mated at $1,000 900. Four persons were
drowned here Friday night. Edward
Clements persisted while endeavoring
to save his daughter. Ralph Phillips,
while trying to rescue a little girl
named Woods, was drowned with her.
A baby was found dead in the Missouri
Pacific yard. Stacking lime set fire to
the NJ. r. Smith lumber yard, which
was burned, together with the Farm
ers and Drovers' bank, the Indicator
store and Robbins drug store, the total
loss being $4,000. The big Main street
bridge over the Neosho river went
down. All the business houses were
flooded. Miles Of Missouri Pacific and
''Katy" tracks were washed out. More
than a hundred houses are under water
and 20 haye.foated away.
frame ut . standstill.
Denver, Col, May 80. All traffic be.
tween Denver and western Kansas il
at a standstill on all roads, and in
many instances no attempt was made
to get trains out. Three Union Pa.
cific trains loaded with passengers
which were sent out Sunday. Monday