Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-04

by the water promptly took possession and
began clearing the mud from the floors.
The following was issued by Mayor Reed
and the Commercial club today:
Enquiries are being made respecting the
effect Of the food upon the business Of
Kansas City; there is absolutely no ground
for anxiety concerning the business and
financial conditions Of Kansas City, Mo-
in which city the large business establish
ments are located. The wholesale houses
situated on the lowlands have resumed
business through branches already es-
taBlished up town. The waters are rapidly
recedng. and complete resumption Of busi-
ness In the institutions located on the
lower lands is only matter of hours. we
expect TO have our water works system
in operation in twenty-four hours
Our sister city, Kansas City, Kan, the
place OF residence Of many people employed
by. our large establishments here, has
suffered a, very great loss and. we are in
formed viii appreciate aid from other
cities.
kansas City, Mo, has many offers of
assistance from outside sources, but she is
taking care ofsher own people, and giving
all possible aid to those needing help else
where"
The Clearing House association issued a
statement 10 the same erect. ...
communication by steamers.
Communication by, steamer with Kansas
CITY, Kan, having been opened up perma-
nently and the exact conditions there hav-
ing become known. no further feeling Of
anxiety was felt for the sufferers 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 elabo-
rate plans for relieving all distress. re-
storing order and returning business TO its
normal channels. These plans are being
carried out today by an army of local 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 a,4 feet, fall of nearly
12 inches in as many hours, and the
weather bureau. predicts that from now on
the water Ut this point will fall gradually
but steadily. The Kansas river continues
to fall at the rate Of one-half inch an
hour and the tops of submerged buildings
are beginning to show. above the water
line.
The sun shone today and this fact was
for the good
Lost Train IL Safe.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy passenger
train No. g. from Chicago to Kansas City,
due here at o'clock Saturday. is known
to be safe somewhere north or east of here.
The train arrived at Liberty, Mo-. twenty
five miles northeast of Kansas City. late
Sunday afternoon. The tracks into Kan
sas City being unsafe and train service in
all directions being badly demoralized. the
-
east and north to accommodate the new
conditions
Some of the passengers continued on to
Kansas City by other means of transpor-
tation while most of them remained on
one of the two sections of the train and
dropped off at different towns along the
line east and north of Liberty. making
connections with 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 passengers from a ST. Joseph
& Grand Island train which arrived at the
Milwaukee bridge five 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 al
first believed TO be passengers from the
stalled train. but this proved not 10 be the
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Among the stranded passengers were a
number of prominent residents of Kansas
City, One of them. Judge w. p. Hall, said
When we reached the Milwaukee bridge
Sunday night the engineer and conductor
feared to cross on account of the reported
damage to the piers and held the train
there all night. Monday morning the train
returned to st. Joseph, leaving about TWEEN
ty-five of us at Randolph. We hoped tc
cross the river in boats. Sunday right we
slept IN the train and Monday night al
TO eat and suffered nothing but inconven.
lence. We could the city in the dis.
tance, but could not get a word of news
about the flood.
Missouri PReiAc Bridge stands.
The report last night that the Missouri
Pacific bridge had gone out proved this
morning to be incorrect. The bridge which
spans the Kaw is weighted down by seven
teen engines, and as well as can be judged
today by inspection made with the aid o.
field glass from the blum half mil,
away the bridge is still safe
The water about the structure is lowel
and the current less strong than yesterday
situation in Kansas.
Kansas flood news tonight is generally
favors@le. frn ti r@
At Salina there is no loss of life an(
the damage to property is smaller than a
first estimated. Telephone. telegraph anC
railroad service have partially been re
stored.
At Minneapolis there was little damag,
except to crops and railroads.
Abilene reports eight deaths in Gear!
county and one in Dickinson, and larg
damage to crops.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo- June 3.-The resculn
party sent from here to Topeka. com
posed of seventy-hve men with stean
launches and row boats, have returned an
their places win be taken by other vol
unteers.
The st. Joseph men rescued 200 schoc
children from the Grant school, imprisone
there since last Friday. The children wer
In half starved condition. The rescuer
shot and killed q. negro caught in the ac
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