Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
WATERS STINK AWAY
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Atchison, Hiawatha. st. Joseph and Omaha
tonight.
Only three roads are handling freight in
or out OF Kansas City. They are the
Frisco, Rock Island and Kansas City
Southern.
While the conditions are vastly more
hopeful, a tremendous undertaking con-
fronts the two cities, for the waters as they
Iecede are disclosing a wrecked, slime
covered area of five miles square. 1t is
conceded by several engineers who have
Investigated the situation closely that the
whole of the terminal system OF the rail
roads in the bottoms will have to be re-
built, together with bridges that alone, 1t
is estimated, cannot be replaced at under
from S5,0O0,OOO to s1O,OO0,oOO.
sickness is Feared.
In the work OF rehabilitation the greatest
precaution will be necessary to prevent an
epidemic of sickness because of utter lack
of sanitary measures.
Sewers are washed out and must be en-
tirely replaced, and even the pumping sta
ton, although it may be used temporarily,
must ultimately be removed to higher
ground and a complete new plant con-
structed.
At Convention hail. where several hun
dred refugees have been housed since Sun
day, the sanitary conditions have become
such that preparations are making for the
immediate removal of the homeless. What
to do with them is a serious problem.
Water was turned on in the business
district on the Missouri side today for the
first time since Monday. but the flow was
inadequate.
The railway service is improved greatly
today.
Railroad Tracks in Danger.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 4.-The
flood situation here tonight is alarming.
The Missouri river stands at 29.S feet and
is continuing to rise at the rate OF one
inch an hour. Most of Cedar City, on the
north side of the river, a town of 200 in
habitants, is submerged. A rise of two
feet more would submerge' the Missouri
Pacific tracks and possibly stop railroad
trafic through this city to st. Louis, other
western roads are using the Missouri Pa
cihc tracks into st. Louis and western
traffic would be seriously impeded IL the
Missouri Pacific gets under water.
worst Yet to Come.
ST. LOUIS, Mo- - June AT st.
Louis the rate OF - rise will continue
rapid. and 1876 feet wilbibe reached Friday.
morning, and S45 feet Saturday morning.
A stage OF s5 feet iso soaforecasted for Sat
urday night or Sunday. Measures to pro-
tect property from S6-foot stage by Mon
day should be takenp
The above local river warning was is
sued tonight by Government Forecaster
Bowie and indicates that the crest of the
flood tide will not reach st. Louis for
four days, Since o'clock this morning
the stage has steadily increased until at
o'clock tonight the register marked S.6
feet a rise of six inches during the day,
The river stage has reached height that
makes It impossible for the larger steam
boats to pass under Eads bridge, which at
low stage has eighty-eight. feet clear below
it's center span.
East st. Louis is still above water
exceptinR in the levee district The rail-
road embankments on the east side of
Cahokia creek continue to serve as a bull
wark of protection against the threatened
inundation of the city.
At ST. Charles, twenty-five miles west
of st. Louis on the Missouri river, the
river is within a few inches of the high
water mark of the disastrous flood of
1892
Grand River Breaks over.
BRUNSWICK, Mo-, June A serious
flood situation confronts Brunswick. Grand
river broke through the levee at Funs-
toms slough and the water has poured
into the bottom land south of Bruns-
wick and spread into a body OF water
seven miles wide. extending to the Saline
county Bluffs. More than 500 refugees are
sheltered IN Brunswick. A rise OF few
feet will equal the high water of the great
flood of 1884 The loss in this vicinity win
amount to 100000.
River Falling Rapidly.
ST. JOSEPH, June 4.-The Missouri
river has fallen a foot and half since
yesterday and reports from all points north
say it is falling fast.
The Burlington began running trains
over its main line to Omaha today, the
first since last Saturday Its line south
OF here is open as far as Atchison. The
Missouri Pacific got a train to Kansas
City, Kan, today and will transport pas
sengers from there to Kansas City by
boat. The Grand Island has its main line
open westward and the Rock Island is
having trouble near Trenton.
Contributions to the food sufferers are
stirl coming in. nearly $500 having been
subscribed.
River Eight Miles Wide.
BURLINGTON, Ia, June 4.-By the
breaking of the Hunt levee, south OF War
saw, ILL., the low lands through which the
Carthage branch of the Burlington runs
has been flooded and the train service cut
of. Consequently there are no through
trains from Burlington 10 st. Louis. The
only means OF getting to st. Louis from
here now is via Galesburg
1t is reported that the Greenbay bottom
levee south OF Burlington is out. flooding
hundreds of acres of fine farming lands
The river here is eight miles wide.
Residents in the bottom north Of Bur-
lington are fleeing to oquawaka. ILL.,, In
boats to find refuge. All the inhabited
islands in the Mississippi north and south
OF here have been deserted and the stock
taken on by steamboats,. Both river packet
ofiees here are under water