Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-04
TrlrcaApn,c 4 NEWS.


morning The sun IL beginning to shine
through drifting clouds. but between
this city ard the Missouri river there
are miles of fearful ruin. Scores OF
dead are in the submerged houses and
fields. while millions upon millions oi
dollars worth OF property have been
destroyed No estimate can yet b.
given upon the loss OF life. but II 10
thought that over four hundred dead
will be the results OF the flood In this
vicinity alone.
over two hundred persons arc
missing /, Is known. and thirty corps
es are now here awaiting burial. The
Distress among the living is simpi5
terrible today There are nearly ten
thousand homeless people
Buildings have collapsed on every
side and the ruin almost creater a
panic
II The waters which have begun re-
cedirg, quickly leave the heids and
towns there may he n chance for all
10 be fed. bui in the general disaster
that Today iE a problem.
Half dozen large buildings col
lapsed this morning. owing to their
foundations being undermined. The
property loss here VIII amount to
over five million dollars. II may be y
week before railroad communication
IL restored.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. June Tier
ribia Ms the situation IL here today, II
Is NOT as bad as reports sent out last
night. The reported los Of life then
ran into thousands.
This is not true The loss ot lifn
here win probably not go over one
hundred and Any.
Outside Of this tho situation IL he
yond credenco There are twenty Eve
thousand people homeless within fa
dius Of nfty miles.
There was oiEht feet OF water In the
Union depot nj O'Clock this morning.
and M much more over the whole oi
the great business and wholesale diA
irici and West Bottoms II ~ the
greatest inupdaiion In the history oi
Kansas CITY, and nj noon the flood
shows very slight improvement
The city IN practically an island.
Only one road IL running southeast
business all over the city IL suspend
ed. No street cars are running. man
ufscfuring has censed and IN. great
est anxiety is fel, this morning Tor the
safety of the people ot Kansas CITY.
Ksns. which ia cut on from all com
munlcniion. and many of ith citizens
reported lost
Just below here tn. ssethinE wniors
are like sbirliDg lake. dotted with
floating cottages and all Kinds Of rc,'
use
Thousands OF refugees from the
Hooded country ate their breakfast and
lunch In Convention hall The relief
committee IL issuing rations
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down on all sides Chonls nrc at
work. but the police have orders TO
shoot any of these cafrlan on sight
DIES MONIES, la. June Al 10
O'Clock this morning the hood general
ly was Hubsiding, and danger of u fur
tber fis. IN regarded as paai hut the
suffering among the eight tbonsapd d
refugees IN something awful. Al
ready there are many signs of typhoid
fever and pneumunla. and both ARE
likciy 10 become epidemic.
All railway and street car tfaf'iC
is tied up and police report that
thieves are plunderlng stocks of mef
cbandien IN the business district Ia an
alarming extent Few arrests arv
made for the hoboos claim they are
hungry and must eat The coal sup
ply is short and food OF all kinds Is
scarce. eieciric light power Ia gone
and the roads ar. impssrablo Tor
teams Ia haul In food Their. are
several hundred sick and under medi
cal care today in emergency tents pu,
up on high grounds.
TOPEKA kan, June Steam
launches did excellent work today In
rcscuinR people In North Topeka
from roofs and trees A heavy rain
fell last night Throughout, the flooded
district and the fall of eight inches
last night In believed Ia be but tempo
rary A north wind IN chilling every
body Seventeen persons names are
ON the list of those missing
KANSAS CITY. Mo, June THE
Missouri river stood a, even 80 feet nj
O'Clock this morning. n rise OF four
and one.half fee, during the night
The rains continue and unreasonable
cold prevails.
Despite the fact that thousands OF
fires have been started by nbivering
householdcrs during the night. no
fires broke on, In the uptown section
of the city, which continues without
water for Gre protection.
The Hannibal and Milwaukee bridg
es are last two remaining out OF nine
teen They are still holding their
own this morning, but are still useless
for trains
The known death list here remains
at four, while 22 are supposed TO
have drowned.
Communication with Kansas City,
Kan. remains cut on. while Armour
dale and Argentine are cut on from
the city except by devious routes
south through the country Forty
thousand people In Argentine, Ar.
dale, and both OF the Kansas Citys
are homeless. Practically every man
who lest his home through the nood,
lost his job through the same cause.