Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
% KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
Actual Losses at Topeka Are eeeom-
ina Known.

ing Known.
Topeka, Kan, June 2.-The water
In the Kansas river is falling at the
rate of half an inch an hour. From
Manhattan, up the river, comes the re-
port that the water there is slowly
falling. At Wamego the same condi-
ton prevails. and it is now reasonably
certain that the waters here will stead
lily recede.
At this time there are thirty-four
known dead. The list of dead follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Kutz, Henry Jor-
dan, Louise Seahaven. John l.. Adams.
infant son of George M. Story, FIVE
year-old son of Fireman G.. H. Garrett,
an old soldier named Ward, unknown
family of seven. seen by Rescuer
Smith in west side house; unknown
woman and child, drowned while cross
ing to Oakland; four, seen to fall
from trees by watchers at Sardou
bridge; Mrs Jackson, a widow who
lived at Thirteenth and Van Buren,
was caught In her home without
means of leaving. and Is thought to
have been drowned: Henry Ludington.
who lives in Oakland, was last seen
hanging to the branches of tree in
the eastern portion of North Topeka
Saturday, 1t is thought that he has
been drowned: John L. Adams, who
lived on Madison street, near the wool.
en- mill, is thought to have perished
With his family he had taken refuge
on the roof of his home. Rescuers
took the family out early. but the boat
was not large nough to accommodate
him. When the party returned for
him, he had vanished.
Mrs. Ida Montgomery. who lived
back of the Citizens bank. on Kansas
avenue, is reported drowned. She
was in her room Saturday morning,
but the parties were unable to rescue
her. There is no one there now.
Andrew Pretzel. a market gardener,
living east of Oakland. is among the
missing and his friends think he was
drowned.
Carl Goff, Jr., son of the chief of po-
lice, saw woman and a baby fall
from a house roof just west of the
Gabriel lumber yards while that struc-
ture was burning. The current swept
them directly into the flames. A re-
porter for the Associated Press saw
two men plunge from house just
south of the burning yards about the
same time. They were swept out into
the current and disappeared under the
muddy water
An unknown girl was taken from a
house near Kansas avenue and Gordon
street. She was chilled and numbed
from exposure and died shortly after.
Diseases Now Enemies Most Feared.
| The distress of the sufferers is be-
ing relieved. Those who are still in
North Topeka are being supplied with
food. and they are in practically no
danger. unless 1t be from sickness.
One of the most distressing features
of the situation now is the possibility
that there will be a spread OF conta-
gious diseases. People of s.; classes
are huddled together in houses not
large enough for them. ar. on all sides
they are surrounded by water. Doc
tors and medical relief can not reach
sufferers to any great extent. A case
of diphtheria was reported from the
woolen mill in North Topeka. where
there are many children. in addition
to the adults. 1t Is easy to see what
may result from this. There is also
a case or two of scarlet fever among
the refugees on the north side. Hun.
dreds of cases of measles are preva
lent among the children and on ac
count of the exposed condition OF the
patients the disease win result fatally
in many cases.