Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
WATER GOES DOWN SLOWLY
Not Until Next week VIII Conditions
Become Normal I'm 81.
Louis.

ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-The river is falling
at the rate Of about .04 in twenty-four
hours, the gauge reading tonight g.
1t will probably be increased by Sun
day or Monday to one foot in twenty-four
hours, and It is predicted that without
floods from above or additional rainfall
the river will have gone down 10 the dan
ger line, thirty feet, by the latter part of
next week.
There is very little change in the situa-
ton in East st. Louis except that the fall
ing river has filled the hearts of flood
sufferers with hope Of speedy relief from
discomfort and peril and Will soon enable
them to return to their ordinary pursuits
and manner of living.
1t is expected that the embargo caused
by the high water will be lifted from the
stock yards. which have been entirely sus-
! pended during the past few days, early
next week.
All trains on the Missouri Pacific, Iron
Mountain, Missouri, Kansas & Texas and
st. Louis & San Francisco railroads are
leaving Onion station on schedule time and
are arriving with almost equal promptness.
with the exception Of the Burlington, the
Wabash and the Chicago & Alton, train
service to the west and southwest from St.
Louis is up to the usual standard.
TrafHc to and from eastern points is in
worse shape at present h It has been
since the flood began. The stoppage of the
East st. Louis-B elleville Electric line on
account Of the high water prevents the
transfer OF passengers to Edwardsville,
Belleville and Collinsville. where the Glover
Leaf. the Southern, the Louisville e. Nash
Vile and the Vandaiia established ter
minals.
At noon today it was almost impossible
to get a train over any of the lines men
toned.
The Wabash is still running by a round
about way trains to Chicago and the east.
The Illinois Central. which receives pas
sengers at the Broadway viaduct, East st.
Louis, has removed its station to the foot
Of Trendley avenue.
The Mobile & Ohio, the Chicago, Peoria
& st. Louis and st. Louis Valley are not
running at all. The Big Four, the Burling-
ton and the Chicago & Alton still have
excellent service between here
and Alton, their terminal.
Late tonight a gang Of men. were
discovered cutting the levees at winstanley
park, near the Brattonstock farm, in the
extreme eastern portion of the city. Ar
rests followed, which resulted in a COM
pAny OF naval reserves being rushed to
| the. spot. Over 100 shots were fired and
Clifford Hanley, a naval reserve member
was killed.
Topeka. Kan, June 13.-The Union Pa
cffc road ran its first train through Topeka
today since the beginning of the flood, May
%. The line is now open to st. George,
forty-hve miles west, and a local train
passed through at IL o'clock today to Kan
sas City. From st. George west to juno
ton City the road bed Is still impossible.
na-E
In running order in the flooded districts
of the state save between Eenterprise and
Salina. A bad order bridge at, Wilder is
/ yet giving the Santa Fee trouble, also "a
section Of track near Bonner Springs.
Governor Bailey tonight Issued an appeal
for subscriptions to aid the sufferers, In
It he says: -.
Within the past week I have visited the
stricken district, including Kansas City,
valley between Topeka and Kansas city,
and from what / saw and heard the ca
lammity is more appalling than was feared
loss of life was less, yet the property loss
M suffering is many times greater than
was entailed by the Galveston disaster.
Though Kansas is prosperous and gener-
osity is exhausted we shall stiT be hun
dreds of thousands short of having the
means to meet the demands of those who
have a claim upon our humanity.
we ICOnlTlDu'au generously 10 Jne IeleI
Of Johnstown and Charleston, and in
money, clothes and food supplies we're sent
nearly $685. 900 to the flood sufferers at
Galveston. and this was done by the condl-
tons that appealed to our charity and our
humanity,
Today Kansas finds more than $1,000 Of its
people practically homeless from no fault
Of their own and one of It's fertile valleys.
representing an area 200 miles long and five
miles wide that but a few days ago was
covered by happy homes and filled with
promise is now a watery waste.
In view of all these facts ] wish to say
to the charltabiy inclined everywhere that
your contributions will be welcome; they
are needed to relieve the necessities of the
hour and every dollar Will be used to re-
Heve the suffering Of the deserving and
needy.