Arizona republican., 1903-06-03
THE AZURE SKY Is Again Visible Along the
 Raw River
Which Leads to the Hope That the Worst Is Over-A Slow Resump-
 ton of Normal Conditions.

Kansas City. Mo-. June 2-Blue sky was visible above Kansas City this af- ternoon at o'clock, the rains have end ed. the sun was visible for the first time in d week and for this and other req sons it is thought that the great dan gers of the flood have passed. The wa. ters of the Raw river have fallen eight inches today and tonight are steadily declining at the rate of about one-half inch an hour.
 In the Missouri the high stage of thir- ty-five feet is still maintained, but this is due to the rise which has been com ing down the Missouri proper, and has been able to offset the fall in the Raw. It is the water of the latter stream, however, that has caused all the deso- lation in this city and in Kansas City, Kas., and with it al normal stage busi- ness in Kansas City will shortly resume usual conditions.
 This city has by narrow margin es- capped a serious shortage in food, has
 faced the peril of fire utterly helpless to avert its consequences, has suffered
 millions of dollars of damage 10 prop
 IrUy and sustained a loss in life that ir
 all proba ability never will be accurately measured and now it is commencing to
 believe in the promise of better things.
 Tonight the situation shows improve ment on almost every side. The waters are falling, the water works will resume
 operations, the gas has been turned in to the mains once more-and while
 there is no superabundance of food,
 there is no immediate danger of a seri-
 ous shortage. The city has cared for her own in royal fashion and is abund- antly able to do so still, but there is not sufficient food on hand to permit the re- lief committees and the municipal off cers to feel easy over the outlook. Pro- visions from outside will be cordially welcome. The transportation facilities
 at the present time are so limited that not much freight can be brought in at
 time.
 Two men lost their lives today while ! trying to save others. Joseph Keenan was drowned while endeavor- ing to rescue some men from a house on Union avenue, across from the [ Union station, and Edward Brooks lost 1 his life in Liberty street, where his skiff |, was overturned by an eddy while he was endeavoring to get another man out of building. A number of bodies
 were seen floating down the stream, [ but are believed to be those of people
 drowned further up the Kaw, probably
 at North Topeka.
 ! The close of another day brought only another night of wretchedness to the 1 thousands of refugees in Kansas City, i Kas. Without water save for urgent needs, without, beds, with the upper i part of the town unable to house in any
 comfort the horde of refugees, the night | bids fair to be merely a repetition of i others since the onslaught of the flood. | Merchants of Kansas City. Kas., have bought up large quantities of supplies,
 which will be shipped into the suburbs | as fast as possible over the only line l of road open. the electric road from 1 LeavenwOrth.
 ! Flags of distress from partially inun- dated buildings in Armourdale could be seen from Kansas City, Kas., during 1 the day and a number of rescues were effected.