The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-12
THE GREAT '.ti floods. i J.
The Situation in the Overlooked Sec
tions Improving.
GREAT MENTAL SUFFERING.
Many Kcscucs Effected, but Forty
Eight are Known to be Dead
Mt Topeka. Great Loss

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Mt Topeka. Great LIoss
OF Property.
A dispatch from Kansas City says
Blue sky was visible above Kansas
City Tuesday afternoon. Tile raius
have disappeared and the sun was
visible for the first time this week.
The waters Of the Kaw river have
fallen eight inches are steadily dcclin-
ing at tile rate of about onc-half an
inch All hour. In the Missouri the
high stage Of 35 feet Is still main
taincd, but this is due to the rise
which has been coming down the
Missouri proper and has been able to
offset the fail in the Kaw. 1t is the
water Of the latter stream, however,
thatdlas caused all the damage in this
city and in Kansas City, Kas, and
with il at Il normal stage, business in
Kansas City soon will resume usual
conditions. This city, by /; narrow
margin has escaped Il serious short
age in food, has faced the peril OF fire,
utterly helpless to avert it's consc-
quenccs, has suffered millions of dollars
Of damage to property and sustained
Il loss in life that in all probability
never will be accurately measured, and
now it is commencing to believe
promises OF better things
The situation shows improvement
on almost every side; the waters are
falling: the gas has been turned into
the mains once more and there is no
immediate danger of Il serious short
age Of food. The city has cared for
it's own and is abundantly able to do
So still, but there is not sufficient food
on hand to permit the relief committee
and the municipal officers to feel easy
over the outlook. The transportation
facilities 1T The present time are SO
! limited that not much freight can be
brought in ut Il time and there is
danger that the demand may outrun
the supply.
Two men lost tEcir lives Tuesday i'm
the attempt to save others. lust
Keenan, was drowned while endeavor-
ing to rescue some people from the
Adams house in Union avenue and Ed
| ward Brooks lost his life in Liberty
street, where his skif was ovcrturn-
cd by all eddy while he was endca vor-
ing TO get another man out Of il build
ing. q, number Of bodies were seen
iloating down the stream, but are
believed to- be t hose Of people: drown
fedHfiirt her. up ;tlfG KAN probd6l ;itG
North Topeka.
Fully fifty people were brought to
the Twelfth street viaduct during the
day by boatmen. None of them had
been in great danger. Many people
are still in the warehouses and Office
buildings and will remain there until
the flood subsidies. They are entirely
safe and fairly comfortable. There
is very little probability of much
greater financial damage than has al
ready been done. There have been
some reports Of settling OF various
large buildings in the wholesale dis
trlct but they appear to have settled
in a remarkably even manner and
expert examination will be required
TO prove that they are in a dangerous
condition.
MENTAL ANGUISH
Without water, save for urgent
needs, without beds the upper part
OF the town being unable TO house in
any comfort the horde of refugees
Tuesday night bids fair to be rcpeti-
tion of others since the coming of the
flood.
The wretchcdneSs. however, is more
mental than physical, through the
discomforts due to hcrding large
bodies Of people in buildings not built
for the purpose and trying to feed an
army without a cOmmissary depart
mcnt. Lcavenworth, to the north,
the only way by which the suburb can
be entered with supplies, is the place
to which all turn with hope. Ieations
sufficient to last several days if care
lully cconomized, we're brought i'm
during the day and addit bedding,
clothing, medicine and other supplies
arc expected within the next "a hours.
Much mental discomfort exists be-
cause or the separation of members Of
families who had little time to escape
from the flood. Since Sunday fathers,
mothers, wives, husbands, brothers
and sisters have visited every part OF
Town, particularly the places Of re-
fugc, looking for missing members of
their families.
Something like order was brought
out of the confusion Tuesday in the
the distribution Of such food rs was at
hand. With the supply running short
it became apparent that the distribu-
tIon must be made systematic and a
central station for that purpose was
opened.
DISTRIBUTING FOOD.
From there the food is sent in pro-
per proportions to the various schools,
churches and other camps of refugees.
a temporary hospital with medical at
tcndants has been established. Farm
ers sold garden truck in the streets
during the day and 900 sides OF beef
we're carried from Swift's packing
house. This Is the entire number Of
bccvcS saved at that plant.