The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
.KANSANS
SEE SUN
ONCE MORE
Water High. But COndi-
tiOnS Are Improved.
WATER WORKS WILL
RESUME TODAY
Gas Will Be Turned on Mains
and Light Shine Again.
MANY PEOPLE ARE
STILL ISOLATED
Large Bodies Are Herded in Churches
and Buildings Not Built for the
Purpose-Parents Hunting
tor ChiI dren and
Children for
Parents.
Gas Will Be Turned on Mains
and Light Shine Again.
MANY PEOPLE ARE
STILL ISOLATED

(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY. MO-, June 2.-Blue sky
was visible above Kansas City this after
noon. The rains have disappeared and the
sun was visible for the first time this
week.
Tho waters Of the Kaw River have
fallen eight inches to-day. and tonight
are steadily declining at the rate OF
about one-half inch an hour. In the
Missouri. the high stage of thir.y-hyH
feet Is still maintained, but this Is due
to the rise which which has been coming
down the Missouri proper. and which has
Offset the fall In the Kaw. It is the
water of the latter stream. however, that
has caused all the damage In this city,
and In Kansas City, Kan, and with 1t at
a normal stage. business In Kansas City
will soon resume usual conditions This
city. by narrow margin has escaped a
serious shortage in food. has faced the
peril OF fire. utterly helpless to avert its
Injuries; has suffered millions OF dollars
OF damage to property and sustained q
loss In life that In all probability. never
is commencing the promise of better
thlngs.
The situation tonight shows improve
mention almost every side; teh waters are
falling, the water works will resume
operation tomorrow, the gas has been
turned on to the mains once more. and
there Is no immediate danger of serious
shortage of food. The city has cared for
Its own and is abundantly able to do SO
still, but there Is not sufficient food on
hand to permit the Relief Committee and
the municial officers to feel easy over
the outlook. The transportation facilities
at the present time are so limited that
not much freight can be brought in at a
time. and there Is danger that the de-
nland may outrun the supply.
TWO LIVES LOST.
Two men lost their lives to-day In the
attempt to save others. j. 8. Keenan,
was drowned while endeavoring to rescue
some people from the Adams House, In
Union Avenue. and Edward Brooks lost
his life in Liberty Street, where his
skiff was overturned BY an eddy whllo
he was endeavoring to get another man
out or a building. A number of bodies
were seen floating down the stream, be-
lleved to be those Of people drowned
further mp the Kaw. probably at 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 sub
sides. 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 build
ings in the wholesale district. but they
appear 20 have settled In remarkably
even manner, and expert examination will
be required TO prove that they are In
dangerous condition..
NIGHT OF SUFFERING.
The close OF another day brought only
another night OF wretchedness to the
thousands of refugees at Kansas City.
Without water. save for urgent needs;
without beds, the upper part of the town
being unable to house In any comfort the
hordes of refugees, Tonight bids fair to
be repetition Of others since the COM
ing of the flood.
The wretchedness. however, is more
mental than physical, although the dis
comforts due to herding large bodies Of
people In buildings not built for the
purpose and trying to feed an army with
out a commissary department, is great,
Leavenworth. to the north. the only way
by which the suburban can enter with
supplies. Is the place to which all turn
with hope Rations sufficient to last sew
eral days, If carefully economized,
were brought In during the day. and adj
ditional bedding, clothing, medicine and
other supplies are expected within the
next twenty four hours.
Much mental discomfort exists because
of the separation of members of families
who had little time to escape from the
flood Since Sunday fathers, mothers.
wives. husbands. brothers and sisters
nave visited every part Of the town. par
ticularly the places OF public refuge
looking for missing members of their fam
lilies Something like order was brought
out of the confusion to-day In the distri-
button of such food as was at hand. With
the supply running short, 1t became ap-
parent that the distribution must be made
Systematically, and material station for
that purpose was opened.
FOOD SUPPLIES.
From there the food is sent In proper
proportions to the various schools, church
as and other camps of refugees. A tenn
porary hospital, with medical attendance.
has been established. Farmers sold gar
den truck In the streets during the day,
and 400 sides of beef We're received from
Swift,s packing house. This Is the en-
tire number of beeves saved at that point.
Merchants of Kansas City, Kan, have
bought up large quantities of supplies.
which will be shipped into the suburbs