The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-02
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20 to waste. The Coates House has very
little water for drinking purposes.
They are utilizing the wnter OF the Turk
ish bath pool for toilet purposes. The Hotel
Baltimore is getting drinking water from
the jackson lithia spring None OF the
hotels will give baths. Barber shops all
over the CITY were forced out Of business
to-day. They arc unable 10 get water for
baths or shaving purposes. The hotel
barber shops are running on water from
the hotels
The lack OF water in the office buildings
Is another item The New York Life and
other big buildings are completely with
out water.
Persons in all parts Of the city arc trying
to get water, Only those who have wells
or cistcns are supplied to-day. Spring
water is selling for cents gallon
AT THE WATER WORKS.
There is little prospect of early relief
for the city water works plant Last night
Supt Goodwin hoped that the water in the
rivers would be lower to-day and there
would be some chance to get into the boiler
rooms at the Turkey Creek pumping sta =
ton on Tuesday But when morning came
to-day the water was higher in tho engine
rooms. Six feet of water stands above the
floor Of the main pump room. The boilers
are submerged. Boats can no longer be
1oated into the pumping station because
the water i, so high that boat would
almost touch the top Of the door frame,
Tho condition there means that until
the river has fallen six or eight feet no work
can be done inside the pumping station
Then when work does begin it will he with
furnaces filed with sand. machinery
half buried in mud and possibly
broken. Supt. Goodwin and others who
are familiar with the plant hope to find
ont and at least one pump started in
day But it may take longer.
SALOONS ALL CLOSED,
Every saloon in Kansas City was ordered
closed at II o'clock this morning. Chief
Hayes sent patrolmen through the streets
notifying all that they must not open their
saloons until further orders. The chief
said the police have no time to lose in caring
for drunken men. and all arrested In that
condition should be locked up and kept
locked up
ORDERS TO SHOOT LooTERs.
At 9 o'clock this morning word reached
Chief HAYES that thieves on RATS we're
looting houses some distance out from the
Southwest Boulevard. The Chief directed
Capt Branham. in charge at the Summit
street station to send police and soldiers
10 the waters edge and shoot every man
found stealing. In order that no mistake
might be made and some innocent person
be shot while trying TO save personal o.
fec+s, the Chief directed that the police and
soldiers fire rs close as possible without
hitting any one, and to keep this up until
the suspected persons came TO shore
Wherever thieves are found in the act OF
lootinp houses or the bodies Of the drowned,
they will be shot.
MILITIA on DUTY.
Col. s. c. Kelly is in command OF four
companies Of the Third Missouri Regiment
in the district from the river to Nineteenth
street and Main street to Cleveland avenue
These soldiers are quartered in the Com
missioners room in the City Hall. They
we're on duty all last night. patrolling tho
streets and guarding property. To-day
they were allowed to sleep 50 that they
might relieve part Of the police force
TO might.
Chief Hayes said The people will never
know how much they owe to Chief Tricket
OF the Fire Department He and his men
saved hundreds. actually hundreds. OF lives
Yesterday. Inever have seen such heroic
work. They could not be praised too
highly"
KANSAS CITT's HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS.
Kansas City. with it's greatest industries
paralyzed, it's army OF workers out OF en-
ployment. its vast network OF railroads
practically at a standstill. will he a year
recovering from the effects OF the thrush
of waters The thousands that lost their
homes are suffering from the deprivation
Of Jobs and with their household effects
gone under the tide are left practically
to charity until such time as conditions
again become somewhere near normal.
This is the loss that falls most cruelty.
Added to this is the property loss OF the
vast industries that made this city hive.
The packing houses. covered feet deep with
swirling water. with the meat and goods
stored in their easements and first stories
ruined the stock yards. an enterprise years
in building. now completely under the tide;
the railroads, with freight and passenger
cars rolling and tumbling under the fierce
cnrrents-?o Oo0 cars wholly or partially
DESTROYED by tho turbulent food being but
single item-the mammoth Wholesale
implement. grocery. paint and jobbers'
houses OF hundred branches Of mercantile
life flooded to the second stories and their
stock now masses of worthless debris float
ing with the currcnt-these and thousan
other things make Il picture Of ruin and
desolation such as seldom is seen in popu-
lo,ls city
The street car lines and every branch Of
public utility are suffering under the foods
effects. Thousands who lost nothing in
the way OF property are out OF job and will
be for weeks or months. The loss in wages
will he striking item.
Then there are blocks and blocks OF paving
gone in the flooded district In the bottoms.
The sewers through which water ebbed
and flowed, the loss Of all the bridges that
afforded communication between this city
and the teeming cities across the line. the
city's loss in the break Of the flow line, the
loss by fire already incurred and the loss
prospective, which will surely amount 10
staggering sum all these are items to which
but little thought is directed in this time
when the minds and energies Of the people
are turned to the actual saving Of life.