The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
FLOOD NOTES.

Some persons in Rochester are very
street.
Jim Haley and Bob Turner. two
vicinity Of Garfield Park. taking them
north to Rochester
The Union Pacific has work train
coming this side Of Silver Lake. The
road IS open between Silver Lake and
ST. Marys and for some distance West
of thai.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. f James, of 1908
North Monroe, are safe at 1918 Polk
street with John McBee.
The owners of boats who have done
so much work rescuing people from
North Topeka are endeavoring to ear
money by ferrying from the North side.
One man apologized for accepting 81
cents from passengers who were will
ing to pay S5 to get to South Topeka
Il wouldn't 90 it," he said but I've
lost everything but my family and this
boat. and need the money"
The Union Pacific park now contains
all Of the lumber that formerly was
piled in the Thomas lumber yard The
par can not be seen A column Of
brick. representing a corner of the
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in air. The lumber yard is nearly
empty
A car load of lumber. neatly piled. is
situated in the middle Of the 500 block
on North Quincy street, where it foated
from one of the lumber yards.
Ellwood Morris. of St. Joseph. reached
Topeka today. He wishes his daughter
Mrs. Annie White, and her husband, ".
z. White, to be at the State Journal
Office tonight at o'clock
z. S Quinton has made a suggestion
that is worthy of consideration. Why
cannot the relief committee purchase
the damaged stocks of North Topeka
stores and use what is usable for the
in South Topeka for weeks and months.
The air in the houses that have been
shut up in North Topeka during the
flood is something fearful Mould is
gathering upon everything and the odors
from damp cloth, food, furniture and
carpets is sitting
To walk from the ruined first floor of
North Topeka house to the second
story where things have remained dry
is an unspeakable relief.
The women who are visiting their
ruined homes in North Topeka bear the
shock much better than the men 1t
looks and smells something like house
cleaning time.
People working in North Topeka will
have to be carefuul about piling wet pa
pers and clothing. They should be given
chance to dry With the moisture and
mildew there is serious danger OF spon-
taneous combustion.
A deep hole in which water is still
standing has been washed in Curtis
street north Of the Billiard mill This
was one of the streets where the water
tore down with the greatest velocity.
Harry Streeter. one Of the brave men
who rescued people in his boat in North
Topeka was shot at by some of the
brave IEen in blue" who were doing
guard duty in North Topeka, while he
had a boat load Of refugees.
One small girl on the west side has
taken a great aversion to the word
refugee" She considers it synonymous
with criminal.
have in my possession a Holstein
cow<that I assisted in taking from the
river on May 81. which 1 viii gladly de-
liver to her proper owner.-T. c. Wilk-
erson.
Joseph Bromich forwarded to the re-
lief committee of the Commercial club
draft for one hundred dollars which
he received from JOS. T. Rynerson ard
Son of Chicago, with the Instructions
that it be applied to the relief fund