Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-03
Rain Ceased, Sun Being Visible for
First Time in a Week,
KAW RIVER Has FALLEN.
city Had n Narrow Escape FROM q
Food shortage -Wretehedne 70
Mental Thun Physical

| Kansas CITY, MO- June - DIV ny
was visible above Kansas city inns
afternoon ut o'clock. The rains have
| ended the sun was visible for the first
time in q week. and for this and Other
reasons it is thought that the srea'
dangers of the food are past
The waters Of the Kaw river nave
fallen eight inches today and tonlsh'
arc steadily declining at the rate OF
aooat half an inch per hour In Tho
Missouri the high stage of 30 feet Is
sun maintained but this Is due to the
rise which has been coming down the
Missouri proper ard has BEEN able ia
Offset the fan of tie Kaw II Is the
| water Of the latter stream, however
| tlat has caused all the desl rucuoh w
| THIS city and In Kansas city, Kan, ana
with il at a normal stage, business ~
| Kansas City will shortly resume usual
conditions.
The city has, by a narrow margin
| escapcd i serious shortage In food; has
faced the peril OF hre, utterly helpless
10 avert It's consequences, and has sur
| fersd millions of dollars of damarBe to
property and sustained o loss ~ ne
| that An all probability never VIII %
accurately measured, ana now II ls
! commencing 20 believe In the promise
OF better things
Tonight the situation shows improve
nent on almost every side. Inc wa,
terc are falling, the waterworks wiz
resume operations the gas has peeii
tuned into the mains one more anu
while there Is no superabundante Oh
food, there Is no immediate danger OF
a serious shortage
The city has cared for her own In
royal fashion. and Is abundanuy able
to do so still, bat there is not sum
cicnt food on hand 90 permit the felle!
committees and the municipal officers
to feel easy over the outlook Pro
Visions from outside VIII be cordially
welcomed, and while thcre is no direct
necessity, there is urgent need. The
transpnrtatisn facilities AT the present
time are 50 limited that not much
freight can be brought In at time,
and there is danger that the demand
may oyeirun the supply unless the
stock on hand Is speedily ieplenlshed
! from outside.
Two moa lost their lives today while
erdeavoring to save Others, Joseph
Keonan was drowned while endeavor-
ing 10 rescue some men from a house
IN Union avcrue, across from the Union
station, and Edward Brooks lost his
He In Liberty street, where his sSill
was overturned by an eddy while he
was endeaVorng 70 get another man
ont Of building A number Of bodies
we've seen floating down the stream,
but are believed TO be tnose of people
drowned further up the Kaw, probably
at North Topeka.
Fully 80 people were brought to the
Tonth street yiaduct during the day by
hoatmeu. None of them had been in
great danger, but had remained in
buildings until weary OF the couine-
mrnt, and then had sinaled for assist
ance, which vas given as rapidly as
possible, Many people are still IN The
warehouse and office buildings and Will
remain there until the food subsidies
They nre entirely safe and fairly COM
Portable.
There is little probability Of much
greater financial damage than already
has been done, There have been some
reports OF The settling OF various large
buildings In the wholesale district. but
thoF appear to } We settled in "a re-
markably even manner and an expert
examination win be required to prove
that lhey are m dangerous condition.
he close of another day brought
only another night OF wretChedness 10
the thousands Of refugees IN Kansas
Nlty, KAN without water save for
urgent needs, without beds. with the
ppper part of the town unable to house
IN any comfort the horde OF refugees.
The night bids fair 10 be merely
reneution OF others since the onslaught
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 en- army
without commissary department are
many. beavenworth. 20 the north. the
orly way by which the suburb can be
entered with provisions. is the SPOT 10
which the railroads turn constantly i'm
hone. Rations sufficient 10 last SOW
eral 1cys. II carefully economical. were
brought in during the day. clothing
ana medicine and other supplies are
expected within the next "a hours.
Missouri az Kansas City Failing.
Washington, June s-The Missouri
river az Kansas City has begn To
iall The gauge reading this morning
was e44 The rise continues 10 tbe
eastward, and al st Louis this morn
inF 'he stage was 3l.2 feet. IL feet
above the danger line From the water
now IN signt no considerable damage
cen be done IN The vicinity OF Sd
Louis, not over IS feet OF water being
at present Indicated.
oul OF II. Louis as far as Dubuque.
the Mississippi continues 10 rise slow
~, keokuk this morning reporting a
stage OF lNj feet 80 feet above tho
danger line The lower Arkansas IA
also a foot or two above the danger
line hut has about come 10 stand