The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05
The Water at Topeka Slowly Re-
ceding, and the Same Reports
Come From Other Points.
DEATH LIST MATERIALLY MODIFIED.
The Early Estimat~s Of Hundreds 10 New
Reduced to Thisty-Four Known Dead
There Are Vet Number Whose Fate
Is In Doubt Thi~s-. shot by Vigilance
(orn snifte~.

the river, comes the report that the
water there is slowly falling. AZ
Wamego the same condition prevails,
and il is now reasonably certain that
the waters will steadily recede- AZ
this time there are "a known dead
The list Of dead follow:
Jordan. Henry. colored.
Ward. old soldier.
Garrett. five-year-old son OF Fire
man G.. ii. Garrett.
kutz. Forest. teacher.
Kutz. Mrs. Forest.
Seahaven. Louise.
Story. infant of Geo. NJ. Story
jackson, Mrs. widow, probably
lead.
Adams, John l..
Montgomery, Mrs. Ida, probably
dead.
Unidentified dead:
Unknown family Of seven. seen by
Rescuer Smith in westside house.
Unknown woman and child, drowned
while crossing TO Oakland.
Four seen to fall from trees by
watchers at Sardou bridge, east APP
proach.
Mrs. jackson. n widow who lived at
Thirteenth and Van Buren,. was
caught in her home without means OF
leaving and is thought 10 have been
drowned.
Henry Ludington. who lives in Oak
land. was last seen hanging TO the
branches of tree in the eastern
portion Of North Topeka Saturday
morning. 1t is thought that he has
been drowned. as he is no longer In
the tree where he was seen.
Husband and Father Left Behind.
John l.. Adams. who lived on Madi-
SON street near the wooden mill. is
thought 70 have persisted. With his
family he had taken refuge on the
roof Of his home. Eescuers took the
family out early. but the boat was
not large enough 10 accommodate
him. When the party returned for
him he had vanished.
Mrs Ida Montgomery. who lived
oack Of the Citizens bank. on Kansas
avenue. is reported drowned. She was
in her room Saturday morning. but
the parties were unable 10 rescue her.
4 There is no one there now.
Andrew Pretxel a market gardener,
I living east OF Oakland. Is among the
missing. and his friends think he Is
( drowned
a man named Smith. who manned
one of the rescue boat 10 the north
side, reported seeing seven dead
bodies floating in the water on the
/ pelsa. He did not know who had
4 lived in the house.
The Munsey family, who were
caught on the roof Of their house
Saturday. report that they saw two
bodies float by Monday morning.
Baby swept Into Flames.
Carl koff. Jr.. son Of the chief OF
police. saw a woman and baby fall
7 from house roof just west of the
Gabriel lumber yards while that
structure was burning. The current
! swept them directly into the flames.
a reporter saw two men plunge
just south Of the burning yards about
the same time Saturday afternoon.
They were swept out into current.
and died in the muddy water.
An unknown man was taking n
woman and baby across the river 10
Oakland in skiif. when it capsized.
The woman and child were drowned.
The man saved himself by hanging 10
the boat.
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the Old Sardou avenue bridge. who
were using field glasses. reported see
ing four people fall from the trees on
the other side and drop into the wa
ter.
An unknown girl was taken from a
house near Kansas avenue and Cor
don street. She was chilled and
numbed from exposure. and died
shortly after being taken into the
Union Pacific hotel.
Milton Holt. Of the Continental
/ Creamery Co, saw n woman swept
down the river and drowned Saturday
morning.
Emergency Health hoard Formed.
An emergency board Of health has
Dfen dpppiHttu DN the mayor TO CO.
operate with the city physician in
/ quelling the disease which will result
from the flood. The board organized.
clecting DIR. l.. Y. Grubbs president.
DR.. Grubbs says that the sanitary con-
dition Of North Topeka when the wa
ter goes down will be in such CON
dition that the place will not be fit to
be inhabited for some months to
come. He says lie thinks the best
plan would be 70 get tents from the
state and establish a tent city on
some plot Of high ground.
Provisions Of all sorts are becom-
ing scarce. No freight trains have
entered the city for several DAYS. and
as large quantities Of groceries were
destroyed in North Topeka there viii
not be enough for the people to eat.
II this situation last much longer.
| Two Thieves shot.
1t is reported that vigilance com
mittee, Sunday night. shot two thieves
caught In the act Of looiing flooded