The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-06-04
Topeka, June s.--The water com.

3 Topeka, June 3,--The water com.
lnenced falling, at the rate Of half an
inch an hour. The number Of dead Is
not known There have been seven
bodies identified. The latest knowl-
edge Of the missing, who are supposed
Ito have persisted, is o. There is now
no danger Of starvation among those
still loft in North Topeka, The real
danger Is from sickness, as medical
relief can not reach all who require it
promptly. The possibility of IN cpl
demic is most serious. The emergency
board Of health says that North Tope-
ka will not be fit to be inhabited for
some months, On account Of sanitary
conditions.
Provisions are becoming scarce as no
freight has arrived for several days.
There are charges Of a combination to
raise prices. A prominent miller meets
this with the declaration that the
millers don't wish TO make money ont
of calamity
The Rock Island relief train reached
the city with 90 boats and two steam
launches with boatmen from Lake
Contrary, near st. Joseph. The same
road brought in a long line Of passen.
ger coaches for the homeless to occupy.
Many of the homeless will be taken to
other cities where they'will be provided
| for.
The Santa Fe gave the use Of its
shops and material for building water
crafts Solar the relief committee has
been sufficiently supplied with clothing
and food. Residences in this city give
shelter to all as soon as they are sup.
piled with clothing. There has been
no trouble for them TO find places to
stay.
Kansas City, NO., June 3.--Rellable
information from Kansas City, Kans.,
states that 10000 persons are homeless
A number have been drowned and tile
property loss has been heavy. There
are no electric lights in either city save
where there are private plants. Peo-
Pile in the Wholesale district have been
confined and threatened with death
for days. most Of the time without
food and early out of water. People
sought refuge upon bridges There
were 20 to 80 people caught by the
food in the stock yards district. There
were fends in the west bottoms who
made RATS and from them entered
second story windows to steal. A de-
tachment of officers were sent there
with orders to shoot on sight.
So far as yet known the death list
does not exceed twenty, no two of
them in one place. There was eight
feet Of water IN the Union depot,
A great swirling lake dotted with
foating cottages, trees and telegraph
poles and other wreckage, covers tile
lowlands as far as the eye can reach.
Similar floating objects came rushing
down the Kansas river, some Of it pos
sibly from Topeka.
The food situation became alarming
The supply was soon limited to canned
goods, and prices are doubled and
trebled. No provisions can be brought
in until the railroads are enabled to
move trains.
Railway traffic is Frustrated in all
directions, save that the Santa Re con-
tinues to start It's trains to Chicago
that road having the only bridge which
can be used, and that bridge is at
Sibly, IS miles from here, The Union
Pacific does not expect to get IL train as
far as Topeka for two weeks. The
present terminus of the No., Kans. &
Texas is at Rosedale, and the Frisco is
trying to get out trains from there.
The Rock Island is without traffic in
any direction.
Wichita, Kas. News is received here
in the afternoon of June End, by tele-
phone, that the water has reached the
second story Of the Union depot in
Kansas City. One acquainted with
that section Of Kansas City will realize
what this news means to the whole of
the bottom lands about the mouth of
the Kansas river.
Cities Offering Aid.