Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-01

TopekR KAN, june III 10 ~" ~
q lleved that the number OF lives lost III
Il the food here viii not exceed 90 NO
lives we're lost in the fires and only
81 elght buildings were destroyed by ire
Early reports were unavoidably eXag-
I gerated. The burning of lumber piles
A gave the impression that the whole OF
E the north part Of the city was going ana
+ no one was found who placed MS esu-
mao Of the loss Of life under the
6 hundreds.
with the smoke cleared away the
Kaw falling and communication oy
boat less difficult, additional light on
the subject was received this morning
ana the reduction in the estimated loss
of life followed.
About 200 people are still at North
Topel,a, $50 OF them being in the upper
story of the wooden mills. They are
we'll fed but extremely uncomfortable'
Tho following is the list Of the known
SdCad:
Henry Jobban, colored.
Mr. Ward, aged man.
Arthur SUIT
Fiye-year-old son OF MT Garre''
Child Of Mr. Storey
Hiss Louise Hahayen,
Mrs. Jackson, widow
John l., Adams.
. Henry Ludington.
IL AfAntnAYnlFV
Kari ana Amelia Rutt, both children
Andrew Pretzel.
Forest kut2. p, -
Among the missing are DR., II. C.
Minor and his son-in-law, a. c. keat-
ing. The rescuers Of the Minor fanny
took t,e women and children ON the
frat boat. When they returned inc
\ doctor could not be found. They llNeu
in n one-story house. TWO miles down
y the river a shirt marked "A. {. heat-
ing" was found only one railroad me
Il can get In on out Of Topeka today, ana
that is the Santa Fe by way OF EN-
porla. A tram was sent TO Ehpol Ia
at O'Clock this morning ana another
win he sent out az noon. From EmpoI III
iAo train will go west via ottawa on
the Missouri Pacific
The property loss from the best esu-
a mates now possible will amount approx
lmately 81 600 600 The whole OF North
Topeka. Is still under water seven tee'
deep. While the 200 people penned up
a In the second stories Of houses nave
n plenty of food they are in great heeu
of good drinking water, which Is Deihs
supplied as rapidly as possible IN par
rels and cans.
The great fear at present Is that some
Of the buildings in North Topeka may
collapse because OF their foundations
beine undermined. There is no imme,,-
n date apprehension that the wooden mllI
i win 20 down but every euort VIII D.
made to extricate people from ina,
( point as quickly as possible TO avon
any further loss OF lie. H..
To-day four more boats have arrived
ana I'm addition the Chicago Lumber
company has constructed rude p0 boa.
propelled by a gasoline engine. lhl'
additional TRANSPORTATION expedited INT
work of relief very much today, IN ad'
ditlon TO these boats the Rock Island
Union Pacific and Missouri Pacihc are
irving TO ship In some steam Launches
BETTER AT DIES MONIES,
Des Molnes, Iowa, June THE fooC
situation Is improving and the De'
Moines river has been falling raploly
eight feet being reported at Boone Il
tl2 hours. In Des Molnes oOOV are nome
less and are being cared Tor py th'
8local committees, Provisions ana cloth
Hing have been contributed IN large guam
ftities and IL Is believed here that tl'
worst is passed and no iurIher tioupl'
Twill be experienced. From ~ mics VI
the river the bottoms are covered am
i Frequently homes are under wafer N
Nllves have been lost ana no hres report
& ed.
The Des Moines river Is now back U
the mark which was us maximum laS
N year and constituted lne lecotu p'io
n 10 the present food. The river Is ue
"a Ginning at the rate OF an men an nou
Mand indications point to more Iapl'
decline from this on. the Guy author !
lies are now directing their efforts L
guard against the collection OF stagnan
pools and are preparing 10 Gu
Through the remaining levees TO On
able the water to run to JUS norma
Channel
Extreme cold continues and the 400
fvictims are stll without suiiicien
NlNAlllks iAAlAA opp
dry garments for women and children
THE most alarming reports were re
ceived this morning concerning IN
tepldemlc OF pneumonia and kindre
diseases. Doctors are unable 10 &c
sleep so numerous are the calls.
The smallpox hospltal was surround
ed by water and the coal ana food SUI
ply was cut OF for two days but N
onViono Inmates have been reQSsure
by the declining Of the water The ZOO
and fuel famine that was threatene
yesterday is now believed to have bee
ayerted.
. ABOUT THE SAME AT KANSA
CITY.
Kansas city, June 1.-The desolat
aspect OF the food situation here show
Cd no Improvement this morning excer
that the fires which It was feared las
night would spread, were put out b