The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-02

electric lights eXtinguished, the wa
Ter works shut down, and the city
practically at the mercy of the first
fire that shall break out; with rail
road transportation feeble and uncer-
tain. the inhabitants of Kansas City |
may, if the waters do not recede |
within the next two or three days. |
be compelled to flee for their very
lives. and tonight the skies are
dark and lowering, the rain is falling
steadily, more stormy weather is
sweeping up from the west, and the
Unsuitable river is having its own
way. 1t is practically stationary to-
night, but there is no certainty when
it will recede. The gauge tonight is
$40 against 25 feet this morning.
Chief Conner Of the weather bureau
says that. while the outlook was for
continued rain, it would necessitate
a very heavy fall if the present high
| water is to continue, and whether
| this will come or not is something he
cannot tell. The first authentic in
formation from Kansas City was re-
ceived this morning. In that district
1000 people are homeless. A num-
ber which cannot be estimated have
been drowned, and the property loss
has been heavy. The situation there
is parallel to the situation here.
Apparently no better and no worse.
| Inelo 40 e.sent probability that
there will be further loss of life if the
river does not rise very suddenly. 1t
is likely that the number of fatali-
ties in the city will approach So
Down in the wholesale district peo-
pie at dusk tonight were waving
white cloths to attract attention. The
condition of some of these is pitia-
BILE. they have been held prisoners for
two days, threatened with death by
i drowning, at one time by fire, and
then the most part without food.
Every effort is being made and they
will all be saved tomorrow, unless
, The water rises more, and this seems
impossible Field damage is about
as great as it is likely to become un-
til the water rises much higher than
at present. To night the city is in
absolute darkness, there is not the
glimmer of a gas Jet or the Hare OF
an electric light, the buildings which
have their own electric light plants
, excepted Steam for these is sup
piled with water hauled from the
river. The power of the three street
q car lines that have resumed opera
F., tions is furnished by water plpee
o from a small stream in one or the
o valleys. In all OF the buildings O.
the city elevators have been discon
: tinuel. The newspapers have beer
G compelled to discontinue the use o
\ their typesetting machines and arr
, "stiuking" type IN the old way. II
the hotels, all of which are crowded
to their utmost capacity, the mos
elaborate care is taken to proven
the waste OF water. According to tn
statements of flood refugees from
h the east bottoms, about so Belglal
women and children were browne
-, near the Crescent hotel this morn
ing. AnOtnef refugee IeCoiuCu III
. drowning of people in skiff. The
II were carried into the river, shoutln
~ for help. Their skiff capsized an
+. all were drowned.
Topeka, June 1.-At six o'clock tt
=, night the water in the Kansas rive
had gone down IA inches, and wa
falling at the rate Of one-half inc
an hour. At this time there are J
known deaths.
~ st. Joseph, Mo-, June IA tel
phone message from Kansas Cit
Ii. Kansas, says that 200 people wei
". drowned at that place Sunday afte
n. noon by the crashing Of four bridge
nc across the Kaw river by big tan
nc of the Standard Oil company. In
co tank. which had been surrounded [
be the raging water, broke loose al
swept against the bridges, upe
which there were many people watc
ing the flood The bridges, with Il
al exception of that of the Missouri +
ay cific railroad, were crushed like kin
as ling wood, and 20o lives were
"a stroyed. The food has rendered .
as 900 people in Kansas City, kansa
homeless. The town is cut of fro