The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-06-05


and electric lights eXtinguished, the wa
ter WORKS shut down and the city practi-
cally at the mercy of the first fire that
shall break out; with railroad trans
portation feeble and uncertain, Kansas
City may, If the waters do not recede
within the next two or three days, be
compelled to fight for her very life. To-
night the skies dark and lowering,
rain is falling, storm weather is sweep
ing up from the west and the inSa tia bic
river is stoutly holding it's own. 1t is
stationary tonight, but what the flood
has it keeps and there is no certain prom
Use of when it will recede. The stage to-
night is 349 against 80 feet this morn
ing. Chief Conner of the weather bureau
says that while the outlook was for con-
tinued rains it would necessitate heavy
fall if the present high water is to con-
tinue.
10000 HOMELESS.
The first reliable information from
Kansas City, Kan, was received from
that district and states that 10000 per-
sons are homeless. A number have been
drowned and the property loss has been
heavy The situation there is no better
and no worse There is no great prob
ability that there will be further loss OF
life. All through the wholesale district
and in the east and west bottoms there
are people still in the houses. The po-
lice have done wonders today in res
cuing people. and probably brought $50
persons to the high ground since sun
rise
PEOPLE OBSTINATE.
Twenty persons were taken from the
Martin school and thirty from o f3rien
lodging house in the east bottoms. To-
night in the east and west bottoms
number of obstinate people are still cling
ing to their homes. although the police
have run boats beneath their windows
and offered to remove them. They re-
fuse to leave and will take their chances
for another night.
STORIES AFLOAT.
1t Is impossible to form any estimate
of the number of dead in Kansas City.
There have been manifold stores of how
boats laden with people have been seen
to sink: of bodies seen floating by on
wrecIage, of men who have tried to drjTe
wagons laden with their household goods
against certain death in the swift cur
rent, and gone down in the food
Most of these stories lack proof, how
S. ever There is no way of securing the
names of the dead and no chance of FORM
ing any estimate that can confidently
be termed accurate. 1t is likely, however.
that the number of fatalities in Kansas
City, Mo-, will approximate fifty.
SIGNALLING FOR AID.
Down In the wholesale district people
1t dusk tonight were waving white cloth
of some OF these is pitiable. They have
been held prisoners for two days, threat
ened with death by drowning at one time.
and for the most part without food and
for twenty-fous hours without drinking
water. Every effort is being made and
they will all be saved tomorrow unless
the water rises more. and this seems i'm
probable The financial damage is about
as great as it is likely to become unless
the water rises much higher than at
present.
There has been no suffering in the city
beyond that sustained by the people
driven from home. There has been ex-
cellent work done by the relief commit
tees and those in control of the work
are confident that the city will be able
to care for its own.
CITY IN DARKNESS.
Tonight the city is in absolute dark
ness, save in buildings which have their
own electric light plants The three
packing plants of Swift, Cudahy and
Schwarzchnd & Sulzberger are firmly
built and will not give away to the force
nf fhe current.