The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

ton of the second-story waiting rooms, res
taurant and offices. has 10 be temporarily
abandoned. The only outlet now is over the
Santa Fe. All incoming trains from the
East are laid out, and. the wires being
down. II is impossible to state the railway
conditions east Of here The express COM
panies, whose offices are located at the low
err end OF the depot. are all under four feet
of water. and expreSSage Is being removed
I'D town as fast as wagons can move ~
from Union avenue. which now is a swift
current, the water reaching almost to the
wagon boxes. Only a limited portion or
this matter can be removed. and already
much damage has been done Freight also
IS being removed from the various freight
houses by means of wagOns, but the Work
IS slow and difficult
shortly after noon the Third Regiment.
NJ. N. e., 500 strong, was ordered out, both
as a precautionary measure and TO stop
locting-
Tie flooded district covers an area three
miles long by four miles wide. The Hood
forms a semi-circle, reaching south and
west from the Union Depot, which is located
under high bluffs that mark the dividing
line between Kansas City. Mo, proper and
what is known as the West Bottoms. The
principal damage done up 10 last night was
at Armourdale and Argentine, Kan, in the
p~acking-house district. on the Kansas river,
on the extreme southwest border OF the
semi-circle mentioned. Early this morning
the rise IN the Kansas river met the waters
OF the Missouri on the northwest, and
merged finally at the highest point. at the
a few blocks west OF the depot the water,
which came with a mighty force, spread
out IN all directions. and IL was not long
before the wholesale district of Kansas
City was under water, ranging from three
feet at the depot TO fifteen feet OF more
at the tockyards ana packing mouse as
frict are located the immense packing
plants of Armour Cudahy., Fowler.
Schwarzschild & Sulzperger ana SWIFT q
Co: the ~storehouses OF no less than fifty
big agricultural implement houses. in
Guiding those OF the John Deere Plow Com
pany, the Deering Harvester Company, the
McCormick Harvester Company, and Par
lin. Orendorf & Co. ten wholesale gro
cery houses, the freight depots OF the varf-
Gus roads entering the city, the Kansas
civ Live Stock Exchange. the stockyards
md the buildings Of other numerous big
concerns.
FIFTEEN FEET OF WATER.
The packing houses and the s~tockyards,
which are in the lower district, are sur
rounded by water fifteen feet deep, and at
the Live Stock Exchange the basement, con-
,ainipg two dozen railway offices. is COM
nlatelv submerged, the water reaching into
the second story offices. At the yards all
ire pens were submerged TO the roof, the
t,opIement. grocery and other houses were
Hooded to the first floors.
Mail station "a" the biggest substa-
ton in the city, and two fire houses were
abandoned during the forenoon, as was,
an Fact. the entire flooded district, which
now is reachable by boats alone. The water
soon became too deep for the passage of
wagons, and property of all kinds was left
at the mercy Of the floods.
The wires TO these districts are down and
the only means OF communication Is Dy
boats, but few OF which are TO be had.
The militiamen and police OF both cities
are working together to protect property,
and citizens universally are aiding In the
yelief OF the sufferers.
This afternoon the pumping station at
Quindaro was shut down, water having en-
tered the building. and both cities are
without a water supply. The fire chief has
sent out notice to all citizens TO provide
carefully against fire.
Reports OF several accidents. In the pack,
ing house district, some OF which are SAID
TO have resulted fatally, are reported, but
IL has been impossible to confirm them.
At 8 o'clock this evening eight distinct fires
are burning In the flood district between
Eleventh and Bluff streets, three blocks
west o. the union depot, ard Toad-a-loup,
the latter a settlement near Armourdale.
II Is impossible TO reach any OF the hres, as
telephone communication Is cut OFF and the
use OF boats is uncertain The fires were