The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-01

The city is without a water supply and
peoplc must use that taken from wells
and cisterns The city water plant Is
paralyzed The physicians CT the city
met to-day and issued a statement TO the
people to use no water that had not been
boiled
Hundreds Of lives were saved through
the building Of a pontoon bridge which
extended two blocks on Kansas avenue,
the main business street Of the town,
through which torrent Of water swept.
HOUSE SWEET AWAY; SIX DROWNED.
The dead reported to-day are: Mr., Lelsh-
man of East Oakland. his wife, son and
daughter; Mrs. Emma McAdams and For
est Kutz a schoolteacher near Sherry
Ed McAdams, a son Of Mrs. McAdams.
narrowly escaped They were in a house.
which was suddenly carried on by the
food. McAdams jumped and saved himself,
the others were swept away with the house
In a few minutes the house turned over
and they we're drowned. Young McAdams
was engaged to marry Miss Leishman.
RESCUE AND RELIEF woa X.
The work Of relief has been going on all
day and many people have been taken
out Of houses and danger Food has been
distributed to the imprisoned people and
they are now comfortable.
To-day small fleet Of boats fastened
The work of rescue The boats are scattered
,p and down the stream for four miles in
front OF the city and when the sufferers are
taken out of houses or trees they are brought
to this side.
To reach the waterbound people. it is
necessary to row across the main BODY
of the turbulent stream and then through
the food waters in the streets and yards
Of North Topeka. Sometimes it is neces-
sarv to 60 two miles or more but the work
is done patiently and cheerfully and 1t
does not cease Till night falls. Six or eight
boats we're taken to Potwin to-day whence
they were operated through the district
near the State Reform School.
Mr. Sardou. who first began the work OF
relief, was in command Of operations at
Oakland. below Topeka The relief COM
mittee proper had charge OF the work I'M
mediately in front Of town at the Melan
bridge. new pontoon was put in at the
south end of the bridge to-day and securely
anchored with ropes. The people were
brought in boats to the north end OF tho
bridge and from there they walked across
town.
When the people are rescued they are
sent Immediately to the Auditorium, where
they receive dry clothing and food. Last
night about 500 men, women and children
slept in the Auditorium; many in the First
congregational Church and Salvation Army
barracks; about fifty in the Knights OF
Pythias hall, about fifty in Lincoln Post
Hall, about hundred in the Russian Catho-
lie Church, and in the old court house about
fifty.
The old court house is negro quarters
and the Catholic church Russian quarters
It is only the poorer classes who find shelter
in these places. People who have money
20 to the hotels and boarding houses.
The Russian Catholics are cared for
by Father Henry. who is their parish priest
They sleep and live in the auditorium OF
the little church and in the basement they
prepare their food. Father Henry has
them under strict discipline and they are
very obedient to his orders. He goes out
and collects money and food for them
and the women keep house in little family
groups.
He requires the men to help in the work
of relief and they perform their duty cheer
fully. Tho excellent work and example OF
Father Henry are the talk of the town
Everywhere he is commended and his lit
tie flock of people are very fond OF him
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
" the midst of the distress that sur
rounded the work OF relief some amusing
incidents happened, J.. l.. kiene, manag'
ne editor Of the Topeka journal, took o
boat in company with DR.. Il. NJ. Powell
and went over into the flooded district &c
rescue sufferers. Their undertaking. how
ever, was little bit more than they hao
barcained for. Neither is a skilfnl boats
man. and the waters were tumultuou'
and the current swift and strong.
In an hour or so DR.. Powell wanted t.
return to town in safety hut kiene wanted
the credit Of rescuing at least one person
and SO he insisted on doing it. Final.
when the boat was tossed by PARTICULAR,
big wave, DR.. Powell gave man $40 t
rescue him and take him home.
Keno pushed on. but he found that h
could not manage the boat and becoming
weary, besides, he tied the craft to kitchen
chimney and crept through window int
an upper story. where he took of his clothe
and, worn ont by the arduous rowing fe
: asleep. He oversight himself and his faH1il
:, becoming alarmed sent ex-Lieut Gov
z A. NJ. Harvey in search Of him
! They knew the neighborhood he va
I bound for, because he has friends there
: and th Governor. after some time. was at
. tracted by light in the window whrr
. Kiene was and rescued him. The boa
h., in still tied to the chimney unless somebod
/ has rescued that.
/. While going about in the early part @
= the night. Kiene came upon a man who
2 was playing flute. Kiene invited him K
be rescued, but the man said he was com
= Portable, had plenty Of food and giesse
ne would stay.
:. In another house, Kiene heard what |,
! thought to be the wall OF baby, He or
= tered the house by a second story windo
and up in the attic he found pet lamb. whic
Il greeted him gladly, hleating its welcom
= in emphatic tones. He did not stop to sa,
the lamb.
W. W. Webb. in cruising about for su
ferers. came TO a place where the waite
was not so deep as elsewhere and SON