The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
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in great danger. Many people are still
in the warehouses and office buildings
and win remain there until the flood
subsidies. They are entirely safe and
fairly comfortable.
There is very little probability of
much greater financial damage than
has already been done. There have
been some reports of settling of various
large buildings in the wholesale dis
trict, but they appear to have settled
in remarkably even manner and ex-
pert examination will be required to
prove that they are in a dangerous
condition.
Things Look Rosy.
The flood situation is very much i'm
proved tonight. The gas supply is
ample; two electric street car lines have
resumed service, and others will follow
tomorrow; the electric light plant is
ready to begin service, but does not do
so because of the possibility of fires
from crossed wires; the waterworks
will begin to pump Kansas river water
into the reservoir. tomorrow, and the
next day the water will be turned into
the pipes; the food supply is ample on
both sides of the river, the vast guam
titles of meat in the packing house
having been reached by the packers;
the predicted increase of sickness has
not appeared the Kansas river is fall
ing half an inch an hour, and the Mis-
souri, river is expected to begin to fall
before daylight
Eight persons are positively known to
have been drowned in the two Kansas
Cities since last Friday. They are:
Policeman Edward keenan,. -
Kohle, Philip Ware, negro boy; William
Hester, track driver; William Herbert,
expressman; James Deetrman, John
Ray, negro; Edward Brooks.
Are Thousands of Refugees.
The close of another day brought
only another night of Indebtedness to
the thousands of refugees at Kansas
City, Kan. Without water, save for
urgent needs, without beds, the upper
part of the town being unable to house
in any comfort the horde of refugees,
tonight bids fair to be a repetition of
others since the coming of the flood.
The wretchedness, however, is more
mental than physical, although the dis
comforts due to herding large bodies
OF people in buildings not built for
the purpose and trying to feed an army
without n commissary department are
felt. Leavenworth, to the north, the
only way by which the suburb can be
entered with supplies, is the place to
which all turn with hope. Rations
sufficient to last several days, if care
fully economical, were brought in dur
ing the day, and additional bedding,
clothing, medicine and other supplies
are expected within the next twenty
four hours.
Much mental discomfort exists be-
cause of the separation of members of
families, who had little time to escape
from the flood. Since Sunday fathers.
mothers wives, husbands, brothers and
sisters have visited every part of town,
particularly the places of refuge look
ing for missing members of their fam
lilies.
Food WINS Distributed.
Something like order was brought out
of the confusion to-day in the distribu-
ton of such foods as was at hand. With
the supply running short it became
apparent that the distribution must be
made systematic, and a central station
for that purpose was opened. From
there the food is sent in proper proper
ton to the various schools, churches
and other camps of refugees. A tenn
porary hospital, with medical attend
ants, has been esta blished. Farmer
sold garden truck in the streets during
the day and 900 sides of beef were re-
ceivdd from Swift's packing house.
This is the entire number of beeves
saved al that plant
Merchants of Kansas City, Kan.
have bought up large quantities of
supplies, which will be shipped into
the suburbs as fast as possible, over
the only line of road open-the cleo
trio road from Leavenworth, Kan.
Street cars in the suburbs began to
run after fashion to-day with power
furnished by the dynamos at Leaven-
worth. The lack of gas is severely
felt and oil is scarce.
Flags of distress from partly mum
dated buildings in Armourdale could
be, seen from Kansas City, Kan, dur
ing the day and many rescues were
effected.
The day brought to light no facts
on which to base an estimate of the
number Of deaths in the flood. Pos
sibly ten bodies have been seen float
ing since Sunday, but estimates made
from this are valueless, as some of
the bodies may have f1oated down the
Kaw from Topeka, the same bodies,
drifting in the ever changing eddies
of the flood, having been counted sew
eral times.
Reports of Loss of Life.
supt. Young of the Swift Packing
Company said tonight that there were
probably twenty-five to thirty bodies
in the wreckage lodged in the Armour
dale packing house district. The men
employed on the steamer Columbia
brought the same report. A China
man, who was rescued to-day, said
that three of his countrymen were
drowned.
Skiffs were sent to 1.-THE Patch" a
slum district near Armour's packing
house, and twenty-eight men and one
woman were rescued from huts. These
refugees reported that they had count
ed twenty-five of their neighbors and
friends who had lost their lives.