The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-02
Situation in Flooded Districts
is Improving.
DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC
This is Now Most Dangerous Phase.
Food Supply is Inadequate and
Prices Arc Soaring Railroads
Have Suffered Greatly.
(By Associated Press

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TOPEKA. KAN, June 1.To-night at s
o'clock. the water in the Kansas River
had gone down IA inches. and is sailing
at the rate of half an inch an hour. From
Manhattan UP the river. comes tbs re-
port that the water is slowly falling.
At Wamego. the same condition prevails,
and 1t isnow reasopably certain that the
waters here will steadily recede. At this
time there are thirty-four known dead as
follows: ~ l4t5
- WARD, old soldier.
-- GARRETT. fve-year-old son OF
Fireman G.. Fl. Garrett.
+ FORST sKUTZ. teacher.
Mrs. aFORST FUTZ.
LOUISE ZASVEN.
STORY. infant Of George NJ. Story.
HENRY JORDAN. colored.
JOHN Il. JACKSON. left on roof. where
his family were rescued from their home;
gone when rescuers came back for him.
Mrs. IDA MONTGOMERY. who lived
back of Citizens Bank, on Kansas Avenue,
drowned In her room Saturday morning.
ANDREW PRETzEL. a market gar
dener. living east Of Oakland.
HENRY LUDINGTON. who lived in
Oakland. Last seen hanging to the
branches Of tree in North Topeka, Sun
day morning. body seen by Munsey fami-
~ floating past the Munsey house
WOMAN AND BABY. seen by Carl
Goff, son OF Topeka's chief of police. to
fall from house room, body being swept
away by current.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN, seen by As
sociated Press reporter to fall from
house top.
UNKNOWN GIRL, died soon after be-
ing taken to hospital after rescue from
house at Kansas Avenue and Gordon
Street Saturday night
UNKNOWN WOMAN. form slipped
from house top and drowned beige >ooat
which was coming to her aid could reach
her.
UNKNOWN FAMILY OF SEVEN
BODIES, seen by rescuer Smith float
Ing in water In Second story OF West
side house.
UNKNOWN WOMAN AND CHILD.
drowned while crossing to Oakland
FOUR PERSONS. seen to fall from
trees by watchers at Sardour bridge.
DISTRESS BEING RELIEVED.
The distress of the sufferers Is being
relieved Those who are still IN. North
Topeka are being supplied with food. and
they are In practically no danger unless
1t is from sickness.
Probably the most distressing part OF
the situation now is the possibility that
there will be a spread OF contagious dis
eases. The people of the lower classes
are huddled together in houses not large
enough for them, and on all sides they
are surrounded by water. Doctors ana
medical relief cannot reach the sufferers
This afternoon case of diphtherla was
reported from the woollen mills In North
Topeka, where there are large NUM-
ber of children. in addition to the adults.
There Is also II case or two OF scarlet
fever among the refugees OH the north
side Hundreds of cases of measles are
prevalent among the children
The possibility Of an epidemic is now
the most serious thing the city must con-
tend with, The physicians OF the city,
under the direction of the city board of
health, are making heroic efforts to check
the Threatened calamity.
PROVISIONS SCARCE,
Provisions of all sorts are becoming
scarce In Topeka. No freight trains have
entered the city for several days, and as
large quantities OF groceries were de.
stroyed In North Topeka, there will not
be enough for the people TO eat II the
present situation last much longer II
is charged that certain of the merchants
have formed combination for the pur-
pose of controlling the prices Of provi-
sons, IT Is reported that local COM
mission firm bought UP all the potatoes
in town last Saturday and advanced the
price to fifty cents bushel.
1T will be at least a week before freight
trains from the East can enter Topeka
and perhaps longer. An effort will ha
made to secure a stock OF provisions
from the smaller towns south of here,
and this may relieve the situation some-
what. 1t was learned tonight
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
is FRUSTRATED