The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

Inc demand f0r rubber boots, rain
coats and hats has about exhausted the
supply the stores. BY Saturday night
It was about impossible to get rubber
boots.
Women are wanted at the National
hotel, the r. S. Brigham residence on
Western avenue and Grace cathedral to
help make babies and children's clothes
which are badly needed.
Miss Gertrude Stewart Of Oakland
aged y. is missing. Her father, L. G.
Stewart, wants to hear from her as he
is very much worried.
Rev. T. J. Pierson and family and a
man named Kelsh We're reported to be
on the top Of freight car Sunday
afternoon.
in flooring the Santa F'e bridge in order
to bring people from North Topeka.
Report at south end of bridge.
Andrew Patzll and family and the
Ludington family reported lost in Oak
land are safe. PatzH reported this
morning that the members of both fam
lies reached place Of safety Saturday.
If Mrs. Murdie and daughter of 1923
North Jefferson are safe, communicate
with Fred oliver at Kemper & Paxton S.
The o. D. Skinner residence at the
north end of the Nelan bridge is half
washed away. The water has swept III
the entire west end of the house and
the walls have cayed until just about
half of the substantial brick residence
is left This house stood directly III
the sweep of the current, and was PROB
ably smashed in by the heavy run of
driftwood.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. q
huge mass of drift wood came in sight,
bearing down on the Melan bridge. The
drift looked like a small continent
moving down the river. 1t was about
100 feet long and 80 feet wide and
struck the bridge fat side on. 1t for
tun2tely was composed mainly Of small
timbers. and broke up. sank, and passed
under the bridge without injuring the
structure. Floating in the drift could
be seen dozens of dead hogs. There is
a fresco of dead hogs all along the west
side of the MeIan bridge.
The people living in the immediate
vicinity of Washburn college have ia
ken in charge a family of nine people
by the name of West. About a dozen
families, together with Washburn col
lege students and professors. are. pro-
viding for the West family. A house
donated by J. T. Lovewell has beel
furnished complete by contributions OF
furniture and the West family is being
supplied with clothing and food. One
of the members of the family is a moth
erless baby. 5 months old. which lived
in North Topeka for two days on diet
of crackers and water.
At the Auditorium three two-horsy
wagons were hitched under the arch
way The relief committee called OF
the owners to allow the teams to be
used for relief work Friday night 1h'
owners refused to allow. the teams ar'
wagons to be used George Burglar =
buggy. He offered to help and he drove
into the flooded country north of Grams
street and rescued people until late a.
night On his last trip the water was
so high that the horse was swept doWr
stream Burghart caught a piece Ol
floating sidewalk and remained on i
until late Saturday morning, when n
was rescued. He got dry clothes anc
went to work again. Another worker
who did valiant service between the
north end of the Kansas avenue bridge
and the houses in North Topeka wa:
Glasgow was a Twentieth Kansas ma II
The farms in the low land east o.
Oakland are all under water Tht
water from the river flowed into the
ditch exeavated for the proposed Oak
land dam. and swept across the countr,
to the east even before some Of th'
other lowlands were inundated.
A shirt marked with the name o.
A c. Heating was found floating Il
Oakland Sunday afternoon
DR.. H. W. Roby. in charge of tn
emergency relief work for the sick il
North Topeka. wishes physicians t