The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-02

some to Atchison and others TO st. Joseph
where they will be provided for.
This information was secured by w o.
Neville, chief clerk in the office OF the
Rock Island general superintendent. Mr.
Neville went on a boat for several miles
through this side of the flooded district
this afternoon. He had good field glass
with him, and reaches his observations as
follows: For miles as far as l could see
looking to the north; there was nothing
getting in on the north side of the city near
the Reform School. Miles of the Rock
Island track are washed out, and much or
the remaining track is up on end. 1t Will
be week before we can get trains into To-
pcka. Three trainlOads of material for
rebuilding the tracks have been sent from
Chicago, and We expect TO be among the
first people tc get passenger service start
ed after the food goes down"
TOOK REFUGE IN A TREE.
DR.. H. A. Keith. accompanied by A. NJ
Baird, former foreman of the Santa Fe
boilersncps. went over to the North Side
this afternoon to attend some sick people
Their boat was swamped and word comes
that they are now in a tree.
The Santa Fe is laying floor on its
bridge across the Kansas river, in the
hope of rescuing some sufferers. General
Manager H. u. Nudge has been out there
all day. personally supervising the work.
The Santa Fe is doing a great work in
behalf of the sufferers The facilities OF
their enormous shops here are at the dis
posal of those wishing to make steam
launch other machinery for rescue. The
officers have caused a pumping apparatus
to be constructed and they are now send
ing a supply of water through the mains
in the eastern portion of the city. BY boil
ing the water il can be made tit 10 drink
A squad of firemen went to North To-
peka this morning equipped with 400 feet
of braided rope, belts and grim determi-
nation to stretch a cable from one end OF
Kansas avenue to the other that barges
could be run TO take people out of the
North Topeka fire station. The plan was
for them to hitch their belts to the trolley
wires of the street car line and thus carry
their lines down the avenue When they
reached the end of the Melan they found
a dozen of the trolley poles had entirely
disappeared and the scheme was thus rem
dered impossible. IT is likely that within a
short time the water will be low enough to
permit people to wade from one end of the
avenue to the other.
The people of Topeka have responded
loyalty to the calls for supplies and shelter
for the needy and the homeless. Up to the
present time the relief committee has had
no trouble at all to supply what clothes
are necessary and to feed all the hungry.
Further than this no steps have been taken
Many of the people have been cared for
only temporarily, and the biggest demand
on the generosity of the people is yet to
come when the fitting out of thousands of
is well in hand and is progressing in good
shape. The committee has been able to
keep up with the calls upon it and fill all
demands for supplies.
The people are not permitted to stay at
the Auditorium any longer than is neces-
sary. AS soon as they are brought in and
given dry clothing most of them are sent to
the house of some South Side resident
There has been no trouble so far in finding
places for them to stay. People have come
in and given addresses and agreed to take
nf 10 sufferers
now has long list of proffered places to
send the homeless people as fast as they
come in. There were not as many people
at the Auditorium this afternoon as there
were last night Most of them had been
sent to the different homes over the city
Many of those who have found temporary
lodgings have no money for food.
Miss Carrie Bishop and Mrs Shubert
died at Christ Hospital at noon. They
were injured and ill from the effects of their
experiences in the flood.