Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-02

| Hlo theie' hO"eNels - IeBaIueu as pfob-
/ able.
No Relief In sight.
At II o'clock the weather bureau issued
the following:
There will probably be slight change in
| river conditions at Kansas City during the
| next twenty-four hours Slight fuctua-
! tions mean but little I'm the way OF relief so
| long as weather conditions remain unset
| tied; A storm area is central in the mid
die Mississippi valley. from which the west
| has not emerged ana the threatened de-
| velopment Of another storm area in the
southwest carries no assurance Of immedl-
Light to moderate rains have fallen in
| the kaW and middle and lower Missouri
valleys IN the last forty-eight hours and
| rain Is falling over the greater part OF
| morning.
Ready for an Emergency.
At o'clock this morning It was reported
| at police headquarters that there had been
no further loss of life during the night as
far as was known. All along the bank Of
the river wagons containing ropes were
stationed during the morning in order that
any emergency could be promptly met
early In the morning 1t was announced
that there were a number of people on the
Milwaukee bridge and It was decided to
send the ferry boat to their rescue
An additional call was made from a hotel
/ II
and Genesee streets. where a number Of
people were reported to be held in the upper
stories of the building. The ferry boat
was also ordered to take them Off at the
| earliest practicable moment Word cana
| up from the stock yards that there were
| twenty or thirty people caught by the food
in that district. They were said to be In
no immediate danger, however, and will
not in all probability be taken off before
tomorrow or late this afternoon
Word was brought to police headquarters
this morning that a number of men were
looting houses in the east bottoms Thew
had improvised RATS from boards and by
propeling them with poles were making
their way into the houses through the
second story windows AS soon as this word
was received by Chief OF Police Hayes he
ordered detachment of officers TO the
place, with strict orders that IL the stor,,
was found to be true, the thieves ahould
be shot down at once.
At 1880 the Bluff street bridge was torn
out and Its wreckage went crashing
against the buildings close to It, battering
some of them badly. This bridge was en-
tirely in Kansas City, Mo. and spanned
the Burlington tracks at Fifth street. 1t
has been out of use for some days and It's
fall at this time occasions no additional
! Inconvenience.
Railway Tramc Frustrated.
Never in the history Of the west ha $
there been a more complete prostration Of
railway traffic than exists at the present
time in the west. south and north of Kan
sas City. The approaches to the bridge
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
at Sheffield, ten miles east of Kansas City,
went down this morning, although the
bridge proper is intact and is high enough
to stand any possible stage OF water.
The fall of the approaches to this bridge
leaves the Santa Fe bridge at Sibley,
twenty miles from here. the only structure
of the kind stIll standing. There is no
danger of this going down and unless the
water blocks the tracks leading to 1t this
line will manage to keep up its service 20
Chicago without interruption. -
I At the. once of the Santa Fe N was
stated this morning that one train had
left for the west, going over the Missouri
Pacific tracks for Paola, Kan, thence to
Ottunwa and 90 California. At the Mis-
i souri, Pacific office this was denied, the
statement being made that no trains had
i gone over their lne today and the pros,
psct was not bright that any would be able
to doaso, g.. 3..-.~T .ss s1l.. >r. .ai
The. Wabash announced this morning
that IT, would have train east at 10
I o'clock. but. as this train was expected
10 leave over the Milwaukee bridge, the
Wabash hopes were blasted and that line
for the time is out of business. The Union
Pacific has abandoned all efforts to run
trains west and announced this morning
that 1t would be fortunate II It would be
able to run trains into Topeka inside of
two weeks.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ran q
train out for Chicago at $3.50 this morning.
It carried a number of st. Louis passengers
who will make connections at some point
on the line. Another train over this road
came in from Chicago during the morning
and 1t is expected to send out another
tonight. No trains went west The Bur-
lington is using the Santa Fe tracks out
of the station at Twenty-second street and
Grand avenue to Bucklin.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas is operat-
ing the usual number of trains Rock
Island oficials reported no traffic in that
direction The Chicago Great Western has
had no trains for two days and sees no
prospects Of any. Its bridge over the Kaw
is gone, the round house at Kansas City
inundated and a number of engines which
stood in 1t buried.
The Frisco, according to an Official is
"trying to work trains out of Rosedale q"
The prospect OF success is dubious
The Chicago & Alton ran trains out of
Independence, Mo-, last night with Kansas
CITY passengers. It was hoped that this
course might be continued today, but seri-
n Gus doubts of success are entertained. The
Atoms local force OF dispatchers is at
Independence.
The relief promised by the War depart
ment at Washington last night is being
J. offered today. Colonel Charles w. Miner,
commander at Fort Leavenworth, received
orders from the department last night to
aid the sufferers by the food In every way.
} Electric cars were at once loaded with
blankets and provisions and sent TO Kan
sas city, Kan. The food supply is rapidly
becoming a question of vital Importance.
There was a run on every retail grocery
and meat store in Kansas City this morn
, ing. Persons almost overran the supply
: houses In a panicky rush to buy up enough
. food to last until the flood shall subside.
There is but one wholesale grocery store
, in the city that is not under water. The
employees Of this establishment were al
most swept from their feet by the rush
of buyers.
Food situation Alarming.
, Merchants consider the food situation ar
! alarming one. Their supply is limited tC
two or three days on everything except