Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-30

Kansas City. Mo, May 30.-The
flooded condition along the banks of
Missouri and Kaw rivers and west is
far more serious than on yesterday.
and the predictions of the local wealth.
er bureau that the disastrous record
of 1881 would be exceeded will doubt
less be realized. Since yesterday af-
ternoon the Missouri had risen nearly
two feet, and this morning the gov
ernment gauge here registered twenty
five feet, which is but one foot below
that in 1881. Both streams continued
to rise steadily today. and a stI.l fur
ther rise of two feet at this point is
expected within another twenty-four
hours. heavy rains having fallen again
last night for miles around Kansas
City. The principal damage so far
sustained in this locality is on the Kaw
river at Kansas City. Kas.. and at Ar
mourdale and Argentine. 1t is esti-
mated that $500 persons have been
driven from their homes within five
miles Of the mouth of the Kaw river
The streets in the greater part of Ar
mourdale are from two to three feet
deep in water. The north half of Ar
gentine is one big lake, and at that
place more than 500 persons are with
out homes. In the west bottoms both
on the Kaw and Missouri the water
during the night encroached stull fur
ther upon the packing houses, into the
Easements of many wholesale houses
and the stock yards. At the stock
yards a number of pens were flooded
and water was beginning to run into
the Easements of the live stock ex-
change.
Beatrice Heavily Damaged.
Beatrice, Neb., May 30-The Blue
river has been rising steadily for thir-
ty-six hours 1t is now twenty inches
above the high water mark of last
year. Water is running over Court
street. The south and west sides are
cut off from the main part of the town.
In some places scarcely more than
the roofs of the houses are to be seen.
No trains are expected to be able to
get into town on any road today. All
railroad bridges across Blue river are
threatened and cannot stand much
longer under the strain. No loss of
life is reported.
North Topeka Desoiated.
Topeka, Kan, May 30.-North To-
peka with its 1000 inhabitants is an
island and can be reached by boat
alone. Houses with the water below
the second story windows are the ex-
ception in the residence district.
Three business houses collapsed early
no one was hurt. Gas. water and
electric lights are shut off, while down
Kansas avenue, the main street water
is pouring in a swift stream that at
many points would swim horse. 1t
is impossible to estimate the damage
The river is still rising. A cold rain
Is falling today. adding to the discom.
fort of the victims. The Rock Island
bridge went o1t early today. and the
approaches of the Big Mellan bridge
are weakening The railroads will be
heavy losers, as their tracks are not
only washed out, but the embank,
ments against the rivers approach
washed out, which means days OF re.
pairing The Union Pacific depot in
North Topeka is abandoned, as is the
traffic on that road. The Santa Fe
is still getting trains west as far as
Emporia.
Lincoln Flooded.
Lincoln, Neb., May 30.-Salt creek
is overfowing the Lincoln lowlands
Between the hours of $3.50 and 1880
this morning the creek rose five inches
and is now reported TO be within six
inches of the high water mark of last
year. Thirty families have taken ref
uge with friends and quarters for more
are being provided in the court house
Des Mones Devastated.
Des Moines, Iowa, May 30.-Four
feet OF water was coursing through a
large section of the East Des Moines
business district at daylight this morn
ing, due to rise of the river of one
foot over all past records, and the
carrying away of a section of the le
wee and dam at Center street. Thirty
five thousand people in East Des
Moines, 5000 in South Des Moines and
1000 In North Des Moines are practi
cally cut off from communication with
the main section of the city. Abso