Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-02
WATERS ARE
RECED|NC
No Danger Of a Famine in
Kansas City and Trains
Running.
RATIONS FROM
GOVERNMENT
Belgians Reported Drowned, Found
With a Keg Of Beer and
a Pig.

Pig.
Kansas City, June 2.-There is a de.
cided Improvement in the situation this
morning and there is a general feeling
that Kansas City has seen the worst OF
the flood. Unofficial weather gauges in
the Union depot showed fall of about
six inches during the night and the Off
cial report is stationary, the water be-
ing 35 feet at 6 a. m. The danger of a
famine has passed and the railroads
are confident they will be able to bring
in ample supplies from this time on
Superintendent Goodwin of the water
works department. announced this
morning that the water supply would
be restored by nightfall All the cable
car lines have resumed and are running
as usual. The power plant of the cleo
trio lines is under water and these
roads will not be able to run until the
water subsidies. The financial damage
is estimated by prominent business men
ut anywhere between $10.000,O0O and
$4,000, 900 in this city alone, but there
is no method of determining this with
any accuracy
At o'clock this morning the Kaw
river was falling slowly but steadily
All through the wholesale district the
buildings showed evidences Of decline
and watchmen in the freight houses
who had rugged up water gauges of
their own declare that their fall since
daylight was about six inches
At noon today it was announced by
the police engaged in the relief work
in the east bottoms that all the people
who had been imprisoned in houses
had been rescued and that there was
no chance of any further loss of life.
The story yesterday of SO Belgians
drowned in the east bottoms shrunk
this morning to fiYe Belgians and they
were not drowned. They were penned
up in the Alliance elevator where, with
a keg of beer and pig which they
had saved from drowning and prompt
ly slaughtered, they made themselves
very comfortable until the police res
cued them late last night.
The police upon the trestle of the ell
evated railway in the west bottoms
eight dead bodies floating
past, and the bodies of three others
can be seen caught in the trees at the
north end of the Hannibal bridge, at
what was formerly Harlem. These
bodies evidently are Of persons drown
ed at some point west of Kansas City,
perhaps at Topeka, and have fioated
east down the Kansas river. Joseph l..
Keenan,, a policeman, was drowned IN
the west bottoms here at 10 o'clock to-
day while trying to rescue two men
from the Adams house, hotel on Un-
ion avenue, across from the Union de-
pot.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Des Moines. Ia, June 2.-It has been
practically determined that there will
be no extra session Of the legislature.
Governor Cummns is satisfied that he
,an supply the needs of the flood suff-
arers and tornado victims in an irregu-
lar manner by borrowing money and
the next session to approve OF MS
course. The flood in Des Moines is still
but the water is falling
rapidly. The wide territory that was
flooded presents a sad picture. Train
service here on the main lines, is once
more nearly normal. At Ottumwa, the
water has begun to decline but it is
still rising between Keosauqua and
Keokuk. At Bentonsport, Pennington
and Bonaparte great damage has been
wrought by the flood, and half the
towns are under water; but 1t Is near
the mouth of the river at Keokuk that
conditions are worst today. The situa-
tion is appalling. The river is six to
eight miles wide in places and In every
direction may be seen refugees on
roofs of houses and in trees shouting
for SuCcOr that seems lfIipOSSluie'
MISSOURI IS RISING.
Lexington, Mo-, June 2.-The Missouri
river here is still rising and so square
miles of bottom land opposite here is
covered. Houses and barns are floating
down the river today. A government
steamer has removed many flood suffer-
ers from lowlands here.
FEAR DISEASE NOW.
Topeka, Kas., June 2.-The flood sit
uation here today is materially better.
The Kansas river fell during the night
at the rate of an inch an hour. Stand
ard gauge measurement this morning
showed a 27-inch fall from the highest
point on Sunday. 1t is safe to say that
all those marooned in trees and flooded
houses have now been removed to
places of safety. At the Sardou bridge
alone, over 200 were landed last night.
The previous estimate of 20 dead Is still
adhered to. Many reported missing are
showing up, but it will only be possible
to give the actual loss of life when the
waters have finally receded. 1t Is be-
lieyed that several persons were drown
ed a nd that their bodies have fiOated