The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-02

ing at the rate OF nalL an men nOur-
From Manhattan up 10 the river comes
the report that the water there is slowly
falling. At Mamega the same condition
prevails and it is now reasonably certain
At this time there are thirty-four known
List Of Victims.
Henry Jordan, colored.
- Garrett
Ffve-year-oid son Of Fireman G. H.
- Kutze. teacher.
Mrs. kutze.
Louise ZaaVen.
- Storey.
Mrs. Jackson. widow. probably dead.
Mrs. Ida Montgomery. probably dead.
Unidentified dead: Unknown family of
seven seen by Rescuer smith IN west
side house, unknown woman and child,
seen to fall from trees by watchers at
Sardou bridge, east approach.
Escape Cut OF.
Mrs. Jackson. a widow who lived at
Thirteenth and Van Buren,, was caught
en- her home without means of leaving
and is thought to have been drowned
Henry LudiugtOn. who lives in Oakland,
was last seen hanging to the branches
of a tree in the eastern portion OF North
Topeka Sunday morning It IS thought
that he has been drowned
John /. Adams. who lived on Madison
street near the wooden mill. is thought
= have persisted With his family ne had
aiken refuge on the roof of his home.
Rescuers took the family out early. but
the boat was not large enough 70 accom-
modate him When the party returned
fOr him he had vanished
Mrs. Ida Montgomery who lived back
ST the Citizens bank, on Kansas avenue,
Is reported drowned She was JIG neI
room Sunday morning, but the parties
We're unable TO rescue her. There Is no
one there now
Saw Seven Bodies.
Andrew PretzeI a market gardener lv-
ing east Of Oakland. IS among the MISS
ing. and his friends think he was
a man named smith who manned one
of the rescue boats on the north side last
night. reported seeing seven bodies float-
ing i'm the water on the second floor Of a
house in North Topeka be did not
know who had lived in the house
The Munsey family, who were caught
on the roof Of their house Saturday night
rcported that they saw two bodies float
81 Goff ir. son of the chief Of po-
lice saw a woman and baby fan from
z house roof just west OF the Gaprle
lumber yard while that structure was
burning The current swept them di-
rectiv into the flames 4 reporter TOT
the Associated Press saw Two nlet
plunge from a house just south OF the
hurufDe wards about the same time sat
-1rda- afternoon. They were swept oul
Into the current and dlSappedreu uiL1S
the muddy water. An unknown man We
taking "a woman and baby across th'
river 10 Oakland in a skiff. when II cap
sized The woman and the child were
drowned. but the man saved his HE by
hanging 10 the boat
Four Fell From Trees
watchers ca the east approach Of the
old Sard0u avenue bridge yesterday
4 morning who were using field glasses
z reported seeing four persons fail from
me trees on the other side and drop into
the water
An unknown girl was taken from
house near Kansas avenue and Gordon
street late Sunday night She was chilled
ana numbed from exposure and diet
shortly after being taken into the Union
Pacific hotel Milton Holt saw woman
swept down the river and drowned sun
day morning.
Another woman who was about 10 bS
rescued slipped from the roof before ths
boat could get to her and was drowned
THE distress of the sufferers Is being
relicved Those who are 5tlll in NOrtl
SToDelza are being supplied with food. an,
fhev are in practically no danger, unless
Il be from sickness
Epidemic Feared
one Of the most distressing features O
the situation now IS the possibility thd
there will be a spread Of contagious dis