Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
WATER IS FALLING.
FLOODS AT KANSAS CITY HAVE
REACHED TURNING POINT,
Provisions From Outside Will Be Cor
daily Welcomed-Many Bodies Seen
Floating Down the Stream-Loss
Runs Away Up in the Millions.


Kansas City, June 3.-The rains
have ended, the sun is visible for the
first time in week and for this and
other reasons it is thought that the
great dangers of the flood are past.
The waters Of the kaw river are
steadily declining. In the Missouri
the high stage OF thirty-five feet is
still maintained. but this Is due to
the rise which has been coming down
the Missouri proper, and which has
Offset the fall in the Kaw. 1t is the
water of the latter stream, however,
that has caused all the damage in this
city and in Kansas City, Kan. and
with it at normal stage, business in
Kansas City will shortly resume usual
conditions. This city has, by a mar
row margin. escaped a serious short
age of food. has faced the peril of
fire, utterly helpless to avert its conse-
Quences. has suffered millions of dol
lars Of damage to property and sus-
tanned loss in life that in all proba-
bility never will be accurately meas
ured, and now 1t is commencing to
believe In the promise of better things.
Waters Are Falling.
The situation shows improvement on
almost every side; the waters are fall
ing, the waterworks will soon resume
operations the gas has been turned
into the mains once more and while
there Is no superabundance of food,
there IS no immediate danger of a Sc
nous shortage. The city has cared
for her own in royal fashion, but
there is not sufficient food on hand to
permit the relief committees to feel
easy over the outlook. Provisions
from outside will be cordially well
coined.
The food supply is ample on both
sides of the river, the vast quantities
Of meat in the packing houses having
been reached by expeditions sent out
by the packers.
Two men lost their lives while en-
deavoring to save others. Joseph
Keenan, was drowned while endeavor-
ing to rescue some people from the
Adams house. across from the Union
station. and Edward Brooks lost his
life in Liberty street where his skiff
vas overturned by an eddy while he
was endeavoring to get another man
out Of building. A number of bodies
were seen floating down the stream.
but are believed to be those of per-
sons drowned further up the Kaw,
probably at North Topeka.
Many people are still in the ware
houses and Office buildings and will
remain there until the food subsidies.
Thirty Bodies In Wreckage.
Superintendent Young of the Swift
Packing company said that there were
probably twenty-five or thirty bodies
In the wrectsage lodged in the Armour
dale packing house district The men
employed On the steamer Columbus
brought the same report. The Colum-
bus sent out skiffs to THE Patch" a
slum district near Armour's packing
house, and twenty-eight men and one
woman were rescued from huts.
These refugees reported that they had
counted twenty-five of their neighbors
and friends who had lost their lives.
There Is very little probability Of
much greater financial damage than
has already been done There have
been some reports of the settling of
large buildings In the wholesale dis
trict. but they appear to have settled
In remarkably even manner and an
expert examination will be required
10 prove that they are In a dangerous
condition.
Following is list of the structures
that have been damaged or swept
away: Sixteen bridges, 1000 build
ings In Armourdale. 500 buildings in
Argentine. 400 buildings In the east
bottoms. 200 buildings in Sheffield 100
buildings in the west bottoms.
At Kansas City, Kan.
The thousands OF refugees at Kan
sas City, Kan. spent another night of
wretchedness. Without water, save
for urgent needs. without beds. with
the upper part Of the town unable to
house in any comfort the horde of ref.
ugees. the night was merely a repe-
titton of others since the coming of
the food.
The wretchedness, however is more
mental than physical although the dis
comforts due to herding large bodies
of people in buildings not built for
the purpose, and trying to feed an
army without commissary depart
ment, are many. Leavenworth, to the
north, the only way by which the SUI
bufb can be entered with stores is
the spot to which all eyes turn con.
stantly in hope. Rations sufficient to
last several days. If carefully econo-
mized. were brought in during the day
and additional bedding. clothing, med
tcine and other supplies are expected
within the next twenty-four hours.
Much mental discomfort exists be-
cause of the separation of members
of families who had barely time to
escape from the food Since Sunday
fathers. mothers, wives, husbands.
brothers and sisters have visited every
part of town, particularly the places