The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
WATER FALLING
AT KANSAS CITY
Citizens HustIing to Make the
Best Of Things.
FRIeHTFUL HAVOC AT TOPEKA
WRETCHED SANITARY CoNnI-
TIoNs CAUSE ALARM.

Il ANSAS CITY, NO, June with
n the rapidly falling water, bust
ness is resuming its normal con-
dition. The waterworzs are pumping
black water from the Kansas river not
fit to drink. and the danger from fire
is over. Electric street car lines are
in operation. The telephone and teIe-
graph connections viii be established
between the two Kansas Cities toner
row, lines being stretched across the
ruins of the James street bridge.
Gangs Of railroad repairers follow
closely upon the heels of the retreat
ing floods. and the streets are being
cleared Of mud where covered and
( brought to grade where washed out.
At the stock yards $500 hogs and 800
cattle were drowned. A force Of men
began today to remove the carcasses-
In the wholesale and packing house
districts Of the west bottoms the scene
rs even more depressing than yester-
day. Additional buildings have fallen
and the lowering Of the flood has ex-
posed heaps OF ruins. In some places
men with poles are lOOsening heaps OF
Wreckage and letting it drift away.
No Bodies Found.
Reports that the Burlington bridge
approaches are washed away are IN
the Clay county side of this bridge not
one body has been found by the men
who are hauling timber ashore. nor
have they seen any bodies At this
place many bodies were said to be col
lected and their existence makes
it likely that the total list of dead viii
not go much above eight. the number
now authenticated. Most of the miss
ing persons have been heard from.
Estimates of the damage done by the
floods are being reduced. AT first they
ranged from S10,000,0 0e up. but now
they are all much below that sum-
The greatest loss was Of the sixteen
bridges across the Kansas river. all
substantial structures The packing
house plants did not suffer severely.
At ATmOUT's the fires were lighted late
this afternoon
The railroads began to open cars to-
day. but the greater part Of the
freight cars are still partially covered.
Small stOrekeepers in the district are
ruined. and the losses on buildings are
distributed among thousands Of own
ers-
Destitute Cared For.
The 10000 people made destitute in
Kansas City. Kan. by the food are
being cared for. The relief service IS
well organized and there has been lit
tie sickness Today the refugees were
taken from the buildings around the
city and placed in camp tents at Six
teenth and Orville Streets They viii
be under military rule
The Armour Packing company today
sent $1,000 to the Kansas City relief
fund.
The Armourdale Flood association
has issued an appeal for aid for the
15.G00 people who are homeless there.
The appeal SAYS
Contributions should be sent at once to
the ArmOurdale State Bank Of Commerce,
the Kansas State bank or the Home
State bank Kansas City, Kan for the
association.
At Argentine 800 people are still home
less. and an appeal for food and clothing
was issued today Supplies should be
sent to the mayor, DR.. c. E. Chopper, Ar
gentine, Kan.
Railroad Situation.
The railroad situation was little bet
ter today. The Missouri Pacific, the
Frisco. the Missouri, Kansas & Texas ana
the Santa Fe were running trains, Dut no
schedule was considered
The Wabash. Burlington and Santa Fe
lines practically abandoned their last
routes east. This was by way Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific to Sedalia- and thence to
thssr respective lines. The Santa. Fe is
not encouraging traffic east, but IS car
ing for its traffic business by way of the