Evening journal., 1903-06-03
CONDITIONS AT KANSAS CITY


Kansas city, NO.. juno .. inv
ralEs 1Gyc oacol and the sun was
visible for the first time in a week.
and the great dangers Of the lood ere
past Tho waters in the river are
slowly falling and business in Kansas
City will soon resume usual condi
| tions. This city. by narrow margin.
has escaped a sorious shortage in
food, has faced the peril of fire, utter
ly helpless TO avert its consequences;
has suffered millions of dollars OF
damage to property, and sustained a
loss in life that in all probability never
will be accurately measured. and now
II Is commencing 10 believe In the
promise of better things
The situation shows improvement on
almost every side; the waters are
falling. the water works resumed OPP
erations today, the gas has been turn
ed into the mains once more, and
there is no immediate danger of a
serious shortage of food. The city
has cared for her own and Is abun-
dantly able to do 80 still but there Is
not sufficient food on hand 10 permit
the relief committee and the municipal
, officers to feel easy over the outlook.
! The provisions from outside will be
cordially welcomed, and while there
is no dire necessity there Is urgent
need. The transportation facilities at
the present time are so limited that
not much freight can be brought In
at time. and there Is danger that
the demand may outrun the supply
unless the stock on hand is speedily
replenished from the outside
Two men lost their lives yesterday
IN the attempt TO save others. Joseph
I l. Keenan, was drowned while endeav-
a oring to rescue some people from the
b Adams House in Union avenue. and
Edward Brooks lost his life in Liberty
street. where his skin was overturned
BY an eddy while he was endeavoring
to get ancther man out of a building.
A number Of bodies were seen float.
ing down the stream. but are believed
e TO be those Of people drowned further
e. up the Kaw, probably at North To
+ peka.
e There is very little probability oi
e much greater financial damage thar
$ has already been done. There have
{ been some reports OF the settling oi
= various large buildings In the whole
. sale district but they appear to have
n settled In a remarkably even manner
and expert examination will be re
n Qulred to prove that they are in
dangerous condition
The day brought to light no fact
on which TO base even an approxlma
ton Of the number OF deaths in tn
food, Possibly 10 bodies have beel
seen floating since Sunday, but estl
mates made from this are valueless
as some of the bodies may have float
ed down the Kaw from Topeka, tn
J same bodies drifting about In the eve
1 changing eddies OF the food ma
have been counted several times.
Following is a list OF some Of III
, large structures that have either beei
damaged OF swept away: Chicag,
Great Western freight depot. 16 rail
road. street car and wagon bridges
building occupied by Seavy Mercantile
biohfidht 0tiHpdHgf l. 1. Odhhel re
4 frigerator factory. several saloons
y several piers Of the 81" road viaduct
1000 buildings in Armourdale. 50l
buildings in Argentine. 400 buildings
/ IN the East Bottoms. 200 buildings ir
D Sheffield 100 buildings in the Wesi
Bottoms.
i superintendent Young Of the Swift
Packing Company, said that there
were probably 25 TO 30 bodies in the
.. wreckago lodged IA the Armourdalt
packing house district The men EN-
] ployed on the steamer Columbia
} brought the same report.
I A Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
I passenger train from Chicago to Kan
sas City. due here at 4 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon has been lost. II is moi
, deemed possible nor the thought enter
r tanned by the railway officials that the
I train has run into the food Superin
/ tendent Mulhern was urged by the
Chicago officials to exercise every pos
sible effort 10 locate the missing train
and relieve its passengers at all cost
and hazard.