The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02

Kansas River had gone down fourteen inches at o'clock and tonight was falling at the rate of half an inch an hour. From Manhattan comes the report that the wa- ters there is slowly falling. At wamego the same condition prevails and 1t is now reasonably certain that the waters will steadily recede. as
 It is now admitted that the number of dead Is not known. Reports have been exaggerated. In the excitement all sorts of rumors have come in. Men have seen persons fall into the water and take 1t for granted that those persons were drowned. Often the persons concerned are seen later. They tell of thrilling ex- perience. but are not always taken from the lists of dead. Some are still missing.
 It may be days before trustworthy list is made. 1t Is now thought that not more than twenty or twenty-five are dead. The following are said to be identified dead:
 Henry Jordan, colored; - Ward, old soldier; - Garrett, five-year- son of Fireman c. H. Garrett; Rorest Kutz, teacher; Mrs. Forest Kutz. Louise Sea haven, Story, infant of George M. Story; John L.. Adams. Unidentified dead: Family of seven, seen by rescuer Smith in West Side house: unknown woman and child. drowned while crossing to Oakland.
 <A OI IHS IHlSSlnk anu tue probable dead follows:
 Those Probably Dead.
 A Mrs. Jackson. widow. and Mrs. Ida Montgomery are reported missing; four seen to fall from trees by watchers at Sardou bridge. east approach; Mrs. Jack son. widow who lived at Thirteenth and Van Buren. was caught in her home without means of leaving and is thought to have been drowned: Henry Ludington. who lives in Oakland. was last seen hang ing to the branches of a trees in the eastern portion of North Topeka Satur- day morning and 1t is thought that he has been drowned as he is no longer in the tree; John L. Adams. who lived on Madison Street near the wooden mill, is thought to have perished with his fam fly, for he had taken refuge on the roof of his home. Rescuers took the family out early but the boat was not large enough to accommodate him. When the party returned for him he had vanished; Andrew rretzei, & market gardener liv- ing east of Oakland, is among the miss- ing and his friends think he was drowned. The Munsey family. who were caught on the roof of their house Saturday night report that they saw two bodies float by this morning.
 Carl Goiff, IT.. son of the chief of police saw a woman and fDaby fall from house roof just west of the Gabriel Lumber Yards while that structure was burning. The current swept them directly into the flames.
 A reporter for the Associated Press say two men plunge from house and dis appeared just south of the burning yards about the same time Saturday afternoon Fell From Trees.
 Watchers on the east approach of the Old Sardou Avenue bridge yesterday morning saw four persons fall from the trees into the water.
 An unknown girl was taken from a house near Kansas Avenue and Gordon Street late Saturday night. She died shortly after being taken into the Union Pacific Hotel.
 Milton Holt of the Continental Cream cry Company saw a woman swept down the river and drowned SaturdA Ay morning
 Another woman who was about to be rescued slipped from the roof before the boat could get, to her.
 Some of these reports are thought to be duplicates.
 The distress of the sufferers is being alleviated. Those who are still In North Topeka are receiving food, and they are in no danger unless 1t be from sickness There is a possibility that there will be a spread of contagious diseases. Doctoss and medical relief cannot reach sufferers to any great extent.
 The possibility of an epidemic Is tho most serious thing the city might contend with. An emergency board of health has been appointed by the mayor to CO., operate with the city physician in quelling the disease which Will result from the flood.
 Dr. Gruibs says that the sanitary con dition of North Topeka when the water shall so down. will be such that the place will not be fit to be inhabited for some months to come.
 Provisions of all sorts are becoming scarce in Topeka. No freight trains have entered the city for several days and there will not be enough for the people to eat if this situation lasts much longer. It is charged that certain of the mer- chants have formed T combination for the purpose of controlling the prices on pro- visions.
 A prominent miller said this morning. We do not intend. and have never in- tended to raise the price of flour. no matter what the grocers are thinking of doing. We do not wish to make any money out of a calamity"
 Profit From Calamity.
 It is reported that a local commission firm bought up all the potatoes in town last Saturday and advanced the price 50 cents a bushel.
 It was learned tonight that a Rock Island relief train had reached North To- peka last night in the vicinity of the re- form school. The train brought sixty boats and two steam launches Boatmen rom Lake Contrary are in charge, and hey are doing splendid work in taking food victims to places of safety.
 A long train of Rock Island passenger coaches were also brought and in these he people are taking shelter. They will De taken to places further up the track, some to Atchison and others to St. Jo- ,eph. where they will be provided for. The Santa Fe is doing a great work n behalf of the sufferers. The facilities of their enormous shops here are at the disposal of those wishing to make a steam launch or other machinery for res cue. The people of Topeka have responded | oyally to the caSH for supplies and shell | ter. Up to the present time the relief | has had no trouble at all to | supply what clothes are necessary and to | feed all the hungry. Further than this | no steps have been taken.
 Many of the people have been cared for only temporarily and the biggest de- nand on the generosity of the people is