The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-03
TORNADO AND THE FLOOD
THE SITUATION NOV BRIEFLY
 SUMMARIZED.

Killed and Que Hundred and Fifty
 IOjured-Deputy SherIGs to Protect
 Property in North Topeka.
 Gainesville, Ga, June 2.-The six thousand inhabitants of this city have just begun to realize the extent of the appalling disaster of yesterday It now seems certain that the death list will not be much short of one hundred, and perhaps somewhat above that number.
 Figuring from all available sources and giving credence only to those re- ports which are believed to be trust worthy, the following is summary of the effects of the tornado in Gainesville and it's environs:
 One hundred killed.
 One hundred and fifty injured, of whom probably twenty will die.
 Eight hundred persons homeless.
 Property loss about half million dol- liars, none of which was covered by storm insurance.
 The death list so far compiled in- cludes thirty-two at the Pacolet cotton mills at New Holland, all of whom were killed in the demolition of the compa- ny's cottages; thirty-siX at the Gaines vile cotton mills near the Southern railway station, where the tornado first struck, and eight persons killed in the destruction of the Jones and Logan stores, near the Southern railway depot, are not included in the above list. All of them were men except Mrs. Jones, the wife of the proprietor of one of the stores.
 Two of the men killed in the Logan store were negroes. Among those killed at the Pacolet mills was John Mayne, aged sixty-two years, formerly clerk of the superior court of Hall county.
 Topeka, Kansas, June 2.-The flood situation in Topeka tonight may be briefly summarized thus:
 Known dead, forty-eight.
 River has fallen to-day three feet and is now receding at the rate of two inch es an hour.
 Distress will be great among the ref ugees.
 Governor Bailey issues proclamation calling for help for flood sufferers of the state.
 Fifty deputy sheriffs, armed with Winchesters, go to North Topeka to protect property, with orders to shoot looters whenever they are caught steal ing. ~----~- e-.. ~--- -'e~
 Kansas City, Mo-, June 2.-The rains have ended and the sun was visible to- day for the first time in a week. For this and other reasons it is thought that great dangers of the flood are past.
 The waters of the Kaw river have fallen eight inches to-day, and tonight are steadily declining at the rate of about one-half inch an hour. 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 has been able to offset the fall in the Raw. It is the water of the latter stream, however, that has caused all the damage in this city and in Kansas City, Kansas, and with it at normal stage business in Kansas City soon will resume usual conditions. This city, by narrow mar gin, has escaped serious shortage in food, has faced the peril of fire utterly helpless to avert it's consequences, has suffered millions of dollars of damage to property and sustained loss in life that in all probability never will be ac- curately measured, and now 1t is. conl- mencing to believe in the promise Of better things.
 The situation tonight shows irn- provement on almost every side. The waters are falling, the waterworks will resume operations tomorrow, the gas has been turned into the mains once more, and there is no immediate dan ger of a serious shortage of food. The city has cared for her own and is abun- dantly able to do so still, but there IS not sufficient food on hand to permit the relief committee and the municipal officers to feel easy over the outlook. Provisions from outside will be cordial ly 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 out side.
 Two men lost their lives to-day in the attempt to save others. Joseph l.. Keenan was drowned while endeavor- ing to rescue some people from the Adams house on Union avenue, and Edward Brooks lost his life on Liberty street, where his skiff was overturned by an eddy while he was endeavoring to get another man out of building. A number of bodies were seen floating down the streams, but they are believ- ed to be those of people drowned fur ther up the Kaw, propably at North Topeka.
 Fully fifty persons were brought to the Twelfth street viaduct during the day by the boatmer. None of them had been in great danger, but had remained in buildings until weary of the confine- ment and had then signalled for assist ance which was given as rapidly as possible.
 Many people are still in the ware houses and office buildings, and will re- main there until the flood shall subside. They are entirely safe and fairly com- fortable.
 St, Louis, June '2.-Thirty feet, the danger point, was reached and passed to-day by the flood that is coming down the Mississippi river. The river con-
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