Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-06-11
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION
WROUGHT BY THE FLOODS

mated. however. The entire city of
Armourdale is under water, in many
places 20 feet deep, and all the 10000
inhabitants have fled. No steps
have been taken to protect house
hold goods in the deserted homes.
Kansas City. Mo-, June with the
rapid fall of the rivers, business is re-
suming its normal condition. The
waterworks 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. Telephone and telegraph
connection will be established be-
tween the two Kansas cities today.
At the Stockyards 1900 hogs and
500 cattle were drowned. \ force of
men is removing the carcasses where
they lodged in the drift.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 6.-At dark
last night the water had receded
from one-tenth of the food area and
the uncovered district was promptly
reoccupied. The territory reclaimed
included the Union depot. which Suf-
fered 5000 damage, and a portion
of the railroad yards. The recession
of the flood has caused n lively de-
mand for unskilled laborers to repair
railroads, clean out buildings and
carry away rubbish.
Two bodies were found yesterday
under a railroad coach in the west
bottoms. They were those of
Greek railroad laborer and negro
cook The verified death list now
contains ten names.
The carcasses of dead animals at
the stock yards are creating a dread
full stencil. The bodies are being
towed into the river to float down the
Missouri There is no other means
of disposing of them, for the entire
stock yards district is still inundated.
st. Louis, June 5.-"At st. Louis the
rate of rise will continue rapid and
33.j feet will be reached Friday morn
ing and 34.5 feet Saturday morning.
A stage of 80 feet is forecasted for
Saturday night or Sunday. Meas
ures to protect property from a &C.
foot stage by Monday should be
taken" This warning was issued
last night by Government Forecaster
Bowie and indicates that the crest
of the food tide will not reach st.
Louis for three days. Last night the
register showed 32.4 feet, rise of
six inches during the day.
st. Louis, June 6.-The great food
that is sweeping down the Mississippi
is steadily increasing in volume and
is now being felt in st. Louis and Vi
cinity to an alarming extent.
The stage of water reached 34.2
feet last night, rise of seven-tenths
of foot Friday. Government Fore
caster Bowie last night issued a bull
letin predicting a stage of 81 feet by
noon today, 36 feet by Sunday and 81
feet on Monday. The Mississippi
north of the mouth of the Missouri is
still rising, but the rapidity of the
rises has been diminished because of
the breaks in levees.
The flood forced passage through
the levee at Madison, H., just north
of St. Louis. This levee is Is miles
long and for days men have been
working to strengthen it, but the
river found weak point in a sewer
main and the water broke through
like geyser.
The streets of Venice. H.. almost
opposite st. Louis, are waterways and
the inhabitants go about in boats
1t was the first town in this vicinity
to feel the full force of this flood
and has been under water for two
days.
st. Joseph, Mo-, June 4.-The res
cuing party sent from here to To-
Of
launches and rowboats, returned and
their places will be taken by other
volunteers. The st. Joseph men res
cued 200 school children from the
Grant school, imprisoned there since
last Friday. The children were in
haIf-starved condition.
The rescuers shot and killed
negro caught in the act of looting
deserted houses. They brought
back with them the names of three
identified dead.
The flood conditions here remain
unchanged. The river fell one-tenth
of a foot last night and remained
standing today. A relief fund of
IS, 900 has been raised here for the
food sufferers at Topeka and Kansas
City and several carloads of clothing
and provisions already have been
sent.
Louisiana, Mo-, June 6.-The Sny
levee broke just below this city yes
terday and the Mississippi is now
falling here at the rate of six inches
per hour on account of the break.
, The Sny is the most important levee
ON the north end of the river and is
10 miles long. In some places it is
2S feet high and 50 feet across at the
base. 1t incloses n fertile farming
section from three to seven miles
long, containing more than 100000
acres.
There are several towns within the
district, the population of which is
probably 10000. Many of them re-
main and loss of life is certain This
district has not been overfowed since
1SSS and the damage will run into the
millions. The break occurred at
point used by the railroad as a road
bed. II was unexpected until Just