Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-01
Victims WIUNOt
Erceed Tuenty
ow Thought LreS Lost al Topeka Not Gseates Than Thai
9umber- Burning Lumber Piles Wee Msiahen for
HouseS-Kaw is Falling Situation al DeS cRomeS I'M
proved Aboui Same al Kansas City,

the rain and the flood itself
So far as rail Communication was
concerned the city was almost an ISL
and. The only communication, and that
very uncertain was by road running
southeast.
Business all over the city was sus-
pended Manufacturing plants on high
ground were compelled to shut down,
owing to the almost total shutting on
Of the water supply No street cars
were running nor were any railroad
trains going to on from the city north,
west or south. The blockade at the out
let to the southeast was 50 severe that
traffic in that direction was practically
at a standstill,
Great anxiety is felt for the safety Of
the people Of Kansas City Kansas.
There has been no communication with
that city and exhaustive efforts to get
word from there this morning failed OF
any result, Five reporters who crossed
the Kaw yesterday before the food had
become so serious have not been heard
from since.
Telegraph and telephone wires north,
south and west We're down and there
were only a few wires in shape to do
business east.
The river gauge this morning showed
81 feet having risen from 30.1 during
the night. This Is nearly nine feet
higher than the previous high record In
1881. There was eight feet Of water In
the Union depot A great swirling
lake, dotted with floating cottages,
trees telegraph poles, and other wreck
age covers the low lands as far as the
eye can reach.
Similar floating objects came rushing
down the Missouri river, some Of them
possibly from Topeka.
The committees having In charge the
work OF relief and rescue We're busy
early and a special meeting of the city
council was held during the forenoon
Thousands OF refugees al the con-
vention hall made their breakfasts from
the ratlons issued by the relief commit
tee The police have been ordered to
shoot on sight any one caught plumber
Ing. The number of lives lost in this
city cannot be learned for some time.
and probably never will be known def
ntely. However, there seems to be
ample verihcation OF reports which ac-
count for the loss Of more than dozen
lives in the bottoms.
Tie keenest anxiety Is felt over the
| situation al Kansas city, Kan, one
unor circulated during the night was
that scores Of people had persisted In
| that city, but owing TO the fact that
there has been absolutely no communi-
ca ton With that place there is a
general disposition to discredit this and
other sensational reports. That there
l.. l.na ..E Ia
| garded as probable At o'clock this
| morning Il VAS reported at police
headquarters tina, there was no further
| loss during the night as far as known
| All along the bank Of the river wagons
! containing ropes were stationed during
the morning IN order that any emerg'
ercy could be promptly met Early In
| the morning II was announced that
there were a number OF people on the
Milwaukee bridge and Il was decided to
send the ferry boat to their rescue, An
| additional call was made from hotel
| situated az the Intersection OF Four
! tecnth ana Genesee strects-where a
| number OF people were reported 20 be
held IN the upper stories OF the build
Ing The Jerry boat was ordered to
take them Off az the earliest practic-
able moment.
Word came mp from the stock yards
that there were 20 or 80 people caught
by the Hood In that district, They were
| said TO Dc I'm no immediate danger
however, and win not In all probability
be- taken of before tomorrow or late
this afternoon
Word was brought 10 police head
quarters this morning that a number
of lncn were looting houses in the east
bottoms. They had improvsed RATS
from boards ana by propelling them
With poles were making their way into
the houses. through the second story
windows. as soon as this word was re-
ceived by Chief Hayes ne ordered O de-
taehment OF officers to the place, with
! strict orders that II the story was found
to be true the thieves should be shot
down at once
Al II o'clock the weather bureau Is
sued the following.
There win probably be slight change
In river conditions at Kansas City dur
Ing the next "a hours. Slight
fluctuations mean little In way Of
change so long as weather remains un,
settled A storm area is central In III,
middle Mississippi valley. from which
the west has not emerged and III,
threatened development Of another
storm area In the southwest carries NJ
assurance Of immediate relief
Light 20 moderate rains have fallei
in the Kaw and middle and lower Mis-
souri, valleys In the past As hours anC
rain Is falling over the greater part o
Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska
| this morning
Stage Of river at Z a. m. Kansas
City. 30. and siill rising Omaha. IA
Sioux City ll.5, a fall OF L. No re-
ports have been received on the Kav
river"
At 1850 O'Clock the Blum stree
bridge was torn out and It's wreckag,
went crashing up against the building
close TO It, battering II badly. Thh
bridge was entirely In Kansas City
Mo. and spanned the Burlington track
at Fifth street. II has been out OF US,
for some days and ts fall at this tim
occasions no additional inconvenience,
Never in the history Of the west hal