The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14
KANSAS FLOODS
RIVAL THOSE OF LAST YEAR.
Ten Thousand People Driven From
Their Homes-Mayor Of Kansas
City, Kansas, Applies to Secretary
of War for Ratlons,


Kansas City. July s.-The Kaw over.
| flowed its banks near the Missouri Pa,
cific bridge at IL o'clock last night
and the water is now spreading over
the west bottoms, or wholesale district
Of Kansas City. Missouri. The water
has approached within two blocks of
the Union station, and will reach the
Union station before daylight.
The Armourdale district of Kansas
City, Kansas, has been deserted, its in
habitants having been driven from
their homes by the overflow of the Kaw
river for the second time In thirteen
months.
Mayor Gilbert OF Kansas City. Kan
sas. is using all the means at his COM
mand to care for the thousands of
homeless people who have been driven
from the fiood-stricken district. Last
night he sent the following telegram
to the secretary of war:
Ten thousand people have been driv-
en- from their homes in Kansas City,
Kansas, by flood. earnestly request
that you direct commander at Fort
Leavenworth to issue rations as We may
need"
All Kansas streams are high and
thOuSaHuS VI tCltC VI ilCn AlAlib
lands have already been inundated,
: causing losses to crops that will
doubtless run into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Farmers at a
dozen points have been forced to fee
from their homes, driving their cattle
before them and taking their horses
and what household goods could be
gathered hurriedly.
By noon the Kaw will, according to
the weather observer, have risen two
feet and half higher than at present
aud will begin to subside rapidly.
Heavy damage is reported through
out Kansas from Abilene, Arkansas
City. Ottawa and Lawrence, where the
Smoky Hill, the Solomon. the Walnut
and the Marais de Cygnes rivers are ris-
ing at the rate of two inches hourly.
The damage to crops will be enormous.
In the vicinity Of Abilene alone it is
estimated that the damage will result
to s250.000. The Kaw has made
a new channel at Lawrence, cutting
the west portion off from the rest of
the town.
At Kansas City, the market in cash
grains was suspended. owing to the
non-arrival OF trains from the south
west.
Topeka. Kan, July s-The Kansas
river continues to fall slowly. All
Wednesday night constant stream of
humanity poured across the big Me-
Ian bridge to higher ground. The we'll
to-do class of people stacked their
household goods in the upper stories
of their homes and fed. The poorer
classes, driving their livestock before
them, carried what of their goods they
could upon their shoulders. The mer-
chants and millmen worked all night
getting their stocks TO safe quarters.
Boats are being used.
Wichita, Kan. July S.-High water
here continues to food 300 blocks of
the city including much of the business
section and there is no prospect of i'm
mediate relief. Both the big and lit
tie Arkansas rivers, which unite at
this point, are over their banks and re-
ports from above are not encouraging.
On Main street the Baltimore hotel is
flooded, and the water is flowing
swiftly within two blocks of Douglas
avenue, the main business street Peo-
pie living within seven blocks of the
Little river have been forced to vacate
their homes.
The house of Cass Woods, park po-
liceman in Riverside park, was
washed away. and Mrs. Woods and
her two children drowned.