The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-08
FLOOD IMPER|Ls
SCORES OF LIVES
1attensburg, Mo-, Town Of 1900, Is
Threatened With Destruction
People On House Roofs,

"a KANSAS CITY, Mo, July Tn tue
midst OF a four-mile torreat, Pattens-
3 burg. Mo, a little town of 1900 peo-
pie Is today threatened With destruc'
ton and terrible loss OF life. Perchel
on the roofs OF houses. climbing into
the highest branches OF trees or ma
rooned In the few substantial DrIcA
buildings In the town The people
are trying TO save themselves while
Tescuing parties from a han zen
surrounding towns and cities have
sent men and boats N an effort 20
prevent a historic disastei.
Kansas City and St. Joseph respond
ed to the call OF distress today and
men with boats were hastily loaded
ON special trains and hurried toward
the town. Four miles from the VII
lage limits they were halted by the
floods and from there are now Vtinly
trying 70 make their way against
mighty sweep OF water. Wrecked tele-
phone and telegraph lines make com
munlcation with the town almost inn
possible. Three persons are known 10
be dead. IL is reported that n humble:
of others have been swept away today.
The fetal death list IS not known
the fork of the Big river and the south
branch OF the Grand. just below wAero
Birthstone creek joins the Grand.
Rains along these rivers, heavy ran4s
IN iowa, and q heavy rainfall near Pat
tensburg caused their Sudden rise
The rivers are today still rising and
the torrent OF water is rushing dowa
. the Grand toward Chillicothe 1t has
Ha1 hn "
miles OF that city and unless the wa,er
subsidies il Is feared that the girls
the Industrial school will have 10 oe
moved and the institution itself VIII
be wrecked Other towns IN the neigh
borhood have been cut off and Isolated
farmers have been heavy sufferers.
Houses are floating down the food.
barns and sheds and trees have been
carried away and II is feared that
through the farming region there has
been heavy loss OF life.
Reports OF a great loss OF livestock
have come In.
Al Pattensburg the water low stands
eight feet deep in the streets and Is
still rising
Refugees nave gone to the school
building. which is one Of the most
substantial structures in the town.
Two hundred and fifty people are said
Ia be housed there. In the mill. an
old stone structure. on the banks OF
the river. a number OF otherS have
sought refuge.
A fire broke out late last night and
there was no means OF ngnung II. lie
home OF DR.. T. c. Worley was de-
stroyed and Morley and his family
escaped on planks and are now IN the
top OF a tree. They have been there
since last night.
Early today wagon load OF boats
left Chillicothe TO rescue eight per-
sons who are in trees at the edge OF
the food. The rescuing party has
not yet returned.
OMAHA. Neb., July More than
half Council Bluffs. Iowa, is under wa
ter today as a result OF the recenr
overflow of Indian creek. which runs
through the heart OF the city
The water rose again yesterday att
ernoon The railroad tracks OF the
Illinois Central and Northwestern rail-
road are three feet under water.
The northeast part OF the town is
flooded and people are going TO work
on RATS and I'm boats and hundreds are
homeless.
The property loss will reach thou
sands OF dollars.
GALLATIN. Mo-. July IA gang OK
six section men sent out by the Wa
bash railroad TO keep 1r'stwood away
from the Grand river bridge last night
is missing today. 1t is believed taat
they have been swept away In the
Hood and drowned.