Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-09
TWO THOUSAND HOMELESS
Six Dead, Two Others Injured in
Big Floods.
HUNDRED REFUGEES IN CAMP
Considerable suffering at PsttOns-
burg Because Of Lack of Food
and shelter-PeopIe Res
cued from TreetOps.

KANSAS CITY, July s-The Hood sltua.
ton in Missouri and Kansas tonigh ap.
peared to be gradually improving. AT Kan.
sas City the Kansas n Missouri rivers
were both still rising, but the prediction
was that tomorrow they would begin fall.
ing without causing damage here.
Springfield, Mo-. on the Jordan river, and
Ottawa, Kan, on the Marais Des Cygnes
river, we're the points where the most suf-
fering was experienced today. The streets
were buried under ten to fifteen feet OF
water. 1t is hoped by tomorrow the floods
there will have subsidized.
The body of r. A. Dameron of Colfax,
ILL.,, who was drowned at Springfield, Mo.
on Tuesday, has not been recovered.
Two Gus Homeless,
Close to 2.OOO persons rendered temporarily
homeless, with a property loss estimated
at 81, 800, 900, six persons own and two
others injured, railway traffic TO the north
west and south Of Kansas City democrat
lied and thousands OF acres Of rich farm
ing land and miles Of railway tracks inun'
dated. summarizes the flood situation In
Missouri and Kansas up to this afternoon
The eight lead and injured were those
reported yesterday. No additional casual
ties were reported today.
The greatest suffering today was a.
Springfield, in southern Missouri, ana al
Ottawa. Kan, fifty-seven miles southwest
Of Kansas CITY Both these towns were
practically submerged by the sudden over
flow of local streams. Elsewhere In thes'
two states nearly every stream was reoed'
ing and the worst Of the flood was believed
| to be over. Even at Springfield and OF
tawa the water begah-Lo fall away al
most as soon as 1t had accomplished III
damage.
The BODY of the 4-year-ol5 daughter o.
Mrs. Carrie Rose OF Chi9Iy1 drowned Sts
terday in the derRilment OF a Santa ~
passenger train at PRmona, Kan. had no
been recovered up to early this aftarI" on
At Kansas City at 5 o'clock this morn
ing the Missouri river stood at "a feet
inches, a rise OF two feet in the last TWEEN
~ty-four hours. The Kansas river wss a
n feet, also q rise Of two feet. The dam
age here was confined to the west and cas-
bottoms. In the west bottoms six inches
Of water stood in parts of the pens a
the stock yards along the Kansas river
but the main yards were not In danger
This overflow resulted from water backing
up through the sewers. Argentine anC
Armourdale, Kan, packing house and rail
way suburbs Of Kansas City, were still
safe, a newly built dyke at Argentine safe
guarding that place at least for tn
present. Harlem, Mo, across from Kan
sas City on the north, a small farming
community, is partially submerged, but m
great damage has been done, there.
Water Falls at ~PattOnsburG.
A. ~. a.N R.TI N4tVr
teen inches during the night and will re
cede today. The last Of the refugees hat
been removed from house and tree top
this morning, n the relief train from
st. Joseph, which a been stalled nsa
Santa Rosa, landed Its passengers within
two miles Of Pattonsburg, and from Their
the remainder Of the journey was mad
in boats. The rescuers quickly went L
work. Ample food, at least for presen
needs, was distributed to the refugees. Il
the last two days nan persons have sui
tered acutely from exposure and lack o
sleep.
AT Pomona, Kan, all of the maroone
passengers from the wrecked Atchisor
Topeka q Santa Fe passenger train, whic
ran into the river yesterday, had foun
shelter and were safe. The river tina
Oaused this the flood, the Mareas De
Cygnes, has spread out over q large terri
tory, but today is ~receding.
At Topeka the flood situation improve
since last night. There has been no NOR
rain and shungamunsa creek. which drov
man. persons out OF their homes in sout
and East Topeka, had subsidized and wa
within its banks. The Kansas river ther
showed q fall Of four inches since las