The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-16
; ma, Ohio in Path of Stretch
of Water Half a Mile
Wide and Twenty
Long.
KANSAS CITY IN PERIL
Peaceful Banks Of the Wabash Are
Being Washed Away by the
Highest Water Of
the Year.

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y LIMA, Ohio, July 16.-Two persons
are homeless as result of the flood
that is sweeping path half a mile
wide over twenty miles between Ada
and Lima today
Both deaths occurred at Linz
where the Ottawa river today passed
the flood crest Of 1913. $1,000
An unidentified man was drowned
today while attempting to rescue a
marooned family.
Mrs. Laura Bercaw died in the hos.
pital from burns received when the
gas heater in her home exploded when
the house was flooded. Her home
was destroyed and her four children
injured, although not seriously.
Rescutng parties working in boats,
saved many persons from drowning in
!, the swirl of the rushing waters.
Two bridges were down, three sub
merged and the sixth in danger Of be-
ing carried out momentarily.
Thousands of dollars have been lost
in damage to crops
LIMA, Ohio, July 16.-F1ood condi-
tions worse than in 1913 prevailed
here today. Frenen and policemen
in boats were busy rescuing persons
marooned in 1,200 flooded houses.
The Ottawa river is ten feet above
normal and rising several inches an
hour. Torrential rains in the last
few days caused the flood.
Several deaths are expected among
invalids removed from flooded houses
to hospitals in boats. Foot bridges
were washed away and cottages were
swept down the river. Twenty bust
ness buildings are under water and
one thousand more homes were in
danger of submersion by noon. Doz-
ems Of thrilling rescues have been
made. The Main street bridge, the
largest in the city, was in danger of
being carried away. ...
Thousands Of workers we're unable
to reach their places of employment
Worse and Worse.
LIMA, Ohio, July 16--At 1910 a.
m. today the Ottawa river flood stage
passed the highest mark reached In
the 1913 flood. This put 1000 more
homes under water, making the total
submerged about 1900.
First Flood Fatality.
LIMA, Ohio, July 16.-An unidenti-
fed man, aiding in the rescue of a
marooned family, was caught in the
flood waters and drowend near the
Elm street bridge today. This is the
first flood fatality
Mrs. Laura Cercaw Is at City hos
pltal In a dangerous condition as a
result Of the explosion Of water
heater at her home. She was descend
ing the cellar steps to turn Off the
gas when rising water caused the
heater to explode. She is believed to
have been fatally burned Her home
was wrecked and her four children
injured.
Missouri Is High.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 16.-Kan-
sas City today is again menaced by
floods, the fourth time in three
Daily rains in the water
sheds of the Missouri and Kansas
rivers will send the rivers to high
stages here
At ten o'clock the Missouri river
registered twenty y-seven feet, egualling
the previous flood mark this year.
Two Feet an Hour.
KENTON, Ohio, July 16-Hundreds
Of persons were rescued from flooded
.lolleS mere LOudy- 4 ne SClOIO river
at a. M, was within ten inches of
the 1918 food crest and rising two
feet an hour.
Engineer Dushane Of Columbus. mar
rowly escaped drowning when
freight train was overturned because
Of washout Dushane rescued Fire
man Jack Williams, who was pinned
under the engine. unconscious from
water and steam
A Sea Of Muddy Water.
KANSAS CITY, July 16.-Every-
thing depends on the weather for the
next few days. With enough water
in the tributaries of the two streams
already to equal this years high
mark, another rain would be serious
are unfavorable, for the
two watersheds are covered with
clouds today.
Northwest Missouri drained by the