Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-28
Three Western States Fear
Repetition of Serious
Damage of 1908.
KANSAS CITY IN ZONE
Furniture Vans Work Thru
Night Removing Effects
of House Owners.

Kansas City. Mo. May 2S-With
-ain continuing 10 pour over Kansas,
Oklahoma and western Missouri, and
an streams iu the section rising rap
idly. the danger OF a serious flood pos
sibly As disastrous as that of 1908.
today became greater every hour.
Rains from Wyoming 10 the Gulf OF
Mexico are reported.
Trouble in Kansas City centers in
Argentine and Armourdale sections Of
Kansas City. Kansas. in the Blue river
valley district on the eastern edge OF
the city and in the Rockhill district.
an exclusive south side residence
section. where Brush creek. a drain
age stream. has flooded the lower
floors OF many homes. All night fur
niture vans went through threatened
districts. removing furniture and per
sons.
Reports from northwest Missouri
indicate serious situations. The Grand
river is out OF IT'S banks and a section
% PattonshurE Is inundated. The
village OF Santa Rosa, near Pattons-
burg. is entirely under water and has
been abandoned. The Platte river at
Platte City is more than mile wide
and g IS reported that one person was
drowned there. Tracy. near Platte
City. is mcnaccd and many have
moved 10 high places
Severe electrical and wind storms
have caused heavy property damage
and some loss of life. a tornado az
Talihina. Okla. May IS. caused the
death OF one man and child is eN-
pectcd % die. ". ". Wood was killed
hy lightning at Nauuford. Okla. Mrs.
John Kirkland was drowned in q
cloudhurst 40 Thomasyiile. Okla VIII
liam Coss and Mrs. John Kinion were
killed Thursday when lightning struck
the Coss home near Adair. Okla James
Brown probably was fatally injured in
a tornado six miles east OF Adair.
Great property damage is reported
rs a result o. tornadoes At Checotah. /
Cieora and SuFler. Okla.
At the last named town. the property
damage. exclusive Of that TO crops in |
that district Is estimated AT 100000. 1
The town is without light at night I
Fifty residences were damaged by the /
tornado az Checotah Thursday night l
The damage there is placed at $4,000. I
The vast storm center which cen /
.ercd Wednesday in southern Kansas |
and the Texas Panhandle and yester-i ;
lay in northern Oklahoma has moved /
iorth and east until 1t now hovers over 4
northwest Missouri
Muskoinh. Kansas. reported yester-
day entirely surrounded by the food .
waters of the Delaware and Little
rivers. today was still IN
danger. hut u IS believed the inhabi-
iauts had all been removed 20 safety
The Missouri river az Atchison is still
rising
Al Springfield. 40. however. the
high water was reported TO be reCed-
Ing. despite a steady rain.
DeS MoincS Is Threatened.
Des Moines. Iowa. MAY 2S.-Serious
lood conditions along the Des Moines
iver and in Des Moines were threat
ned early today as the result of un-
.sually heavy rains yesterday and last
light In the low-lying sections of
les Molnes. the flood stage had been
assed. and residents were leaving
heir homes. a report from Fort :
lodge that the Des Moines river was
verfiowing its banks caused people
ere TO prepare for a possible repeti-
ion OF the food situation OF 1903 when
luch property was destroyed.
Arkansas Valley Swept.
Little Rock. Ark. May 2S.-The a
-orst Hood in recent years Is sweep :
* the Arkansas valley. Many lives +
Re imperiled. lowland farms are in I
ndated. crops and farm buildings r
ave been damaged seriously and rail- 4
'ay service is maintained with diff
ulty.