Evening star., 1915-06-20
Hundreds Are Carrying Goods
to Upper Floors Along
River.
THREE DEATHS REPORTED
AS RESULT OF STORM
One Drowned, Two Killed by Light
ning-Illinois Prepares to
Feed Its Sufferers.

KANSAS CITY. NO. June l'-fNeo-
dents of the lower sections of Kansas
city tonight were preparing TO meet
food conditions. which. according TO
the government weather bureau may
prevail within forty-eight hours.
In the wholesale and packing mouse
district today hundreds of men were
carrying goods to second hoors' ana
every precaution was being taken TO
prevent such losses as occurred seven
years ago when the Kansas river swept
across the Iowlands and ran into nrst
floors of many buildings.
The Kansas river was rising at inc
rate of 4 of foot an hour. One hun
dred and fifty feet of the approach 10
the Kansas City Southern railroad
bridge spanning the Kansas river mere
was hurriedly torn out by workmen
emploved by the railroad this after
noon The bridge is five feet below the
top of the dikes. The waters late this
afternoon were two feet below the
structure.
Three Deaths Reported.
Charles L. Haydock. thirty-one years
old. civil engineer employed by the
Missouri Pacific railroad. was drowned
today at Leavenworth Junction on the
Missouri river while experimenting
the making of willow mattresses TO
prevent the river undermining the
tracks.
Az Guthrie. Okla today Claude
Barnes. eighteen years, and his twelve
.year-old brother. James, were killed oy
lightning.
Weather Observer Connor said he ex-
pected flood conditions to prevail in the
districts bv Monday Although small
creeks in other sections of the city are
out of banks. the business and prln-
cipal residence districts of the city
will not be affected
A storm area extending all over Kan
sas and west Missouri prevailed last
night and early today The heaviest
precipitations were in northeast Kan
sas and amounted to about two inches.
Rain was falling today at Kansas city
and Topeka.
All rivers in Kansas were reported
rising this morning The Kansas river
at Topeka was eight feet higher than
Friday. The Missouri river reading at
Kansas City this morning was 23.S feet.
rise of l.e feet overnight. further
rise of five or six feet is expected
Tornado Strikes Lamar, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo. June ia tor
nado struck Lamar. Mo, cutting the
city off from wire communication at
noon today. The storm was going
southeast through Barton, AIDE and
Christian counties.
The manager Of the telephone plant
at Lamar was talking to the SPRING
field wire chief when the storm ap-
preached. He declared that the worst
storm he had ever seen was nearing
Lamar.
TITS here" he shouted. The roof
has been torn on the building. and if
why"
Just then conversation was interrupt
ed. No other details have been re-
ceived here.
Illinois to Feed Sufferers.
Persons along the Illinois bank of
the Mississippi river where foods
washed out the growing crops are to
be fed by the state. Adjt Gen. Frank
S. Dickson left here today with a car
load of provisions for Alton. Ill, where
steamer Illinois and taken to kaskas-
kia, where the conditions are worst
Additional carloads Of food are to be
sent as soon as Gen. Dickson reports
how much will be needed
Floods in Nebraska.
LINCOLN. Neb. June 19-Heavy
rains today added to the flooded area
in southwestern and central Nebraska
INV '>epuoiiSdH river tonight was at
the highest stage in forty years with
many bridges out and adjacent terri
tory under water.
Heroism of Bertha Hupe.
stories reaching here today describe
exciting experiences in Thursday
nights storm. Bertha Hupe, a seven
teen-Eear-od girl. swan through the
swollen waters OF the NermiIIion river
near Wauego. in an attempt to rescue
Gene Nichols. her brother-in-Iaw and
mis- ten-year son William Light
ming killed Nichols and stunned the
boy and girl who were with him The
Nichols home was surrounded by water.
but Miss Hupe. still but partly con
scious. ran and swan through the flood
waters for nearly a mile, finally oh
tanning help at a farmhouse to revive
the boy.
North Topeka Folk Moving.
With the Kansas river rising ar the
rate of two and three inches an hour.
residents Of North Topeka, Kan, were
moving out tonight.
Since the 1908 Hood dikes have been
erected. which are expected to take care
at Topeka, but early tonight the stage
was 2sa feet. with the weather bureau
predicting a stage of at least twenty-six
.eet tomorrow.