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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
7
Kansas City and nearby areas see water subsiding with gas and water services resuming. About 27,600 people remain homeless across Argentine, At 36,000, and Harlem districts, as the Missouri River courses are expected to shift. The report notes a wider relief area and potential river course changes.
The Topeka flood disaster leaves 10 000 homeless with fear of contagion and a three to four week recede period. Gov Bailey calls for national charity as investigations confirm widespread damage and deaths. Des Moines and St Louis brace for downstream impacts.
The Mississippi River has surpassed the danger line at St Louis with four to five feet more water expected before peak. Reports say rising levels will continue for a day or two and cause extensive property damage. Missouri Point at the confluence has driven out hundreds of farmers and families, with fears of greater losses as flood waters rise.
Telegraph reports show flood conditions near the high water mark of 1881 with rivers swelling and houses and barns adrift. The Atalanta steamer evacuates flood victims while stock is rescued by steamboats as relief outreach expands from New York to Kansas City Des Moines and Topeka.
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