The evening world. Newspaper, June 1, 1903, Page 1

‘WHATHER-—Fatr to-night ané Tucefar. BASEBALL RACING #@ SPORTS PRICE ONE CENT. AW VALET A UKE. OF AUN AND HORROR, Flood Waters Fifty Feet Deep Stretched Over a Distance of 200 Miles, Nearly Fifteen Miles Wide, and the Damage Reaches Far Into the Millions. Late Reports Place the Number of Dead in Kansas City, Kan., at 200, but the Story Has Not Yet Been Fully Con- firmed. \ MANHATTAN, Kan., June 1.—The Kaw Valley territory affected by the floods stretches from Brookville, Kan., to Kansas City, a distance of 200 miles by from 3 to 15 miles in width. Almost the entire territory is submerged in water from one to fifty Che “ Circulation Books Onen to All.”’ RESULTS OF THE DAY IN WORLD OF SPORTS. KEENE WINS THE HUDSON. Millionaire's Palm Bearer Beats Gayoso Stable’s Candidate, High Ball, in Only Stake Race of the Day at Gravesend. KING. PEPPER WINS FIRST. Africander Beats Hunter Raine in the Handicap—Hamburg Belle Gallops Home with the Money in Second Race. * tet in depth. It is impossible to ascertain the number who have perished or as yet in danger. The loss in cattle, homes, barns, fences and crops will run into the millions. Boatmen who have reached here report many persons missing. » Probably fifty. persons were drowned in the country round here, Mant:ttan is in i1e very centre of the flood’s fury. The Blue River from the north and the Kansas River from the west, which carries tne waters from the Republican, solomon, Saline and Smoky Rivers, besides several large creeks, meet at the eastern edge -f the city. For the last five uays great volumes of water have rashed together here, forming a ) THE WINNERS. FIRST. RACE—About six furlongs. —King Pepper’ (11 to 5) 1, John A. Scott (15 te 1) 2, Ascension (6 to 1) 8. Time—1.09 2-5. SECOND RACE—Five furlongs.— Hamburg Belle (5 to 2) 1, Destiny (7 to 1) 2, Dimple (11 to 5) 3. Time —1.00 1-6, . moving vortex which only the strongest iron ridges hav- so far been able to withstand. The high railroad banks of the Union Pacific and Rock Island alone have saved the city from being completely submerged and possibly emtirely swept away. Most of the inhabitants Have moved to the hills and <:: being taken :are of in the Kansas Apia College bui.dings. j.zn, women and children. were carrted-tr boats ad wagoné to the hills. Those-who were unable to secur transportation waded through, the water waist. deep. Over :;500 people were housed in the college buildi:~ Four births were reported to have occurred during the nighi. 200 DEAD, SAY REPORTS FROM KANSAS CITY, KAN. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 1.—A_telephone mess: ;e from Kansas j City, Kan., says 200 people were «~~ led at that place Sunday afternoon by th: crushing of four bridges across tae Kaw River by a tank of the Standard Oil Company. The tank broke loose and swept against the bridges; upon which there were many people watching the flood. The bridges, with the ex- ception of that of the Missouri Pacific, were crushed like kindling wood. This report has not yet been fully confirmed. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IN KANSAS REGION. ‘ TOPEKA, Kan., June 1.—The following is the list of the dead flood victims who have kn identified thus far: THIRD RAGCE—One and a quarter miles.—Africander (4 to 5) 1, Hunter Raine (8 to 1) 2, Himeeif (20 to'1) 3. Tlme—2.05 45. FOURTH : RACE — Palm Bearer (even) 1, High Ball (8.to 1) 2, bux; embourg &. Thme—1,01, PIFTH RACE—Wild Pirate (13 to 5) 1, Embarrassment (7'to 1) 2, Bar Le Duc 3. Time—147 1-5. SIXTH RACE—St. Barnaby (2 to 1) 1, De Kaber (3 to 1) 2, Nic Long- worth 3, Time—1.46 2-5, . GRAVESEND RACE TRACK, N. ¥., June 1.—Although this was an off Mon- day at Gravesend the attendance was above the average, 10,000 people finding their way to the course. The weather was perfect for racing, bright sunshine, antl cool breezes blowing over from Ue) bays ‘Top-heavy fields were carded, but ve- fore the firat race had been run the blue pencil was brought into play, reducing the fields to reasonable size and greatly simplifying the work of the players. ‘The feature of the afternoon was the 95,00 Hudson, Stakes for two-year-olds. ‘The interest in this event was merely perfunctory, however, as the wise handleappers figured Palm Bearer an outstanding winner, August Belmont’s much’ touted youngster Gallant being in which Africander, Yardarm, Zoro- aster, Hunter Raine, Numeral and other good sprinters were engaged, was also | withdrawn, The third race, a handicap, |x, Sis LAL PY LTT AON EVENING cc TN WHATHER-—Fair to-night anf Toesey, NIGHT EDITION 1903. NEW YORK, MONDAY. JUNE 1. PRICE ONE CENT, CIANTS WIN. NEW .YORK asa 0°6 *15O0rO'0* 9-0 PITTSBURG, ...- -00 0 0:0:2'0.0.0n8 ers cal Tee LEAGUE. INVADERS LOSE BOSTON) sou-.6 .. -003030101—8 NEW YORK ..... -0000 300d a8 (Continued from Sixth Page.) Sixth Inning—Chesbro couldn't handle La Chance’s drive and it went for a single. Ferris was thrown out by Chesbro. Creiger died, Williams to Ganzel. Hughes fanned. No runs, Keeler beat a bunt. MoFarland forced him out at second. Williasns did the same for McFarland and was doubled himself. No runs. Seventh ‘nning—Howell went in to pitch for New York. H gave Dougherty a pass. Collins sacrificed. O’Brien doubled sending Dougherty home. Freeman fanned. Parent out, Con- roy to ‘Ganzel, One run. Ganze! was hit. Conroy fanned. Courtney burted and died, Beviile singled. Howell fanned. No runs. Eighth Inning—La Chance singled. Ferris flied to Keeler, Creiger and Hughes out at first. No runs. At Washington—End of fifth: Phila., 1; Washington, 0. At Detroit—End of fourth: St. Louis, 35 Detroit. 5. eth LATE RESULTS \T LATONIA, | Galiant 2, Avoid 3. Fourth Race—Jack Ratlin 1. +. $e. AT HAWTHORNE. Fourth Race—High Chancellor 1. Eariy 2, Floyd K. 2. Satins ee ee OWN DEATHS FROM FLOOD WILL NOT EXCEED TWENTY. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 1.—At 5.30 o'clock this afternoon paren the Chief of Police in bath.Kansas Cities estimated that the]or McGann woula not make a hit. total number of deaths in that vicinity would not exceed twenty ‘The report that 200 were drowned by the crushing of bringes| who could aot play in the Boston games by an oil tank is declared to be untrue. 0p — ULTIMATUM TO SUBWAY STRIKERS. After a stormy meeting in the office of Contractor McDonald ee this afternoon the sub-contractors of the subway decided tol ec give the advance in -wages asked for by a delegation from the|cam Central Federated Union, when that committee had submitte the crowd, & victory for Africander, the | (op 8 favorite, “Hunter Raine was away in front, but Himeclf raced toto the lea soon atier the start and set « clipping ce with Africander, Hunter Reine and Boa Mot running abreast passing the WEATHER FORECAST. Foreeast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Tuesday toandll first tu Afri ve went to the Cont and peried Sree ecp .| for New York City and vicinity: of three ‘lengths. je backstretch Brel cet lowea: wees chine ce ip Conerauy alr to-night ana The leaders, tat the effort tn get us |] Tweedy) Umht to fresh easterly rag, Yoo much, and he died away again. [I inae, Th the stretch ‘Hunter Raine drew along: aide Africander, but the latter was not spoiled by Yardarm’s “eclining the {ssue. Henry Jordan. Mrs. Jackson, a widow. Mr. Ward, aged man. Henry Luddington. Arthur Stitt. vohn L, Adama, Five-year-old son of Mr. Garvetc. Mrs. Ida Montgomery, Child of George M. Story. Kark and Amelia Rutt, both children, Miss Loulse Seahaven. Andrew Pretzel. ‘There is a vast improvement in the condition of the flooded district to-day. Convervative estimates of the loss of life by the flood in N szth Topeka’say that the number of drowned will not exceed twenty. Owing to the impossibility of communication with the flooded dis- trict and the acres of fire caused by burning lumber yards, the early esti- mates were unavoidably exaggerated, With the fires subdued by rain, the smoke cleared away and steady communication by boat established, the real condition of things became apparent. Only eight buildings have been burned and no loss of life| 3 was occasioned by the tires. ‘About two hundred persons are still in North Topeka, 150 of them|™ ‘being in t.- upper story of the big woollen mill, They are well pro- {7 wisioned, but extremely uncomfortable, ‘ 4 During the morning a number of persons were pulled across from North Topeka over a wire cable to where the Melan Bridge stood. A sand dredge was operated after the manner of a breeches buoy. The Kaw River is falling to-day. There is no rising water from above, The rain has fallen without cessation for the past twenty-two hours, but at no time has it been a downpour. Suilicient clothing. The property loss, from the best estimates now possible, will amount to approximately $1,000,000. FAMINE TO COME, 1 the packing-houses, ice factories, mills, warehouses and wholesale The. refugees are being well cared for, the only thing lacking being % of Topeka are in the Kaw bottoms, and all are flooded. therefore, is in danger of a famine. The city is cut off from the markets ot Kansas Oity and Wichita, and it may be a week before freight traffic is wesumed., Meanwhile Topeka will be short of provisions, The big gardens and truck farms anal supply Topeka with aa vegetables | i yards trom which caickens various parts of the country are swept away, | This proved a big disappointment to the crowd, which’ seemed for the moat part willing to give Mr. Thomas's speedy three-year-old another chance to make Five furtongs. good his, poor showing in the Brook! ‘The track was fast and the weather fartere, wigs ka, TIE Fin. oer charming. Pal 3 do % aA FIRST RACE. About six furlongs. Botting. Siartere, whig., Jocks. rt me Place, King Pepper, 1 jer. Fone 1. "Besi tb. satthows y Ascension, 90, | Larvor igre 10, i Demarrer, 114, Intnae afittez nome dela he ‘The colt renmapded gasnety, opening uP paper is recognized as the great home away to @ ra with 1p of three ‘lengths, ‘Gannon {m-| paper of New York—the ONE me- Joun A. Scott and King Pepper, the Tuefiately took him up again. Tim Past farorite, none (oe ceil Nug-| fed away completely, both Hich Re’ | dium through which the greatest server were strung out Tengths apart) and Luxembourg beating hm. #16 | number of families may be reached,, Puhind, "This order, was maintained to| Ualmas four lengths in front of Lux) phe record of the advertising in the stretch, where King Pepper breesed pee ale The Evening World for each May GALS Cs won sasily, by ave juen| Mile and a eixteenth, act during the past sixteen years Is here inet for a4 place, The latter was wefigtore. wet, Jocks. ALAC Fin ating... | given: . eo ie : hows. Seen laway poor, but re clears Tria Pirate, vines # 4 Fie st Year. Columns, Five furlones. saute) | is i May, 1888..... 11014 acters, orale May, 1889..... 24414 a lk May, Beas , pa | oh 3 8 in. Start good. “Won Griving, Time—1.47 1-5. May, 2831; ol. Star and Garter Jumped away In fro: Mai gen Drop, and ran out sera frat turn. loring tw May, to the lead 1 : War Fines, A, ree 4 ands ‘a meu pace, for never i May, Lady ‘ollowes rolier, who a i Wrpsoens As polls 20h, aaa Ha ud reeto¢ the Mela. Yacht ant Ee May, ssment drew vo wiih tie | ' ry bare Belle cele as maucy, peat the the stretch, and from there hy May, ad brwened tothe front and, setting & feb eld Beate we 2 May, eased up, dy ton le fr ei Sear tons og Temaeatae:lemmtoramani Pat goose. | May, lor 1 = Pesush to ae Blinple a length for the [Sigsed stFoNE aNd got. up In time io | May, ¥ a THIRD RACE. ‘ May, jo. avd & quarter, y pki a jocks, SL.Ht-Fin. ae May, ” Huras, iP a vows Chicees Calcago, & a a May, 5 Risaaes May, if ease “eane "ug taza ay out. EU id aparemen 6 May, ne My . ‘con- to ee denied ‘and drew away a ‘orth ridden out by a lengt’ ‘be tworfifths ot 4° second Peewan pan: Trish Lad's Brooklyn Handicap GREATEST SHOWING IN SIXTEEN YEARS. FOURTH RACE. During the month of May juet ended The Evening World carried |}, Shao8sio eran 1,190 1-2 columns of paid advertising, pa increase of 425 1-2 columns over May a year ago. The increasing demands on the columns of The Evening World by advertisers is without precedent. The ‘g00d. Won easily, Tinte—1.01, Palm Bearer, the favorite. broke in front, closely Sttentea. by Tim Payae rte pair raced hi head to the . where it wae plain that. Paim Homer was under restraint. High Ball began to threaten In the stretch and Advertising tiat pays Advertising that rane pave. usleae tong “A evidence that outside contractors are paying the schedule asked] enous” ,, GIANTS WIN FROM PIRATES M cGraw’s Men Take a Big Lead on Pittsburg Second Inning by Scor- ing Six Runs --- Make another in Third. : MATTY PUZZLES VISITORS. In the Early Innings the Cham- pions Could Not Bunch Their Hits and Theirs Was a Suc- cession of “Goose-Eggs.” THE BATTING ORDER. (Bpectal to The Evening World.) PITTSBURG, Pa., Jung 1.—The Giants arrived here this morning in a awirl of smoke and rain. The moment was eventful, but nasty. The whole eity looked forward to it. A yellow coson that carried the team from the station looked green bofore tt reached the Mo- Rongahela Hotel, for silver certincates Planked the highway. Every one wanted 't6 bet that before New York Veit here she would be in third place. ‘Up yntil time for ‘gaing to tho grounds, MoGraw and the boys hardly peeped from the hotel lobby. Outside had gathered a line of sports who were to bet anything from a soiled to $1,000 that Bresrlahan, Mertes McGraw put the strongest team he could muster in the fleld. Dan McGann, en-acount of malarial fever, was still weak to-day and as yellow as an ora nee. With Matty to pitch and Warner be- Riad the DAL, New York, therefore nad man revat subjects rvs” at the followed by trucks bearing id, silver and pa; Marke also lin his strongest and had to pitch Eddie Dohe: the left-hander whom New York leased some time ago, but who was good to wrest a ‘victory from the his season. First Inning. New York Giants to bat. Browne's p back of short was good for two ._ Browne was then caught ateal- ine Ritchey tonsed agner smothered McGann's rap. runs. when 4,000 tp Bresnahan's roller. No Beaumont fouled to Bowerman. Mertes stopped Sebring’s bounce. Lau- der fielded Wagner prettily. No runs. Second Inning. Mertes nicrced the smoke with a high one that {oll to Bransfeld. Babb was jnafe on Wagaer's Juggle. Lauder took Dohoney: flelded Gilbert's roller nailing Babb. ‘erman ningted. "Wagner tet nt go. past, Lauder scored. and rH scored. On McGann's single to right. Browne tallied. McGann stole sec- ond. and on Phelps's bad throw, Bres- mahan tallied. [cGann stole” third. BMertes was out, Doheney to Brans- field. Six runs, Bransfield’s a fiy that got ts two bags on Gilhert misjudged could not ine. Leechs rap. Lauder. folded Ritchey to second. retiring Leach, by Vy htning work, Gilbert picked UR ruger's hit, touched “Ritchey and doubled to first. No Third Inn Wagner's overthrow gave Babb two bags mm his single. Bauder sacrificed Rabb tailed, after Kruger caught Gdal- bert. Bowerman fouled to Phelps. One run. Phelps beat out Babb's throw, Phelps and PDoheney were retired on double play, Gilbert, Babb to McGann. Reau- mont dowbled to left Gilbert threw Sebring out. No runs. Fogrth Inning. Matty was hit. Browne forced Matty and was caught stealing. Bresnahan fied to right. No runs. Matty struck out to Sebring. Wagner fed to Bresnahan. Bransfeld expired the same way, No runs Fifth Innis. MeGann fied to Sebring, Mertes drop- pei a fly to Bransfield. Doheny could hot make them good enough for Babo, Phe smoke did not bother Bransteld on s high foul. No runs, | ontied up Leach on the run. ti ‘nt | of Ker made ih jut, bet It did not aval, for Bill jumped on pe's rap anc No runs. Sixth tanning. Gilbert's legs went like an electric fan, but he could not outrun the throw third. Bowerman boosted a long Latte fielged to second 2 Doheney fied to Browne, Beaumont | Sebring apened up a cored eBaumont and ‘chty crowd hind York i oreo vet Taga raat sscond on We “King | PEOPLE BLOWN AWAY. ,| they were probably all killed. ei: | DOCTORS RUSHED TO SCENE, cut through to Duluth, this side of Gainesville, and later’ reached Gaines Gainesville proper and the scores of wounded. supplies, Boring tallied. ‘Bowerman got fleld’s bunt just in time. her nd then did the same for Lander. quickly organ t to ares, AILLED N CITY WAGED. BY A TORNADO, Gainesville, Ga., Swept by a Terrific Storm that Carried Victims Through the Air, © Killed People on the Street, Crushed Many Workers in Big Cotton Mill and Tore Buildings to Pieces, HOUSES, WHERE FLEEING ONES * SOUGHT REFUGE, CRUSHED IN; Injured Taken from the Ruins by Survivors, Who Attended Them, While Doctors from nN Surrounding Cities Were Rushing to the Scene by Special Train---City Hotel an¢ Other Principal Structures Destroyed, ATLANTA, G:., June 1.—Over two hundred persons were killed to-day in a tornado, which swept Gainesville and literally tcre the city to ~ Pieces. In addition to those killed, a number were injured, : The storm appeared about noon, heading from the southeast, with @ _ roar tnat was heard for miles. A pall fell over the city as the gale reached : the outskirts anc then swept gn, unroofiing the City Hotel and other large building: and destroying the ane ‘alle cotton mills. The deat: list will ~-* be definitely known until the debris is eared away. The greatest loss of life is reported in the destruction of the cotton mills. Eighteen persons were killed in the city retwern the centre of the town and the railroad station, where four large stores were blown down, ~ The storm had driven many persons into the stores for refuge, and There were 500 at work in the cotton mills when the storm came, The mill was a turee-storv builam’. The roof of the City Electrid ~_ Company's barn was blown off and damage done to the main building. The tornado struck the town in the southern portion It came witha frightful roar, and the day was turned into night. As people fled from” | the storm they were caugit in ti.: wind and bodily blown in a!l directions. Some houses were torn into fragments; others were lifted from their foundations and carried intact for blocks; roofs sailed like leaves in the air and many persons were picked up by the slorm and carried Ca over trees and houses for long distances, : The Bell Telephone and Western Union lost all wires, but the Beh peorle got a wire working shortly afterward, and the Western Union put a wire into service. Both these wires were turned over to the city to be used in calling for physicians. Every town that could be reached ‘was re quested to rush surgeons to Gainesville, Such wounded as were rescued were cared for by volunteers, and everybody who was uninjured joined in the work of relieving the suffer ing. ; At 2 P. M. the Western Union wire in the Atlanta Journal office was ville. The opeiator reported the above details not exaggerated. He said that estimates place the dead and injured at 200 at the cot. ton mill atone. To this number must be added the eighteen or twenty ‘killed int Special trains were run to Gainesville to carry surgeons and medical The property loss cannot yet be estimated, de Wagner singled to centre and) it and was then caught Gosling: Phi Brans-| to Wagner: “sotty eat wicde filed | to Doheny. Bowerman ‘aaa a great mel bei f ment’s bunt. Sebring Fae eon a uaetoent owee: an hale th Waser eLach 10 Babb, Two runs, Seventh Inning. Browne was safe on Leac’ f his bunt. Doheny f an's would-be-sacri Browne led nanan alee aton Ment. Browne, Phelps made a catch of Ofatea. foul. Ritchey singled. | Kruger Phelps popp to, Gilbert, smothered Dohenéy's high one. mont filed to Bresnahan, No Sam aad got home et drink of water on the spectators could not help It was the thind home run Leach threw Babb out ud. season. hree runs. _putoney ‘bagged a double to right cen- Kruger filed and Browne threw keep Ritchey from ad- did as much with ieee “Doheny swat three times atty's curves, ‘No runs, New, York Pitesours, my Tania. coachh Yd This ln a y;