History of Shawnee County Kansas And Representative Citizens
History of Shawnee County Kansas And Representative Citizens
James Levi King
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In the Davis grain elevator at one time were 200 persons; in the "B" Street Baptist Church, 150; in the First Ward fire station, no; in the woolen mills, 300; in the Grant School, 200; and there were a dozen groups of smaller numbers in other protected buildings. It was impossible to remove them while the water was rising, but by desperate efforts food was conveyed to them in sufBcient quantities to minimize their distress. Those in the Davis elevator were taken out by the St. Joseph boats, and... the rest were removed by the local rescue parties. On Friday and Saturday nights persons living on the higher ground 10 blocks distant from the scene of the flood could hear the cries of victims who were perched on the roofs of houses or in the branches of trees, and there were occasional reports of revolver shots fired as signals of distress. Headquarters for the refugees and relief committees were established in the Topeka Auditorium, where the sufl:'erers were fed and clothed, and dis- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.
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