The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-01
FLOODS IN THE WEST.
The Arkansas River Breaks its
Bounds at Pueblo, Colo,
PEOPLE FORCED TO HIGH GROUND,

Women and Children Congregated in
the city Hall and Armory, waiting for
the waters to subsido Before They |
Can Return TO Their Homes.
PUEBLO, Colo. June 1.-Pueblo has been |
visited by the worst food in It's history
Several thousand people were rendered
homeless and property was damaged to
the amount of probably $4,000 although
IL is impossible at this time TO estimate
the exact loss, Four breaks In the levee
on the north side and two on the south
side have flooded the region between
Eighth street and the river on the west
In zigzag course, thence to Fourth and
Main, Second and Santa Fe, and every
thing south of and including First street.
On the south side the flooded area extends
from West Fourth street bridge down
through the Rio Grande yards TO Union
avenue Practically everything west on
Union avenue from the river to G street
and all west Of Victoria avenue, Stanton
and Snyder's addition, is under water.
While the Arkansas was thus oni its mad
career great torrent was coming down
the Fountain, which reached almost the
stage of the food Of last August, The east
approach to the East Eighth street bridge
was largely carried away, and the water
main under the Fourth street bridge was
destroyed. At $40 the fire alarm whistle
warned tremulous throng that the resi-
dents of the lowlands had better get out,
and they did so in hurry, some manag-
ing to carry off portion of their belong
ings.
The first break in the levee was just
Z west of the Main street bridge. The eff
| forts Of a score of men to repair the levee
were as those Of pigmies, and the gap
grew wider until it was soon found to be
useless to strive further. The water then
rushed in torrents and flooded the entire
block from the river to Richmond avenue
between Union avenue and Main street.
| The water commenced pouring in on the
! district between Sixth street and the river,
and in a very short time was three feet
deep and all the people in the locality
were forced to leave their homes OF go up
in second stories. Women and children
were taken TO the water works on higher
ground A number of small buildings on
G street fell in.
About o'clock the water began to re-
cede, and it is believed now that all dan
ger is passed, but at the present rate it will
be some time before the streets are pass
able. Hundreds of people, men, women
and children, are congregated in the City
hall and the armory, waiting until the
high waters go down and they can go to
their homes, which will not be for some
days. The disastrous flood was caused by
the very extensive rains in the Arkansas
valley. ....
Between Peublo and Eden the RiC
Grande tracks are under water. A bridge
on the Rio Grande, twenty-five miles west
of Pueblo, has gone Between Colorado
Springsland Manitou 800 feet of the Rit
Grande track has been washed away ant
a bridge on the Colorado Midland is gone
William Smith, q track repairer, wa
killed by boulder which was washed
down upon him. The South Park road i
lbadly washed IN Plate canyon and -
picnickers are imprisoned there.
Three lives are now known to have beeI
lost in the food, and it IS barely possibl
= that Others have gone to a wstery grave
but the full details will not be know
until the river subsidies to somewher
near it's normal limits.