The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-09
HUNDREDS DIE IN FLOOD.
Property Losses Estimated at Ten
Million Dollars.

Pueblo, Colo. June 5-Three times
during the last 48 hours the waters
of the Arkansas river. breaking
from their course. have inundated the
greater part of this city with the
resultant loss OF probably not more
than $50 lives and property damage
estimated at $10,000,000- This loss
is attributed chiefly to the first flood
OF Friday night and Saturday morn
ing. The second and third floods of
this morning and afternoon found
little OF value not already ruined by
the waters and were looked upon
with concern only because they him
| dred rescue and reconstruction work.
First estimates of the dead, based
upon reports from excited eyewit-
nesses who told of seeing hundreds
lof bodies swept through the streets
of the city, are considered greatly
Exaggerated. While no official count
OF the fatalities has been attempted,
| ii is said the death list probably
will not exceed $50. if that high.
One hundred bodies have been re-
covered, but it is feared that when
! the mud and debris which fills the
streets and buildings in the flooded
area are cleared away more will be
found.
Relief work is progressing under
the directions of Red Cross officials
and Governor ShOup. The greatest
danger ut present is from pesti-
lence. Food is being rationcd. Those
without funds with which to pur-
chase provisions are being cared for
by the Red Cross and other agencies
TO those who have funds, military
permits are being issued allowing the
holder to buy only limited amount
of food from local stores.
Pure water is at premium. Peo
pie have been warned to boil water
before drinking. In anticipation of
typhoid epidemic large quantity
lof typhoid anti-toXin has been called
for and will be administered as soon
as available.
Five hundred persons are in tenn
rorary hospitals as direct result of
the flood, according to j. E. Moor
head, secretary to the governor
There are cases of chickenpox, ty-
paoid pneumonia, diphtheria and one
or two cases of insanity.
A"S ShthC CITY Is unQeT IIstTllal
law and $50 troops are patrolling the
city with orders that all persons are
TO be kept out of the restricted area
and to shoot if necessary
Troops have received orders to
prevent all visitors from entering the
lefty. No persons not members of the
national guard will be admitted.
The Red Cross today cooked car
load OF meat to keep it from spelling
and this will be distributed to The
needy.
Governor Shoup returned this af-
ternoon by automobile to Colorado
Springs from which place he ex-
pected to answer the message from
President Harding and Senator Mich.
olson at Washington in regard to the
measures needed to help the situa-
ton.
Col. Pat. Hamrock, adjutant gen.
eral, commanding state troops here
said tonight it soon would be DOS.
sible to ascertain something definite
On the disaster.
1t is impossible to obtain any ac
curate Information on the number OF
dead or the number Of bodies recov
cred, as military headquarters i.
}wlthout communication with the east
and south sections of the city.
| When the first report of the new
flood came this afternoon soldiers
conducted q hurried search of build
ings and In one found wcmar