The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-04

Denver, Colo, June 4.-Water in
the Union station at Pueblo, Colo.
flooded by waters from the Arkan-
sas river, was receding this morn
ing. according to a brief telegram
received at the offices of the Dem
yer & Rio Grande Railroad company
here from its operator at Larkspur,
Colo, 60 miles south of Denver.
The message said the water
reached its high mark at Pueblo
last night when there was 6 feet 6
inches in the Union depot.
The message said the water in the
Pueblo depot stood at 3 feet {
inches, drop Of 6 feet
Parts of Pueblo are badly piled
up with driftwood and derailed rail
road equipment, according to the
message, adding that the downtown
section of Pueblo is covered with
two feet Of mud.
Property Loss Millions.
Denver, Colo, June 4.-(United
Press. Little mountain stream
lets, swollen to surging rivers by
heavy rains took four lives, made
hundreds homeless and caused sew
eral millions in property loss in
northern Colorado today.
Grave fears were held out for
hundreds of tourists, unwarned by
approaching floods, who may have
been trapped while camping in the
little mountain gully's roaring
lakes.
Water swept Mrs. Carl Davis
and her baby to death near Sterling
following cloudburst.
Two children of William Grey
were sucked from the arms of their
father when he was vainly trying
to rescue them from the torrents
which inundated Pueblo. Some OF
Pueblo's streets were under six
feet of water. National guards
men patrolled the streets in boats
Fires broke out at many places in
the city, but were checked by rain
fall.
The stricken areas are cut of
from the outside world. Fifteen
miles of the Lincoln highway have
been swept away. Railroad tracks
are washed away in many places.
Hundreds Of acres Of crops are
under water and large numbers OF
livestock drowned, according to re-
ports received here.
Rain began falling at 5 D. m
Friday and this morning was con.
tinuing unabated. Indications were
that it would continue most of the
day.
A rescue party which left Broom.
field late last night to search for a
group Of seven motorists, believed
to have perished when bridge oveI
small creek went out today re.
ported no trace of the motorists haG
been found. An interurban car was
marooned two miles from town
The conductor waded through two
feet Of water to Broomfield to ge,
food for the passengers. The tracl
on both sides of the car is washed
out.
Lightning Starts Fires.
Pueblo, June 4.-(By The Asso
ciated Press.)-National guard.
men are patrolling Pueblo early to
day permitting no one to enter tn,
section of the city flooded by waters
fro mthe Arkansas river, while sew
eral fires. started by lightning, ar,
burning unchecked in several part
OF the city.
The flood followed sever
storm yesterday in the mountains
accompanied by several cloud
bursts which made the river and al
the creeks in the vicinity ragin
torrents. Telegraph and telephon
communication was lost last nigh
when the flood lllled many of tn
business houses to a depth Of 81
feet.
Eighteen families were reporte
rescued from the lowlands and on
woman reported her husband ha
been swept from her sight in th
hood waters, while attempting I
Several fires broke out early
the evening and a big fire broke o,
about midnight in the central pal
Of the city.
| Rain Checks Blaxe.
No attempt at fighting the flame