The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-06-08
FLOOD WATERS OF ARKANSAS
RIVER SWEEP PUEBL @
Three Floods Result In Probable Loss
Of 200 Lives and Property Damage
Estimated at $1O,O00,OOO. 100 Bodies,
Recovered. Red Cross Directs Relief,

Estimated at $1O,OO0,O0O. 100 Bodies
Recovered. Red Cross Directs Relief.
Pueblo, Colo, June 5.-The Arkan
sas river at 10 o'clock tonight reached
Firth and Court streets, the highest it
has been since the flood, when the wa
ter reached Fifth and Main streets.
AT l0:20 the river was reported at
It's crest and beginning to subside.
lhere was not The rush Of water which
accompanied Fridays food.
PueDlo, Colo, June 5.-Threc times
during the last 4S hours the waters of
the Arkansas l1ver, breaking from
their course, have inundated the great
er part Of this city with the resultant
loss OF probably not more than 25O
li'es and property damage estimated
at $10,o00,000. This loss is attributed
chiefly to the first flood Of Friday night
and Saturday morning. 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 hindered rescue and re-
construction work
FIRST estimates of the dead, based
upon reports from excited eye Witness
es who told OF seeing hundreds OF
codes swept through the streets of
the city, are considered greatly exag-
gerated. While no official count OF the
fatalities has been attempted, It is
said the death list probably will not
exceed $50, IL that high.
One hundred bodies have been re-
covered, but 1t 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 direction Of Red Cross officials
and Governor Shoup. The greatest
danger at present Is said to be from
pestilence. Food Is being rationed
Those without funds with which to
purchase provisions are being cared
for by the Red Cross and other agen-
cies. To those who have funds, mill
tary permits are being issued allow
Ing 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 an
epidemic, a large quantity Of typhoid
anttoxin has been called for and will
be administered as soon as available
500 In Hospitals
Five hundred persons are In tenn
porary hospitals as direct result OF
the flood, according to J. Z. Morrhead
secretary OF the governor. There are
cases Of chicken pox. typhoid, pneu-
monia, diptheria and one or two cases
Of insanity.
The entire city Is under martial
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 pre-
vent all visitors from entering the
Clty' NO persons not members or the
national guard Or coming here to en-
list in the guard will be admitted.
The Red Cross today cooked a car
load of meat to keep 1t from spelling
and this will be distributed to the
needy.
Governor Shoup returned this af-
ternoon 10y automobile to Colorado
Springs, from which place he expect
cd to answer the message from Prosi-
dent Harding and Senator Nicholson
at Washington, in regard to the
measures needed to help the situation.
Colonel Pat Hamrock, adjutant gen.
eral, commanding state troops here,
said tonight 1t soon would be possi-
bic 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 is with
out communication with the east and
south sections OF the city.
02 Bodies Recovered
DR.. Il. NJ. Heller of the Red Cross,
said tonight that reports to him had
indicated 90 bodies recovered early
today. A number Of bodies were