New Britain herald., 1921-06-06
PRAYERS AND CRIES
 AS PEOPLE ARE LOST
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Continued from First rascJ ing dOwR.- MsnE people were cling ing to them. Saw TWO women on the top Of house. The structure struck tho bridge and crumbled like an eggshcH. ] saw their white hands u moment on the water.
 "Morning came. The waters had been rcceGmg. Those of Us who were Jeff. about 60-Wcrc able to reach the ground and walk around in water above our knees.
 Terrible SVencs of Death.
 'Somc of tho unconscious women and children were left in the dark. It was a sccnc of devastation and death. IL was awful.
 ''I cannot say what the loss might Inc. ! kHeHN.-it must be faF -eHeF -lea lives, for at least that manX4 I am sure were lost oT our train and the Missouri Pacific train. though. moro from the last named train were found alive. Pueblo's disaster is one of the worst in the history of the west.
 Graphic story or Flood.
 Pueblo. Colo. June GA graphic story of the flood was given to The .AssOciatcd Press by NJ. J. Valley, Of Denver. a Colorado and Southern rail- way engineer.
 Valley Was marOoned by the flood with four other men for : hours. At one time his companions had to rub his limbs and body to keep his blood in circulation so that he could stand alone.
 II had been in garage with Fri. Nal ''when the flood waters swept into the garage. We climbed into the car, then on top of il.
 Climb Out on Roof.
 The flood waters reached us even there, and we climbed into the second floor of the building and when that became flooded we smashed a hole in the roof and stepped out on il.
 The water Crept on us there and it looked as if the building would go, so We stepped out on q pile of debris which had been stopped by telephone wires. For three hours We stood there in the rain and darkness which was lighted up only by several fires.
 Goes Even Higher.
 Within three hours the improvised raft gave way and We climbed back onto the garage, finally cutting a cable from the telephone wires and with the aid of this got on to a high CT building.
 Rescue Threc Men.
 From here and with the aid of the cable we rescued three men, who were being swept past us by the cur rent.
 Houses were being swept down the street past us. many of them with people inside crying for help. I don't know how many of them there were. 1 or how many of them escaped.
 We were rescued by a boat crew at nine o'clock Saturday morning"
 Swims Into Building.
 C. l.. kerns was caught in the flood and swan into a building where he saw many tragedies. He saw three on Union and santa Fe streets caved Tn by string of box cars which came floating down the street People apparently were in inc upper floors he said. as he heard cries 1 and saw lights there just before the | building gave way.
 kerns swan from his first place Of refuge along the street to hotel building which was flooded almost to the second floor.
 "I had 10 turn my head sideways 10 get under the top or inc doorway. ] stayed there all pisbt.'
 Sleeps All Through Flood.
 Out in inc railroad yards. near the i state hospital ihc correspondent found 1 Fl freight conducto~ who had slept in 1 a caboosc throughout inc flood.
 Many StrauSr Sighi~
 Dawn today showed strange sights ] on tho foodswcpf fhOroJgbfareS. \ !! bab5, buggy was jeff s:ardine; by itself | in tn" center Of A bridge. few feet ] away was q morris chair and heavy 1 trunks.
 < boiler lad hecf4 l~ff on tbe bridge 1 when inc food rocode1 and q dead [ portcr lay fin the mud beside a pile 1 of drifi1sood.
 MaroDnc1 OF Island
 Aftcl fwJ nights and most Of two 1 days maroonpd nr n small island fin l! Puobio' i'1 Ed. n%tri.4,n of Denver and F, n. Sp1cer, of Pu~bio. managed to attract attention and were rescued by l Colorado Euardsmen.
 Harrison was a passenger on n Den ver and Rio Grand~ train which was wrecked by the fnad fn the railroad yards early Friday night. He managed | 10 escape from @ coach and swan tO 1 a floating Jog to which he chung until he was cast upon the island. Early l Friday morning SufeeF's home vas