Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-08
Marked Improvement
In Flood Situation

A marked improvement was evident
in many ways in the flood Tuesday.
There were several small showers,
but no such torrential rains as had
Drought the great floods of Saturday
sunday and Monday.
with clearing skies the stout hearted
men and women of Pueblo set them
selves more resolutely to the task OF
rehabilitation, even tho the cessation
OF the storms and the Gearing OF the
skies made more apparent the magnI-
tude OF the appalling disaster.
JEe military authorities continued
TO nave The situation wen in hand
ana there was no disorder.
There was a notable increase in the
amount OF street traffic in the wrecked
district, and to the continuous lines
OF automoblles and trucks passing thru
the ruins OF what were once Pueblo
busiest streets We're added many men
and women who tramped tpru tne
FOUL mud that clung TO the pavement
even where the scIapers had cleared
the way.
The public utility men who have
been untiring in their Efforts to restore
to the city The lights, communication
and services that are SO necessary TO
modern comfort and safety, achieved
fair measure OF progress in their
undertaking.
Water service was continued in the
north side mains thruout the day.
The lighting current from the steel
works generators was again available
for important needs, tho not for resi-
denecS.
Gas service was resumed late in the
afternoon for north side residences
thus enabling water users to follow the
Boil the Water signs, ana aecrea Sc
the danger of epidemic.
Long distance telephone ana reIe-
points without prospect OF a resump-
ton of local service.
The restrictions upon food sales were
removed, sure proof that the danger
OF food shortage was past and resi-
dents were allowed to buy freely with
out permit. There was no shortage
OF milk. and with the resumption of
the ice supply. cold storage came
again to be practicable.
The only restriction upon travel thru
the streets that had been cleared
enough to make passage possible was
that made necessary by the work of
the cleaning up gangs who We're busy
thruout the day. For short time a
sinking of one side of the Main street
Viaduct over the railroad tracks in
terrupted traffic, but for the most of
the time the automobiles ran freely
between the Mesa and the north side.
ana footmen had the free use OF the
Union avenue viaduct.
Ihe nrst train from Denver and the
first for Denver were run over the
santa F'c railroad. from an improv-
ised terminal near the state Hospital
and the first Missouri Pacific train
came from the east as far as a termin-
al near the old brewery.
Mail was received from eastern
points and delivered wherever prac-
ticable.
An important event was the arrival
of a travelling agent of the national
Red Cross for the purpose OF making
n preliminary survey of the Pueblo
disaster. Thls report will be found in
run in another column. Edward B.
Orr visited the devastated district
from the Sterns-Roger plant to the
east end of the concrete road on south
santa Fe avenue. and declared that
the reports OF tn" magnitude OF the
devastation had not been exaggerated.
MIR. Orr paid a high tribute to the
emergency organization and service OF
Pucbio's Red Cross workers. declaring
that he had had experience in twenty