, 1921-06-05
continue from rage L,

W. have no time 10 make arrests
I'D the colonel ANY man found
lcoting viii be shot"
rho relief train win leave Denver
,o,irat at Z O'Clock. 1t will carry sup
Mics sufficient to a + for 1900 men
Tor three days
Colonel Hammock also ordered every
,vauabie troop from Canon City TO
Pueblo. They will so over the Den
yer & Rio Grandc railroad to Swal-
roxs. near Pueblo. and make their
way into the city by roads from that
fI will have 1900 man p~atroring
she streets OF Pueblo by daylight to-
morrow" said Colonel Hammock.
DENVER, juno 4.-From all over
the food stricken area Of Colorado.
which embraces all that part OF the
s.ate living east Of the Rocky Noun
,asns. come reports OF homes washed
away. people by the hundreds fleeing
~ nigh lands, thousands OF head OF
livestock drowned and millions Of dol
lars damage done to crops and prop
erty.
lust before noon-a special represen-
tatiye OF The Associated Press left
Denver In an airp,ane in an attempt
10 reach Pueblo.
Pain was still falling this morning
in northern Colorado and southeastern
wyoming. but II had ceased an other
ns,ts OF the area. After what Is char
aeterized as h heaviest June rain in
this city in 20 years last night. Den
yer today is going about its business
under murky skies Weather forecasts
Indicate continued showers for Denver
and the eastern slope Of Colorado
while unsettled conditions r pre-
dicted for the western slope.
The precipitation at Pueblo was re
ported at 2.e2 inches
II was reported this morning that
Denver and Rio Grande train NO }
turned over while standing sim a few
miles ,outside Pueblo. Tho accident
was caused by the undermining OF
The roadbed by the flood. The cars
went over slowly and the passengers
are all believed to have escaped with
out injury.
Wire communication with Pueblo Is
being re-established slowly. Thus far
the telegraph and press service has
been jerky and most of tho traffic
over the big commercial company
lines has consisted OF state official
business. Denver officials predict
however a service close to normal
within As hours
The damage caused by tho flood
in Pueblo is varlously estimated but
the most authentic figures place it at
over $4,000, 900 in the railroad yards
alcne and at more han $4,000. 900 TO
other property in the city. The rail
road Yards are a sea OF mud and
slime strewn with wrecked box cars
and railroad equipment.
The Colorado state rangers. under
command Of Col, Patrick H~anrock.
have taken charge IN the city TO pre-.
vent looting and to establish as soon
as possible temporary shelters for the
hundreds of homeless people. The
greatest suffering Is reported from
the groove district in Pueblo. a section
inhabited mostly by foreigners and
steel mill workers.
ARKANSAS RIVER
OyFESLONS PUEBLO.
A clbudburst at Swallows. 10 miles
west Of Pueblo. at ; o'clock yester'
day, two hours later had sent the Ar
kansas river on a rampage. By 5
O'Clock it had cverflowed into the
town, inundated thu business section
and forced scores Of families to flee
from their homes In the lowlands.
Eighteen families were rescued in
boats, and boats also were used to res
cue several persons from the federal
building. Damage to the p~ostoffice
alone wa officially estimated at $780,
900.
Five feet of water was reported
standing in the streets Of Pueblo in
a message early this morning. No de-
tails OF the relief measures for flood
victims was available.
a. Western Union operator remained
at his key in the Pueblo operating
room sending a news dispatch con
corning the flood until the flood waters
had crept around his ankles.
RESERVOIR PROVES
MENACE AT MARSHALL
At Marshall the entire town of 200
spent the night in their homes. fully
dressed. ready to flee wheE a signal
Of bomb explosions gave word that
the dam had broken, releasing soc
acres Of water 63 feet deep. The dam
began to weaken yesterday afternoon
and efforts to lessen the strain on
the structure by releasing some of the
impounded water were rendered flu
til by the continual heavy flow from
other streams and continued rain
TING spillway dam of the North Ster-
ling reservoir broke yesterday, empty
ing into Pawnee creek and causing the
DEATH of Mrs. Carl Davis and baby
child. Two other children are miss
ing Davis was rescued from the food
but not until after he was perhaps
fatally injured.
La FAYETTE INUNDATED
BY CREEK WATERS.
AT La Fayette. Coal creek SWEEP
over its banks and inundated part OF
p town. swept over acres OF farm
land and drowned several hundred
head of cattle, according to reports.
sand creek. ordinarily a dry ravine.
a Colorado Springs, became a roar
ing torrent. Is feet deep and a third
ora mile wide. The flood covered