Evening journal., 1921-06-06

Disease has appeared in the wake
of the flood. Cases Of diphtheria
and pneumonia attacked the children
especially.
As the warning calls were sounded
of the new foods approach mothers.
in some instances, we're forced TO
wrap their sick children in blankets
and carry them to safety. one aged
woman, near United Press headquar-
ters, begged soldiers to permit her to
risk the danger Of the food sweep
ing through her house in order that
her grandchild suffering from diph-
iberia might not be disturbed. Be-
cause Of the danger she was ordered
TO move.
I A breach half mile wide, driven
In the levee by the rushing, swirl
ing waters has placed the city at the
mercy of every little freshet along
the headquarters Of the Arkansas.
The city's coal supply was run
ming low today. This, together with
shortages OF ice, gasoline and other
commodities. will result in serious
danger OF disease, health officials
feared, unless railroad traffic is rap
idly restored.
Ono hundred and twenty-five
militiamen and rangers patrol the
flooded district--a veritable no mans
land, strewn with mounds OF debris.
shattered houses. torn up railroad
tracks, gutted buildings and ruined
merchandise.
As soon as united efforts toward
clearing away the wreckage is
launched another heavy downpour
or a new food alarm drives the
workers to cover.
Three times Sunday 1t rained heav-
lily. Sundays flood nearly reached
the borders OF Fridays overflow.
Following the new food today au-
thoritles in touch with the situation
up and down the river believed that
the worst was passed until new rains
set In.
The city, restless from its feverish
sleep, looked with dread upon the
coming OF night. The danger Of
flood from Fountain Creek made
hideous the night in the residential
section that escaped the overhows
from the Arkansas.
The notes Of a bugle calling for a
shift Of guard duty in the night,
brought women rushing to the doors
Of their homes fearing II was a new
alarm for people to flee.
oil lamps burned in many houses
all night. Sleep was impossible.
Families divided watch duty through
the night so escape from new floods
would be speedy, in case the waters
should keen on rising
Down town the tension was even
greater. Armed sentries halted
every pedestrian and motorist and
required display OF the military night
pass at every block. Flashlights OF
the sentries, glimmering like glow
worms, flashed intermittantly up and
down the streets.
The darkness was more intense
over the flooded streets. The north
and south sides OF the city were cut
off during the night by water. Pass
age of row-boats was not even at
tempted because OF the danger OF
being lost in the whirling waters.
The nights. since Fridays food
have been notably free from any
disorder Not a looter was under
, ] utlenllon lpudys
, With the fan Of night, rumors Of
the number of dead increased. Spec
ulation regarding the fate OF farm
ers and tourists in nearby portions
Of the "Peppersauce" bottoms, still
cut off from communication, cause'
whispered alarms
It was incredulous to many tina
the loss Of life should be confined
largely to Pueblo, when even NOR
vulnerable farmsteads and hamlet
along the numerous swollen creeks
were hit by the same cloudburst.
Arrangements were made toda,
for the rebuilding OF Pueblo
,evees along the Arkansas Local
State and Federal financial co-opera
ton TO reconstruct the levee which
gave away during Fridays cloud
burst, was planned. They hoped L
build an impregnable wall agains
,ne fury of the mountain streams.
Following a conference here lat
Sunday, between Governor o. II
Shoup. of Colorado and leading ciu
zens. r. S. Cast. attorney OF tn
=, city was delegated to work out tn
!, plan OF financial cooperation.
Much is expected locally fror
President Harding's proffered offe
. Of Federal assistance. Governo
I, Shoup will present to the Fedora
4 government the plan to aid Puebl
save herself from similar disaster
IN the future.
\ Governor shoup. It is said. wi
ohicially declare Pueblo's plight
:, an emergency emitting the city to
" portion of the State emergency fun,
- Attorney Cast, in discussin
pueblo's need for financial suppoi
in the levee building project, sait
The Arkansas normally is MOI
~ Ike "A brook than a river But froi
!, its narrow width it spread Frida
I, % a torrent a mile wide.
"The flood washed out our be
business district IL has left II
- city without public utilities, endar
~ gering the public health. As lor
as the levee remains unrepatred
too weak to withstand another sue
:. shock, the same disastrous thinl
- can happen. Because this Is a publ
health question and IN a way
military question and because in 1
present weakened condition the eli
alone cannot accomplish what is d
- sired. we hope that both the Fe,
,, cral and State government will al
- the new levee project We have
l. yet not had time to develop OF
plans fully. The cost is an engineer
u ing problem which will have TO /
l. Investigated. without Federal ali