Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-08

The immediate situation in the
city Is well under control and prog
ressing satisfactorily" the official
heo Craoss statement sets forth.
mere is no shortage of food, lines
Oh communication to bring in provis-
IONS and supplies are being establish
ca rapidly; plllaging and loottng Is
practically Hon-eNistent due to the
etficient Ealrolling measures adopted:
an known injured are being cared for
IN local hospitals.
AT the Minnequa hospital turn
ed over to the Red Cross for emerg-
ehcy use, there are 40 cases of dipth-
era and 20 of exhaustion and shock.
ne ked Cross hospital in the court
house has 100 patients, most of them
being shock cases. ~ detention camp
for contagious diseases has been set
up by the military authorities and
VIII be functioning fully today.
'On the South side of the city u
house to house campaign of educa-
uon against typhoid dangers has
been carried on by means of dotrtI :
and all over the city an intensive
dnti-typhoid vaccin" campaig cf
innoculdtion will be launched as soon
as sufficient serum arrives.
The city has been divided into
eight wards for sanitary purposes
with IA doctor and corps of nurses in
charge at each district. DIR. George
Bancroft. of Colorado Springs, Drs.
John Chase, Robert Levy. C. j.
Howard. X. d. Alien, Print. Ballea-
ger and Evans of the United States
Public Health service At Denver are
on duty under the direction of DIR.
| John Cornell, head of the Public
Health service for the tlth district.
Latest estimates of the dead re-
ceived thru Red Cross channels place
the number around 500. altho it will
be impossible to determine definitely
for some time as bodies may be hid
den under the huge piles of refuse and
debris In the devastated districts
There are very few injured. most of the
patients being shock victims.
ON the south side of the city the
foundations ior permanent relief work
nave already been laid. Frank Parks
IS in charge OF work under the Red
Cross in this area, and registration of
families is being handled by Miss
Marion Whidden OF Colorado Springs
Miss Widen served during the Hal
fax disaster. Tuesday at noon a total
Of al families needing some form of
assistance had been registered, and 1t
was stated this number would reach
1900 before all Were located. The food
kitchen Is serving loco refugees n day
on this section. The north side relief
kitchen In the court house Is feedins
-50 men and 100 women a day and
sleeping quarters in the court house
emergency dormitories. Approximate
ly 100 families are being taken care of
on the North side.
The Tast majority OF disasters suf-
fercrs. outside OF the loss to- the bust
ness district. which Is almost total
are foreigners. MeNlcans, Austrians.
slaVs and south Europeans. The better
residence district escaped almost en-
tiTely. but the business men are faced
with the fact that they have no bu ii
ncsses to go to.
The damage Ia estimated Mt between
i5.o0o.coo and S-5.00O.0C0 not Including
that done 10 railways and highways.
Normal sources OF subscriptions FOR
relief In Pueblo.-the larger business
coucorns.-are practically nullified by
Inc appalling damage In the business
section. which swept away resources
In scores OF cases In their entirety. l.o-
cal subscriptions will be handled by
the treasurer OF the local chapter;
chapter. those resulting from the gov
ornors statewide appeal Will be turned
over to the southwestern division %
the Red Cross "a viii those which came
from other sections NJ the country.
(Coptinueu on Ca g t'ourj