The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10

check of the undertaking estab-
lishments today by the Associated
Press showed list Of forty. two
known dead, as opposed to Red
Cross figures Of yesterday of one
hundred The correspondents Wis
tied tho Southside where the unit
ted underwriters have thirteen bod
les, the only morgue in that Sec
ton of the city.
Wichita, kaHs., June 6-Flood condi-
tons were reported early today on the
Arkansas river at Garden Sity, Kans.,
lUt at 3 a. m. the river had not reach
ed the danger poiLt.
Planes For Pueblo
Dodge City, Kansas, June 6-Three
airplanes from Fl. Sill, Okla. were here
early today enroute to Pueblo, Col,
Shoup for the fiiers for patrol duty.
The planes left FL. Sill yesterday even
ing and were halted here by night
fall expecting to leave at Daybreak
Seven army officer were in the par
ty with Major F. Bradley, comman-
der of the aviation forces at TT. Sill,
in charge, :.
Flood Stricken Section
Pueblo. Colo, June 6-Flood stricken
Central Colorado, today surveyed the
havoc Of the most disastrous food in
the history of the west. An accurate
estimate of the loss OF life and prop
erty damage is impossible at this time
With morgues crowded to overlooking,
hospitals turning patients to improvis-
ed relief stations and thous ands home
less or suffering from exposure, every
effort was being directed today toward
alienation Of the suffering. The work
OF checking up the destruction and
plans for Mobilization was left to
the attention of outside forces now
enroute TO the almost PROSTATE com
munity.
Danger of REPETITION of the food
seemed to have passed, but restoration
OF the city to any semblaEce OF nor
NAL conditions is a matter OF weeks.
Every dam in the Arkansas and Foun-
tain rivers from which danger might
be expected is gone and the leaves
about the city are so rifled that they
will have to be repaired before even
the business section can be cleared OF
water.
Flood Renewed Yesterday
Three times yesterday came a re-
newal OF the flood. At four o'clock
when the crest of the flood from the
breaking of the Stratton Park dam
near Colorado Springs reached Pue-
blo. In the middle of the afternoon,
breaking of the Skagway reservoir and
Beaver Dam near Victor, coupled with
heavy downpour of rain in the Ar
kansas river water shed and in Pue-
bio caused another rise. Again; last
night followed by another heavy rain
storm the water rose.
An exact figure as to the number of
fy1NvN - L..
Morgues have been established at
many places and not all Of these could
be reached. DR.. j. M. Heller of the
Red Cross, placed the number OF bo-
dies found at approximately one nun
dred, basing his estimate ON reports
made to him and upon personal inves-
tigation OF the devastated area. The
number of persons in temporary hos f.
pitfalls as the result OF the food was
placed at 500 by J. e. Moore head,
secretary to Governor Shoup upon re-
monia, diphtheria and one or two
cases Of insanity were found among
these patients.
Court House Turned Into Hospital
The upper floor Of the court house
has been converted into a hospital
capable of taking care of more than
seventy five patients. A supply OF
cots, blankets, lanterns, candles and
sweaters arrived yesterday from the
Red Cross in Colorado Springs. Col
onel F. ]. Pierce, in charge of the Red
Cross, said, that so far he has been
able to feed and clothe every person
applying for aid.
Hundreds OF persons applied to the
Red Cross yesterday and Saturday for
food, clothing and medical relief A
canteen supplied the food. A car
load OF beef was Communicated from
the railroad yards and cooked to pre-
vent its spelling. Red Cross Officials
expected the meat to materially aid
the food situation.
Field Hospital Unit Arrives
A complete field hospital unit from
FIT. Logan was expected to reach here
this morning. One of the greatest
problems here is drinking water. The
only water available is from a little
spring near the Congress Hotel.
Restoration OF the city to even an
approach to normal conditions is a mat
ter Of weeks. Levees must be repair
ed before the business section can be
cleared OF water. All the levees were
washed out in the food and restora-
ton of the river to its natural bed
resents an engineering problem OF
magnitude.
Ia the vicinity of the state hospi-
tai, the nearest the CORRESPONDENT
could approach to the natural bed OF
the river was approximately half
there had been washed away and the
river had established new chanLel,
virtually covering the entire section of
bottoms known as the Grove. Trees
aid masses of other debris could be
seen, carried down from the country
above.
Rescue Work Renewed Today
Rescue work was to be carried on
with renewed vigor today. A day OF
sunshine would aid materially in low
ering the water to level which would
make possible rather thorough in
vescigation of the flooded buildings.
1t will be some time before any deft-
mite estimate OF the number OF dead
can be made.
The basement of every building is
flooded with water and mud. Win
dows of Easements were crushed IN
by the food and military officials say
that bodies may be found here weeks
later, when 1t has been possible to
pump out the Easements and shovel
out the mud. Fourteen doctors and
twenty five nurses arrived here last
night from Colorado Springs.
Business men attribute much OF the
food to the blocking OF the flood wat
ers by railroad right of way in one
section built entirely Of Stag.
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