The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-06-23

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All cleanup work Il being done BY
military forces under the direction OF
Engineers sent here by the Federal
Government. All persons are offered
work at a minimum wage, but those
who are unemployed and who have no
business or occupation and refuse to
work for the wage scale adopted by the
military authorities are Immediately
arrested and put to work under guard,
without compensation. Already they
have rounded up and have under guard
nearly 800 men Sightseers must 60
to work or leave town. There is no
place in Pueblo for the idler or loafer,
sightseer or tourist.
We have food aud water a plenty to
supply the citizens OF Pueblo just now
and this supply is being kept up by q
constant inflow OF truck trains and
railroads, but there is no surplus as yet.
Reclamation experts are mere now
looking over the field and an active
program will soon be put into opera
tion.
All rehabilitation and relief coming
from the outside and not sent directly
to some organized relief body has been
placed in the hands OF the American
Red Gross by military authorities.
Custodans of food, water, gasoline,
fuel oils, grain ana feed, building ma
terials aud supplies have beer named
Ard have full direction OF these various
departments. and they are to make re-
ports OF their work to the military au-
thorities.
Civil police regulations have been
superseded by the military authorities,
who have issued their proclamation
and orders regulating the affairs Of the
government of the city and its citisens.
A Military Court has been established
and all violations OF military orders
are tried and disposed Of by this tribu-
nal, sessions Of which are open for bus
mess at military headquarters, located
in the Congress Hotel.
The City Health officers are working
night and day under direction Of U. 8.
Federal Health officers and every pre-
cautionary measure 10 being taken to
prevent an epidemic.
Water from mountain reservoirs in
brought to the city IN large tank cars
and distributed, without cost, to the
people in all parts OF town. Signs are
everywhere calling attention to ssni-
tary orders, such as Boil Your Water"
Burn All Garbage" Report Dead
Animals" etc So far the health sit
uation is normal, due to the strict OBJ
servance OF the orders issued and post
ed by health authorities.
The Refugee Camp just north OF the
Mineral Palace Park with its thousand
army tents, is model tent city. Hun
dreds of homeless families are here.
and are being given the best OF care
clean wholesome food, good bed TO
sleep in, and are under the watchful
eye of the health officers.
The Colorado Rangers have charge
of Lost and Missing Persons" This
department Is one OF the busiest
in the whole city. kilograms and let
ters fairly choke the wires and clog the
mails from every quarter OF the globe.
Cables have been received from Europe
Letters from hamlets and villages that
can scarcely be found on the msps.
To date the number of persons who
perished in the Colorado food. accord
ing to report furnished by the RAN
ger Forces. is o.; many OF these are -
yet unidentified. While / am writing
this man entered the editorial rooms
Of the Morning Chieftain and reported
the finding Of body Of man under
pile Of lumber by workmen doing clean
up duty.
Bodies that are found now srs In such
q state Of putrification that the flesh
drops from the bones care must bs
exercised by searchers to preserve
identity ss far as possible A blanket
is used and the body carefully placed
thereon, to be taken to one of the sew
eral morgues.
The death toll will never be known.
Many estimates have been attempted
and varies from 1000 to 500 No one
can safely dispute these figures: all
hope they are too high.
To better understand and appreciate
these figures one may take the number
OF persons known to have resided in
the flooded area just prior to the
deluge and the number OF refuge es
found in the several camps, do little
figuring in addition and subtraction
and the result will give fair basis for
the estimate above given.
The Citizens Committee have placed
the property loss in the city of Pueblo.
Including real and personal property
and railroad and transportation COM