The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-09

drowning of a hermit who lived in
cave near that place. He had lived f.
years in the cave which was on Il
high bank of the st. Charles rive
The swirling waters obliterated tt
cave and the occupant is still missin
Il was near the same spot, La
Charles reports said, that woms
and four children were drowned.
The south side of Pueblo, isolate
from the remainder of the city b
food waters, early today was taki1
stock of its losses and anxious
awaiting restoration of communicate
with the city proper, that the full
tent of the disaster Pueblo has suffer-
may be realized. When the foe
struck the city, the south side wa
separated from the remainder by
gulf of churning water.
No Official Estimates.
There was no official estimate tn
morning of the number of casualty c
The property loss in this part of t.
town. Through the efforts of sou
side undertakers, a number of bodic
were identified. The list included
Dorothy Metz, Pueblo; 7. Hall, Pul
man porter, Denver; Doris Seaber, Fl
eblo; Frank Erwin, Pueblo; Evar
Kansas City, Mo, pullman conductol
John Farreros, Pueblo; E. c. Hame
Pueblo; Henry Miller, Pueblo.
Florence and Canon City fears fc
the safety of which had been expires.
ed by officials on this side early toda
were reported unframed. At Portlau
Colo, however, foods put the lig,
plant out of commission.
The problem of caring for refugee
on the south side of town became
cerious one yesterday. Homes, schoo
and churches were s.sed to louise l..
refugees and q soup line was esta
lished while lunches were served
the High school building.
Flood Is Renewed.
Three times yesterday came
newal o. the food. At O'Clock in
morning water rose severa! feet wh
the crest of the food from the braa
ing of the Stratton Park dam rs
Colorado Springs reached Pueblo.
the afternoon, breaking Of the SIX
way reservoir and Beaver dam ne
Victor, coupled with heavy downpc,
of rain in the Arkansas river wal
shed and in Pueblo caused anoth
rise. Again last night, following
other heavy rain-storm, the water re.
In none of the floods OF yesterda
however, did the water reach the lev
of Friday night.
An exact figure as to the number ,
bodies recovered was impossibi
MOrgues have been established at ma
places and not all of these could
reached, DR.. j. NJ. Heller Of the r,
Cross placed the number of bod.
found at approximately 100, basing h
estimate on reports made to him a
upon personal investigation of the d
vastated area. The number of persoa
in temporary hospitals was placed Z,
500 by J. E. Moorehead, secretary t
Governor Shoup. Typhoid, pneumoni
diPhtheria and one or two cases 0
insanity were found.
Reconstruction i'm Earnest.
The business district on the sout
side of the river Hannel this afternoo
was practically free of water. III
overflow has drained back into tn
river which is several feet below tn
banks. Water is standing in place.
however, and every basement in til
flooded section is filled.
panOy7 e4, = L
est. Stocks of merchandise are water
soaked and covered with mud. On tn
streets fronting into the current Q
the flood, many buildings were quite
as though huge tanks had pIowe
through them. Only the side wall
still stand.
The railroad yards present a sorr
picture. Hundreds of cars were was
ed hundreds of feet off the tracks an
others were overturned when til
tracks were washed away beneat
them. On one side was a huge accu
mutation of piling, driftwood and tie.
Resembles BOmbarded Town.
Looking east from high groun
across from the railroad station. j
the direction of the Grove, one of tn
sections hardest hit by the flood. tn
skyline resembles a bombarded tow
Piles Of debris nave accumulate
household furniture is lying about
erywhere, and one place in the mids
Of the wreckage, is s:aau herd C.
cattle chewing their cuds, for thel
Is no grass or feed for them.
In the Grove section, a rel eff part
worked today, stirring about tn
wreckage in search for bodies. TIL
men were poking into the piles Q
driftwood and pools of standing watc
with billiard cues, sounding for corr.
es. Their work requires that the
wade kneed deep in mud and slime. b..
hundreds are toiling there and in o.
er sections. Two attempts have bee
made to recover the bodies Of a woma
and a girl near the Colorado G Souti
ern bridge, but have been unsucces.
full. owe can feel the bodies und,
the water but cannot get them out.
one Of the party reported. "They a.
apparently lodged under some log
This is believed to be true of many r.
the bodies of the food victims. Floc
damage, it is believed, will stand =
the latest estimate of $1O,O0O,0 600.
HOUSE REPORTS PORTER BILL.
Was n OFT ou-Tba portor 400 ,.A-.