Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-11

1ailss. D4vef & hob Grande trains
fr9a re South can 9es Within I've
niles. Trains from he North can get
within - miles 81 Pueblo. Tie Mis-
eour. Paciac cannot get trans closer
( than - miles. The only #ires out u
/ tle ciry are fh0se u tue Western
/ Union.
f25 Blocks Flooded.
.Ihe flooded are@ exIeAded 70 tie
/ south through me Denver Il RIO
/ Grande railroad yards; ~ the north
{ To Fifth and Main streets. iLunGatlng
/ Is blocks o. Main street, - blocks u
/ santa re avenue and - bioeks .n tie
/ Grove. the poorer section u Use clrg.
All railroad yards we're flooded,
equivalent to ~ blocks The EatsF
a.s0 extended west 10 TIE state Insane
asyl am 8lands, d total u 10 BLOCKS
ander water
Tales Of Witnesses.
Colorado Springs, June 6-Ray-
moud L. Cha lIaau NJ lhls city returned
from Pueblo with q vivid story u lie
hDad lie raced the food waters
through the Arkansas valley ia all aa-
Joaoblle. arriving In Pueblo just as
tie water IN tie river had reached tie
bridges.
After passing Tie night ia the ciry
be- got ten gallons Of gasoline and
made mis- way 10 Colorado Springs.
traYel ~ through fields, oFer railroad
Jrestles and. with several other motor
isis wh9 followed in lis wake, coz
stracrei temporary bridges
Chapman said when be reached
Pubic TIE sirens were shrlesing warn
iags 70 the people aIsl the waters Ia
.he business section Of town had
reached the level If second stories.
He saw two-sJory house floating
down the street at Third and Main
streets.
Sees Thrilling Rescues.
Chapman said many thrilling res
cues Here effected by means II boats
brought from the park and that III
o0e Instance which caue 70 his notice
boy had rescued three women. He
tried IL pick up an Old man also wien
one II the women. becoming hysts-rical.
ciaIed the boy The boy even tben
tried 10 save the life III oue Of the
women by swimming. but lost hls hold
On her ami all the occupants Of the
boat but 1he boy were washed away
ia tie stream.
The deep water raced through the
streets with the GerceueSs II q mouu-
tain stream. He said Thar. terrible
az were The fires. The reseuers were
greatly aided By the flames. which IL
Illuminated tie sky. Burning plies u
lumber. said Chapman. flowed down
fhe river. setting fire 10 things they
passed
Il had roam in the Congress h0- .
TEL but gave it up as di3 ala the other
men to women and Children" said
Chapman "Al nlght I was on the
streets, and fl was great relief when
daylight came
with the dawn many persons were
found clin&ins To- the tops Of trees, TO
telephone poles, and perched on roots
at houses. They were taken of in
boats. Three uleu held fast all night
TO locomotive smoEes5ack to keep
from being washed away. The street &
cars We're washed out Of The streets
and piled up ia heaps with houses and
railroad box cars.
There is scarcely any drinking wa
Ter 10 be bad. The flood water il mud F..
dy and not it to swallow. although .
people must keep on boiling ana using
IT, man FROM q big wholesale gro f.
Gerry store told re mat out of ali their i
great stock Of supplies nothing re-
NAMED tit 20 eat bu1 d eeN packages
Of oatmeal 1t was Impossible FOR the
vakeries 10 make bread heCaueq Trey
could get 30 water 10 mix the dough-"
TWO Other Eyewitnesses.
Building bridges as they came, ford
ing rushing torrents, jumping space
caused by cuiyerts washed away two
survivors Of the flood reached Colo
RADIO Springs in ii racing motorcar
with-a graphic story.
The men. liver Daley, representa-
tive Of Huerfauo county, and Wilbur
/. Cannon. pure food inspector for
Colorado, We're on their way 10 fish
FRY at Lavefa. Colo, when the Ar
kansas river. breaking loose from its
banks, took up "A new course through
the main business section Of Pueblo.
From floor In = building FAR above
the SETTLING muddy mass below. Daley
and Cannon all through the night
watched the grews0me sight, never -
be forgotten.
Cars Float in Town.
When the river broke loose Friday
night motorists, caught In tile torrent,
deserted their machines to seek shell
ter. The ears hoated about the bust.
ness section all night, crashing into
plate glass windows. turning over and
over again, and at last dashlng them
selves 10 pieces against huITdiurS