The Washington times., 1921-06-19
TINY NEWSPAPER
GAVE DETAILS AS
/ BIG FLOOD RACED
Pueblo chieftain Printed on
Hand Presses in Partially
4 Wrecked Building.

The result Of one OF the most strik-
ing examples OF Journalistic enter
prise in the history OF the country.
"a four-page edition OF the Pueblo
. .Chieftain. turned out on hand presses
while the ebbing flood still swiried
about the partially wrecked building
and the bodies OF the dead were HIT
ed tenderly from the ruins. was re-
ceived in Washington today.
The entire paper, each page OF
which is but a quarter. the size of
the regular paper. was printed at the
period when the stricken city was
just beginning to realize fully the
extent OF the disaster which had over
wheymed it and when families. broken
up and scattered. not knowing wheth-
er they had been parted forever. were
beginning the heartbreaking struggle
Of restoring the ruins of their homes.
SENT BY BAxKERs BROTHER.
The paper was sent to Washington
by a former resident OF this city, L.
w. Pope. an official of the Colorado
Fuel and Mine Company. whose home
was In one OF the higher sections OF
the city, and was addressed TO his
brother, w. Marvin Pope, manager OF
the Washington Service Bureau of
the District National Bank.
In a letter accompanying IL Mr..
Pope wrote that. though Ave. days had
passed since the first cloudburst hit
the city, there were still no lights
cooking was done In a chafing dish
over an alcohol burner. He estimated
at the tine that the list of dead was
between 600 and LOCO.
The greater portion OF the damage.
he said, was not caused merely by
high water. which covered the bust
ness section to a depth of fifteen feet.
but by a vast whirlpool. which cut
everything before 1T like tremen.
dous scythe. This whirlpool was
caused by the confluence of the flood
waters of two rivers, which flowed
through the city and met just below
it
FIRE BREAKS OUT.
Immediately after the flood. fire
broke out in several sections of the
city. razing entire rows Of buildings
to the water line. The only thing
which prevented complete destruction
Of the city by fire was a second cloud
hurst, which lasted from IL y. m. to
4 a m Friday morning, and which
added immeasurably to the flood
damage.
Tho Hood edition OF The Chieftain
reflects the heroic struggles of the
Survivors to rehabilitate the city.
Putting all thoughts of loved ones
who perished and whose bodies still
lay entangled in the wreckage of
homes. they turned whole heartedly
to the task of relieving the distress
Of others who were. perhaps. even
less fortunate than themselves.
Advertisements announces the
opening of vitality needed grocery
and provision stores In temporary
quarters outside of the Hood zone,
the arrival of carloads of grain, dry
clothing, pumps and tools.
There are three and a half closely
printed columns of the names of the
known dead and missing. An an
nouncement that the list of recover
ed bodies will be posted from day
to day closes the grim roll
TELLS OF BUILDING
The two big first page stories deal
With the rebuilding OF the city, un-
der direction of the Red Cross, and
the cleaning MP of wreckage. under
army engineers
Tho first is little more than an
announcement of plans for putting
the city back on Iivable basis and
contains m appeal for financial. as
tstanco and assistance In. securing
building materials and equipment
Tho second tells of the clearing
of lanes through the mountains of
debris which choke the streets, in
places to tho height of the second
stories of the buildings and the