The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-06
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the city are SO. rifled they will have
to- be repaired before even the bust
MSS section can be cleared of water.
newal of the flood. At O'Clock in
the morning water rose several feet
when the crest of the flood from the
breaking of the Stratton park dam
near Colorado Springs reached Pueblo.
In the middle of the afternoon break
ing of the Skagway reservoir and
Beaver dam, near Victor, coupled with
a heavy downpour of rain in the Ar
kansas river watershed and in Pueblo
caused another rise. Again last night
followed another heavy rainstorm.
In none of the floods of yesterday,
however, did the waters reach the
level of Friday night. An exact figure
as to the number of bodies recovered
was impossible. Morgues have been
established at many places and not
all of these could be reached. DR.. ].
NJ. Heller of the Red Cross placed the
| number of bodies found at approxi-
mately 100, basing his estimate on re-
ports made to him and upon personal
| investigation Of the devastated area.
| A report originating on the south
| side last night that the Arkansas river
was four feet higher at Swallows and
a new flood might be expected in
today. At $3.50 o'clock the river had
fallen considerably from its high point
| of last night.
500 in Hospitals.
The number of persons in tempo
rary hospitals, as the result of the
flood, was placed at 500 by J. E.
| Moorehead, secretary to Governor
Shoup. upon reports made to him.
Typhoid, pneumonia, diphtheria and
| one or two cases of insanity were
, found among these patients.
The upper floor of the court house
a iafo
: capable of taking care of more than
seveRtS-fiNe patients. A conta gious
ward has been opened, but last night
\ its-had no patients. A supply of cots,
+; Blankets lanterns. candles. an d
sweaters arrived yesterday from the
\ Red Cross at Colorado Springs. Col.
| F: ]. Pierce, in charge of the Red
Cross, said that so far he had been
1 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-
I vent its spelling. Red Cross officials
/ expected the meat to materially aid
/ the food situation.
-! A complete field hospital unit from
| Fort Logan was expected to reach here
/ tonight One of tho greatest problems
here is drinking water. The only
| watr available is from a Hthia
spring near the Congress hotel. Re
storatfon Of the city to even an ap-
proach of normal conditions is a mat
ter of weeks. Levees must be- re-
paired before the business section can
be cleared of water. /
r.. II. Yards Washed Away.
Part of the railroad yards there
! had been washed away and the river
4 ha a r.
tually covering the entire section of
| bottoms known as the Grove Trees and
/ masses of other debris could be seen,
carried down from the country above.
! Rescue work was to be carried on with
renewed vigor today.
1t will be some time before any
definite estimate of the number of
dead can be made.
1 she basement of every building is
filled with water and mud. Windows
of easements were crushed in by the
flood and military officials say bodies
may be found here weeks later, when
it 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. Fifteen embalmers
arrived from Denver and sixteen from
colorado Springs.
Business men attributed much OF
the flood to the blocking of the flood
waters by railroad right OF way IN one
section built entirely of Stag. With the
exception of a small hole under the
tracks, the Stag withstood the onrush
of the flood and the waters backed up
into the city. washing out the levees
and leaving the lower part of Pueblo
at the mercy of the flood.
At a conference of military, city AND
state officials, in which Governor
Shoup took part, repair of the levees
= was decided upon as one of the first
problems to be met. Importation of
a crew of engineers to undertake the
problem was advocated. 1t was con-
sidered possible that aid of United
States government engineers as well as
engineers from Colorado would be
sought.