Arizona republican., 1921-06-08
WITH FORTY-TWO BODIES ALREADY RECOVERED RED GROSS OFFICERS CERTAIN
 HUNDREDS STILL BURIED |IN UNTOUCHED DISTRICT
WORK OF RESCUE MOVES FAST WITH
 DANGER OF PESTILENCE PASSED: PROPERTY LOSS FROM FIFTEEN TO
 TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS
TRepubIIcan A. ?. Leased wIre1

PUEBLO. Colo June 7.-Puehfo made rapid strides today fin frs TO- eoNery from Fridays disastrous flood. which took a heavy toll Of lives and caused a property loss of from fifteen 10 twenty million dollars.
 While there Is considerable d,n- agreement a. fo the estimate of the number of dead. Red Cross officials here have repeatedly given 500 as thc figure which seems the most nkeiv fo be correct despite the fact that only f2 bodies so far have been recovered They point out that there is stIl "a vast mass Of debris untouched ly shoves a mass that mlehf easily have inferred hundreds of bodies.
 Danger of pesfilence Is passed. ac- cording 10 officials of the United states public health service: there ls plenty of food: shelter has been pro vided In refugee camp to remove rhp congestion in churches. schools ard private homes and an army or nf1 has been at work clearing the stree-s of debris. removing dead animals and clearing out the stores and other business places.
 Part of the city is again electrically lighted The gas company has prep arations nearly complete for supply ing gas for heat and lights The city water plant is functioning and tomor- TOW a water purifier win prepare for human consumption five million gall Ions of water daily
 Military Officials. Red Gross work CTS and medical men working under the direction of the United States public health service agree that tEn situation tonight is a remmrkahlr tribute 10 the efficiency and co-crer- ~ to bring hack to the people of ftis manufacturing center decent iisire conditions
 Nc Danger of Disease
 Dr. John C. Cornell head Of t1s United States public health serric. for this district. is the authority fll the statement that presence Of coa- tagious and infectious disease ls rarer than in the days prior Co fti disaster. and this in the face of tAs fact that hundreds of dead bodies pf in the flocd-swcpt area spreading a strnch which is offensive Co the rc@- triis even in the dryer sections oi North Pueblo.
 Only two cases of diphtheria hars developed within the last two days according to reports Co the heaifi service. which has thoroughly organ ized every district in the city and L. making a house to house canvass tC report sickness and guard sanita- tion- This is attributed To the inc. that the floods virtually wiped oui the poorer residence district in fht river bottoms in which s per cent O. all contagious and infectious diseascs originated prior to the flood
 Additional troops tonight are or the way from Boulder and vicinity Trucks. wagons. mules. drivers aul equipmenf have been ordered from Fort D. 4. Russell at Cheyenne ana from Fort San Houston Tex Knowledge that congressional ald il assured has given a new air Of con fidence-
 The military order compelling ar able bodied men to work has brought out an army Of iaborcrs- They haxc been unloading trucks Of food. carry ing blankets for refugees. transport ing cots and equipment 10 the nru camp for refugees. and shoveicd mud and debris and carted it away ni | day.
 Little Iss<iesane.s The city has been remarkably frrs ' from iawlessne-. under the circrm-
 stanceE- only a few arrests have ' been made for footing Occaslc-a | shots have been fired. but the or'1 fatality from this source. occurrlrg g | last night. was not from the gun of any member Of the night patrol. ace cordiug to a careful investicarIar
 made by the military authorities u-I- | der the direct supervision of Adsufauf General Patrick T. Hamrock Every patrol within several t,ucf-r ] of the tragedy which caused fhc dsarl ' of F. F. Wlthers. prominent huslraa man. was examined The weapon.
 and ammunition Of each guard v.era
 inspected and showed that not a fh1. had been fired from any of thr. . rr-ra E-.ar-. ..n-.--ll... L..--.--. U. -