The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-06

L1OOo vi Lie dlINt IOO-
erty Very Heavy.
Pueblo. June G.-(By way OF Colo
rade SpringS.) THE south side OF
Pueblo. isolated from the remainder
OF the city by fiOOd waters, today was
taking stock Of its losses and anxious
ly awaiting restoration OF cOmmunica-
ton with the city proper, that the full
extent OF the disaster Pueblo has Suf-
fered may be realized. When the
flood struck the city the South side
was parted from the remainder OF
the city by a gulf OF churning water.
There was no official estimate this
morning OF the number OF casualties
OF The property loss in this part OF
town.
Florence and Canon City. fears for
the safety of which had been express
cd by officials OF this city early last
right, we're unIlarmed At Portland.
Colo, however, flood waters put the
light plant out OF commission.
Pueblo, Colo, June 6-Flood
stricken Colorado today surveys the
havoc of the most disastrous flood in
the history of the west. An accurate
estimate of the loss of life and prop
erty damage is impossible at this
time. With morgues crowded to over
flowing, hospitals turning patients to
improyised relief stations, and thou
sands homeless or suffering from ex-
posure, every effort today was being
kaH oil iof Of c1-e
feFings leaving the work OF survey
and the plans for rehabilitation for
the attention of outside forces enroute
to the almost PROSTATE community.
Restoration of the city to even an
approach to normal conditions is a
matter of weeks Leyees must be
repaired before the business section
can be cleared of water 1t seemed
early today that all danger of repe;i-
ton of the flood had passed barring
another cloud burst The local Red
Cross placed the number of Bodies
found at approximately 100 basing its
estimate on reports of personal inves-
tigation of the devastated area.
500 in Hospitals
The number of persons in tempor
ary hospitals was placed at 500 by J.
e. Moorehead. secretary. to Gov.
Schoup. Typhoid fever, pneumonia,
dyptheria and one or two cases of in
sanity were found among these pa
tients.
A complete fed hospital unit. was
ordered here from Fort Logan.
At conference today of military,
city and state officials in which Gov.
-Schoup took part, repair of the levees
was decided upon as one of the first
problems to be met. 1t was consid-
cred possible that aid of the federal
government will be sought.
Other Floods
Floods of lesser magnitude were re-
ported today by towns in Kansas,
along the course of the Arkansas
river, which overflowed it's banks
kere. Syracuse and Gardner, Kas.,
reported sweeping floods and towns
in the Arkansas valley have been
warned of the flood.
Los Animas, Colo, reported early
today the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad at La Junta under five
feet of water, the yards wrecked and
( 200 freight cars swept away. A scora 9
Of lives were believed to have been
lost. Two hundred residences. in Las
Animas went under three feet OF
water late last night Inhabitants
fled to public buildings and to the
highlands.
Platte Breaks Banks
The Platte river broke its banks at
Denver shortly after midnight mum
dating several blocks of the West Side
{. residence section, from which people
fled their homes taking refuge in the
city hall. Red Cross stations care for
the homeless. Last reports from Den
yer early this morning said the river
was within one foot of the business
structures in the business section and
still rising.
Three times yesterday came re-
newal of the flood here. At o'clock
in the morningsMater rose several feet
when the crest of the flood from the
breaking of the Stratton Park dan
near Colorado Springs, reached Peu
bio, In the middle of the afternoon
the breaking Of the Skagway reser
yoir and Beaver dam near Victor
coupled with heavy down-pour o.
rain in the Arkansas river watershed
and in Pueblo caused another rise. .
Another Heavy Rain
Again last night followed another
heavy rainstorm. In none Of thu
floods of yesterday. however. did thu
waters reach the level Of Frida.
right The washout of railway line'
5eading to the stricken area created ;
Inenaclng situation 10 be overcome to
9T Food supplies IL Pueblo werl
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