The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-06
6 tBy United Pfess)

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Freed. ga river gone mad today
held the refugees Of Pueblo's food in
constant terror, H. 1
Sweeping down the 4rampaging.
Arkansas river, q new wall of water,
let loose by the breaking OF the dam
here, hit the city ahot Tier blow early
today. Pueb1o's population is nerve
shattered after three days of fighting
the food which took q toll Of approx
mately 80 lives and million dol
lars worth OF property. Troops rae
ing with death rushed all directions
to- warn the inhabitants of the COM
ing five foot wall of water. Women
and children, Obtaining their first
sleep since the flood broke Friday,
were aroused and ordered to higher
ground. Engines rushed up and
down the valley as far as the roads
had been prepared, sirens sounding
shrill notice of new danger.
Tho water, rising rapidly early to-
day, reached its crest and started to
recede again at Z a. M. It did not
reach the mark set by Sunday nights
rise. It was the fourth wave OF
water Within the city---the first
struck when the FIRST cloudburst di-
luged the city, the second when a le-;
wee gave way and the third when
Beaver Dam, IS miles from the city,
gave way Sunday afternoon. The
flood today came before the water
had receded from Sundays deluge.
The roar Of the mad water could be
heard half a mile from the river,
-,xb 400 thu hoo n ri
.ers are established. H..
Although fresh foods. have not
taken new lives as far as could be
learned nor caused any great addt-
tional loss they have hampered re-
lief work. Roads constructed to
bring food and clothing from Colo
RADIO Springs are washed out with
every new rise of water. The city to-
day is in, dire, need of food clothing,
water and medical assistance For
three days Pueblo has been without
electric light, power, water, gas, tele-
phone or street car services No mail
has been received and steam railroad
transportation, to and from the city
is paralyzed. Every important whole
sale mercantile house and the major
ity OF retail stores were washed and
stocks ruined. .'.
Disease has appeared in the wake
of the flood. Rptheria and pneu-
monia attacked the children. Espe-
cially after the warning calls were
sounded of new floods approaching,
mothers in many instances were fore
ed to wrap their sick children in
blankets and carry them toy safety.
One aged woman near the United
Press offices asked the soldiers to per-
init her to risk the danger OF the
flood sweeping through her house
in order that her grandchildren SUI
fering from diptheria might not 'be
disturbed. Because Of the danger
she was ordered to move. The spec
tire of new epidemic of Disease
hung over Pueblo today, with all
modern facilities suspended, Women.
children and mem could not even
wash their hands and face, the only
water available came in milk cans
from Colorado Springs or from sur
face and artesian wells. ar
The Arkansas river rushing
against the city like an angry snake
carried signs that the death toll
again threatened to be much greater
than the 80 or more lives sacrificed
in the Friday cloudburst. The dan
ger Of an epidemic Is increased by
the scarcity of lime and other power
full disinfectants. The Red Cross is
ON guard against outbreaks Of ty-
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