South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-06
RUSHING WATER
BREAKS COURSE
TWICE SUNDAY
Waters Rise to a Point a Few
Inches Below Friday
Nights Flood.
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ders that all persons are 20 be kept
out OF the restricted district and
with orders 20 shoot II necessary.
Troops have received orders 20
prevent All visitors from entering the
city. No persons not members OF
the national guard. or coming hcre
FOR the purpose OF existing I'm the
national guard viii be admitted.
The Red Cross Sunday cooked a
carload Of meat 10 keep it from
spelling and this will be distributed
10 the needy
Governor to Act.
Gov Shoup returned Sunday aft
ernoon by automobile 20 Colorado
Springs from which rlace he ex-
pectcd 10 answer messages from
Prest. Harding and Sen. Nicholson
at Washington in regard 20 the
measures needed 10 help the situa-
ton.
Col. Pat Hammock. adjutant gen.
eral. commanding state troops here.
stated Sunday night il would soon
UE UOeElnlE 10 ascertain EUlAAENAAAAA1
definite on the disaster.
IL is impossible TO obtain any ac-
curate information on this number
Of dead or the number OF bodies re-
covered as military headquarters is
without communication with the
east and south sections OF the city.
Or. r. Heller OF the Red Cross said
Sunday night that reports TO him
had indicated 90 bodies recovered
early Sunday A number or bodies
we're known 20 have been recovered
previously and il Ia on this figure
that the estimate of 100 recovered IL
made.
a number OF those drowned in
the Missouri Pacific and Denver and
Rio Grande trains cannot be
learned. nor can the identity OF most
Of the bodies recovered be estab-
lished.
When the first report OF the new
flood Sunday afternoon came, sol
dicrs conducted a hurried search Of
buildings and in one found a woman
standing in water up to her armpits
and holding above her head baby
FIVE hours old. The mother and
baby were taken 20 a r. Ospital, where
il was said they could not live.
Three army airplanes are on the
way 10 Pueblo Sunday night from
Dodge City. Kas.. according to Col
Hamrock The machines will be
used for observation and scouting 70
verify reports OF further food dan
gers.
Stress is being laid on the neces-
sity OF equipplng local utilities so
that operations may be resumed. II
was also pointed out that the strick-
en- city virtually IS az the mercy
of the elements. Rain continued
TO fall Saturday. though not 50
heavily as or Friday The big It.
vcos which formerly protected the
city from. waters of the Arkansas
river went out Friday night and any
OF the swelling Of the rivers torrent
10y rain adds 10 the flood hazards.
Reports are numerous of miracu-
lous escapes from the waters. Many
prominent business men and women
who waited until the last moment
to flee. narrowly escaped with their
lives. Still others are reported miss
ing.
There has been no attempt TO conf
pile lists of known dead. Scores Of
foreigners living in the bottoms who
failed 20 heed the warning siren were
seen to vanish in the raging waters.
The railroad yards are a sight beg
s~~NfN rsa
and rail equipment OF all descriptions
are piled in a hideous. foul-smelling
mass. River debris covers the
wreckage. The turbid waters swirl
and race through the rails and ties
The flooded section OF Foeblo is
carpeted with a thick Shiny layer Of
mud and debris. Water rose to the
level OF the street lights in many
places.
Merchants face serious embar-
rasment because of the tremendous
stock loss. one big department store
facing a stock loss alone OF $250.00C.
The Nuckous Packing company
lost virtually everything, its total eX-
ceeding $1,000. 900.
Cast said the total property dam
age will exceed s10.OO0.OOO while
others on his committee said he was
far too conservative.
But. despite the terrible disaster.
Pueblo ia lighting TO regain its feet.
spirit Of optimism prevails ana
with the arrival here Sunday or out
side assistance. a greater degree Of
confidence is felt.