The Washington herald., 1921-06-06

Rains and Breaking Dams
Bring New Terror
To Stricken.
WORKERS TRAPPED
SEARCHING HOMES
Smallpox and Scarlet Fe-
yer Outbreak Add
To Suffering.

Hooded Arkansas river. augmented
by the released floods Of Beaver
creek. again broke through the
Ievees late today and again the
business district of the city was in
undated.
From the levee to Fourth and
Main streets this district is entirely
under water and many more lives
have been lost. Militia and police
were unable to keep many for
eigners, Mexicans and negroes from
trying to reach the sites Of Their
former homes, away from the
danger one, and II is feared that
great number have been swept
away.
The shafer dam on Beaver creek
broke Sunday afternoon. releasing
zoo, 600 900 gallons Of water. This
flood rushed down the mountain
carrying all before It. As-it passed
Florence, it swept awsv all bridges,
although the town was not dam
aged.
River Rises Again.
A heavy rain added to the VOL
ume of water. and the Fountain
river. running into the Arkansas
was rising IL inches every six hours
A courier who arrived from the
country east of Pueblo along the
Arkansas river. states that the
country between Pueblo and Nep-
esta is one huge lake. Everything
is under water. railroad tracks and
telephone and telegraph poles have
entirely disappeared.
At 5 p. m the weather started to
clear and officisls were hopeful that
the storm period had passed
To add to the horrors. scarlet fever
and smallpox has broken out in the
relief camps. At the Congress hotel
nearly a score Of such cases among
Mexicans were discovered
The list of dead was placed at 81
by Joseph Morehead. secretary to
Gov. Shoup. directing the states
work
Appeals for Help.
Mayor Michael stubzinski Sunday
issued the following plea for help:
what we need most is trucks and
gasoline so supplies can be dis
tributed. We also need undertakers
from Denver. We are making every
effort to clear the road TO Colorado
Springs. as oUr main relief must
come from there"
Mayor Stubzinski has also placed
a ban on prefiteering by grocers.
The demand for lamps and candles
was so great that dealers attempted
to increase prices. The mayor threat
er"d to ~onfiscate their stocks.
Red Cross workers have estab-
lis.-,- hospital at the Congress
hotel and eco women and children
are being taken care of there. More
than 500 homeless are being cared
for in the courthouse. and $50 at the
Elks club. Scores of citizens have
thrown open their homes and hun
dreds are being cared for in this
way.
Doctors Rush 20 Scene.
Doctors are being rushed here by
special trains from Colorado Springs
to take care of the threatened out
break of disease.
I'VE are terribly hurt" said Robert
Cast. chief of the Red Cross. I'VE
must have medical assistance TO
keep disease from breaking out"
The entire city is without lights,
power, gas or water supply. Be-
fore the second inundation came, the
stencil from the ruined district was
terrible. Mud. dead bodies of peo-
pie, cattle and animals caught by
the flood added to the fear Of an
outbreak or an invasion Of typhoid
fever. The lack of drink water is
causing great suffering. Appeals
have been sent to Colorado Springs
for drinking water. 1t will be
rushed here in tank cars and carted
into Pueblo. But the supply viii not
meet the need.
Governor Shoup arrived late Sun
day. He took charge Of the state
relief work and said that trains
loaded with food, doctors and cloth
ing for the thousands of homeless
would be rushed here.
Property loss Is now placed at be-
tween sl5.ooo,ooo and s2o.ooo.ooo.
--... Fortunes Swept Away.
The heaviest property loss was in
the Grove district and in the Pep
per Sauce" bottoms. Here not a
building except heavy stone and
brick structures remain and the for
tunes OF many wealthy merchants
and residents have been swept away.
In the Grove section at least 7s
children are missing. Most OF them
are the chfl6ren Of poor Mexicans.
and practically all of these families
had TO be chased out of their novels
before they would leave before the
food. Scores Of children were
caught by the rushing water. orncials
believe.
Pueblo is filled with tourists ana
travelers.-stalled here by the flood.
and they are helping to alleviate
suffering. Wealthy tourists have
given up their rooms at hotels TO
make way for poor mothers, with
babies hanging to their skirts
homeless. hungry, and terror
stricken.
Mstsi Deaths Usksewn.
No two estimates OF the dead
given by officials are alike. They
range from 200 to 1000 While
whole families were swept away BY
the floods. nd score ssre missing
since their homes and business
places were swept away, the num-
Der of dead. including the missing,
will probably stand around 500.
The flooded district OF Pueblo was