Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-04
Damage Will Exceed $lo,ooo,ooo; Bridge. Over River.
Washed Out And Tracks Destroyed; Wire Communi-
Made Homeless; Buildings In Pueblo Flooded By Six
Feet OF Water.

Pueblo, Colo, June 4-(By The Associated Press)
The loss OF life from the great flood which rush
ing upon the city of Pueblo from the overhowing of
the Arkansas and Fountain rivers last night at As
this afternoon was variousy estimated between 1500
and 5000 persons. Il
The loss will exceed $4,000 000 according to esti-
mates nadesat this hour.
BRIDGE WASHED OUT
At 4.oclock this morning the Fountain river had
washed out all Of the bridges uprooted the tracks,
railroad and trolley, and made wire communication
out of Pueblo impossible When the flood began to
cede today, the great damage disclosed.
!. HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES HOMELESS.
Hundreds Of families lost everything they had in
their mad escape from the on-rushing waters.
Identification Of the dead is slow process just now
BUSINESS PLACES FLOODED.
Water depth of six feet flooded practically all
of the important business and financial houses Of the
city.
Denver, Colo, June 4-Reports to The Associat-
ed Press at Denver indicate the following conditions
at outlying towns: fa4 sSS st4s1:55 ~ r.
At1aFsyette: Entire town under two feet Of water;
many residences and business buildings ruined dam-
age heavy; communication cut of.
At Longnont Three feet Of water in main street;
communication cut off, breaking Of irrigation bitches
principal cause
At Loveland: Two reservoirs, Southside and Ryan
Gulch broke; the Hllsboro DAM five miles east, also
broke. Ten thousand of farm land near Johns
town inundated. sa...#
At Marshall Big dam still holding but all residents
in the valley ordered to seek places of safety
At Superior: Citizens fled to safety by means Of
rowboats.
Denver Colo. June 4-With the latest report from
Pueblo although unconfrmed the effect that the deatf
toll of the flood which swept that city last night might pos
sby reach several hundred details of the terrible havoc
wrought by cloudbursts through the eastern half OF Colo
RADIO began to come into Denver today
From all over the stricken area which embraces al
that part of the lying of the Rocky mountains
reports of homes washed away people by the thou
sands fleeing to high lands thousands of head of livestock
drowned and millions OF dollars damage done to crops ant
property.
ciated Press left Denver by apane in attempt to reach
Pueblo.
Great Damage Done.
The damage caused by the food in Pueblo is varously
estimated but the most authentic figures place it
two million dollars in the railroad yards alone and at
than four millions other property in the city The rail
road yards OF mud and slime strew with wrecked
railroad equipment
The Colorado state rangers, under command of Col
one Pat amroc have taken charge in the city to preven
ooting and TO establish temporary shelters for the hun
dreds of homeless people The greatest suffering is
nored from the Grove district in Pueblo section nabi
t,+ed mostly by foreigners and steel mill workers.
Wire communication with Pueblo is being re-estab
Rain Still Falling.
Rain was still falling this morning in northern Colo
,do and southeastern Wyoming but il had ceased in ohe
nars of the area After what is characterized as th
heaviest June rain in 20 years last night Denver today
vent about its business under murk skies Weather fore
indicate continued showers for Denver and the east
er slope Of Colorado while unsettled conditions are pre-
dicted for the western slope. 7s 81
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