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Gasoline engines are being pressed
into service on all the available pumps
for clearing the Easements Of stores
and buildings in the flooded area.
Pueblo, June 8 e p. m.)-For the
first time since the food waters over
flowed into the city Friday night, the
business district Of Pueblo, lying on
both sides Of the river channel, is now
practically free Of water. The over
flow drained back into the river which
il several feet below its banks this
morning.
Water is standing in the low places,
however, and every basement Of the
flooded district is filled. Reconstruc-
tion is beginning in earnest. Stocks
Of merchandise are water-soaked and
covered with mud. In the less FORUM
ate locations the contents Of the build
ings have been entirely washed out.
The work Of recovering the bodies
Of persons drowned in the great Pueb-
10 food is being continued. The
minimum death list is set at 100.
Comparatively few of the bodies have
been recovered, and the old-time resi-
dents who are familiar with the low
e- sections of the city insist that the
minimum set is entirely too conserva-
tive and that they believe the list will
grow to 300 or more.
Along Union Avenue, the thoro-
sides of the city by viaduct, the
heaviest damage is noted. The mud
is nearly two feet deep in many places
along the street. Here, too, the wat
ers apparently attained their greatest
velocity.
The walls facing the current Of a
majority of the buildings along this
stret were washed down, falling into
the buildings and out onto the side
walks, forcing all persons going thru
this section to walk in the mud-cover-
ed street.
Drinking water is being supplied
from the Colorado Fuel 4 Iron COM
pany's reservoirs and it is necessary
to boil it.
A section Of the South Union station
suffered heavily from the flood. Walls
are down, mud has been washed into
the buildings and the railroad yards
presents picture Of the violence of
the waters. Hundreds of cars are in
the yards, but many Of them were
washed hundreds Of feet of the
tracks and others were overturned
when the tracks were washed away
beneath them.
A single switch engine was at work
in the yards this morning. Freight
cars are standing on the tracks, both
ends Of which have been washd away.
i Blocks away from the station, many
trunks are being rescued that had
washed away from the baggage cars
and trucks at the depot Friday night.
Pueblo, June Pueblo made rapid
strides today in its recovery from Fri
days DISASTROUS flood, which took q
heavy toll Of lives and caused = prop
erty loss Of from fifteen to twenty
million dollars.
While there Il considerable disagree-
ment as to the estimate Of the num-
Der Of dead, Red Cross officials here
have repeatedly given 500 as the
figure which was most likely to be
correct, despite the fact that only ~
bodies have been recovered. They
point out that there is still vast piles
Of debris yet untouched by shovels
| = mass that might easily have inter-
red hundreds Of bodies.
Danger Of pestilence is passed, &C.
lccrding to officials Of the United
States Public Health service; there Il
plenty Of food; shelter has been pro
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