The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-08
LITTLE SICKNESS
 IN PUEBLO AS A
 RESULT 0F FLOOD
Danger of PeStiIence Passed, Declare aalth Authorities. 0te of Identified
 ad Totals AZ
Rr Associatcd E.ress

I in refuge camp to remove the con gestion in the churches, schools and private homes and an army of men has been at work clearing the streets of debris, removing dead animals and clearing out the business places
 Part of the city was again eiectri- cally lighted. The gas company has preparations nearly complete for sup plying gas for heat and light The city water plant is functioning, and pare for human consumption five mill lion gallons of water daily.
 Dr. John c. Cornell, head of the ! United States public health service for this district, declared that pres ence of contagious and infectious dist ease Is rarer than in days prior .c the disaster and this in the face of | the fact that hundreds of dead bod | ies of animals are decaying in tne 1 flood swept area. l Only two cases of diphtheria have developed within the last two days, 1 according to reports of the health l service, which has thoroughly organ | ized every district in the city and is making house to house canvass to report sickness and guard against | insanitation. l Ez Bodies I'm Morgues
 Forty-two bodies of flood victims | were in the morgues of the city to- l night Five additional bodies were recovered, one of the unidentified 1 bodies was identified and some of the discrepancies in the lists pre- viously announced were traced today.
 W. Pressy, in charge of identi- | fication of flood victims, stated to- might that number of dead reported | were not flood victims, but died of natural causes.
 There are undoubtedly many oth- CTS drowned whose bodies have not been recovered and many will not be recovered" MT. Pressy said, but | there have been so many false reports that we are anouncing only the names of those whose bodies have been ac- tually received at the morgues" l Ray Mccarthy, acting coroner, an nounced today that no inquests would be held over the bodies of the flood 1 victims. 'The flood was an act of God. No inquest is needed" he said
 official Death List The official list of dead follows: I John F'ujaros.
 l Dorothy Wsrtz. S
 A. F.. Clark.
 Minnie Traylor negro. previously reported as Minnie Shattio. l T. Hall. Pullman conductor
 Doris Seaber Frank Erwin p. c. Hanis. previously reporteI as unidentified.
 Charles Nj. Cowan. Kansas City, Mo Pullman conductor, previously report ed as Evans.
 Henry Miller.
 Clara Cassidy, previously reported as Mrs. E. Wescott. | Albert Shaubet. Sam Cortez
 John Bukobich l Andy Mechallic Will Ranson. l May Byrd, Denver
 Sarah Byrd, Denver
 c. C. Morris. Mary Thomas l Lillian Clark. l D. M. Wilson
 Jack Lemon. 77, c. A F.
 Henry Julian, Lemse1l Mass.
 Body recovered at Boon where he l worked for a farmer. man. Pueblo.
 William Korber. Mrs. Martino Galban.
 ". R. Allen, previously reporte1 A. A. Allan.
 1 Sylvia Shattia.
 Neal Kendall. Devine. Colo. l fled.
 Charles Jaeger Colorado Springs. l. Irene Kapes, Lime, Colo. I Hubbard and wife I Samuel Still
 Dan c. Greedy, Bingham Canyon. Utah. on' pr E. R. Carey.
 Three unidentified men: one uni denl'fied Mexican woman. Work Order Effective
 The military order compelling all abie-bodfed men to work has brought out an army of laborers. Ihey nave been unloading trucks of | 1000 carrying blankets for refugees. transporting cots and equipment to the new camp for refugees and show cling mud and debris and cartine it away all day
 The city has been Remarkably free from lawlessness under the circum | stances. Only few arrests have been made for footing. Occasional shots have been fired but the only l fatality from this source occurring last night was not from the gun of any member of the night patrol. &C., cording to a careful investi gation made by the military officers under the direct supervision of Adjutant General Patrick J. Fiamrock. Every patrol within several blocks of the tragedy which caused the death of F.. E. Withers prominent business man, was examined. The weapons and ammunition of each guard were inspected and showed that no shot had been fired from any of their guns.
 Some Trains Running
 Partial resumption of railway service between here and Colorado Springs made possible transportation of food supplies and troops into the city. No general resumption of railway service. however. will be l possible for weeks, railroad officials i said.
 Communication with South Pueblo was interrupted again today when l military officers considered that the I Main street viAduct was unsafe. l About ope-half of the concrete struc- ture of the railroad yards has been saEginE since the floods Communi- cation has been restored over the Union avenue viaduct
 The city has plentiful supply of meat from local packing plant. It was said that fresh fruit Is needed more than meat at present l Announcement today that Ice could be obtained for the first time since the flood was made by a local ice company.
 X civilian committee of 20 was ap. pointed today to assist the Red Cross in the specialization of relief work.