The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-06
ASKED
TO HELP PUEBLO
VICTIMS OF FLOOD
Want Appropriation of $4,000
600 for Immediate Needs.
Sea of Mud Holds Stricken City
as Water Recedes.
ENFORCE STRICT MILITARY LAW
Restricted Food Supplies De-
mand Visitors Stay Out.
First Big Job Will Be for En-
gineering Corps.
Sea of Mud Holds Stricken City
as Water Recedes.
ENFORCE STRICT MILITARY LAW
Restricted Food Supplies De-
mand Visitors Stay Out.
First Big Job VIII Be for En-.
gineering Corps.
(By the Associated Pressi)

PueDlO, June "a Cdre1ul Check
of the undertaking establishments to-
day by the Associated Press showed
list of AZ known dead, as opposed
to Red Cross figures of yesterday of
100.
Colorado Springs. June 6.-Gov-
ernor Shoup of Colorado today issued
a proclamation in connection with the
flood thruout Colorado in which he
places all relief measures in the hands
of the American Red Cross
Washington, June 6.-Pueblo au-
I thorities in telegram today to Rep
resentative Hardy of Colorado urged
congress to appropriate $4,000 900 i'm
mediately for relief in the flood strick-
en- area.
s. Pueblo, June 6.-After night of
quiet, Pueblo; awoke this morning to
find the waters in the low lying secl
tions of the city receded to below the
five foot mark and still going down..
The flood is at it's lowest stage since
its sudden onslaught Friday night. To-
day the work of removing the bodies
from the Grove and Peppersauce bot
toms districts began.
| Col. Pat Hamerock, in charge of the
military, announced that the situation
was well in hand and that order was
rapidly being brought out. of chaos.
All during the night the devastated
areas were patrolled by a heavy guard
of Colorado soldiers, while the state
rangers in automobiles and armed
with riot guns patrolled the streets OF
the residence districts.
| No Train Service,
After midnight reports of looting in
the hooded areas began to come in.
The guards brought between Is and
20 men to military headquarters for
questioning and investigation, but in
almost every case it was found that
there had been a mistake
With the exception of relief train
over the Colorado Southern from Trim
1dad yesterday there has been no re-
sumption of train service. Reports
from Lake Charles, Is miles south
| told of the probable drowning of. a
hermit who lived in a cave near that
place. He had lived for years in the
cave, which was on the high bank
of the st. Charles, river. The swirlins
waters obliterated the cave and the
occupant is still missing. 1t was near
the same spot, Lake Charles reports
| said, that a woman and four children
were drowned.
Water has receded from the lower
part of Main street. leaving only mud
the condition of the river looked bet
ter than at any time since early yes.
terday afternoon, just before the first
flood.
/ Few Cases of Looting.
Only one or two cases of actual loot.
ing have been brought to light since
the military assumed control, accord.
4 ing to Capt. H. o. Nichols of Denver
adjutant.
Today there will arrive from Den
yer, according to Colonel Hamrock
enough tents, bedding, cooking uten
two thousand of Pueblo's homeless
Work of establishing a refugee caml
: at Mineral Palace park also is undel
1 way and all the sufferers now beint
cared for in churches, school house.
! and other public buildings will be re
moved to the camp.
Also it is expected during the da!
; there will arrive from Dodge City
Kan, three airplanes which will b
used for observation and scouting pur
poses.
: This morning on all roads leading
| into Pueblo mounted guards have beel
| posted to stop and turn back all thos
| except persons having official bushes
~ in the city. According to military of
I ficers and officials of the Red Cros
| hundreds of persons have come int
| ! Pueblo and volunteered, for relie
| work.
| The motives of these volunteers ar
| ! appreciated, but they point out tina
| the facilities of the city are bein
| taxed just to care for the sufferin
| homeless, and arrangements for quar-
| ters and rations for any more volun
II teer workers cannot be made.
III All Dams Went Out.
II Danger of repetition of the floo
seemed to have passed but restoratio
| of the city to any seTnblance of norma
| / conditions is a matter of weeks. Ev
i cry dam in the Arkansas and Fountai
| rivers from which danger might b
| expected is gone and the levees abou
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