The New York herald., 1921-06-06
SITUATION ALARMING
City Officials Turn From
Pueblo's Plight to Own
Danger of a Flood.
PECOS RIVER OvERFLOWS
Railroad in Texas Submerged
by Water-C0l0rado Reser-
voirs Near Bursting.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
DENVER, June 5.-Denver is threat
ened with a destructive flood. Swollen
by the rains OF thirty-six hours, the
Platte River is constantly rising, and
scores Of families along its banks are
ready to flee for their lives.
Since seven o'clock yesterday morning
the river, which already had broken
through its banks in a dozen places. has
risen fourteen inches. Since midnight
the water has risen two inches, with no
indication that 1t will recede as long as
the rains here and at more distant
points continue.
In places the women and children
have Joined the men in throwing up
sand and cinder embankInents to pre-
vent the river from breaking over its
already strained banks.
Mayor Bailey and other citizens and
officials, who have been devoting their
attention to relief measures for Pueblos
to-day we're compelled to focus their at
tention on the local situation. which. ac-
cording to admissions made In the
Mayors office this morning, sis de-
cidedly alarming"
Residents in the vicinity of the river
in Yuma, Zuni and adjacent streets, be-
tween Eighth and Thirteenth avenues
west. are In the gravest danger. Yes
terday morning before the Platte waters
had reached to within foot of their
present high level. back yards were oe-
ing flooded. fences and barns were be-
ing washed away and in numerous
places the bank threatened to break
under unprecedented pressure. The
breaking OF reservoir or dam further
up the stream would precipitate a flood
that city officials believe might result
in loss of life and wholesale destruction
Of property.
City representatives are now watch
ing the swollen river. prepared to give
instant warning and begin rescue woik
IL necessary.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
COLORADO SPRINGS. June 5.-The Bea-
yer Park reservoir. thirty-hve miles
southwest OF here, Is about to burst.
This word was received here Sunday.
II the dam. which holds back the
hundred million gallons Of water in the
reservoir, goes out death and devasta-
ton will be spread for miles below 1t.
The waters will sweep down upon
Pueblo.
Manitou reports that the waters of
Fountain Creek are rising rapidly. AT
Ruxton many persons have been forced
to leave their homes and seek places of
safety. Men have been despatched to
the Manitou reservoir to guard against
a threatened bursting OF the dixie. 1t
has rained heavily all night and is still
raining Sunday morning
LAS ANIMAs, Col. June b.-Four per-
sons, all Of them Mexicans. three being
children. are known to be dead. and
many others are believed to have per-
ished by the overfiowing of the Arkansas
River last night. flooding the city.
Warning was received from La Junta
to take to the hills. but the city was
virtually surrounded with water before
the warming could be passed around.
Many houses were washed into the
streets and some down the river.
PEcos. Tex. June 5.-The Texas and
Pacific Railroad tracks near here are
under water for distance of about
1,2o0 feet at depth of from three to five
feet, and traffic has been suspended over
this section Of tracks as a result OF the
overowinp of the Pecos River.