Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-06

Troops will be stationed Monday on
the Colorado Springs automobile road
with orders to prevent all visitors from
entering the city. Lieutenant Colonel
Paul P. Newton, in command of the
city, in statement, declared that
Pueblo was unable to care for any
visitors. No persons, not members of
the national guard. or coming here for
the purpose of enlisting in the national
guard, will be admitted.
Cooks Carload of Meat.
The Red Cross Sunday cooked a car
load OF meat to keep it from spoiiing
and this will be distributed to the
needy.
A canteen Of the Red Cross has been
established in the court house and all
day the building was thronged with
persons asking for food and clothing.
Colen J. Pierce, head of the Red Cross
medical relief work, told the Associat-
ed Press that the Red Gross was able
to care for all the needy and issue
food and clothing.
field hospital unit from Fort Lo-
gan will be here Monday, Secretary
Morrhead said. A supply Of lanterns,
candles, cots, blankets and sweaters
for children, together with other need
ed articles, was received Sunday from
the Red Cross in Colorado Springs.
State to Rebuild Roads.
Major L. D. Blauvett, state highway
engineer, is expected here Monday to
take charge of the work of opening the
roads and repairing the bridges swept
out by the flood. It was said first
attention would be paid to opening the
Colorado Springs Pueblo road because
the city must depend upon this road
for the bringing in Of food and other
supplies.
1t was stated on good authority that
in all probability a large part of the
state highway funds would be diverted
for the reconstruction of roads and
bridges in and near Pueblo, between
here and Colorado Springs and for the
flood swept districts of northeastern
Colorado.
Governor Shoup returned Sunday af-
ternoon by automobile to Colorado
Springs, from which place he expected
to answer the messages from President
Harding and Senator Nicholson at
Washington in regard to the measures
needed to help the situation.
1t was expected that the governors
answer would say that large sum of
money was needed at once.
Military Law Proclaimed.
Sunday night state militia and Colo
RADIO rangers were patrolling the CITY.
Lieutenant Colonel Newton proclaimed
military law Saturday night under au-
thority of the governor and with the
arrival of additional troops the military
mas taken complete control of the sit
uation.
when I arrived here this noon. 7
issued a warning to newspaper cor
respondents against exaggerating |
in regard to the loss of life |
and property damage, but now. since |
l nave been over the devastatJt area |
Of Pueblo ! know no exaggeration is /
possible Colonel Pat Hamrock. adju- |
Lant general and commander of the |
colorado, state troops on duty here. |
said Sunday night.
Unable to Estimate Death Toll
ut is absolutely impossible to do
more than venture guess as to the
1umber OF people who must have been
killed in the flood of Friday night" he
continued. Il don't care to begin
guessing. ] know that about 100 bod
rs nave peen found but no man alive |
an tell how many more corpses are
hidden in the piles of debris in the Sec
ions striken by the floods. It has
'een reported to me that there are be-
ween 300 and 500 dead horses there.
don't know where they came from.
IT any rate you may say that we have
he situation well in hand: that it is
My matter of hours until we can
egin to get some definite line on 1ust
ow big disaster has visited Pueblo.
'omorrow. at Mineral palace park
here will be erected a refugee camp,
here the homeless of the city will be
eceived. We have now on the way
rom Denver an adequate supply Of
ents, bedding, cooking utensils and
ther things, supply sufficient for !!
coo and We have enough here now
,r 200.
No Shortage Of Water. II
Latest reports indicate there is no !