Evening star., 1921-06-07
CLEARING UP DEBRIS.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PUEBLO. Col. June known dead
from Frioay's flood in Pueblo totaled
fifty-five today. when three additional
bodies were recovered. Early today
forty-two bodies were at the morgues
and ten had been recovered on the ST.
Charles Mesa.
No burials will be held for several
days. it was said. because of the i'm
passable condition of roads to the
cemeteries.
A committee of real estate men to-
day estimated the property damage in
Pueblo from the flood at between $15,-
100000 and $2e,000,000. This damage
was an appraisal of the buildings and
contents.
With the recession OF the flood waters
of the Arkansas river to a point which
made most of the downtown streets
and railroad yards accessible, conSid-
cradle progress was expected to be
made today in the work of clearing up
the streets and buildings.
Maj. Harris, Quartermaster Corps, in
charge of installation of a food con-
voy system. had a corps of men active
today unloading trucks and getting
them started back to Colorado Springs
for food supply.
Many Put to Work.
The military order requiring all
able bodied men to report for work
ur0uRnt OUT a large IOTCe IOQ6y. ana
the volunteers are put to work in
various capacities.
A shot was fired just before day
light and rangers were sent out i'm
mediately in an automobile to inves-
tigate. No report was made On it
|. 1t was planned today to send a res
cue party down the river in boats in
an effort to recover bodies along the
river.
Clear weather today would make
possible the recovery of many bodies
which have been found, but which
could not previously be eXtricated
from the debris officers said.
Red Cross officials today estimated
that the death list will mount when
complete count is possible.
The outstanding feature of the flood
| was the utter absence of discouraged
! grief.
With plans laid for a complete CEN
sus of destitute families in the flood
district. for the establishment of a
refugee camp and for the installation
of a complete field hospital. the equip
ment for which was expected to ar
rive at any hour. systematization and
| Capitalization of relief work began in
earnest today.
List Of Dead Compiled.
These various projects were def
nitely mapped out at reorganixa-
| tion meeting of the Red Cross last
L,
Gus departments and a number of out
of-town Red Cross workers were
present.
According to DR.. J. F. Pierce. local
medical director of the Red Cross the
| field hospital will be able to accom-
! modate $50 patients. and the tent col
ony" will handle homeless Hood sufferers
in a scientific and sanitary manner, DR..
Pierce said.
The relief workers will search out
families in need, of help, 50 that ev-
ery one in actual want will be sue
cored, and Implications will be
avoided.
This morning list of known dead
was compiled.
Three United States Army air.
planes are here from Fort Sill, Okla.
and will be used for scouting pur-
poses, 1t was announced today by
Mai F. Bradley OF the air service.
in charge~of the expedition.
Numerous false reports OF dams
breaking and approaching hood
waters have kept the nerves of the
city on edge since Friday night and
the planes will also be used to Sin-
vnstigate reports, itIswas stated at
tlke military headquarters BY Coas
Patrick J. Hamrock.