The New York herald., 1921-06-05
TRAPPED IN STORES
BY RUSHING FLOOD
Pueblo Rescuers Have Excit-
ing Experiences-Desolate
Wander About City.
Y. w. G.. A. GIRLS IN PERIL
Jail Prisoners Saved With
Ropes-Merchant Crawls
Out Through Transom.
Y. w. c. A. GIRLS IN PERIL

PUEBLO, June 4.-ln the grip of dis
aster all Pueblo is stunned. All day
refugees. dazed and seemingly not
knowing what to do. struggled about
the mud covered streets. Mothers
with babies in their arms, mothers
whose arms we're empty. old men and
women and people of every description
wandered until gathered up and taken
to headquarters established by the
Red Cross. There they were fed and
allowed to rest
With everything swept away but
the clothes on their backs and the few
things they carried in little bundles
many moaned and cried. while others
tried to vnd relatives ana friends. The
court house was thrown open and
served as a canteen and hospital. st.
MaIy's Hospital, one OF the principal
hospitals In the city. was cut of by
the Arkansas River waters and volun-
teer workers to-day carried equipment
from Il to tho court house, where aid
could be given to the injured and
dying.
All morning motor cars moved up
Main street. carrying bodies on the
ftnders. every body covered with mud.
Rescucrs In Serious Danger.
Narrowing experiences were had by
rescue parties as we'll as those they
tried 20 reach. Friday night ". S.
Hopkins OF Denver. State 7. NJ. C. A.
secretary. here TO open a membership
drive. and Clark Jantzeu. assistant
boys secretary. attempted 70 reach two
negro women stranded In treetop
five blocks from the heart OF the busi-
ness district. Their boat was caught In
the swift current and both men were
thrown into the water Jantzen sue
ceeded in getting out quickly, but Hop
Sins was in the water more than an
hour
J. r. Roberts and Robert Waylsnd,
prominent business men. volunteered 70
take boat and attempt TO reach two
women whose calls could be heard in
the darkness After much difficulty they
found one. a girl of 10. Mary McAllester.
ciingng TO a power wire and suspended
in the swirling water. She was taken
into the boat.
They succeeded In getting the Older
woman into the boat, but she gave
lurch and the occupants well into the
water. After a struggle Roberts and
Wayland. with the sirl. managed TO
scramble on to the roof OF floating
house. The mother was lost The trio
which they could wade with safety.
Among the refugees an aged Mexican
woman cried for some one 10 20 after
her daughter, stranded IN their home.
In her hands she clasped bundle Of
clothes and O pound OF butter Tho
house was nearly covered with water
and no one would risk the attempt at
rescue.
. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. verhofstad. far
past middle age. we're typical Of many
OF the unfortunates. Fleeing before the
rush Of water they had nothing but tho
clothes on their backs and small box
OF valua bies
And just bought r5 rhonosrsph
yesterday" walled Mrs Verhofstad
Merchant Has an ODD Escape.
Joseph Rosen. clothing merchant. mar
roNly ccca ped death. Like most OF tne
merchants he wac IN his shop at Main
and Second streets attempting to save
his stock The flood waters from the
Arkansas River rushed up Main street
40 quickly he could not escape. In a
desperate effort Hosen broke through n
transom over the show window. Men
across the street shouted 70 rescuers on
tho second floor. who lowered a rome
and hauled Roscn 20 safety.
Deputy United states Marshal n ..
McTvrs Of Denver was another who had
sn exciting experience.
At II r. ". he returned 70 the Fed
eral Building after hsvine filcd a news
paper dcspatcn 70 q Denver newspaper.
AS he had waded water an inch or
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