Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-07

West Pepper Sauce river bottoms of
! West Pueblo to warn the inhabi-
tants.
HOW PUEBLO LOOKED
FROM AN AIRPLANE
DENVER. Col, June Am air.
plane view of the Pueblo disaster
was brought to Denver late today by
| William A. kimsey, pilot, who flew
| to Pueblo with staff correspondents
of the Associated Press and the
Rocky Mountain News.
| After circling above the stricken
city to make an accurate appraisal of
| the havoc wrought by the flood,
Kimsey and his passengers landed in
| the outskirts Of Pueblo, the first per-
| sons from the outside world to reach
the scene of the catastrophe.
| Following his return to Denver
after daring flight, much of which
was accomplished through low hang
; ing clouds which obscured the earth
completely at times, kimsey detail
ed the conditions at Pueblo as he saw
| from the air and he heard of them
| from refugees who flocked about his
place after he landed at the state
| fair grounds.
From an altitude of about 1000
feet" said Kimsey, the business
district of Pueblo looked like a sea
of mud and water. The city was
| hardly recognizable on account Oh
the vast piles of debris.
THE railroad station stood out
as an island in lake, but the tracks
were completely submerged and cars
| could be seen floating about. the
waters of the Arkansas were backed
I'D on the right bank for what APP
peared to be several blocks and that
section of the city between the depot
| and the approximate vicinity OF the
Vale hotel was submerged.
Cali the outlying districts OF the
lowIands appeared utterly deVastat-
ed and for miles around there was
nothing but a vast expanse of mud
| dotted here and there by houses
perched at some odd angle.
| st didn't leave my place AFTER !
| landed in the city but a number or
residents told me of the horrible con-
ditions and verified my aerial op-
servations. They said that there had
been no chance to start a search tor
The dead and the missing but that
! the noli2e lines were being formed
fairly well and that the situation
| which for hours was one or pahlC
| and wanton destruction by looters
was getting more coptrollable.
! "Between Pueblo and COLORADO
Springs all of the bridges as Tar aS
! 7 could observe were washed out ana
| tho flooded city was entirely cut out
| off of the north. Although l ola not
% south of Pueblo I could not see
9nv bridges in commission in any ul-
frection out of the city. IT,,
[ when we got to Pueblo the cry
was cut right in half by the 1Ioou
and it appeared lmposs1pie lol .rio4 ~
| on one bank of the Arkansas TO
reach those on the other. a SITUATION
which the refugees told me was
creating great consternation. Whena
| was leaving I was told that one ~
| the viaducts connecting the Two MAJ ~
parts of the city would soon W -
commission, relieving the conIu-
In describing the flight from Den
var to Pueblo, which was success
f11IIv accomplished in spite OF ao-
verse flying weather, Kimsey sad:
Several times on the way o low,
we were lost in the clouds, but fleW
abaad on the chance there would be
| a hole. and we had good luck ne
only towns we sighted on the Gown
! Trim were Castle Rock, Monument
and Fountain. ,,o
"At Fountain the tracks were un-
der water and passenger u o. ),
seemed to be partlally tu[ned b q
Denver and Colorado Springs We're
washable and that traffic could De
seen moving along without gredC VI
ficuItv. South of Colorado Springs
however, he said that everything ap-
peared like a ghostly norman l"liu
| FEAR 300 PASSENGERS
HAVE LOST LIVES
CANON CITY, Col, June FEAR
was expressed here today that prop5,
| ABLY 800 passengers had perlsLe :.
when Missouri Pacific passehge! l
train No. 2 and Denver aha ~
Grande passenger tTal1 ~ ter in
overturned by the flood OF water -
! fine Pueblo railway yards.
! The report came from railway our
oioIs in Pueblo as a confidential
Communication to the offices mere; > .
Both trains had just pulled M ~.
the yards when the wal Oh "" ~
\ tracks and toppled over the coa Sa3s
i Although authentic details were lache
ing, railroad men feared many o.
/ the passengers had perlshed' ELo[ ~,
to reach Pueblo from this ely py
train had failed tonlght' alUilo"s Il
1 attempts have been made,
kill THE LOOTERS,'
COLONEL TELLS MEN
i DENVER. Col, June 4.-"Kill the
i looters.' was the instructions Col
i onel Hamerock gave his men as tHey
/ nrenared for the Journey to Pueplo'
The colonel ordered Major n. n.
i Jancks to take charge OIL the l@nsoi
in Pueblo.
rests said the colonel, ANY man
found looting will be shot
/ RED CROSS GIVES
FUNDS FOR RELIEF
/ WASHINGTON, June 4. - The
/ American Red Cross tonight, through
its national headquarters here. au-
thorized use of up to $50,OOO OF It's
funds for the relief of sufferers in
the Pueblo, Col, flood area. w.
Frank Persons, vice chairman of the
central committee announced. Tele-
graphed instructions were sent
| Southwestern division headquarters
at St. Louis to draw on the national
organization's treasury for the mon
ey if it is needed.
FLOOD EARNINGS ARE
SENT TO OTHER TOWNS
DENVER, June 4.-Flood warn
| ings were despatched to seventeen
! towns and farming centers from
| Pueblo east to the Kansas { state
line today by district weather fore
caster, ]. NJ. Sherier. Immense dark
| clouds menaced the eastern noun
tain slopes in the northern and CEN
trail portions of the state all day
and weather officials forecast a sec
ond downpour in limited areas
| kilograms were sent by the bu-
reau to Wichita and Dodge City,
Kan. to warn of the approaching
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