The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-06-06
PUEBLO FLOOD
LOSS REDUCED


tContinued IRON rage one,
iu lake personal charge or the aitua-
zion Thcs Immediately held confcr.
once with Mnenr Mike atudinaky and
Chief 81 polio, DALEY at which the
rit, authorities approved 81 pinn
wharsb, Colonel Hammock " Colorado
National Guard units and state rRnE.
ets viii assume an responsibility for
Saw and order during the emergency
gut.rnof Shoup aud Colonel Ham.
n,ch l,n Colorado Sprlngr az \ o'clock
this morning on q motor truck mount
cd on raurcd wheels. which Travelled
Q, Pueblo over the Santa ~ aud Don.
err and Rio Giandc tracks Leaving
Colorado springs the ear ran into ita
nrst difficulties al Fountain. whore
the approaches to tho blk Santa Fc
hridr, ot.t thr Fountain river had
been Vtthcd away. Rack tracking
several miles the can was switched to
ihr ~ a u q tracks aud continued
iia lnufgr, Co nuitoE where IA. an
rroHrn to the b q Y O. bridge. the
hirepsi hrtWern Colorado Springs and
ruchin had been washed out bat where
the rails still attached 20 the ties re-
manned tn place The governor and
Colonel Hammock completed the Jour
uoy 90 rurhio hy automobile Accom-
panying the governor was flying
squadron of newspaper correspondents
Aiong tho railroad tracks from Colo.
RADIO Springs ~ Pueblo are scenes Of
icsulatlun aud disaster fences down.
great trrcs uprouted deep suliiea torn
ir the fields boy the rushing torrents
A. the paris uplrod tho outskirts ~
punhln pictures of wreck ana ruin be-
gan 90 present themselves
Here a small cottage had been turn
ga over and lyinE halt buried in aiimy
mud hero the debris 81 seycr, box
rnf torn from their carriages and piled
in hesp ~ ruins. there giant tree
ihat hid been torn ruthlcssiy from the
enrth and east az against m. railroad
embarrassment
Damage Estimate Stands
tfpon the arrival OF Governor Sheup
ami Colonel Hammock the hoiicf was
Expressed by members 81 the party
THAT tn. reports 81 the death soll had
been exaggerated The Associated
prcas correspondent ~ now trying ?,
compile figures showing tho actual
dcad The property damage " is con.
ccdcd Will remain at icnst ss high no
had been stated originally $40 000. 600
Pueblo really experienced two new
/ floods today breaking OF dam ~
( the Fountain river neat colnrad,
| Springs early today sent the flood wa
tors Of the Arkansas river up again
| A. o'clock this morning Che water
again had reached Third street BY
/ o'clock the new flood WIS rcceding an,
] it was believed All danger from new
I flood WIS ended The Skagway rcser
/ voir broke ana brought the second new
food
The city was under military contfo
today under charge 90 Lieut.. Cot Pau
= Newton OF tho Colorado Nationa
4 Guard Passns into the devastated
/ district issued Yesterday by the citi
/ yens commiitc. were recalled and new
permits we're ISSUED by Colonel New
ton
Thousands OF persons were cured TO
! last night la churches aud the cour
house at the Congress hotel and ii
, private residences
Food was issued from the cour
house Go the satitutc and others wcr
able to hu, food from the grocer
! stores after obtaining military per
nit The city has been without lights
gas aud water since the flood came
I Friday night Candies and korosen'
/ lamps are at premium All fires In
the cilv are oui tonight Fires lighted
th. ci', again last night but no greai
damag, was done