Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-06
1000 LIVES REPORTED LOST IN COLORADO :, =,
FLOODS 1000 FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS !
AND PROPERTY WILL REACH S10,000,O00
Waters Are Recedng And Stricken Sections Are Beginning
To ReCover-Appea Made For $4,000, 1000 To Aid IN
Rebuilding PuebIo1 Government Sends Supplies.
(sy in.ernatlona, News servIcs.)

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Pueblo. Col, C a. ny June g.
Floods that have swept Pueblo
since Friday night were receding at
] this hour and il Is not believed that
the city IL In danger OF further In
undation. lightweight bodies are In
! the morgue here, according to re-
| lief officials. City officials. however
estimate that the loss of life will
reach as high rs 1000 or 1900.
Only few of the bodies have been
identified. In addition to the heavy
loss of life In Pueblo, officials Of
tho city estimate that the delugs
left maaly victims In its progress to
the south after engulfing Pueblo.
Moro than 1000 families are home
less and citizens are working with
relief agencies at relief work. Far
" today water was standing . feet
deep at the union station and this
made the work or exploring two
submerged passenger trains din
cult. Both trains, one OF the Denver
and Rio Grande and the other m
the Missouri Pacific. were said to
have been filled with passengers
when they were caught In the wa
ters. Only few persons arc known
to have escaped
A now peril, that of disease. men.
aeed the city today. Cases of ty.
phoid, pneumonia and dlphtheriA
appeared and health autho.ities ara
! taking every preeaution to prevent
epidemice. Property loss today was
still estimated at approximately
| Sl0.000,000.
cloud burst and the collapse Of
two dams that impounded huge re.
servoirs of water added to the peril
OF the district yesterday and last
night.
Reports received from Swallow.
Col. early today said that a third
wall OF water, which was declared
to be rushing toward Pueblo, has
receded There is every evidence to
indicate that the flood has spent its
force and that the waters are re.
eedlng over the entire state.
AS the flood leaves Colorado, how
ever. they are spreading out over
other States OF the West and South.
west, Heavy loss of life Is believed
to have occurred along tho course
of the Arkansas between Pueblo and
La Junta.
AJAX For $5,o00,000
Pueblo, June "a committee OF
leading citizens including the presi.
dent Of the city council, at u meet
ing last night wired Governor Shoup
asking him to apply conditionally
10 the Federal government for $5,-
100000 for immediate work In re.
pairing roads and rehablitating the
city Of Pueblo. The committee de.
elared it was certain hundreds OF
lives were lost, the accurate mum.
Der Of which could only be ascer.
tanned after the removal Of the deb.
ris which Is piled high in the
streets. Governor Shoup arrived in
Pueblo Sunday morning and took
complete charge OF the rescue work.
He worked all day organizing squads
to recover bodies. scores of which
could be seen, bruised and man.
eled. among the debris OF ruined
houses and the litter OF large build
ines that had collapsed
100 Miles Under Water
Topeka, Kansas. June 6-More
Than 100 miles of the Sante Fe
railroad tracks in the Arkansas
valley below Pueblo were under
water today, officials OF the road
announced. Over the one telegraph
wire the railroad has reached into
the flooded District 1t was learned
that Neposta, Menzenola, Rocky
Ford, Swink, La Junta, Los Animas
Fowler. Powers. Lamar and Gran
ada are flooded
Driven From Home
Denver Col, June 6--Scores ot
families In Denver suburb were dri-
ven from their homes late last
tleht by water that burst over the
banks Of South Platte river, fo.low-
.He cloudbursts in the foothills of
the Rocky Mountains, Englewood
+ ana GlowVille, suburbs of Denver,
were the first TO feel the effects of
me doWnp0ur from the mountains.
Houses, barns and fences were torn
+ loose and in many cases trees car
Rcd away by the current. Tho
Tracks OF the Colorado and South.
etH and the Atchison, Topeka and
ate Fec railroads were endangered
Iaa Denver yards. Where the riv.
81 cal through Denver proper. the
water was kept in its channel. PEG.
hte living along the river were or.
aered 10 prepare To fee by the Den.
yer police early today if the river
continued 10 rise. No loss of life was
reported in the Denver suburbs.
The property damage will amount
10 thousands Of dollars.
Supplies Sent
WASHINGTON. June additional
Z Instructions were forwarded from
Washington to the commanders OF
amy corps areas to render every
Pre- bie assistance TO the food
Hchen regions of Colorado. Sup.
aHea from army posts are being
ehi into the food area.
No immediate Relief
Washington. June The daily,
bulietin OF the Tuited States wea.
.er bureau today held out little
hooe for the immediate relief from
lL- lorreu'ial a and flood condi.
9n- that t54t arrible toll OF lfa
Aad propeffe fa lie Colorado dis.
-rict Additional heavy rains have
sflIen oyer tie central Rocky
Mountain districts and NraeferD