New-York tribune., 1921-06-06

not get out of their own accord inn
mediately will, be forced out, say the
authorities.
Further Tragedy Guarded Against
No additional loss Of life is antici~
pated from the new food, as warnings
had cleared the danger zone of every
human being, and troops threw Gordon
around the low-lying district to pre-
vent any one entering.
he sheets of rain turned the lathery
mud remnant Of the first food into
curb-high rlvuiets that Joined with the
incoming new flood The rain drove
the streets deserted except for the
armed troops, rangers and civilian
guards, who retreated in the face of the
steadily rising overflow.
Concern is felt here for the fate of
Florence. Col, which was in the path
of the new flood waters.
:, All Al the score of prisoners in tae City
Hall, located on the river bank, were
liberated to-day by Chief of Police
DAILY and assigned to some work.
youth charged with larceny drove the
chiefs car. while accused bootleggers
and other known criminals aided in
routing out families in the danger
zone.
The release from Jail followed the
iJSe ol tne UOOQ waters 10 ABOVE Lne
second story of the City Hall and was
effected with rowboats.
The police were witnesses of the
destruction of two passenger trains in
the local yards Friday. Scores of pas
sengers are believed to have been
swept away and perished.
Ihe halfburied coaches lie in the
yards tonight, surrounded by piles of
broken houses, lumber, telephone
f,.,ic taS no are
~and all manner of wreekage.
The flooded district is under control
of, uniformed militiamen, volunteer
citizens and regular police, all carry
ing arms conspicuously.
CHER Of Police Daily in estimating
the total dead at 1000 said there wers
1000 children in the lowlands, most of
difficulty escaping from the food
waters.
u was in this section Friday night
warning the inhabitants" he said.
They took the warnings lightly. The
waters came down SO suddenly then
that had difficulty in escaping myself.
] don't see how it is possible for the
numerous children in this section to
have escaped"
S. w. Presley, chairman of the
safety committee, in charge of what
bodies, says no progress can be made
until the waters have gone down fur
ther.
Little Insurance Carried
Estimates of the property loss range
from s5,O00,000 to $20,000,000. Only
s1,oo0,000 of this is covered by insur-
ance, so far as can be learned. The
White-Davis Clothing Company carried
$4,000 food insurance. It's loss was
S250,00o. The Crews-Beggs Drygoods
in Pueblo, carried $4,000 food insur.
snce It's loss was $3,0O0,000. Fires
caused but minor losses in the city.
Three banks plan to open Monday.
They are the First National the Bank
Of Minnequa and the Southern Colo
rado Bank. The Pueblo Savings and
Trust Company, which was completely
flooded, will operate through the First
National.
The records of the depositors in tho
savings bank were washed away in
some cases and in others damaged. The
Western National Bank and the Bank
Of Pueblo both were flooded.
There is plenty of bread in Pueblo
now, officials say.
e. B. Hornbecker, of the Arkansas
Valley Railroad, Light and Power Com
pany, announced that he had arranged
to get electric current from the Colo.
rado Fuel and Iron Company.
The American Legion at Walsenburg
volunteered to send 100 men to aid in
the rehabilitation work in Pueblo. The
offer was declined. Seven men reached
here by auto from Walsenburg to-day
ss City Awakes to Grewsome Task
After second night of horror
Pueblo awoke this morning to take up
the terrible task of collecting and
Identifying her dead food victims, of
trying to carry succor to thousands of
stranded refugees and of establishing
lines of communication over which to
send her call for help from the outside
World.
..Flood warnings were sounded again
this morning at $3.50 O'Clock. The
Arkansas River rose rapidly to Main
and Second streets and Main and Court
streets. but the second big food did not
come until later.
Roads between here and Colorado
y Springs are reported impossible
farther than Walker. The Fountain
River has risen about six inches in the
n last six hours.
Inc searching of ruins for bodies ir
the inundated district has been greatl,
hampered by the rising water. 1t is
Impossible to get into the ruins If
many Of the lower sections of the city
Thirty Pueblo business structure.
have been destroyed by The flood
Many of them lie in ruins. Others hav.
been swept away. Altogether but tw,
are covered by food insurance.
ssManitou reports that the waters ot
Fountain Greek are rising rapidly. Al
Buxton many persons have been forced
to leave their homes and seek places Of
safety. Men have been dispatched te
the Manitou reservoir to guard agains,
Q threatened bursting of the dyke. II
has rained heavily all night and was
still raining this morning.
A Streets Cleared by Troops
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