The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04
Town of Marshall Threat
ened With Destruction
By Weakening of Dam
Holding 800 Acres of
Water 63 Feet Deep
People Flee From Town
of Swallows

Denver, Colo, June 4.-Continued
heavy rains early to-day in eastern
and central Colorado gave little hope
for relief from the floods which yes
terday swept these sections.
Meagre reports indicated loss run
ming into the millions, with the heavi-
est loss at Pueblo, where a large part
of the business section and several res
idential districts were inundated by
water from the Arkanas river.
The known loss of life remained at
four.
The situation this morning was;
Pueblo inundated and cut off from
wire communication for hours. Five
feet of water in the streets. Private
dispatches place the loss at about S4,-
100000.
Marshall, town of 200 inhabitants,
threatened by break in the Marshall
lake dam.
Louisville inundated, several houses,
other buildings washed away.
Loveland, dikes of lake broken and
parts of town inundated; floods put
out of commission electric power plant
from which Weld county towns get
their light and power.
A cloudburst at Swallows, Is miles
west of Pueblo. at 3 p. m. yesterday,
sent the Arkansas river on rampage
Bv 8 o'clock it had overfiowed into the
town, inundated the business section
and forced scores of families to flee
from their homes in the lowlands.
Eighteen families were rescued in
boats and boats also were used to res
cue several persons from the federal
building. Damage to the postoffice
alone was estimated at 100000.
A Western Union operator remained
at his key in the Pueblo operating
room sending news dispatch concern
ing the food until the food waters
had erept around his ankles.
Big Dam weakens.
At Marshall the 200 inhabitants
spent the night in their homes, fully
dressed, ready to flee when a signal
of bomb explosions gave warning that
the dam had broken, releasing 500
acres OF water 63 feet deep. The dam
began to weaken yesterday afternoon
and efforts to lessen the strain on the
structure by releasing some of the i'm
pounded water were rendered futile by
the continued heavy flow from other
streams and continued rain.
The spillway dam of the North Stir
ling reservoir broke, emptying into
pawnee creek and causing the death
of Mrs. Carl Davis and baby child. Two
other children are missing. Davis was
rescued from the flood but was severe
" injured.
At LAFAYETTE. Coal creek swept over
it, banks and inundated part of the
town, swept over acres of farm land
and drowned several hundred cattle,
according to reports.
Sand creek, ordinarily a dry ravine,
near Colorado Springs, became roar
ing torrent Is feet deep and third of
mile wide.
All highway bridges between Colo
RADIO SpringAand Pueblo were washed
out vi lut DnuA0tA
200 automobilists between Boulder and
Denver were caught by the rain and
forced to spend the night in their cars
or abandon them and wade TO farm
houses.
Irrigation bitches were overhowing
and X was feared that vast damage
would he done TO the crops in the rich
irrigated lands Of Weld county.
Several fires were reported from
Pueblo. The Hamlins Feed coupsny's
building was burned. also the Big
-Four Auto Parts company and several
smaller houses. The labor hall was
Quilted. the King Lumber company suf-
fered heavy loss.
The Pueblo Star Journal had four
feet Of Watet on the first floor
At Florence. an oil town g. miles
from Pueblo. the loss Is estimated at
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