The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-06
REHABILITATION
LEFT TO OUTSIDERS
Restoration of the City of
Pueblo to Even an APP
prOach to Normal Condi-
tions Is a Matter of
N Week--Levees Must Be
Repaired.


ciated Press After night of quiet
Pueblo awoke this morning to find the
waters in the low lying sections of the
city receded to below the five foot
mark and still going down. The flood
was at the lowest stage since its sud.
den onslaught last Friday night.
To-day the work of removing the
bodies from the Grove and Pepper
Sauce bottoms districts began. Colo
mel Pat Mahmrock, in charge of the
military, announced the situation was
well in hand and that order rapidly
was restored.
All during the night the devastated
areas were patrolled by heavy guard
Of Colorado soldiery, while the state
rangers in automobiles and armed with
riot guns, patrolled the streets of the
residence quarters. Every person found
on the streets after nightfall was
stopped and questioned.
Some time after midnight reports
Of looting in the flooded areas began
to come in. The guards brought be-
tween Is and 20 men to military head.
quarters for questioning and investi.
CATION but in almost every case il was
found that the supposed vandals syere
merely frightened Mcxcans who,
homeless and forlorn, did not under
stand that shelter had been provided
Tor them. Only one VI two cases of,
actual looting have been brought to
light since the military assumed con.
irol, according to Captain II. o. Mich
bis of Denver, adiutant
To-day there will arrive from Den.
ser, according to Colonel Hamrock,
enough tents, bedding, cooking uten-
'ils and medical supplies TO care for
1000 of Puehlo's homeless. Work of
establishing refugee camp at Miner
Palace park also was underway and
al the flood ssiferers now cared for in
'hurches. schoolhOuses and other pub
DC buildings will be removed TO the
amp. II also was expected that dur
ing the day there would arrive from
Dodge City Kan, three army airpanes
lor observation and scouting purposes.
Reports last night that the big Den.
rer and Rio Grande bridge at Buttes. /
colo., had gone out, are as vet un-
rerified
This morning on ali roads leading to |
Pueblo mounted guards had been post |
I'd TO stop and turn back all except |
persons having official business in the |
'ity. According 10 military officials /
md officials of the Red Cross. hun I
ircds of persons have come into Pue-
,lo and have volunteered for relief
work The motives of these volun.
ieers are appreciated, officials said. but
point out that the facilities of the
sity are being taxed to care for the
suffering homeless and arrangements
Tor quarters and rations for any more
rolunteer workers cannot be made.
The local Red Cross placed the num-
Der of bodies found Az approximately
100. basing its estimate on reports OF
personal investigation of the devas-
.ated area.
The number Of persons in temporary
bapitalS was placed at 500 by J. f.
Noorehesd, secretary TO Governor
shoup. Typhoid, pneumonia. diphthe-
ia. and one or two cases of insanity
we're found among these patientsf
A complete field hospital unit from
Fort Logan was expected TO reach here
% o-dsy.
At a conference early to-day Of mill
AIRY. city and state officials, in which
Governor Shoup took part. repair Of
he leyees was decided upon a. one Of
he FIRST problems 20 be met. II was
'onsidered possible that aid Of the fed
raj government would be sought
Floods Of lesser magnitude were re-
,orted early to-day by several towns
n Kansas. All are along the course Of
he Arkansas river. which overliowed
= hanks here. Syracuse ara Gardner.
Nan. have reported sweeping foods.
md all towns in the Arkansas valley
ave been warned Of the rising river.
Inhabitants Flee at Las Animas.
las Animss. Colo. early to-day re-
,orted the Atchisnu, Topeka and Santa
re shops At Ia Iunts under FIVE feet ,
4 water. the railroad yards wrecked
I'd POO freight csr- swept away. Ali
corr II lire> Ncre believed 70 have
zen lost. Two hundred residences IN
- Auimas pent under three feet of /
Tafer last night. Inhabitants fed TO