Evening star., 1921-06-05
Continued from First Paee.l

it. were the only bridges left intact.
Among the known dead are: Mrs.
Mary Murphy's daughter. Ethel.
.fourteen. and son: five: Mrs. Charles
Skinner. and Patroiman Brown.
A negro rescued four women from
a tree, and nearly lost. his own affe
In the. attempt. Three women near
htn were drowned when their beat
During the height Of the Hood.
while 4 thunderstorm was raging
to the north. burning buildings light
scores Of people were seen tremb-
ling on the lawns or in the streets,
kneeling in prayer.
shots Fired at. Leoters.
Scores of persons were. detected
looting stores as the flood poured its
way into the streets lest night. A
hundred shots were fired at the loot
ers by soldiers. 1t was virtually i'm
'iy the number Of dead. Two morgues
tonight held 1872 bodies and scores OF
dead were discovered in wrecked
buildings where their recovery was
Impossible because Of the mass OF
mud and debris. =.
The force OF the HoOQ CAETtSo Gu
tire buildings down the stream and II
is believed many Of the dead were
ca rried far down the river and may
eneVer be recovered. :.%ajss.s' - :
railroad officials were pessifhIstie
about resumption Of train service. All
the lines in Pueblo either were wash ed
away or the tracks were SO twisted
and torn that it will require entire
new construction of roadbed and
tracks.
Tonight relief measures were under
way. The city council had approprl
ated a fund Of $4,000 and the bust
ness men had contributed $12s.oo0 Is
relieve the suffering. - j.
Flsafing Torches. spread Ffres.
The first warning Of yesterday:
food tafne at shortly after pm.
that dams near Portland were threat
ened and the water in the ArkansAl
river had risen dangerously at Wet
more. Portland and Florence. The
fire departments SIR IN sounded fifteen
minute flood wdrnings and within q
short time every available police OF
fcer and guardsman was sent intt
the West Peppersauce river bottom.
of West Pueblo to warn the inhabt'
tants.
One woman dragged from her home
before the flood crest reached the
bottoms crawled under the house and
refused to come out. 1t is feared .
heavy loss OF life resulted In this
section. although it has been impos.
81 BILE as yet to conduct an investiga.
ton.
Many business houses and res
dences were set afire by burning tim.
Der floating from a flaming lumber
yard. Boy Scouts rescued Georgt
King and his son Francis from one
building in boats.
Flood Warnings Cnheeded.
While the flood warnings had beer
Siver hetore dark last night. man!
persons sdid NOT eheed them. and ts
! this is, .ascribed n goodly part o.
Thousands OF Mexicans with pos
sessions on their backs were wander
ing through the city this Afternoon
with nothing to eat and no place t.
sleep. Sos sas nor drsakins:, wa'e'
wv" MereuesS We're opened in slfr.ren,
fnogn 13sekodies hag been recovered
u itss. y Hsrs cut Of Rom as sss business sss
The Red Cross organized to ait
oflcial food administrator. to have
! charge OF rationing the food avail.
able in the city.
A party of Pueblo business men
who asse6lbWa14Ea dinner at Mime
qua Club ADJ R9ht, still were ma
Frank Pr5er.6 local furnitur,
company -sSknEast night on ON,
standing wan o&las four-story build
ing, which AcoifapSed. Rescuers wer,
endeavoring to reach him this after
noon.
Rescued From q Pole.
Richard Philbins was rescued from
a telephone pole, where he had spen
the night. He was riding horse las
night when the waters overwhelmed
him. The horse was drowned, bu
Philbins managed tofswim to the pole
Wbjle the Preater' loss of life an