The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-06-10
OF FLOOD
IN ARKANSAS RIVER

just in from Pueblo, says that, while
the property loss and the number of
dead may be overestimated, hundreds
have been lost who will never be
found. They are buried in deep mud
and wreckage, or washed by the rapid
stream far south.
Il was in rooming house In the
inundated district" he said. I'VE got
sufficient warning. but failed TO heed
IT. A wall Of water, several feet high,
struck the building, carrying it of its
foundation. The water soon reached
the second story. Several roomerS
were lost. was rescued from the
roof in row boat. | saw several
houses wrecked. and am sure that 80
lives were lost in my own observation
am glad TO escape with my life. for
l lost about everything else
Flee in Front of Flood.
! Mrs. Il. Marsh and Mrs. Myron s.
Collins of Colorado Springs reached
here from Pueblo, after terrifying ex.
periences with the flood. They were
in Pueblo Friday night. but succeed
ed in driving their automobile TO
Fountain, 10 miles south of the city,
and then walked most of the way
home.
Raymond c. Chapman and Stanley
Robinson of Colorado Springs, and
lvor Daley of Denver. also reached
here. The drive was made over wash
ed-out roads, along railroad tracks.
over lmprovised bridges. and through
ploughed fields.
Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Marsh say
the loss OF life ii overestimated.
/ fhslFt ka a tk. Il. Al
ience of coming down the Arkansas
valley in advance of the flood. seeing
Iit inundate Pueblo Immediately after
his arrival there, and then Of reaching
his home here last night. He Travelled
IN his automobile.
Park Boats [ 1sed In Rescues.
Coming down the Arkansas valley,
/ ] reached Pueblo early Friday even
lng,' he said. When ! reached the
lcity the sirens were blowing. The
water was on Ievel with the bridges.
] had with me New York travelling
man, whom had picked up. He went
to the Vale hotel, where he wanted
tos get n room.
"A short time later this hotel was
Hooded to the second story. then
went To the Congress hotel, which Il
on higher ground. Here, later on, IA
number Of refugees were brought.
The men at the hotel all gave up their
rooms To women and children who
We're brought in.
Il spent the whole of Friday night
watching the food and fire. Such a
night ! hope never TO see again. The
waters soon reached the second stor-
les of building In the business dis
trict. and people were being rescued
in boats. The boats were brought
up from Mineral Park lake, and were
IN use. Many food victims were thus
| rescued
THE city was in darkness except
for candles in some of the buildings
that were not flooded and for Ian
terms used by rescurcrs
Warning unheeded.
THE fires, terrible az they were
lighted up the city more or less and
made the rescue easier than IL would
have been otherwise.
II saw "A tWo-story frame house
floating down the street at the corner
of Main and Third streets.
"Boxcars and houses were piled up
in heaps, and the Union depot was
surrounded with water and wreekage
until could not see il from the near
est point ] could reach, which was
seven or eight blocks away, The VIA
ter there was said to be / feet deep
Efforts were made by the police 10
yet people 10 leave their homes in
parts of the city where il war seen
they would soon be flooded. but they
could not get them TO 40. They were
caught few minutes later by the
flood. Many of these people were
rescued from second story Windows in
rowboatS. Some were taken from
trees, telephone poles and roofs OF
their houses.
Telephone Girls Marooned.
n boy IN boat had rescued tgo
women and was irving 10 get an old |
woman also in the boat when one of
the women became hysterieal and the
boat was upset. The boy held 70 one
Of the women and tried 10 get her 10
a place of safety, but his strength !
waz too feeble and all we're swept /
away IN the rushing waters. THIS 4
happened at Seventh and Elizabeth +
street,
Eleven telephone girls were ma
rooned IN the upper story Of the tel {
sphone building. where they remained
until noon SATURDAY bsfofe thsg we're +
rescued
Throughout the night hrek could f
be Seen in different parts Of the city .
and for a while Il looked As II various 1
sections were doomed. The fires orig 4
mated in OIL tanks or elsewhere and .
the wreckaRe Of houses and other /
combustibe material fed the fame. /
Much lumber from the two big yards .
lodged in the wreckage ana was
burned.
PASSES Night of Terror.
Among the rescued were two s'ren
aho were clinging 20 locomotive
zn0kestaek."
lvor DALEY and Wilbur +. Cannon
of Colorado SPRING. comfortable Io-
Gated in i building above the flooded
district, spent all Friday night
watching the food and FIRE 10 IL
deadly work in Pueblo. Their state