Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-11

la.Izs. Dave, & Rob G.ande trains
FROM ire S0ath can get within five
+. niles Trains from he Norta can Gef
within % miles II Pueblo. The sis
+ ceuu Pacific eaauot gel trains closer
/ taau - miles. The Only wires ols u
tie city are those u tire Western
+ Ualon.
rs Blocks Flooded.
{ .Tbe flooded are- ezlsadel 70 TIE
/ south through Tie Beaver & Bio
( Graude railroad yards; 10 The north
to Fifth and Main streets. ilunta-ing
f 5 blocks 81 Main street, - blg-ks u
santa fe avenue and = blocks in lie
: Grove, tile poorer section u t4e elty.
All railr0a1 yards were flooded,
equivalent ~ ~ blocks Tie water
a.s0 extended west 80 the stale Insane
asylum Joss lands, d total u - blocks
UNDER wateE.
Tales Of Witnesses.
Colorado Springs, June G.-Hay-
ra9ud +. Chapman u gAls city returned
from Pueblo allA . vivid story u he
food he raced The flood waters
through the Arkansas valley il al au-
Iosaobi.e, arriving in Pueblo just -
Tie water ln The river had I1acIiel tie
bridges
After passing tie night ia Tie city
be got Ten gallons u gasoline and
made his way 10 Colorado Springs,
travelling through fields, over railroad
tr-stIes ard, Wirh several otter motor
ISIS @ho followed in Ills wake COZ
strgcred temporary bridges.
Chapman said when IL reached
Pubic tie sirens were sAr.eEing warm
ing- 10 the people aHd the waters Ia
.he business section If town bad
reached tie level II second stories.
He saw two-story house floating
down the street al Third and Main
streets
Sees Thrilling Reacuss.
Chapman said many thrilling res
cues were effected by means u boats
brought from the park and that in
oae instance which came 20 mis- notice
boy had rescued three women. he
tried t. PICK W an Old man also wten
one 81 the women. becoming hysser.cal,
clasped Tie boy The boy even tAen
tried % save the life III one ~ the
women by swimming bur lost his hold
90 her and all the occupants Of the
boat bat the boy were washed away
ia tie stream.
The deep water raced through the
streets with tie Gerceuess II d noun
tain stream He said that terrible
as we're the fires. The rescuers were
greatly aided by the flames. which L.
Illuminated the sky. Burning piles u
lumber. said Chapman. flowed down
tbe river setting fire 10 things they
passed.
4 had d room Ia the Congress ho-
tel but gave ii up, as did all the other
men to women and children said
Chapman. "Al night was on the
streets. and &c was "a great relief when
daylight came
with tie dawn many persons we're
found cliugius "a the tops Of trees, TO
telephone poles, and percbed On roofs
Vt houses. They were taken Of ia
boat. Three meu held fast al night
10 locomotive smokes5ack 81 keep
from being wished away. The street
cars were washed out Of the streets
and piled up in heaps with houses and
railroad box cars.
There IS scarcely any drinking wa
ter 70 be- bad The flood water is mud
Jy and not fit To swallow. although
people must keep oa boiling au1 using
H. man from q big wholesale gro
Gerry store told re .nal out OF all their
great stock Of supplies nothing re-
manned ht 80 eat buI d feB pack ges
Of oatmeal It was Impossible for tile
bakeries 20 make bread betauee Trey
could ger 30 water Ia mix the dough.
Two Other Eyewitnesses.
Building bridges as they came. ford
Ing rushing torrents, jumping space
caused by culyerts washed away two
survivors of the food reached Colo
RADIO Springs in d racing motorcar
with-a graphic story.
The men, Iver Daley, representa-
tive Of Huerfano county, and Wilbur
f. Cannon. pure food inspector for
Colorado, were on their way 70 a fish
fry at Layefa. Colo. when the Ar
kansas river, breaking loose from its
banks. took mp "a new course through
the main business section Of Pueblo
From a floor IN building FAR above
the seethng muddy mass below Dailey
and Cannon an through the night
watched the erewsome sight, never ~
be forgotten.
Cars Float in Town.
When the river broke loose Friday
night motorists. caught in the torrent.
deserted their machines to seek shell
ter The cars foated about the bust
ness section all night. crashing into
plate glass windows. turning over and
over again, aud az last dashuz them
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