The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
Thousands of Homeless Suf-
fer from Effects of Expo
sure; Hospitals Crowded;
Disease Breaks Out.
ALL LEVEES WASHED
AWAY ON ARKANSAS
EASEMENTS FILLED WITH MUD
DEBRIS, DECONIPOSNG BOD
les; WEEKS OF WORK
AHEAD.

CBy The Associated Pre.s)
Pueblo, Colo, June 6.-After a night
OF quiet, Pueblo awoke this morning
to find the waters in the low.lying sec.
tions of the city receded to below the
five foot mark and still going down.
The flood is at its lowest stage since
its sudden onslaught last Friday night.
Today the work of removing the
bodies from The Grove and Pepper
sauce bottoms district began.
Col. Plat Bamerock in charge of the
military, announced that the situation
was well i'm hand and that order was
rapidly being brought out of chaos.
All during the night, the devastated
areas were patrolled by a heavy guard
of Colorado soldiery, while the state
rangers In automobiles and armed with
riot guns, patrolled the streets of the
residence districts.
After midnight reports of looting in
the flooded areas began to come in.
The guards brought between Is and
20 men to military headquarters for
questioning and investigation, but in
almost every case it was found that
there had been q mistake.
The Associated Press correspondent
accompanied Colorado rangers in an
automobile trip through the flooded
Main street, over the Union Avenue
bridge into South Pueblo.
Water had receded from the lower
part Of Main Street, leaving only mud
which was about foot thick. The
rangers said the condition of the river
looked better than at any time since
early yesterday afternoon, Just before
the first heavy rain.
When the first flood struck the city.
the south side was separated from
the remainder by gulf Of churning
water.
Through the efforts OF a southside
undertaking establishment, a number
OF bodies were identified, the list in.
cluded:
Dorothy Metz, Pueblo; I. Hall, Pull.
man porter. Denver; Doris Seaber,
Pueblo; Frank Erwin, Pueblo; -
Evans. Kansas City, Mo-, Pullman
conductor; John Farreros, +. c. Harnes
and Henry Miller, all of Pueblo.
Homes. schools, and churches were
used TO house the refugees and a soup
line was established while lunches
were served in the high school build.
ing.
Dawn was breaking over the city as
the trip was made back from the south
side and showed a strange sight. A
baby buggy was left standing by il.
self in the center of the bridge, away
from any obstruction. A few feet
away was Morris chair and heavy
trunk.
\ boiler had been left on the bridge
when the flood receded and a hog Law
In the mud beside pile Of driftwood.
Pueblo, Colo, June 6.-Flood str!ck-
en- central Colorado today surveyed
the havoc Of the most disastrous raw.
age OF waters in the history OF the
west. An accurate estimate OF the
loss OF life and property damage is I'm
possible AZ this time. With morgues
crowded to overflowing. hospitals turn
Ing to improvised relief stations and
thousands homeless or suffering from
exposure, every effort was being d.
rected today toward alienation OF the
suffering. The work Of checking UP
the destruction and plans for rehablll-
tation was left to the attention OF out.
side forces now en- route to the almost
PROSTATE community.
Danger Of repetition OF the flood
seemed to have passed. but restora-
tion Of the city 10 any semblance OF
normal conditions Is n matter Of weeks.
Every dam in the Arkansas and Foun.
tain rivers from which damage might
be expected. is gone and the levees
about the city are SO rifled that they
will have to be repaired before even
the business section can be cleared OF
water.
Three times yesterday, came re-
newal Of the flood At o'clock in the
morning, water rose several feet when
the crest OF the flood from the breaking
OF the Stratton Park dam near Colo
rado Springs reached Pueblo. In the
middle OF the afternoon. breaking Of
the Skagway reservoir and Beaver
Dam near Victor, coupled with a heavy
downpour Of rain in the Arkansas river
watershed and in Pueblo. caused an
other rise. Again, last night, followed
another heavy rain storm In none
of the floods OF yesterday. however.
did the waters reach the level uf Fri
day night.
An exact figure as to the number Of
bodies recovered was impossible. Nor
gues have been established at many
places and net all Of these could be
reached. Or. J. NJ. Heller OF the Red
Cross, placed the number of bodies
found at approximately one hundred,
basing his estimate on reports made
to him and upon personal investiga.
uon OF the devastated area.
The number Of persons In tempo
rary hospitals as result Of the Hood
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