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New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Pueblo, as Seen From Hilltop,
Appalling Spectacle Of Ruin
Charred and Crumbling Wreckage Stands in Maze
OF Slme-Covered Streets; Flood Touched
the Highest Mark in History

picture OF the river bottoms. Fer these
women, who survived, have seen their
shanties, their homes, snatched from
beneath them while they them mselves
clung to trees, to poles and river banks
for dear life. And there is nothing
women nothing to build future on
FOR It Is too late for them and their
husbands to start all over
Some of the women saw their sons
dashed TO death or to an uncertain
fate. Some saw their husbands or
their boys floating helplessly past on
rats, OH roofs of houses, on beds.
Others have given up all thought of
saivaging their bits on property until
they have made the rounds of morgues
aud hospitals But all arc taking
their sorrow. their doubtful future,
with stoli6 philosophy that is re
markable. Perhaps THEM grief is too
gigantic for their duller appreciation
How the devastation shall be cleared
away and the river bottoms rebuilt
is too much to guess now. But dog
gedly. to the occasional moan Of q
supplication to the Almighty, these
Italian and Mexican women are sorting
out q broken mirror here, mud
splashcd pillow there, as if such tasks
could re-create their shattered firesides
by some miracle.
Never will Pueblo residents forget the
awful force with which the plunging
food struck the city. Striking first the
edge of the residence and foreign quar-
ter, the water picked up hundreds of
houses and swept on through the whole
sale district, the railroad yards and the
lower part of the business section 1t
tore channels through brick buildings
q her nj Of f,,r
ture against walls with the force of
battering rams. Only few locomo-
tives and the heaviest bridges stood
against the blow The lighter bridges,
the less substantial buildings, tottercd,
crumpled and joined the racing torrent.
The cvernowed district, where people
had lived an hour before, became a
lake three miles wide. In the center
of this was the current, five blocks
wide and swift as a milrace. Three
times the water passed the previous
high-water mark. At its highest it
was nine feet above the highest point
foods had ever reached here since the
white men first came.
Many of the survivors those who
stared death face to face for hours
on house roofs and other places of
refuge--still show their battle for life
in scanned faces and bloodshot eyes.
Among them were men and women
who had been trapped beneath ceilings
and had saved their lives by chopping
through the floors above. There were
scores of unacclaimed heroes who had
rescued others at their own peril.
But the strain of the danger has
passed and there is little unnecessary
discomfort. The food supply is sufli-
cient for a few days and supplies are
coming in.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Harding Voices
Regret Over
Tulsa Riotirle
p
God Grant We May Never
Have Another Such spee.
tacie!" President Tell.
Students at Negro COLLEGE
Colored Soldiers Praised
Fine Scene at Lincol,
University Is Contrasted
With Race Disturbance.

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa Inn. :
President and Mrs Harding mot.
ing from Valley Forge, Pa. to Wass
ington, stopped at Lincoln Univerz;,.
shortly after 10 o'clock to-day and we,.
cordially greeted by the Rev. John n
Kendall, president of the instjtntion
end 400 negro students. in nyt.s:
speech the President expresses ~
pleasure at the reception. As
Before speaking the Presid.e,+
shown the granite arch erected in r,o,a ~
ory of negro soldiers who died in III ss-
World War, and in his talk sa;d ~ ~
colored soldiers earned this hone sHe Le
their efforts. The President spoEe .,Os s
Of the great benefits of educatior o =
furthering the welfare Of Negroes IN ~
contrasted the fine scene presentoJ 1'''s ~
the university with those enacte5 :. !.
race disturbances. He was cheerod N
his automobile left te cross the Nsr~ g
land state line, preceded by three perg
syiyanla state policemen on motor-
cycles. -''''O'-
The President in his address deo,o,.a
the recent race riot at Tulsa, 0kls
and all similar outbreaks of race fesi17
ing. God grant" he said in referrin,
Z" thS iiob5 tHdL we may never have
another spectacle like it, 's
1T is very great pleasure said IL.
President, 'to stop for a few rnon1er.e mo
and offer word of greeting to sncS
an institution on such an occasion IT.. IT..
colored citizenship in the World W..
earned its right to be memorializod
Much is said about the prohlene =,
the races. There is nothing that tSs
government can do which is akin ~
educational work in value. One of tSs
great difficulties of popular poyerr'
ment is that citizenship expects tbe
government to do what it ought ia do
for itself. No government can wavs
magic wand. The colored race, to coms
into its own, must do the great wors
itself; the government can only oas,
the opportunity.
Nothing is SO essential as eduea.
ton; | am glad to commend the WORK
of such institutions as this. It ia
fine contrast to the unhappy and dis.
tressing spectacle we saw the otbs,
day in one of the Western states. Cod
grant that IN the soberness, in the ins.
tice and in the fairness of this coun.
try we shall never see another such
spectacle"
WASHINGTON, June s.-Prcsideu,
Harding reached the White House al
12:43 p. m. to-day
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
salUation Arnay People
Lost Hearty In Lire,

Dispstches received at the nationa
headquarters of the Salvation Army
in this city yesterday Informed Gem
mander Evangeline Booth that Of the
Salvation Army Corps, consisting OF
about forty men and women, ct Pueblo
1t was evident that at least half and
perhaps two-thirds had lost their lives
in the disaster Supplementing this
news came the report of Commissioner
Adam Clifford that clothes, food and
money We're needed Immediately, in
addition to that available to the SALIVA
tionists in the Western States. TIE
report explained that all the resources
'of the Salvation Army in personnel.
equipment and reserve funds had been
placed at the disposal of Governor
Shoup and that Salyationists were be-
ing poured into the state from all near
hy posts. i. 81
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Banker Arrests Posimen
For Driving Lame Horse
Complainant Accused of Inter-
fering With Mail; Ordered
Before Federal Authorities

Robert G. Mayer, who described him
self as banker, Of 100 Broadway, and
member Of the S. P. C. A., last night
caused the arrest of Leo Orenstein, a
postman, and Mark Bean, tic driver of
mail wagon. at Twentysfifth Street
and Fourth Avenue, chsfging them
with driving horse that sas too lame
to walk and with using vile and abu-
sive language
When the case was brought to the
attention of Magistrate Tobias in the
night court the two men received a
suspended sentence, and Mr.. Mayer was
accosted by PostofTice Inspector Long
worth, who requested him to appear to-
day before Federal authorities for in
terfering with the United States mails.
Mayer had said that he was assaulted
by Bean. Longworth, however, CON
tended that Mayer had no right to in
terfcre in the first place, whether the
horse was lame or not.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Mother and Child Saved

PUEBLO, June (By The Associated
Press Mrs. Ruby Ellis, of Wichita
Kan, who was imprisoned in an over
burned Pullman coach with her nine
year-old daughter for more than four
hours, said:
eve we're in the car next to the en-
gine and the train was pulled out of
the station yard to point near the
river. The car turned over gradually
onto it's right side as the water rushed
under the bottom
"My little daughter, Mildred Mary
and / were thrown to the bottom of the
car into the water. / struggled to the
surface and found mattresses and bed
ding over me. Then l found my little
girl and pulled her to the top of the
car, which was not yet filled with wa
ter. We stood on the rods of the upper
berth and held on to the rods on the
other side of the car.
"The water rose rapidly until it had
reached my chin. My little girl was
clinging to my neck. Fortunately the
vcntilator windows were open and we
were able to breathe freely.
81 had given up hope Of life when
the water came to my chin. Mildred
Mary had not cried nor complained up
| do. mother? and | told her to pray
'Then she repeated over and over
Jesus, I trust you
until the water began to recede. VIZ
made our way to the end Of the cal
where some woman in the train had
broken a window and were helped to
the side of the coach by the rescue
party" Fl
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Gets Medal for Saving Dog
Ferryman Made Thrilling Res
cue From Ice Floe

Quartermaster Gerard H. Barry, Of
the ferry boat Edgewater, received a
pronze medal yesterday from the New
York Women's League for Animals.
The award was made for Barry's thrill
ing rescue of fox terrier which was
marooned on o cake Of ice in the Hud
son River last January.
The medal bore the following in
safiption: "Tha New York Women's
League for Animals awards the medal
of valor to Gerard H. Barry, quarter
master Of the ferry boat Edgewater,
who risked his life to rescue q dog
from the ice foes in the Hudson River,
january, 1921"
Barry climbed ladder thrown from
the ferry ,oat to the cake of ice on
which the inimal was marooned, and
seized the dog just ss the ladder broke.
The sailors rescued him and the animal
from the water with graphing hooks.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
To Re-Adyertise Mail Bids

Postmaster Patten announced yester~
day his intention to re-advertise for
bids for steamboat mail service in
New York bay and~harbor for transfer
of mails from incoming ships. In the
first advertisement for bids, through
an error, the term of the contract, July
|, 1921, to June 30, 1925, was not speci-
fed
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Hundred Perished, Says Survivor

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, June 6
by The Associated press).-Frank
Ducray, Sheriff of Mesa County. whose
home is at Grand Junction, was one of
the survivors of 200 passengers on
Denver G. Rio Granda .rain No, 8.
which arrived in Pueblo Friday night
at o'clock. Just as the train pulled
up to the bridge over the Arkansas
River leading into the Union Station
1T was stopped, he said.
We were left there" he said. "On
the next track was Missouri Pacific
train. We had been there only g short
time when we heard the roar of waters
ana The Hood Tapped at the coach steps
ond began rising rapidly.
1T was soon rushing through the
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07

car. Some OF us went up and down IN
the cars quieting the passengers, many
of whom were screaming nnd moaning
and praying.
"A young girl was sitting in her
seat crying stopped to rcassure and
comfort her, She said she was from
Chicago and sobbingly called out
Daddy 'Daddy!' | told her we would
look after her and 1t cheered her.
But-well, ! saw her swept away as
the water rushed into the coaches and
carried us out through windows and
doors.
Mother and Son Together
"An old lady sat In her seat smiling
just before the water flooded in on US.
She declared that il it were her time
to go she was prepared, and kept on
smiling. / reckon she died in her seat
| saw a young man sitting in an upper
berth with his mother consoling her
She was praying.
SIN the water we clung to the
ing back and forth with the waves and
striking the coaches of the Missouri
Pacific train.
Screams and cries Of anguish arose.
| saw people go to their deaths crushed
between the two trains. A great pile
Of lumber came rushing down upon us,
sweeping over us, it striking some OF
those clutching there with precarious
hold on the cars. They were torn
loose and went floating down to death
saw man break his way through
the top of coach only to be washed
down the flood
"On either side Of us houses and
barns and other buildings were swirl
ing down Many people were clingine
to them. | saw two women on the top
Of house. The structure struck the
bridge and crumbled like an eggshell
saw their white hands moment on
the water.
Morning came. The waters had
been receding. Those of us who were
left-about sixty-were able to reach
the ground and walk around in water
above our knees.
"Some Of the unconscious women and
children were left in the dark. 1t was
a scene of devastation and death. 1t
was awful
81 cannot say what the loss might
be. ] know it must be far over hun
dred lives, for at least that many, | am
sure, were lost off our train and the
Missouri Pacific train, though more
from the last named train were found
alive"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-07

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Prcsiaeu.
Harding reached the White House al
12:43 p. m. to-day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-19
MUD-CCvERED
FIELDS Greet
BIG 10 TEAMS
Curtain to be Brought Down on
Seasons Play by TOday's
Contests.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-On muddy
gridirons, the ten Western confer
ence teams met today to decide
final places il the 1921 standing
with prospects that championship
honors will be split between Ohio
State and Iowa university. These
unless unexpected strength is
shown by their opponents, should
finish with clea states.
Ohio State meets Illinois at Col
umbus and Iowa plays Northwest
ern at Chicago. A tie for runner
up also is in prospect, Chicago
and Michigan each having lost one
game to date. Michigan appears
certain of victory today over Min
nesota, but the Maroons have a
more difficult task against Wis
consin. The Badgers, with only a
tie score against their record,
would retain second place in the
event of a victory at Chicago to-
day.
Coaches at all the Big Ten
schools have taken especial care
of the playing helds the past few
days, but slippery, soggy gridirons
appear inevitable
The advantage this condition will
give to weight and experience is
more evident, perhaps, in the Ohio
State-1llinois contest than in the
other games. Chicago and Wiscon-
sin lines are almost even as re-
CARDS averdupois while Iowa and
are strong favorites IN
der conditions, barring breaks of
luck. Although Indiana has lost
both conference games while Pur-
1ue has won one, the former is very
dangerous.
Michigan went into the game
with Minnesota today, minus some
IF her stars, but the Wolverines
were expected to make good
showing nevertheless. They have
beaten Illinois, pacemaker for the
seasons best teams, and by hold
ng Wisconsin to TT tie, the Mich
gan aggregation showed that it
las a defensive that probably can
cope with any offense made by!
Minnesota
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-19
NAvAJOS MEET
DAvENPORTERS
Rock Islands Fast Lightweight
Organization to 60 Against
the ". A. c.

The Rock Island NavajOs meet
the fast Western Athletic club Of
Davenport tomorrow afternoon al
the West intermediate school
grounds. Davenport. at > 30, in
game which should be thrilling
from start TO finish. The Aavajos
practiced strenuously for this game
and all the players are in excellent
condition, Coach Ted Davenport
drilled his men hard in anticipation
of d hard tussIe that the Davenport
boys will give the locals The Nav
ajos have reason to fear their op-
ponents because Of their recent
victories.
Practically the same lineup that
started against the Battery team
will prevail. Many local fans are
going to make the trip to Daven-
port to see these two rivals c.dsh.
The game is SCHEDULED 10 start al
$50. and fans will kindly bear TINS
in mind.
The Navajos will line up as fol
lows: Sersig. c; Littig. re: LOrenz.
lg: Heferman. TT; Cisco, Il, John
ston. TT; Schmidt, It, Caikins- 90
Herbert, RIB Masters. fb; Dunn,
lib.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-19
HIGH TO START
BASKETBALL AT
ANEARLY DATE
To Hold Tournament of First H.
Glasses Soon After
Thanksgiving.

With the sun sinking SLOWLY =.
lowthe football horizon tbopyb,.
are turning toward the basketb.n
season at the Rock Island bi,t
school The oval shaped ball will
be replaced by the sperical sbansa
ball after the last gridiron confess
OF the season with Rockford m
Thanksgiving day.
Immediately after Thanksgivinv
a tournament will be held amoIs
all the first hour classes Of the dsy
Games will be played after srbooi
and the winners decided by the mr..
cess of elimination. IL is tha MA,
now to exclude all basketball lettar
men from these teams to give the
others better chance. With about
classes meeting tha frsr
period in the morning the tourna-
ment will be lengthy and probabIy
last four or five nights. The games
will be played after the scbooI
hours.
This idea OF getting out candi-
OoICS IOI bdShGlDdll IS expected n
stimulate the interest in the snort
by the competition OF the various
classes and to help select PLAYERS
to fill vacancies on the first team
The performance of all the bows
participating will be watched
closely for any new finds" Coach
announces.
One of the problems in picking
cam this year will be filling of the
center position. Lamp and DOMAIN
ire classed as good prospects. Five
nen who played last year will be
Jack this season Floyd Shelter
who holds down the run
ling guard berth; Hall and AlYine.
10Th football men, guards, and
hCxenburg and Edwards at the
should prove valuable
PROSPECTS for a winning team are
right and active work will begin
he first Monday following Thanks
living.
Rock Islands schedule has not
ct been completed, Only eight
ames have been arranged so far
ut an attempt will be made TO
nish the program next week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-19
PERKINS TELLS
HOW HE STOPS
DOUBLE STEAL

The double steal, involving the
theft of second and third, is a pIay
that is no longer attempted to any
great extent in the major leagues
Years ago a double steal in which
the team at bat successfully pill
fered second and third was not at
all uncommon. Just why the plav
has become passe is rather difficult
TO explain. 1t is not hard to exc
cute successfully. However, the
advantages that can be gained by
the play are rather questionable.
In pulling such a play, the score
and the inning must always be Civ
en- consideration.
With a good base runner on sec
ond who is able to get a break with
the pitch, it is very difficult mat
ter to get the runner at third. The
catcher must always throw over
the batter, who always blocks his
vision slightly. Likewise the third
baseman is often in a bad position
to handle the throw, which enables
the runner to eVade the touch bv a
receptive slide.
~ L SI hl1S Vi the Ehlla-
delphia club, who is one of the
bralniest receivers in the game. Of
fers some new dope on such a dou-
bic steal.
Forget about the fellow going
TO third" says Cy. Make the NAV
on the runner trying for second
Such a play was tried on me ONLY
three times last year Two ,ror
were out at the time, and in each
instance l made the play to second
and got my man. In one game
dellman and Cobb were the RIM
lers. Cobb on second and Heilman
On first. 1 couldn't have gotten
Cobb with a shot gun, but Heilman
Who is not a fast runner and who
probably didn't expect a throw to
,econo; was out 10 feet. That is
he only way to beat that play"
Looks as if the dope of Perkins
ust about hit the nail on the baad
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-19
NUSS KEEPING
UP FAST PACE
IN RING GAME
Has Boxed Regularly in Northern
Country Since Leaving the
Tri-Citiea.

Jimmie Nuss Of DePere, Wis.
who meets Tommy Comiskey IL
the windup of the Davenport lie.
gion's fistic program at the armory
in the Iowa city next Wednesday
night, has been boxing regularly
since he left these parts about a
year ago. Most of his engagements
have been in the north country
Green Bay, which is mex. door to
| DePere, has featured Nuss in a
| number of cards and he is also q
favorite around Milwaukee.
In the last six weeks, Nuss has
had four battles. He met Speedy
Sparks at Menominee, Mich, and
won on a foul. Soon after he met
Sparks again and just to prove his
superiority beyond a doubt, crashed
him to the canvas for the ten count
in the fourth round
Nuss' last battle before depart
ing for Moline to finish his train
ing fer Comiskey was at Milwau-
kee, where he won the newspaper
decision over Eddie RinisIl in 10
rounds. Rindell knocked l;uss to
the floor in the fourth round but
Jimmy came back with such rush
and kept up his pace that critics
were obliged to give him the edge.
R!ndell is of the Billy Mitchell sta
lie.
Comiskey has been active for the
last several weeks. For 4 year or
more he was obliged TO remain out
OF the ring because of an operation
to his nose hut when it came time
TO get back II the harness he did
so with a vengeance. Tomny's
first step in Tesuming his ring work
was to quit the managerial wing
of Harry Lennon of ST. Paul in ia
vor of Eddie Kane, who handles
the affairs CT Tommy Gibbons. Ed
die lost no time in putting Comis-
key to work
This will be the second time
these two have met. Once before
they fought 10 rounds for the late
Babe Meanor at the old Empire
show arena Fans who saw that
bout can't forget how both boys
battled for all that was in them
despite the intense heat of the
ring This outside influence left
the question of supremacy unset
tied to the satisfaction of every
one. Everything should be ideal
this time for one or the other to
prove his superiority.
The semi-windup between Leo
Higgins of Davenport, possessor
Of the featherweight title of the
army Of occupation, and Battling
Check of Milwaukee is attracting
considerable interest. Tri-city fan
dom has been anxious for a peek at
higgins, who is said to have come
along by leaps and bounds by rea-
son of his experience gained in the
army. Check is rated a tough Gus
toner and no doubt both boys will |
give a good account of themselves !
over the six round route.
The second preliminary will !
bring Randall Kent and Kid Amos |
of Sterling together for four !
rounds. Kent is popular favorite
in Rock Island and the tri-cities.
Not much is known of Amos but
reports indicate he is capable of
the hard-hitting Randall |
extend himself.
In the opener Harry Condor of
Rock Island and Johnny Rex of
Fort Sheridan will swap punches
over the four round route.