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W m m W 171 t � ..o,. � $ ' 2` a`i'r ;t m a 6 Q w k^ •O Z o o � 'a so 6. � °"i G. ,j m .P • °W° 0 m I. u g. E b -v •E °>' g m t !. '�,*4 , ix £ -,;".. _=,. t° `° o dm U °.>.o2smEow °mi2 3Sm ° $ reuS3 `o ocEo mcm. ms3 ` '. , 3n „--e, �;r. s . ..,: 3 >s :� RE - t,3_ : � cc. Wee E °ti °.° ° ? t3 ..mm. .. . 2..,53 TE mQs a #� """a �' "'e ttW w b - m.a !.�. Q.W0 eC cu mm Wp Win.001-60 e, — d - ... .� pW ... v „ s '>`'�'a .", {, _ CyJ - 3r» °o.mt p W $ o . ,000 o ° . s `h° c r9lk iw, n fi �Q O.6 W _ P, 6 -8 W 7 m s E �' a'"'lira 0a-m r. u ,°'c•0-c o �. C 3 O e 9 V '° e W ll 7 14* a` `ta:b - "�4' a , `'_,,, .._ fL� my mt ,c 3EW ,$ " sc L '4p ..... 00C. • :: .; v mW -" oos °� wd3 t o f ,._ h , a c u. m o a . ° � > 3 G k' 9 t y m m °1 a ".i ,,,,,3 ,0 ,-"002R m a - E_. y m o to 6 i _7' ,"+ 4_ ,e ♦ 'y, - , � ''." m rpimmCwme o 'm r9i m $ m m 3Wm3 "p f. v F .�'•" 6 GREELEY (Colo.) TRIBUNE Mon.,May 7, 1973 f dX 4 rxe 1 .. .. 'le-�.,.- .x ... 414.01404 ;44 4 4 rax y Yom." +.,� .% %• Flood takes out Denver bridge The 15th street bridge in Denver gave way early Monday evacuated Sunday. n centeath became a torrent of fast expected and the morning as the South Platte River heavyConcer snows dnowepositedrs inon ththee mounwarmtainswe. (AP er moving water after an all-day rain Sunday left 3 inches of rain Wirephoto) on the Denver area. Many homes along the South Platte were • sF} • . = =z--- fig i -free 6. #.�'b_ x. i $a. .,a, V. .' 't' \ 4 l .. A ., t, :. .'l ^, w r 1a S 1."',..,Fd , p$4-t Y �k Slitkfr • itr w 'iy 4t A' " ,r. >§ S�'.» * � g f �- stogr , rid " '-. ,r r ` ,k, r .u. .. ) x� 2. yd ,, rV�'... `w-fin,•.,, ..y,e�r, `:wC'-1 rfav ,r r .. x + s$f'S r,r r iylk.. ,� � tl m.d � 3 f bfv F ,e s " .✓ Assisting in evacuation As the flood waters of the South Platte began to move north evacuation was responsible for minimizing livestock losses in - of the streambed, west of Evans, trucks from Farr's and the flooded area. This photo was taken Monday by Tribune Monfort began the emergency evacuation of livestock from this With Phil Brewer of KUAD while flying over the flood scene lot. Although this lot was never subjected to flooding, such 1 yypp c. m d ' °, ' " f sl a b a, el E o. � 3 a3 #Q tary alt, ' �._ �r. , '..474 1.,.'e .42 v'$.„, 0 •2 „ .50'$ s E amp .:." i"4,o r, to -. 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(Tribune photo by Lynn Heicde1 1 ; following Sunday's torrential rains. The flooding river has vim' "" ar S' w-w'p'+aT^w.n.v"^'te'�""r�� -= y�n.«„•nri.rn rz'1 'V 4^ «:i+ -Nx y* .wr» s it*...�;r1" F ';`? '� P,?‘f� �.y�7�"w.."'N - ,pr++k'+��r :< w ( i - ..�. ,+'.y,,to, a 49 t+ic4 .. .{ " v. l ..t a a. a. b 1 yW ` c:-- f4,.;r .r w rt c ,+• y. t"x 'c. it n t Tr« ster a ti » _o-E ,r . k ,1 xl -.",-;,-,-.4-6.,.,, '"a�,-.4-6`.-**4..e ,�",„- Y Mrks N, 'huaY...-- .,- ' y .- 4 , -w.. ' P- 1 X-,.,. X. N x +..-'� �F 2- ----,,,c.:‘,:‘-at- !" 4Yb \, t i - .M:Y"k s;* --,,F;;;„' -"h ^'f'Y >fiia i' w 421 4 yr ,- -x`�"",",..y„tj7 � �'Y r-F� Y }y,q .,..eve ,.y'4 !*a-fin`€ '+} , Y Th . - x IILZ r ti ..- a '‘';'.414 °' A r +. .te e- i" M 47°4O a ,,., ,. 4 +-' 474,y. .�.�:L - 4, tC - 4�` 'mot., 7C-N''- � _- .. . ., - 4. N. - - Nuclear generator threatened - pie Fort St.Vram nuclear generator lies virtually trapped generator will be safe from the rising waters. (Tribune photo between rising waters of the St.Vrain River to its west and the by Lynn Heinze) South Platte River to its east. However authorities feel the - 16 GREELE r (Colo.) TRIBUNE Wed.,May 9,1973 R ,v h r,,, 'd "S , .7. i ' r• tY- �,� ;Sr ,t v 2 z e r"i a= ,4,-.4.--, ,, S ?,,d .fir� t � �P r • zf a a° °+e T 'te^ r a,- r 1' its Zs '# ��* f4 �; �%t' #� .S �, it - ! 4yy Q , �, : t :' i� b asty,'� , : - M II ,yf t<: _ - Ate=- ti'a _ _ "�`lA.s: -r „',,+M+y. .>tt'r,,""%•,..'"•• i,r4:T.+,',, ..."...... .. ,� ,; A.„r.� �' Working to save bridge Many workers put in many hours Monday attempting to the structure was saved when the men knocked huge sections o i 'save the Platte River bridge on County Road 54 east of Evans. timber loose. (Tribune photo by Mike Peters) Debris piled up against the bridge as the flood waters rose,and • if �,-.--7 < Wt 9 j p[� 6 g t'ba kqi:41} S 4 ,� ` -:ter ' R 1 A t P ' �'y .. ,----;,,,,,r,',,.:,,pr -. yy �, y�gg x .xa` " r h�ttJ. F ' :: u 1 char x '' '-'4:,..F. aK,79: r ' it, s .r tom' pz -m" '4 � ri� b+`:t'� ".` ,;r -1....„7,771'.';‘•,, Y',lir �pma S ,-, s i '.'"L'''.t` Zr - - U , s it 6 a• s • Evacuating Residents of the Aetna Estates mot _y home's mobility and moved the entire home to iii, home court began evacuating procedures .high ground. They were told Wednesday they Monday as the swollen waters of the Platte could move back into the court. (Tribune photo River rose against the dikes to the rear of the by Mike Peters) court. Many owners took advantage of their HURSDAY, MAY 10, 111;3 - b T ID a •}.4 h act v �A s M1 - �,.. d . '.y..ie. I .. .. � n a A �S .� a6� � Y � - " - J sfic ,y @rte�""a�}y� L `h k 2 r - I • r Tb q ,5 H�i'b �J" l fl ` I ' -f2 •• 3 • , p ,. r l • ASS• s � . , 1;t A P y + t ` y� x k k �k % kI'4. "I i ._ . - • f. . a. ,. i • . Flood fun ' ' - The fact that the Platte River flood caused more than$20 Jeff Dyrud,t3,took advantage of the water to cool off in the 77- million damage to Weld County was of little consequence to degree temperatures Wednesday. (Tribune"photo by Mike - these boys who found enjo i .4.,,,,,,:... ..„, water at Aetna Peters) Estates Mobile home park it!, a,, 5,left,and E. E c c ? -c o 3 s o a-E 2 '15 = t, '82 0 ° - 25 m o ,°7, w C .B o •> w ° d , ^� O U L tot C m O C y Y L c c O A ! 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T,_ .,UNE Wed.,May 9, 1973 . r.�. _ ...- .- ,'. ,V-..?•,„,d. - x {, F4 R -, -:.. i,, i / ''...: . „... .. . . e` » A c f'4 t 4"; .71,4",' ".... Sir - 1�pp7 ,.,3..y i �tA: at^,tP, a`r, OS v 4:::''' 4 t 4 7 a � t� � .•f , Not e ' ;!m q F•r .s -..!•;•4,'`,?,; it, ,� z A,...- {I ; t . t 4 4 ri ' 4h. .4y :� • -r r ;CI '?„(e."•";�: r `x d s .+ Y.' �i 1 v P �;:p^ y y}ySi ¢RUNE. i • • q S .wog¢ �,,T- sp Y 41 •z r� *� YI -`t '. ..:°; % � • „ �.f ; tiff A...' �# 4 �! 't bp'1 * If qt • 11i ra i t _ q • ar , y t ' 44114 1F ', " 17 9 :.t,,„;,,', y •y, ''' 4.. I.LF b f' i p, p, .§' .kr . County road bridge washed- out In the wake of flood waters of the South bridges and road sections were knocked out as Platte River this amnty road bridge, located a result of flooding in the county. (Tribune about one mile south of Platteville, was photo by Lynn Heinze) washed away Monday. This andeeveral other Health Department sends letters al to well owners in flooded area*. The Weld County Health until chlorine odor is detected distribution system for 24 Department sent letters this at the faucets. Then close the hours. week to all well owners in the faucets and stop the pump. —Pump the well until the county's flooded areas, accord- Allow the chlorine solution to odor and taste of'chlorine have ing to acting director Glen remain the well,storage and disappeared. Paul. The letters outline`- methods Mr purifying flooded wells, as well as instructions to boil water for drinking and Fruits, root and tuberous i dishwashing. - vegetables should be washed Testing of wells which have I and immersed for at least one been purified is carried on by minute in a chlorine solution the Health Department. (one tablespoon of bleach to Safe drinking water is the each gallon of water).Head and immediate and most urgent -leafy vegetables should be dis- public health problem in the carded. All dried bulk foods, wake of widespread flooding in grains,beans,nuts,dried fruits the metropolitan Denver area, and dried milk should be Dr. Roy 1,. Cleere, executive discarded. All fresh or pro- director of the Colorado cessed meat, cheese, eggs, Department of Health, said. dairy and poultry, products Inoculation against typhoid should be destroyed, as should fever as a result of the floods is all submerged drugs: neither medically sound nor The State Health Department practicable, according to Dr. provided these instructions for Cleer. the disinfection of private wells The only flood damaged foods contaminated by flood waters: entirely safe for salvage, ac- —Disconnect the well from , cording to the State Health the storage and distribution Department,are those in sealed system. Pump well until water metal cans.Such cans should be is relatively free of turbidity. washed with detergent in Stop the pump and reconnect to water,rinsed in clear water and systems. then covered with a solution of —Add a solution consisting of one tablespoon of household one gallon of 5 per cent house- bleach to each gallon of clear hold chlorine bleach in 10 gal- water for at least one minute. Ions of water to the well be- All containers showing evi- tween the well casing and the dence of excessive rust, leak- pump drop pipe. • age,swelled ends or faulty clos- ure should be discarded. —Start the punutand open all Any food sealed in foil, cello- faucets on the em.-Pump phone or paper that was sub- merged should be discarded,as should those foods that show evidence of moisture inside. r. 1-1.' --- . 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High Thursday 70s. Low to 40s.Westerly winds diminishing to- Precipitation probability 5 per cent tonight and Thursday. , 14-2,''''' ,f i rc + 'Te .:mw' T .v. a x--4 Y R `k! .,�e. -"-ate ..tc-_:;- ete 'fin:' .,e`W-.art... a .a -a n 1.° _r"^ .hr. «q ,M is 't�`'r�'h .N1 . , ate' '% s. �A :..3,.' y ,F,-4" `mss.. .,, x _ - k. ...a,,.. -,.....i. a p ian ... P t ,.. a .. ;. r I F, ,.41 sr _ : �,. W x. *. U. S. 34 flooded near Dearfield A section of U.S. 34 west of Dear- sections of pavement. The highway field was closed Monday when Lost department said Wednesday the high- Creek overFlowed its banks and swept way won't be opened for several days. across the road. The flooding cut (Tribune photo by Mike Peters) through the road, ripping loose large id . t. 00vcms b • . •endn out g gg g .. . t BY MIKE PETERS space No. 117 in the court said he was court and dismantled the carport to be the farmhouse, but did not rise high Tribune Staff Writer awakened at about 1 a.m. Monday to reassembled at the Countryside Court in enough to get into the Salazar home.Still prepare for evacuation. Greeley. maintaining a sense of humor about the Weld County homeowners, farmers "We had plenty of time to move things Way said Aetna Mobile home sales flood, Salazar said, "We can always go and ranchers began digging out of the out," Rose said. And we contacted a moved about half the homes out of the fishing in the fields now—we've sees mud this week while keeping an eye on buck driver to pull our house out of the court on Monday.Most of the homis were several carp swimming in the pools,o[ the skies for a rain threat and on the court to higher ground." returned to the park after the flood water." snow-capped mountains for runoff. The Roses left the home in the park ufdllger subsided. The Riverside AD&one.mile east al The flooding Platte River and its Monday morning, and took clothes, - Lying in a hollow next to the Platte Kersey,was a double victim of flooding. tributaries left varied impressions on the pictures and important papers too River west of Platteville,the home of the The ranch was washed by both the Platte lives of the people who encountered the friend's house, where they spent the Steve Salazar family was severely af- River overflow,and the Kersey disaster disaster face-to-face. But everyone is night.Monday afternoon they came back fected by the rising waters. two weeks ago. definite about one statement: they want for their mobile home. Salazar and his brother began pulling The assistant manager of the ranch, no more of the black murky waters, Rose said he won't be moving from the farm machinery out of the farm yard Doug Howard, and a ranch hand, Wee although they know they haven't seen the park."If that dike held for this flood,it'll early Monday, and then turned to the Graves, were restringing a fence Wed- last of it. hold again for anything else that comes task of leading cattle and horses to high- nesday afternoon after the flood waters Although almost untouch. ry flood down the river." e_r ground. drained from the farm land. waters, the residents of the Aetna For Charlie Way, space No. 10, it's a As they led the herd to a nearby hill "We just reworked this fence a couple Estates mobile home court in Evans different story. "Your home is too much through foot-deep flood waters, dikes of weeks ago," Graves said, "and we'll were affected by the threat of swollen to lose, and too much to gamble with," south o£ the farm suddenly broke, probably have to do it again before too waters. • Way said. "I'm moving the home far releasing the rolling water. long." The mobile homepark nestles behind a away from the river toward Greeley." Although the cattle were safelyatop Howard said none of the buildings on large dirt bank built after the 1905 flood Way worked all night Sunday the hill,the horses broke and ran back to the ranch were hit by flood waters, but disaster to shield it from future floods. preparing his home to be moved out of the"security"of the farmyardand barn. severe damage was done to pasture land. As the high waterleft Denver Sunday the court. After the home was moved, a "We had to wade through waist-tleepi and crept closer to Evans, the Aetna strong gust of wind ripped part of an water to get to the horses,"Salazar said. "The damage will probably reach as residents began to feel the pressure of the aluminum carport he'd unhooked from "And we had to carry our colt out to keep high as M00,000 when we consider the `food danger. the mobile home. him from drowning." pasture land we've lost,the rebuilding of Lloyd Rose, who lives with his wife at Wednesday,Way returned to the Aetna The water flooded fields surrounding Continued on page 22 14, f „? p y A" _ , d.. 1."5 , - ^,,:, 131 .f . .3 y. fir'' z x ' n . spa+�1fi k-t.:r' B y i � ,''� t'"' 44'. _ ' „ x 'a , t � � �' -.n 7 .i - tb • g � v 3 , ' a y - \� µxi f f V , , to' a , ,n,..,...._ ..r .. �I 1 ,• 1, -a.. n a s t . 4. , V1 Y" .a m Aix- $fi3 �u�•E ..,., . y a.'. - - 1.'.. -. �'e��� 2 zi J.J.W 'tlb k w3a .-,=... vRia..y}, 'Ili 4 ,r ..+vim •'� • 'e b # !} Row �f M %a. pro fR ty fir�" .-, Yst .d4e�d i' air.. s+.raili' �,.--.« `'. " �'' •+ ',ac's' - 'fix:+..,y. ,:_ 11 r 4140rr 44111,4k, -.`t 4 Y!�•• J +J 1. J' Wua GG +e air Surveying flood damage �# Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brethauer,whose farm 71/2 miles mud left in the flood's wake. The Brethauers were missioner who said the Box Elder flood did "little southeast of Kersey was severely damaged by the particularly upset by the statement of a county com- damage" (Tribune photo by Mike Peters) flooding Box Elder Creek Tuesday,check the ankle deep • 173 _ i Flood victims begin digging out t Y-, ,�;t � `i Continued from page 1 Brethauer home and farm neighbors move cattle to higher Damage to the home and the swept through the home # ' and southeast of Kersey. ground. farm were estimated at about farm, a neighbor be , • some fields, moving+ g cattle The water finally broke $7,000 by the Brethauers. The building a dike about a half , leasing land, and buying feed Brethauer and his wife Irene, worked all night moving their across the road and seeped into owners of the house, Mr. and south of Brethauer's he yw for the cattle," Howard said. the farmyard. Brethauer Mrs. Wayne McNeal of Brethauer said. i�,,"I Howard explained they would belongings from their home, + �V�-,;, t rather not sell the ranch and which lies in the flood path of claims his house could have Kersey, received severe flood This caused the water `. . been saved if a ditch had been damage to their own home in through that area to be 1 the Box Elder Creek. ;,,. ! � ,, move if at all possible. "We cut across a road to the west to the Kersey flood. lerrupted, Brethauer said, J .. , have a lot of time, work and As the waters rose high in a relive some of the water's flow In addition to the damage to the water again started flu it money invested here, and it field across a road from their toward his house. the Brethauer home, much into the field across from '! would be hard to give it up." home, the Brethauers moved 1' Probably hardest hit by the furnituure and keepsakes out of "I literally begged a county farm machinery and motors, Brethauer home.When it b -t;;a;:"; , floodwater was the Paul the basement, and helped commissioner to cut that trench about $1,600 worth of hay, and creeping across the road, ` to the Stransky ditch," Bre- 25 tons of feed corn were ruined road was cut,and the water s r ' . lhauer said, "but he said the or swept away in the flood. allowed to flow into ' 1,O1 a .4-74{, $st_ *'� "-'t 1 damage to my house was The Brethauer's had 13 cats Stransky Ditch. k ,y!, F ' = x X ` ' *, , a' . already done,and there was no on the farm before the flood Irene Brethauer was fire J 4 ` ' 3ii~t use threatening other homes. struck—now there are two. she spoke Friday more 4 s{lt '2 ` 41. },5 i#, t But the water was not yet Several dead cats were still- "You know, when yot at t flowing into my (rouse at that lying in the mud surrounding through what we have, t 1 ,�" 4i3 time." the farmhouse Thursday. people won't listen when alt-74 T The water filled the base- ask them for help, it kir x Ft ' What upset Brethauer the "`:�;: " - " , t,r, z + , makes ou lose our fail �$ tt„4: ment of the house and rose Y Y ..,J " ; 3 ,;; „� most was a statement by a our fellow man." ,' _ __, ,,.�&, . -: to a level of 18 inches on the county commissioner Wed- Y t, main floor of the home. Car- .t„t .- - r� tt peting, furniture, clothing, nesday morning. "We heard But like many of the pet him on the radio, and he said affected by the disastrous f ,td a4,1,,,44,1,:.,- furnaces and the hot water r ,. there was no real damage from the Brethauers have not + t t,` heater were among the +k. , the Box Elder flood. I wish he'd their sense of humor. , ,,:-<--........_.. t, ,i tK np numerous items damaged or a' 9 t 5 s ` destroyed in the house. come out here and looked at "One thing about the H t Y this." k`i r -" "I can't understand why they that is different, though," t " _., -d* „ P" would drown one farm out to The� Brethauer's problems Brethauer said, "we hav + "`" .",, keep a little water off everyone have not yet ended. Thursday indoor swimming pool it ""r*1' « - else's land." Brethauer said. morning, after the first flood basement." ti.' + \ Yf � �, M1 -.1 "'6 .t' 3 rt a 1 r _ P v R 1 ..„-::?_,‘,•,- 4�,y 4c e. kx 4 1 K. % `\ f i . ,, 6u �. y.bw k } � 4 i. 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(Tribune photo by Lynn e tha n half of this irrig ation anon he g adgate between Hemze) Platteville and Fort Lupton.At the ti me ime of the photo the crest of il ,, Flood forces evacuation - . , �n Denver area By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS One bridge across the South Platte on the region would move out of the Monday and the rain go on as it is Muddy torrents of water continue to River near downtown Denver collapsed area today. More than $:20 inches of now, we'll see the mountain streams i. plague the Denver metropolitan area at 1:25 a.m. as debris.. piled up and rain fell on Denver in a.24-hour period going to great heights, and there will i iiii today after thousands of residents were the high water cut into the supporting ending at 6 p.m. Sunday. be great damage." evacuated temporarily Sunday, but the banks. The Weather Service said tem- Authorities said flood conditions Col. W.J. Allen, ,OEP director for flood levels appeared tobe diminishing, peratures would be in the 60s in Denver extended for 200 miles along the river, Denver, said about 3,500 persons were according to officials of the Office of g today. f which was carrying 18,000 cubic feet evacuated from their homes fn'tbe city I Emergency Preparedness (OEP). alone, but only about 500 were required Many roads were closed in the ' Felix L. Sparks, director of the of water a second, aft times the.nor- Denver area Sunday, including In- mal flow. to spend Sunday night in emergency terstate 25 which was shut down both Colorado Water Conservation Board shelters: There were no reported in- and commander of the state Army Flood warnings remained in effect juries from the flooding, Allen said. northbound and southbound at Alameda National Guard, predicted Sunday that for the South Platte River from the Sparks said he was concerned about Avenue Because . flooded .un- ! the city's property damage could be metropolitan Denver area to the more flooding if the weather stays derpasses. Hundreds of low-lying greater than the destruction caused by Colorado-Nebraska border, stormy. streets becams impassable because of a massive 196.5 flood, which caused The National Weather Service said "It would help if the temperature the high water, and power outages millions of dollars in damage. the storm that dumped torrents of rain drops," Sparks said. "Should it rise occurred in some parts of the metr- pohtan area. , "r i h "v,p ', i =5@ G ... koke't‘pi ,. �' 'y _ ` i : ,cr;:: ' i . �. � % l k \ " J 1.4 FARM INUNDATED—A farmyard near Platteville was of warm weather followed by heavy rains Saturday. Other isolated by flooding waters from the South Platte River flood pictures are on pages 2,3,6,11,12 and 36. (Tribune photo Monday morning.The rushing waters developed after two days by Lynn Heinze) I • Water Usually Problem in ,Flood I" Safe drinking water ts;,7the immediate and most scores of rats from their holes, and those not drowned urgent public health problem in the wake of widespread should be exterminated, flooding along the Platte River, Dr, Roy L. Cleere, The only flood damaged foods entirely safe for sal- executive director of the Colorado Department of Health, wage, according to the state health department, are those said this week, in sealed metal cans. Such cans should be washed with He said that persons drinking water from private detergent in water, rinsed in clear water and then wells in inundated areas and persons livingin any sub- covered with a solution of one tablespoon of household urban area where the public water system has been dis- bleach to each gallon of clear water for at least one rupted should boil all water used for cooking, drinking minute. All containers showing evidence of excessive ' and dishwashing for at least 20 minutes. If the water rust, leakage, swelled ends or faulty closure should be cannot be boiled, it should be purified by adding two discarded. drops of household bleach to a quart of water, shaking it Any food sealed in foil, cellophane or paper that was thoroughly and then letting it stand for 30 minutes before submerged should be discarded, as should those foods finking, that show evidence of moisture inside. - . Inoculation against typhoid fever as a result of the Fruits, root and tuberous vegetables should be washed floods is neither medically sound nor practicable, ac- and immersed for at least one minute In a chlorine cording to Dr. Cleere. He pointed out that typhoid has solution (one tablespoon of bleach to each gallon of been virtually non-existent in Colorado for years. The water). Head and leafy vegetables should be discarded. cases that have occurred in the Denver area in recent All dried bulk foods, grains, beans,.nuts, dried fruits years were in persons who contracted the disease in and dried milk should be discarded. All fresh or pro- Mexico, South America or Central America. A single cessed meat, cheese, eggs, dairy and poultry products dose of typhoid vaccine has no effect, and it would should be destroyed, as should all submerged drugs: take 30 days or more for one to develop an immunity The state health department provided these instruc to the disease from the required series of inoculations, tions for the disinfection of-private wells contaminated Careful attention to drinking water supplies and by flood waters: frequent use of plenty of soap and water provide the Disconnect the well from the storage and distribution best means of preventing typhoid, other filth-borne system. Pump well until water is relatively free of diseases and intestinal infections, turbidity. Stop the pump and reconnect t5,systems. The health official did recommend a tetanus booster Add a solution consisting of one gallon of five per . for anyone working in flooded areas or inothe cleanup cent household chlorine bleach in 10 gallons of water of debris, if he is cut or injured in the process and has - to the well between the well casing and the pump drop not had tetanus vaccine in the last 10 years. , pipe. Dr. Cleere said It is still too early to assess the Start the pump and open all faucets on the.system. -full impact of the high waters. Some sewer lines and Pump until chlorine odor is detected at the faucets, lagoons were washed out, necessitating close surveil- Then close the faucets and stop the pump. Allow the ' lance by health officials until their repair. chlorine solution to remain in the well, storage and Health officials also warned Colorado farmers not to distribution system for 24 hours. feed water-damaged grains and meals to livestock unless Pump the well until the odor and taste of chlorine those feeds have been dried promptly toprevent molding, have disappeared. Deadly poisonous alfatoxins and other deleterious sub- Two days after disinfection, collect a sample of stances can develop in moldy grains and meals. water for bacteriological analysis, using only a sterile No large buildup of mosquitoes is expected in the container furnished by the state health department or a aftermath of the high waters because of the unseason- local health department. ably cold weather. The waters probably have washed g tr �5L yx, t I' & . .S dAa�gy 1 'fig .IA 'Ir ' ' , �yiX�x;' v""�� Vanderhoof + g'�t....fi , t.. uc+�, ur 'I" n t view flooded '�'� t o e o0 t ii iiii `4 ^'u � ' ' 3 I :'Ur", northern Colorado DENVER (AP)—Acting Gov. ..T't, Y . ,.,,, { ,,.,� John D. Vanderhoof is planning two trips into northeastern Col- rr� s5 '��, orado—where the South Platte - - • threatens to burst its banks— II I duringhis time as chief execu- !I II ti �. : - ,. live in the absence of Gov ""91T John Love. -z• _ - - 4 „ Vanderhoof had visits sched- x� ' '•:- uled to Crook Tuesday night t � At and Fort Morgan Wednesday k:•--...74,:•• _ '. night before the floods hit Den- . ver during the weekend. - _ .. �+ "+°*'"� He said he hoped to get a first hand look at conditions and at possible danger spots '" during his trip. Love went to New York Tues- -"^ „� i,, - • rm d day afternoon to attend the Re- * _ �x':.::4144, � �e�`�t`� ";- - r 'tl'.; publican Governors' Confer- , : „� 4: ('uce. b T • Wattenburg road h By 7 p.m. Sunday the Wattenburg road had been cut by a flood of water on the west approach. The 15 mile an hour b current soon took out the pavement and fences on either side of ≥. ._' the road. By midnight, people in the area.were believed to be .. - t- x -� trapped by the rising water and rescue unts were sent in. One '" ' n `" " `' n� a "' a�+s a person was taken out by boat at 10:30 a�h3 (T j,t�n ' �'S6 v of; r, photo by Jim Craig) ,.; i) * c t .v).�t .. +i 8": rub x 4t*hsr+ri i,E14ia`i 4 �c .*ap« i. � t'_ fir�� r- 1r 1 iw • ! t r i ..._11% I w ,r n ._ w — - *.+ m ��' - a* al - �- Water-covered farmyard Water from the overflowing South Platte heavy rains in the eastern part of the sta River covers this farmyard between Fort Sunday. (Tribune photo by Mike Peters) Lupton and Platteville Monday, following ea''- k. f 4 .. n. % # 4 i I If Swamped cars • The rising tide of the raging South Platte River swamped variety of debris that caused heavy damage to many bridges these abandoned cars parked near some farm out-buildings (Tribune photo by Lynn Heinze) near Platteville early this morning. The waters carried a _ 4r; ` .4`+`1, 4 s-i a xN �rv9,F' � ,s: 3yy` s. ' s - ` 7 1 4 •+lai. e` , y..'q-'- *?-14,-; ?^ �„ Fir, f Y ...4%;w4, : f � \_ , ;tot \.. A'` sit, t „ "41-‘..tr.',c,,o-�pt� '4�p �' sy5j, 0 N... 1 t • a A .F } i e+, } j. �� *'r �t r r� f .e t i C (� 5..., - A • ` d 3 • 7;4 / gs �'` Y. ;1. s rte `, '` +'fap ...r.„,,,,:,4, ,� /it I , *' b� ' Mkt S '' Y �s * NSF t ft t 4 i W�ia F -� a�yr S ,�3nwv, * p , � L t k, ,,,T s.3' t-1,4 ' °..44,4t,/,,, ,, *,-.�''�fe '4 A 14 ps f p is rev `^ t+.R t Y �v an /f� yr. �k 1. Y- l r e'''' . x 1 �.j+. , i t�r -Y,- A2 l 4;. a I " +`4 ^ le y4 f s s_ ff nW �� +4.,;";714.:4'''' f +. +� { Needless warning A sign warning trespassers appeared futile Tuesday as Monday. No trespassers could be seen venturing onto th_ floodwaters swe8t through tills section of land west of La Salle I ••d land. (Tribune photo by Alike Peters)
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