What happened during the 1921 flood in Pueblo Colorado?

Answer 1

After losing a family member, I acquired a lot of old letters of all kinds. In reading a letter to my Grandmother from a friend telling her of the Pueblo flood and how she lost her father in that flood as well as a number of other friends, I got on line to see what I could find regarding this flood. I am quoting from this letter in the manner that is was written, having changed nothing. The letter was written on July 1, 1921 and posted from Pueblo, Colorado on July 2, 1921.

'the river had been rising for to days. then when the flood came it came in just a wall of water. 10 to 12 feet high. it left nothing in it's path. the news papers has never gotten half. this is something that can't be exaggerated. Pueblo is trying hard to keep things down for of course it hurts their city, however, there were about 3,000 lives lost. O there is not words to express the grief and sorrow the loss of lives and loss of prosperity. many bodies will never be found. we had a man and his wife working for us. they were drownded to. His body was found but poor Mary has never been found yet.'

This is not a lot of information, but is interesting in that it was written in the hand of someone who lived at this time and suffered through the loss and devastation.