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<br />close range, and their persistellce occasioned officers much
<br />difficulty in avoidine dangerou" situati.ons. Flashlights,
<br />cnadles and lanterns made their appearance Friday night. It
<br />was not until Saturday morning and the breakfast hour that
<br />the absence of such vonveniences as electric ranges and
<br />electric lights was realized. There was, on the whole, however,
<br />gratitude that Sterling had escaped flood damage within the
<br />city.
<br />Light service was partially restored late Saturday after-
<br />noon and Advocate workers, after a day of strenuous effort,
<br />were near the point of publishing a paper. Failure of a
<br />50-horsepower motor at the Public Service plant, however, created
<br />a critical situation. There was power left for only the south
<br />side of Sterling, on which was the pump at Columbine park,
<br />furnishing water for the city. Stores downtown which had gas
<br />lights or emergency lighting e'luipment, remained o:pen. others
<br />made early closing. Sterling, with no street lights and few
<br />store lights, had something of the appearance Satu:rday nigh of
<br />a crossroads town.
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<br />From THE STERLING ADVOCATE on Monday, June 3, 1935....
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<br />GOVERINOR'ESTIMATES'DAMAGE:y
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<br />DENVER, June 3 (AP). Flood damage in Colorado was estimated
<br />today at from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 by Governor Ed C. Johnson.
<br />He predicted "everything will be back to normal within a few
<br />days."
<br />"I do not wish to minimize the damage from the flood but
<br />nevertheless it can be repaired 'luickly," the governor said.
<br />C. D. Vail, state highway engineer, said none of the main
<br />highways in the state "is completely blocked" and emergency
<br />detours have been established pending permanent repairs.
<br />American Red Cross officials, who established head'luarters
<br />at Colorado Springs, said they are caring for all families made
<br />homeless by the floodwaters and that the situation is not
<br />critical.
<br />"As everyone probably knows, the flood damage extends
<br />over a wide section of the state, but it is confined to the
<br />immediate vicinity of streams in the Ea"tern part of the state,"
<br />the governor said.
<br />No Pestilence Danger
<br />"It is, therefore, a comparatively small porti.on of the
<br />state that has been damaged. None of the mountain parks or
<br />towns, including all the scenic areas, was in the flood area.
<br />"I made an automobile tour of the Colorado Springs region
<br />yesterday and I was told that the normal tourist travel there
<br />can now be handled and that roads to the scenic mOlmtain country
<br />near there are open. There appears to be no danger from
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