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Deseret Evening News
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
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Cloudbursts on the Platte River near St. Joseph, Missouri, on August 16-17 caused severe flooding, ruining 12-15 farms, destroying houses, barns, crops, hay, cattle, and grain, with losses in thousands of dollars. No lives lost reported.
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St. Joseph, Mo., August 17.—A special from Agency says a cloudburst on the Platte river yesterday caused much loss to property. The river rose twenty feet and twelve or fifteen farms were ruined, houses, barns and crops being swept away. No lives are yet known to be lost. Another cloudburst at the same place followed this morning, causing much more damage.
A Disastrous Cloudburst.
Kansas City, Mo., August 17.—Reports from Oakland mills, St. Joseph, and other points indicate that the cloudburst has been most disastrous. The Platte river in some places is nearly two miles wide, and all the tributary streams are badly swollen. Many corn fields and pastures are under water, and a great stock of this year's hay has been carried down the stream. Hundreds of farmers suffer the loss of cattle, grain and buildings, some of them estimating their loss at thousands of dollars.
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St. Joseph, Mo.
Event Date
August 17
Outcome
no lives lost; 12-15 farms ruined, houses, barns, crops, hay, cattle, grain, and buildings destroyed; losses estimated at thousands of dollars for hundreds of farmers.
Event Details
A cloudburst on the Platte River yesterday caused the river to rise twenty feet, ruining farms and sweeping away property. Another cloudburst this morning caused further damage, widening the river to nearly two miles in places, flooding fields and pastures, and swelling tributaries.