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Daily Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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Heavy rain caused the Zumbro River to flood in Rochester, Minnesota, on June 24, damaging the flouring mill's dam and gates, washing away 75-100 sheep and hogs, bridges, barns, and fences, and inundating 15 houses whose occupants escaped hastily. Significant damage occurred in the southwestern county.
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Heavy Rain Causes It to Rise in Its Wrath at Rochester, Doing Much Damage.
[Special Telegram to the Globe,]
ROCHESTER, Minn., June 24.—At a little after midnight this morning one of the worst rains ever seen here struck this county. The gates and the east end of the dam of the Zumbro flouring mills have gone out. Seventy five to 100 sheep and hogs have gone down stream; also bridges, barns and fences. Fifteen houses are inundated and the occupants only escaped by a hasty exit. The water is falling, but there has been a great deal of damage done in the southwestern part of the county.
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Primary Location
Rochester, Minn.
Event Date
June 24
Outcome
gates and east end of zumbro flouring mills dam destroyed; 75 to 100 sheep and hogs swept downstream; bridges, barns, and fences damaged; 15 houses inundated with occupants escaping hastily; water levels falling after significant damage in southwestern county.
Event Details
Heavy rain struck the county just after midnight, causing the Zumbro River to rise and flood, destroying parts of the mill dam and sweeping away livestock, structures, and flooding homes.