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Somerset Herald
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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A water spout burst near Cobourg, Ontario, on June 3, causing severe flooding after heavy rains, destroying bridges, dams, and railways, inundating homes and businesses, requiring boat rescues, and resulting in half a million dollars in losses including ruined crops.
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COBourg, Ont., June 3.—Heavy rains have prevailed in this district during last week, and this morning what appeared to be a large water spout passed over this place in a northwesterly direction and burst when a couple of miles distant. In a few minutes small creeks became rivers and all bridges and dams between where the burst occurred and Lake Ontario were carried away and railway embankments destroyed. Many houses were inundated and people had to be rescued in boats. In this city all the cellars in the business portion were flooded, water in some instances rising above the store floors. Farmers will lose heavily, many of them their entire crop. The loss will reach half a million dollars.
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Primary Location
Cobourg, Ont.
Event Date
June 3
Outcome
many houses inundated, people rescued in boats, cellars and store floors flooded, bridges and dams carried away, railway embankments destroyed, farmers lose entire crops, total loss half a million dollars
Event Details
Heavy rains prevailed last week; this morning a large water spout passed over Cobourg in northwesterly direction and burst a couple of miles distant, causing small creeks to become rivers and widespread flooding