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The Manchester Journal
Manchester, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
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Disastrous rain storms flooded Central Illinois, parts of Missouri and Kansas, causing property damage. In Corning, Mo., houses and railroad were inundated; Nemaha County bridges damaged; seven of eight people drowned in a freshet; Kansas City surrounded by water.
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Corning, Mo., 40 miles north of St. Joseph on the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs railroad was inundated by the Missouri river and several houses were swept away. About four miles of the railroad was under water.
All the large streams in Nemaha county, Kansas overflowed and there is scarcely a bridge that has not been damaged or carried away. Seven out of a party of eight persons, who tried to escape in a wagon which was caught in the freshet, were drowned.
Kansas City is also surrounded by water and people can get out of the city only by boat.
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Central Illinois, Missouri, Kansas
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seven out of eight persons drowned; great loss to property; houses swept away; four miles of railroad under water; bridges damaged or carried away; kansas city surrounded by water.
Event Details
Disastrous rain storms caused flooding in Central Illinois and portions of Missouri and Kansas. Corning, Mo., inundated by Missouri River, several houses swept away, four miles of railroad under water. Large streams in Nemaha County, Kansas, overflowed, most bridges damaged or carried away. Party of eight in wagon caught in freshet, seven drowned. Kansas City surrounded by water, accessible only by boat.