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Show THREE TOWNS SWEPT AWAY Flood In Wisconsin Makes Thousands Homeless and Causes Heavy Monetary Mone-tary Loss, But No Lives Are Lost. Block River Falls, Wis. With the towns of Plack River Falls, Hatfield and North 11 'nd practically destroyed and with scores of farm houses swept away. It is still Impossible to verify rumors of loss of life In the Black River valley floods and the remarkable remark-able spectacle Is presented of thousands thous-ands of people homeless with per-bap per-bap not the loss of a single life. Fifty-three business buildings out oi sixty-one In Illack River Falls have disappeared, as have thirty residences. The town of North Hend, north of h're, Is entirely destroyed. Damage to crops of the surrounding country will be Immense. Tho water In all directions Is covered with floating carcasses of chickens, hogs, sheep, cattle and horses. The loss to Illack River Falls alone Is estfmated at $1,000,000, while the I -a Crosse Power company, the breaking break-ing of whose dam at Hatfield caused the destruction of practically everything every-thing In the valley, will lose at least $.".00,000. Thousands are homeless In th, hills, having fled before the great flood waves swept down the valley. Food Is scarce and starvation threatens. |