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Show A FLOOD IN CANADA. Barrie Hooded With Water and Hie Town Submerged. Dauiiir, Out., June s. Tho most disastrous flood that ever visited this town tsk place ycst.irday In consequence of two days' heavy rain. All tho streets In the central portion of the town are submerged anil the principal business busi-ness thoroughfares presented an awful sight last evening. The water ls fully two feet deep in many of the HiKHled stoles. The streets lu the vicinity of l-'ive points are washed away to a depth of six to eight feet. AT 81 HOMllKlid. SiilouBKiiu, Out,. June fl.ln eouseipinnue of the heavy rain yesterday and the sweeping away of two large mill dams, the village sustained sus-tained heavy losses. Business houses and private dwellings were swept away by the Hood, nnd many were left homeless and destitute. AT filiKLNWDOn. Ckbknwood, Ont., June S.-The most disastrous disas-trous freshet ever known here, occurred last evening. Four dams north of this place Kave way. The roads are submerged, reliant Hooded, bridges are carried aw ay, and telegraph w ires broken down. |