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Show FLOODS IN KANSAS. District Submerged is 200 Miles Long and Three to Fifteen Wide. Not since the Galveston flood has water created such terrible havoc and wrought such destruction of lives and property as has just been experienced in the Kaw valley of Kansas. Tbo territory, affected stretches from Brookville, Kan., to Kansas City, a distance 200 miles long by three tt, fifteen miles in width. Almost the entire territory is submerged in water from one. to ten feet deep. It is impossible im-possible to ascertain the number who have perished or are yet in danger. The loss to cattle, homes, barns, fences and crops will run Into millions. |