Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-02-25

blue. For two elements so adverse in
their nature, thus to associate and COM
mlngle as it were, present such an
anamoly, as, for the moment annihiIat-
ed all idea, that fire and water delighted
in separation.
| CONCORD, N. H. Feb. 16.
Damage by FlOOd.-On Thursday last, a
flood the most appalling and tremendous ever
known in this part of the country, took place.
The following is the best information OF
damage we have been able to gather
| On .Werrinaack Riuer.--Hookset bridge,
one OF the piers carried Off other piers injured,
but not rendered impossible. Concord lower
bridge, two stone piers, and part of the boz
| dy OF the bridge carried off. Concord upper
bridge. (new) one wooden pier, and about
TWO thirds of the body carried away. Can
teroury-bridge, between Boscawen and Cam
terDury, carried off Republican bridge (new)
between Salisbury and sandborpton. do,
Smiths bridge at New Hampton, do.-Im-
| mense quantities of timber, which had been
prepared and carried to the banks of the river.
have been swept down the stream.
COntoocook Rirer.-We learn that four
bridges in Hennker and a number of mills,
among them those lately erected by R. M.
wallace, Esq. at an expense of $4,000, were
carried away.
Warner Ra0er.-Three bridges in Warner
carried away.
Sugar Rirer, Vest branch.-A bridge car
ried away at Newport.
P'scataquoag Riuer.-Riddle's mills in Bed
Weare.
Winnipassioge Rirer.-Two bridges near
Smithville, and one at Sandbornton bridge VIII
lage, together with dams and mills carried
away.
Connecticut Rirer.-The bridge at Wells
river village, Newbury, Vt. partly carried
away; the bridge at Oxford left on Thurs.
DAY IN perilous condition, some of the prin-
clpal supports being taken away the biidge
between Cornish and Windsor partly demol-
lshed and the bridge at Charlestown entire
~ carried away. The bridge across White
river at Hartford, and several dams-all the
bridges on Pomponoosuck from Norwich to
Stratford-two bridges across Waite's river
at Bradford, together with blacksmith shop.
dams, &c. were carried away. Pat.
GREENFIELD, FEB. II.
GREAT FREsHET.-Last week was expe-
rlenced one Of the most destructive Freshet. on
Connecticut River, and its tributary streams.
ever known. The loss of Bridges over the
Connecticut, will produce great public in
convenience and seriously njure many public
spirited indivuals, who have literally contrib
uted to those almost indispensable accomoda-
tions The bridge at Northampton, and the
one at Montague, opposite Greenfield, are
nearly all swept away-north of Brattleboro'.
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those at Walpole and Windsor, and all be-
tween Windsor and Brattleboro' excepting the
one at Bellows Falls. The Brattleboro' bridge
is rendered impossible.
The dam on the Connecticut, at the mouth
OF Miller's River, and the Locks at that place
are almost wholly destroyed; the great dan.
connected with the Locks below, which was
rebuilt the last season, is materially iniur-
ed.
Inc flood at its height, near the Falls, pre-
sented an understandable scene, like the breaking
up OF the ''nstghty Deep" Its sublimity may
be imagined by the ravages which marked its
Progress-bearing down the shattered remains
of dams bridges and mills mixing, mingling
and dashing together, by the irresistible force
of its icy pillows, the works of art and the
fixtures of nature exhibiting the ruin it had
accomplished, and portending the destruction
which awaited its future course. Such was
the force OF the mighty current, that the
strongest works Of mems hands were weak
ness, when opposed to it. He only" who
rides upon the whirlwind and directs the storm
could have lived upon the wave and Gained
the raging of the element"
We understand the great dam at South
Hadley Falls is principally carried of.-Lo.s
is said to be $4,000. No correct estimate
can at present he made of the whole damage
occasioned by this freshet.--Gas.