Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-09-16

stream rushed down the street near the
Mr.. e. Chilson, Mr.. l.. Moody,
and Messrs. N. g. d. Edwards, entered the
garden of the latter, and continued its course
into their meadow. The houses of Mr..
Chilson and Mr.. Moody were surrounded by
the raging Hood, and threatened with de-
struction. With some difficulty, both fami-
lies made their way, in the darkness of the
night, through the roaring waters, to the
house of Messrs. Edwards. The meadows
on both sides Of the road were mostly over
flowed, and the crops, chiefly grass, were
nearly ruined.
At the lower village in Williamsburgh,
through which the main branch of Mill river
passes, Mr.. Taylor's dam was swept away /;
a wood-house adjoining the back part of Mr..
Enoch James dwelling house, was removed
by the overlooking waters, carried some
rods and lodged against his store, and a
powerful current was turned into the street
In front of the store. The bridge near Mr..
Hubbard's tavern was kept in its place by
the timber which lodged above it and on it,
and large portion of the stream flowed into
the road above the bridge. Afurious torrent
swept through the street, bearing away
every thing that opposed fire wood,
lumber, wagons, &c. and wearing channel
or 5 feet deep. The water rose Is inches
above the floor in the house of Mr.. Pliny
Kingsley, and at Mr.. Hubbard's twas up to
the floor. 1t was fearful time in the vii
lage-it was night of Egyptian darkness !;
the rain poured down necessarily and We
hemently; and The angry flood ragged and
roared on evert side. Below the village
two bridges weIe demolished.
Northampton Gaz.
The heavy rams of the last week have
swollen the Connecticut to height never
before known by our Oldest inhabitants, at
this season of the year. This beautiful
stream, whose waters but day or two since
were quietly Wandering their course to the
ocean, now wears the aspect of a troubled
sea, bearing upon its purturbed bosom the
fragments of b,idges, lumber, wood, fences,
&c. &c. The water commenced rising on
Thursday, and on Sunday morning had
reached the Astonishing height of twenty
five feet above low water mark The
memorable food of 1901, although the wa
ter then rose several feet higher than it now
is, cannot, in is desolating effects, be COM
pared with tn. fresh of the present season.
To attempt an estimate of the loss sustained,
would be an lille task-the damage is meal
culable. Sucl was the violence and sud-
denness ofthe inundation, that horses, cattle.
hogs and sheep were swept away before it
The entire crops of corn, potatoes, sc. on the
fertile valley of the Connecticut, are entirely
destroyed. We have heard of damage
being done to the Canal at Enfield Falls,
and also that tie Pennington Canal had
sustained considerable injury.
Hartford Mercury.
NORTHERN CANAL. We learn that the
Northern Canal has suffered extensive iniu-
ry by the late rains. -Four large breaches
were made on the Is mile level, commencing
at tho Saratoga guard gates and extending
towards Waterford indeed the water rush
ed into the canal WITH rues.-lsS~-..s- to l.al
the banks more or less throughout the entire
level. The rain was very severe and long
continued, and the quantity and force of the
water unprecedented. Strong apprehen-
sions are entertained that north of Fort Mil
Ter the damage is also extensive, though
nothing positive has leen ascertained. The
probability is that the navigation will not be
resumed in less thanthree weeks.
albany Argus.
Three four dams in Wilbraham were
carried off. One dam in this town was en-
tirely destroyed and another partially SO.
Several dead cattle were seen floating
IN the river between this place and Hart
ford.
1t is stated that the contractor for the
works at Enfield falls, has suffered damages
by the freshet to tie amount of $50, 600.
And that the injury to crops in Northampton
meadows only, cannot be less than $4,000.
We are told that if potatoes are under water
8 hours, they will be destroyed, and probably
every field of potatos on the river meadows
has been under water a much longer time,
Springfield Journal.
One thousand dollars is considered low
estimate for repairing the roads and BRIDGES
in this town. That part of Connecticut
River bridge between this place and Monta-
que, which remained standing, was carried
of, except one arch. The Cotton factory of
Mr.. Goodhue, of Brattleboro', and the paper
mills at Putney, Vt. were also swept away.
Greenfield Gaz.
The rain at Albany on the four first DAYS
OF the month, fell to the depth of 5,93-I00
inches, The river opposite the city had
risen on Friday evening, SO that the pier
and dock were mostly under water.
On Monday evening of the Ist. inst. we
were, for the first time in some three or four
weeks, refreshed by cheering shower.
which revived languishing nature, and puri-
he'd our putrid and sickly atmosphere. But
the rains continued and increased in VIC
lence during the Sd and 4th, Wednesday
and Thursday of last week, till Thursday
night, when our small stream Jabesh, had
risen to height probably never before wit
messed. She presented the stately appear
ance of the Connecticut, rolling her waters