The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-09-18
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LITCHFIELD, SEPTEMBER 10, 1928.

AS being unparalleled by any other summer freshet
of property upon this one stream is supposed to
exceed million dollars. The new and elegant bridge
AT Sunderland Ms. was completely swept away, asa,so'
numerous other bridges on the river and its tributary
streams The large and highly cultivated flats in Had
ey, Mass. said to have been covered from to 10
feet with water and that the loss of the latter harv-
est in consequence thereof is immense. 1t e compu-
led that less than 10000 bushels of Corn and 49,
600 bushels of potatoes, together with apples,
fodder, &C. destroyed and this place, severely
as has suffered, is by no means alone, even an
uncommon instance of immense losses by this sudden
visitation of Providence. Notwithstanding the often
repeated and lessons which mankind receive to-
teach them their dependence upon Him who governs
all The elements, and who arms them at his pleasure
for the destruction of life and property, yet they are
slow to learn, and much slower still to acknowledge
and feel their obligation and hepIesness.
FREsHET.-The heavy rains of last week
have caused a greater rise of water in Connec-
ticut river than is recollected ev er to have ia
ken place at similar season of the year.
The water commenced rising on THURSDAY
night and for about five hours rose at the rate,
of l. inches an hour; it continued to rise. al
though less rapidly, until Sunday noon, when
it came to stand at 90 feet below low water
mark and soon began to fall. 1t has not been
SO high since the great spring freshet in 1901,
when it was 26 feet above low water mark.
So great food occasioned merely by rain is
not recollected by our oldest inhabitants. The
destruction of property on the river and its
tributaries, in crops, bridges. mills, fences, &c.
IS immense, probably greater than ever before
experienced. The surface of the river oppo-
site this place, on Saturday morning, was for
several hours literally covered with fragments
of bridges, lumber, &c. which came down
from above. Nine head of cattle also passed
GOWN in the current. Indeed, so unexpected
and rapid was the rise of water that we have
reason to fear that considerable stock has
been lost. The communication from the vi
cinity has been so much interrupted by the
destruction ofbridges and injury to roads, that
we have not been able to obtain many partic-
uars as to the extent of the ravages. Farm
ington canal has sustained considerable injury.
The cuvert at CRANKY, which was carried IF
last summer and rebuilt is again swept away.
and the entertainments in different sections
have not escaped without some damage. A
large quantity of timber at the works of the
River Company at Enfield was carried off. a
part of which, however, was secured. The
main works which We're in an unfinished
state, we understand, have been injured,
though we do not know to what extent. In
deed in the present state of the water, it is
difficult to ascertain the degree ofiniury. We
shall doubtless be able to give further particu-
lars of the ravages in our next. We fear it will
prove melancholy record. The following
account from Vermont paper, contains the
only information we have received of the eff
fects of the freshet north Of this place.
Conn. Cour.l
GREAT FLOOD.
Disastrous consequences have followed from
the long and heavy rains of the Sd and 4th.
The STREAMS had risen considerably upon the
4th, but the constant and heavy fall of rain on
Thursday night produced the principal part of
freshet which is unexampled in this part of
the country. Yesterday morning, at an ear
ly hour, Connecticut River and its tributaries
were found to he rapidly rising. The river
continued to swell until about four, P. NJ.
when its rise as supposed, had attained to 1e
feet above its ordinary level, and at the time
ofwntns this article had not perceptbIy sub
sided
During the whole day nnumerahle quaint
pieces passed along. From A. M. 10 a late
hour in the night, the most lively fears were
entertained that the Cornish Bridge would be
swept away. Perhaps there has never been
more intense anxiety felt and expressed.than
there as by the hundreds fall ages and SEX
es who watched this knowing of the waters,''
hourly. we may say momently, expecting to
see il yield to the enormous pressure of the
accumulated mass of timber which gathered
about its defences. But we are happy to saw
this noble structure, though considerably
injured now stands. Its eastern section has
sustained many violent shocks-it will not be
long before it will again become passable-
perhaps not longer than two or three days.
1t would crafty us if we could stop here
But all accounts which have come in, agree in
representing the effects the food to be most
injurious and destructive. Indeed, there re-
mains no doubt that the whole country suffers
under this great calamity. Summers bridge,
crossing Connecticut River. above Harris ISL
and, four miles north of this village is in part
carried off, though we have not yet become
acquainted with the circumstances. 1t was
n interesting moment when the ruins of that
ridge appeared in sight and rapidly nearing
Cornish Bridge. Hardly one present expec-
/ he latter would stand the shock, as not
.1or, than ,ne fnOt of clear Snaca rapoa;no9