Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-20
TIE FLOOD IN VERMONT.

structlve freshet in Vermont, are copied from
the Montpelier Waterman. The LOSSES
here described were in different part of the
State from those of which we have already
published the accounts.
Rain had fallen for several days, which
swelled the waters of Onion River aud North
Branch higher than did the great freshet OF
1873, As far as heard the principal damage
is as follows:
In Montpelier, two bridges on North
Branch, an office, BARRIERS shop, and wood
shed, gone.
In Middlcscx, saw mill, and ono bridge
AT Middlcsex Village, n saw mill, oil mill,
grlst mil, woollen factory, school house, a
oar", were swept away and two dwelling
houses overturned The bridge across The
narrows, which stood 80 or 40 feet above low
water mark, and the arch bridge about a mile
below, are gone
VI little village in Moretown, consist.
ing ct sixteen buildings, six only are left
ana we further learn thtt all the mills ex.
cept one, and most of the dams, together with
great number of dwelling houses an. yarns
on Mad River has been swept away. Not n
bridge on Mad River is left standing.
In waterbury village, the water was from
D to feet higher than ever before known.
and many OF the houses were inundated and
much property destroyed. A number of
oarns and the bridges across Onion and Wa
teroury RIVERS, were carried away.
In Bolton, tho dwelling house and out
buildings OF MIR. Pinneo were swept of. and
his tarn almost entirely ruinud
On Onion River, from the arch bridro 4,
this village, which remains uniniured, to the
mouth mol a bridge il STANDING
In Berlin, all the bridges on Doc Rive,
win The exception of the one near ScoyiL,s
are gone.
In Northfcld, all the bridres--also new
and large grain mill gone
In Randolph West Village, a grain mill
and two factories, valued at S70,OOO-and
two dwelling houses destroyed
In Bethel West Village, two bri,lres. n
store, u factory, mills and number ofhonses
were swept off
1t is thought that $4,000 will not repair
'ne damage on the turnpike between this
place and Burlington. '"''
| Although the DAMAGE sustained IN ,b;s ~,
lagc Is severe, II Is but drop in the bucket.
compared TO the destruction of Droo,rtv fem
lhis pace TO Burlington. We have already
traced the ravages as far as Bolton. From
tnat place To Lake Chanplain at Burlington
the entire valley of Onion River pI.senis an
nnVaried scene of universal desnlarion. The
crops OF every description, which week
since promised rich aud abundant rev,rd
l" the tolls OF the husbandnan. are nav pe,r.
y, u not entirely destroyed. The intervnle
arms "nlcn We're beg inning to be ALREADY
w"l'e !" me harvest, suddenly became one
vast anc extended waste of waters. with
'ynooS o'rhs, hiilS, bridges, and crops, min.
S'mS IN one common mass of ruins
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been beyond any thinT ever belnye .xno,;a',
ced we nave the melancholy task of recnrd.
ing the death of great number of individu.
els ~ consequence of the flood Amonp ma.
ny "therS, In this village aud elsewhere. IN
| horelown, Mr.. Carpenter, his wifo and
son, lett their house which was surrounded
by water, and short distance from tho do,
me mother found waterv grave. hovno
been swept from the grasp of the father n iieI
struggling long for her rescue. The how he
'"S gonu swimmer, regained the house n n,
,g"'a''eu It's solitary occupant all nipbt.-
succeeded IN gaining a neiphburinc
I'D h"yai:on young man sustained
hi'lseh after .leaping from canoe into tb,
strea =, by clinging to a tree for the s,oc,
OF an hour, In view of many ayonized snec
tators, who could afford him no unssibIe re
hei, although every thing that human effor
him but in vain.
III Is stated that in the notch Of the White
mountains, N. III. that the sun was not yisi
Die tor seven days in succession The noun
lains presented most sublime scene tn,
ram winch fell upon their lofty tops dashe,
down the deep cuts and ravnes with oreo
violence, presenting numerous foaminq ca
taracts.
The banks of the Connecticut from ;t,,e
ION ~ II. TO Hanover were overlooked, an,
the crops of hay, grain, potatoes and corr
were pretty much destroyed.
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