Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-13
GREAT STORM AT THE NORTH

Nt"1+A ~ ~ hSAh "A L l. liz lNOS Ii.
The Middleburg, (Vermont,) Re-
publican of the Goth ult. contains the
following account Of disasters in that
region.
In the south east part of this town
one or two dams and two or three
buildings, among which was the dwell
ing house of Mr.. Chamrln, have been
destroyed and carried off.
Two Families by the name of Farr
were taken from their houses on RATS.
one of them in the midst of storm and
darkness, from the windows of the Sc
cond story of the house. The family
OF Colonel VIM. P. Nash. whose wife
was confined to bed by sickness, re-
NAMED all night in the upper rooms of
the house, while the lower part was fill
ed with water, and without all was
darkness and doubt. A state of sus-
pense and dread more horrible cannot
well be imagined placed IN the midst
OF Hood threatening to sweep all be-
forelt, danger and death staring them iu
the face, without any means or any pos.
slbilitJ of escape. The situation and
escape of Mr.. G. Clalfin was still, more
fearful and singular. Mr.. C. was ar
oused in the night, and upon going to
the door found that the water had al
ready risen to such height around the
house as TO prevent his escape from it /;
he accordingly took cord from bed
stead, and having conveyed his children
to the top OF an elm tree, which stood
near, fastened them to it by the means
OF the rope. He also succeeded in get
ting bis wife and a young infant a few
weeks old, into the same place, where
they awaited in agonizing anxiety the
return Of light. They were rescued
from their situation with much difficult
ty the next morning.
The circumstances in which those
who were carried away were separated
from their friends and neighbors, were
heart-rending in the highest degree.
Mr.. Eldridge and his two sons. with
Mr.. Somers and one or two others.
went to the assistance of Mr.. Stewart
and his family in the house. The wa
ter rising rapidly, they all fled from the
house to barn which stood on higher
ground, and while engaged in preparing
raft of the barn doors and such other
materials as were at hand, the barn was
carried away by the force of the cur
rent.
Some it is supposed were killed by
the fall Of the barn-all, with the ex-
cePtion of one boy who caught by a
bush, and was subsequently saved !,
were carried down by the stream, till
the river meets with Otter creek, where
Mr.. Eldridge and one son, and one or
TWO others, with great difficulty esca-
ped. At two or three different times,
Mr.. Eldridge had his son who was lost
in bis arms, but was torn from him each
time by the violence ofthe current, and
the wrecks Of the buildings.
Cries OF distress were heard by those
who ere upon the banks ofthe stream,
and, as they continued, seemed to pass
down with the current. The deem
darkness of the night, and the fury Of
the inuDdation, shut out every thing
from their sight, and precluded the pos
sibility of affording any assistance, and
they were compelled to hear, in silent
agony, the sh-ieks and applications Of
their pefisbing neighbors and friends
without being able to afford them any
succour. MIR. Wilson at the time his
house began to give way before the wa.
ter, the chimney having already fallen,
was standing with his son near door
the remainder ofthe family were above,