Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-06

rise of the streams in the valley of the
Connecticut, AID has been attended with
extensive loss of property in some places,
BY the destruction of bridges, mill dams,
&c. La this vicinity the injury sustained
has not been so great, probably, as in
some other quarters; yet we have to re-
cerd the loss of some valuable bridges,
particularly the one over West River in
Dummerston; the bridge on the stage
road in Guilford East Village. and anoth-
er in the same town on Green River, be-
sides several of minor importance.
On the Connecticut, we learn that sew
eral bridges have been in whole or in
part swept aWav-the lower one in
Charlestown N. H. entirely SC. The
bridge at Montague, says the Greenfield
Gazette, which had Just been completed
and put in excellent order was shortened
more than hundred feet by the loss of
the western pier and the two spans sup
ported by it-damage probably about
$4,000" A bridge at Hartford, CT. was
in part carried away and several on the
tributary streams between Hartford and
Springfield. The Greenfield Gazette
adds
The upper dam across the Connect
cut below Miler's river, we learn, is en-
tirely gone, together with the locks ada
cent, and good portion Of the lower
dam, or that at Turner's Falls. The
breaches upon the Gill and Montague
shores are extensive, while the works be-
tween the islands remain entire.
8" 1t is stated taat nine bridges have
been swept off by the streams in Cole
rain. Several oubuildings in Shelburne,
and fences in every quarter were blown
down by the high wind during the storm"
Windham Co. Democrat.
! From the Albany Argus.
Great Freshot and Extensive Loss of Prop
erty~--Esrcalking up CT the Ice.
Yesterday morning was signaIized by
an almos: unprecedented rise Of the water
in the river, and the breaking up of the
ice. The warm rain during the day on
Saturday, had broken up the Mohawk,
and throwing It's accumulated ice into the
Hudson. that river swollen also by the
fall of water, it came down, thick and in
large masses. sweeping every thing before
it, and doing great damage along the
; Pier, the Wharves, the Basin, and indeed
all the lower or business part of The city.
The loss and damage, SO far as known,
exclusive of the injury to merchandise,
the warehouses on the docks and pier in
Quay, Dean, Market, and the streets cross
ing them, must have been very extensive
the basement and first and even second
floors of many buildings, particularly 81
the Pier and Quay street, and the cellars
throughout the lower part Of the city, be
ing deluged with water, and SO suddenly
I as to prevent the removal of but small
part of their contents. Much of the lum
Der on the docks-and there were immenss
quantities of twas swept down stream
: with some of the river craft moored out
side. Among the latter were two sloops
$ one, if not both of them, known 10 hav,
} had part Of their crew on board. Man,
: frame buildings, more particularly expos
+ ed to the fury OF the current and the float
: ing ice, were started from their founda
n tons, and partly carried away.
S But the greatest disaster, the particu
lars OF which have come to US, is the in
Jury to the Steamboat North America
E. well known as one of the largest, mos
!. commodious and elegant of our rive
q boats. She was moored Immediately bs
, low The pier, and crushed bv the heav
Is masses of floating ice. filled, and wa
N then swept down the river, with what fat
IT is not known. This boat, renewed an
As admirably fitted up during the last Sc;
: son. cost the propretors 100000.
=. We learn, also, that both the steam fe
ry boats, at the. lower ferry, were muc
es injured, and that one, if not both, we
of down stream with the rest.
% The water was scarcely ever higher
in this city, than on this occasion The E
gle Tavern, Columbian, Fort Orange H
~ tel, &c. &c. were literally insulated, ar
a were only approached with boats. TT
es water came up State street TO the new E
m change, up Maiden Lane nearly to Il
nc front of Stanwlx Hall or Market sire,
he and up South Market street within fe
rods of the front of the Argus office.
far these streets, and the intermediate sire,
to the river, exhibited last night an c
no tended surface of ice, the weather havil
1T, become suddenly cold again.
= The injury sustained by our neigh5c
he of Troy cannot but be great; if we m
in Judge from the canal boats, ferry boz
ate and other craft which have passed Il
all city amidst the floating ice.
md the water rose to greater height tn
but at any period for century past. 1t
r it ceeded by ten inches the great rise
an 1918. A man on board ferry boat fr
< to Troy, in attempting to make his esct
odd noar thn head of the A ihaOu PIER.