The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-02-05

! Jury sustained rs trlHng, The MIL OF Mr. Jhcoo
| Idle, of Barnet was somewhat damaged, but not
so to delay its operation beyond week OF
ten days. This is the principal injury Of which
we have heard upon the Passumpsic. Severe"
bridges upon the Onion River were swept away
and considerable damage was done in and about
Montpelier. The Connecticut is nearly clear oil
bridges, and immense quantities OF lumber have
hoaed down it. We gather from Our exchanges
the following details
From, The Montpelier Watchmdn.
Sudden Inatndaiion. The storm of Saturday
the 29th ult produced sudden and disastrous
effects in this vicinity. Al eve, The wafer De-
gan to rise in the North Branch and in Onion
| River at this place, but no serious danger was
apprehen dcd, aud the usual precautions, for Sc
curing property exposed to injury, were not ia
ken. Indeed, during the early part of The eve
ming and while tho water was bat few inches
deep on The ice, teams were pnSsihS. AT about
| 10 o'clock however, the water had started the
| ice in the river, and then commenced scene
which has seldom been witnessed. The ice
was about 9 g feet thick and full of strength,
and mt every obstacle in the channel of the river
| il lodged, formed dam, and thus remained un
I'll an immense body OF water had gathered, suf-
ticient to force the whole mass onward; and on
it did 90, mountain high as it was comparative
| ", sweeping every thing in its way, leaving the
banks, and the roads near the river, covered with
huge piles Of ice. BY the daming of the ice,
an almost instantaneous and fearful rise OF wa
ter occasioned, threatening complete in
undation Of our villuge. AT one time the cur
rent of the Branch was completely turned, and
for half an hour ran sup strean,' with swift
current. Many Of the cellars were filed and
considerable loss of property sustained. The
dam near the arch bridge was nearly all swept
away and the works there for time must be sus-
pended. Among other losses of less consequence
81, r,fO fin
ed by Daniel Baldwin, Esq, valued at 5000.
The greatest loss and also the greatest source of
general nconveniece, is the destruction OF brldg-
es on Onion river, within the space OF six miles
abore this village, six bridges have been carried
away; in Barrie, two: in Berlin, Dog river,
two; IN Mortified; on the same river, one; and
in Richmond, across Onion river, on the Hines
burg road, che; -nuking loss of Twelve bridges
on Onion river and its vicinity.
From the Lancaster .Egis.
FREsHET The ram and thaW of Saturday
last caused the greatest rise in the wafer of the
streams which have their sources in the noun
tains of this comfy, that has taken place for ma
ny years. and the damages sustained TO Mills,
Bridges, Dwellings, &c. and the loss of Wood,
Lumber, &c. has been immense. But of the eX-
tent of the damage we cannot at present accu-
rately speak. We only know frem vague re-
ports the Bridges across lSraelNs River at Jeffer
son Mills, together with the board, Caphoard &
shnge Mills, part of The dam aud $4,000 feet
of prime timber, owned 10y our unfortunate
friend, Reed Holmes, swept of 10y the cur
rent. Last spring Mr. H. sustained conSdera
bic loss by ireshet believed to be not short of
$250.) The water at this place rose from 10 to
Is feet in the short space of twelve hours dam
aging the Bridge aud ills onsiierably, and
sweeping off large quantity Of wood, sc.
which had been deposited upon the banks of the
river.
Up the Connecticut, the extent of the dam
age ascertained thus far is the loss of two hridg-
es across that river, both we believe crossing
from Columbia.
! On the Amonoosic the new bridge at Little
ton swept of, and from Littl Teton 70 Bath
Village as we learn bridge remains. Four
were destroyed ip Lisbon and we hear rumors
of houses being swept from their foundation, but
we do not venture to assert for its truth. Next
week will probably bring tidings of the flute of
the Mills and Bridges on the saco, Pimegewas
SET, Connecticut. Amonoosic and OF the general
extent Of the devastation occasioned by this I'M
prcce,en ted rise of water.
From the Danube Star
Tie following is an extract of a letter from
Il gentleman in Lttleton N. II. to his friend
in this village, dated January 29th, 1889:
81 write to inform you of one OF the most dis
astrous freshets that was known in this re-
gon. The mill dam, miles from this village,
was swept away, and ice swas thrown into the
road for half mile in length and from to 20
feet in height. Fifty of us worked all day yes
terday TO cut track over the ruhbish, 80 that
sIeghs may pass; L. Cartoons boom was swept
IL way and valuble lot of logs left him. The
bridge built last year at this place, which cost
$780, is entirely swept nway-Abbot,s boom
and all his logs-Bean's bridge, Barnet do, and
Lisbon village do. all gone, and every boom on
the river; consequently las mnch as two million
pine timber has gone into the Connecticut riv-
en-, and must go out to Long island Sound-an
entire loss of three bridges over. the Connecticut
river, above Gudhall-a set of mills and dam in
Jefferson.-A barn in Bethlehem, owned by Mr.
l.. Wheeler was blown down on Saturday night,
and cows three year old, horse and
sheep killed. The bridges in Bartlett are all
gone No teams pass. Many OF them
have returned MS far back as here"
From the W;ndsor Chronicle.
The rain on Saturday broke up the ice in this
vicinity before Sunday morning. The Connect
icut had not been so high for ten years Some
damage was done to the Bridge across it at this