Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-11
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE,
THE STORM AND FLOOD AT THE EAST.

T. L
Agenteman who left Gardner. Me, on Monday
morning and arrived in this city last evening informs
us that the late flood has done extensive damage on
the principal rivers IN Maine. In the course OF tw
or three hours the waters of tho kcnnebec rose ee-
ven feet, and on the Androscoggn in proportion.
The booms, up and down the two rivers were M al
ly all carried away, and the waters covered with
/ lumber and wrecks of bridges.
lhe Great Dam at kenuebec resisted the force OF
the descending ice well, and it was not thought it
had sustained much, il any. damage.
Ii was reported that one of the abutmenls Of Au-
gusta bridge had given way.
The Mills AT Brunswick were swept away by The
force Of the food aud ice.
The main road from Ilallowell to Gardnerwas i'm.
passable. and the stage Obliged To take the back
road over the hills.
AT Augusta. chmneys were blown down, and
two barns unrooled at Gardner. Boards were seat
tered in every direction and covered the ground in
the lumber districts.
The bells at Iiallowell were ringing from two in
the morning until daylieht--o call out the people
To protect property. The water was four feet high
in the main street.
On approaching the Androscoggin at Tupsham
one of the tributary streams which the stage cross
es, was much swollen By the food that II was ne
ecssay TO swim the horses and float the coach over
To tighten the coach, the passengers-threa Of them
iades-walked half amile find safe crossing be-
fore they cnuld meet The coach again. which was
however safely conveyed the stream.
AT Topsham, several houses and barns were
blown down.
Pixies Dam and Bridge were carried away The
two saw mills the Topsha:n side of the A ndros-
goge'n were carried away, and by making breach
III the dam saved the two mills formerly owned bv
Gen Veazie, Of Bangor.
From The Boston Transcript
The steopIe ofhe Congregational Meeting House
IN South Brdgewater, Mass was blown down du-
rug the gale OF Saturday, 1t fell through the root,
carrying with II one OF the ioui minarets.
Ia Newbury port story frame building
belonging 10 Nj. Wm. Alexander, was blown down
during the severe storm OF Saturday night.
From The Boston Times.
We learn by a driver on the Lowell and Concord
N. H. Stages, that during the great gale Saturday
last the waters OF the Meirmac river rose to an ex
naordlnary height, sweeping away at least seven
valuable toll bridges, aud destroying large amount
ofpropcry The bridge AT New Chester, Frank
I'm, al Bosowan, three bridges al Concord, and the
bridge AT Amosheas; were all entirely destroyed or
rendered impossible. No news has been received
from towns on the liver north of New Chester and
as stage came into Concord from that quarter on
Sunday, it is feared that the bridges above that
have been DESTROYED The line of Stages from Con-
cord to Pntsfeld. Dover, aud other towns east of
Concord, could NOT get out yesterday morning in
consequence OF being unable 10 cioss the river. 1t
sand thai the river has risen high al Concord
within The recollection of the oldest inhabitants and
there has never been great destruction of
property by a lIeshet onthe Menimac.
frestct al FitcLbmg (Nass. I'VE lea,u from
Ftcburg that the rise the Nashau river during the
storm on Saturday, sudden and Unprecedented
and the damage TO property very great. Part OF
stone dam belonging TO II. Willis, gave way, carry
ing away pier, and rendering the bridge impassa
ble-also part OF TIE dam of the Burbank paper mill
Several bridges in thai ncighborhood swept a.
way. The water overlooked the banks of the fIver
and rendered the roads impossible by heaping them
with huge blocks Of Ice. Mere, Jow.