The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-11
The Freshet at Home and
Abroad.

Abroad.
Eight bridges, We heiaye, we're carried ufi'
on Moose rlyer--lhree Of them in Ibis town
mad several la Concord. Ono on lwo booms
~ liradleyyule gave way and considerable
lumler passed dawn lhe river hul lhe loss 10
POI heavy %. IL Judged 20 o. 20 ~ recovered
viii moderate expense,
Tbs water iu tho Connecticut river was
higher IL ~ said, Than il las been since 1907
-Gny-rhce years siuce,
Al Ihe Railroads IN Vermont lul New
Hampshire woro damaged 10y the Good'-iu,
deed scurroly ONE IN New England, s-raprd
without more or bees Injury, The Merri-
mack River was lho highest II has been ex-
copl oHco,-in ls2G-- during lho present
couI,ry, We copy below items from differ
euI sections respecting Tie food,
THr fREsHET DEsTRUCTfON ~ PROFEH-
Ti,-The wAirr yesterday covered tie docks
aud pier, and bat few of lie siofcs Ners nc-
cossible,
Enrly Ia the morning large quantities of
saw logs, dnnbcr, Nc,, were fl0nlng Adrih
down srenm,and Il was reported that several
of tic hnnluA ia Tho nppeL hrAncLeA- Of lAg
Hudson had gwen way, causing greet de
slrucllon ofproperiy. The following IN from
tho Sandy illll Herald Of yesterday; The
boonIs a., aud above Glou's Falls, broke away
uu Sunday last, which occhsioncd the loss Of
about 100000 logs, mostly lho property Of
cililcnS of Gch'H Falls, Owing 20 thc heavy
body Of snow uOrlh,t h. feared great damage
vii be done. albany .irgiw n Ufdno'iay
fATAL AcrtDENr, THg FgEsurr, &C., Al
llOLfoKr, Tiger, an lr-hnun, Wus
out upon The river hbuVe Tie dan NJ iloy 0kc
on Tuesday evening, engaged ~ catching
drll wood aud while thus cugngcd, hoalcd
down 80 ~ 70 como within reach Tho ne
celebrated current, when lac went over Tie
dam aud persisted. Many persons were stnnd-
ing on The Hlplmcnts, aud witnessed the ter
rihlc scene. liu was 30 near the shore as to
bo'nblc Ia speak 90 them. Just before be-
went over Ice luapod irom tlio boat, aud wps
swallowed M tie torrent, The boat plung-
ed, aud came ~ ia uInuy fragments, bUi jh-
body OF the unfortunate mAu has Hut been
seen. -,
a." On Monday. in hcufloruoon. q dam
on small rtrcN1h tN miles fom CoucoLd,
near SewnH's falls crossed hy The Montreal
ruud, Euttruty EuvC way, disciafgbg the
contents Of The n,il pond upon the bridge,
starting one Of The nhulmcuis, aud prevent.
Railroad, IN Row ,nnd the Northern md Mon.
trcal ronds hayn Suffered considerable dam,
ngc. some 500 or coo feet Of the Concord I
ruad hnyD been Gagged away.
a. On the rrn!gcwassci. Ito bridge nt
Blnirs IN tampiou, was carried on Mr. /
Norcross Of Lowell Ind heavy drive oflngs /
~ tire rtr-r, utrr n+rruvv Jun formed uiIuvr I
I nloh Hfldgc, lure Jules hcluw Plymouth. 7
The Jam AT last currief away the bridge, aud I
The whole mass was carried down upon the /
railroad bridge which crosses the river lust
below. This bridge wns for some tino con.
sidored Ia Ice IN imminent danger, hut he. /
ing strong structure, wirhstood the prcss- /
zee, aud mas deemed rNic nj the last nc.
counts.
THr FLooD.--Thc river was falling slow
lY Nczlcfduy. IL water was two ur three .
feet deep on the Bridge road through the /
Enst Hartford meadows, rendering the pnss-
ing over q with carriages very dangerous,
and showing the necessity or its being very ,
ruisrd. Hupord Courani. 3d.
o. The recent storm, we hear, made sad .
havoc with railroad cmhankments in oil III. /
rcciioHs. The Rutland. Central, aud Sullivan
were badly washed, though the extent Of the 7
injury We hn'c not nsccunincd. The Chcrh.
ire also suffered. A small breach WINS made
In The cuhuukmcnt on the VI. aud Mass two
miles south of this plncc, on Monday hut re-
pairs were mRdc in season for Tuesdays up /
trains. The Connecticut wns up nlmos, to
high water mark on Tuesday, B,aiilrboro .
Earle.
o. The water rosc higher than Mt my .
previous time since 1907, forty three years (
nGo. No estimate can be formed Of the (
damage and loss which have accrued 10 tho ,
highways. railroads, bridges, mile, dwellings |
barns, stock, etc. The large toll bridge across /
the Connccticut at Wells River Village, /
which Inns wlhslood the shocks of the waters |
for many Yenrs, has been swept AWAY
Windsor bridge is also gone, md several 9TH .
er bridges over this river have been rendered I
impnssnig or nrc damaged more or less
Bradford GG;ehe.
INVASION oF CuBA.-Thc editor of the .
New Orleans Bulletin says all the doubts he
once enternined concerning the rumored in |
vasion of Cuha, are now dissipated. Very