The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-27
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large quantity Of rain fell IN THE yicin-
.iB during The b,si days of the past week, yet
M very serious damage was done that Ne have
heard Of either "a the .rnads bridges on crops
A few bridges upon the small streams north
and west Of ~ were damaged or carried
oiI The quantity of rain may have been
nearlJ, aa greatas tIat which fell la-t spring
wlgu the dostruction of property 10y the fresh
~ VA ~ htayy, bat then the melting Of the
su0'y aided. lo make up the flood \ small
bridge Ia Norwich, ou tho rasumpsic Road
wa- partially destroyed which required q
Cmplo of hours ~ prepare It for the passage
90 tho train This was The only injury sus-
tanned by the Road,
liut la the western aud central parts Of the
State, tlic frrshct was the suycrrst that has
been experienced for many yeArz probably
since tho great ireslrt of September, 1879.
The damage Ia the crnps, a. ilail and other
Roads ~ immcnso-so great thai no. one
ventures 10 estimate the amount Fields,
heavily hlgg pith crops, IN the nllics Of The
Onion, Dog aud other Rivers Of about their
si1o-strrams suddenly raised by heavy
showers were entirely submerged by the
mters, and the CROP, Il not swept OIL loil
half buried jn sand and rubbish-ina stat"
scarcely bottor than utter destruction,
The Central aod Rutland Rail Roads have
suffered grcaty-tho Ccntul' the most See
,etel, The Cars passed over the Rutland
on Monday from burlington to Ludlow, At
which place the central pier Ola large 4 eS-
pnsiyc bridge h@l given wayand the super
structure prostmtcd Between Ludlow
aud BcIlows Falls heavy cmhaukmcnts were
washed aWay-iu one place iur dihanrc of
nearly one Fourth mile. Five bridge are
gonc.an the Rutland Road,
Between burlington and Montpelier the
Central Road l. represented 10 be- Ia q sad
plight Bridges cmhonkmcut-, So. in ruin,
but how extensively the ruin Is can hardly
yet be- asccrlaincd, The ears, the first Of the
week, began 10 run from White River Juno.
lion 20 Randolph, The arch bridge near
NorihGrd coTting Nhout $4,000, T. Ponc,thc
bridge a. Bethel, with large breaks in Mid
dlcacN, West Hartford, heavy damages be-
tween NorJiGcld and Montpelier, constitute
q portion Of the loss on the Ccntml-At one
place between burlington aud Montpelier,
where the Hiyct was turned from its courr
tomakc way for the track, the track il wash
ed away aud the River has found its original
channel, We are glad To hear that the a.
mount of damage sustained il found Ia h. less
than It was represented TO be- 10y the reports
the first of the week, :.
AZ Chelsea, some halfa dozen buildmg.,
upon or near the strram which passes through
the village, we're carried away, with lhir
contents. The loss of small hr.po- il,o,, ll,,.
streams in Orange County. is cNtcu-i,c,- in
stmHord We learn, Two bridges only were
len standing in town.
The Chronicle report, the loss Of one farm
cr ON the Black River Of one hundred tons
81 hr,, aud the loss urrhc dam ~ the Armo-
ny at Windsor.
The same storm cNtcndcd South aud West,
The papers alludc "a itas doing great damage
in Pennsylvania, Western New York, aud at
intermediate places.
r. 5. A letter from Gov. Paine, the Pres
idcnt of the Road, expresses the opinion that
the damage can bc repaired 20 that thc'car
viii run through on the Central next week
The damage docs not prove 10 be- 80 great a..
wasanticipatcd.