The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09

GREAT FIEsHEr. The Mcrrimack
River up country, and all the STR ans in
Northern New Hampshire and Vermont
are higher than they been for many years.
Al Concord, the river last night was
three fee, higher than n, the great fresh.
ct last year. The up train from Boston
las, night went but little beyond Robin.
sons Ferry, jus. this side Of Concord
some six or seven hundred feet of the
Concord Railroad having been washed
away a, Bow Falls. This morning the
passengers were carried 10 coaches some
five miles. There has been no train TO
or from the Montreal Road since Mon.
day about half mile Of the road across
the river near Concord having washed ..
way. The Northern Road is also gone
near Baskerville. The Vermont Central
is SO badly washed IS not to be passablo
a, Nor.b6eld. The rassumpsic 10 also
gone a. Bradford. and altogether the dam.
age by the late rain and warm weather
is very considerable. The Sullivan and
Cheshire Roads. We hear, arc in like con.
di'ion- aud the same may be ,aid Of the
Rutland. The frs, mail since Saturday
came through from Burlington, this morn.
ing. Above this city. The rise has been
as that Of the mountain torrents. caused
as well BY the melting Of the vast quan.
! .i'ies OF Snow. rs by the rain Of last Mon.
day. The river here looks as it il held
half the supersiructure of the railroads
in solutiou. We have heard the damage
on this lire n roads estimated 40 high as
Two hundfed thousand dollars. 1t will
require more than week to get the
roads into a rassable condition, and two
or three months for their complete re.
pair. The Mcrr;mark here is very high
At This time. and constantly on The rise.
IL is stated to be SIS high within twelve
or fifteen inches as j, was during the
great freshei eigh, years ago. The wat .
er is over the streets in some places, and
in others. small buildings are completely
isolated. standing on an island. The
consequence Of this sudden overflow is,
,ha, mos, il moi all OF the mills have been
compelled TO suspend operations, and the
girls arc having quite holiday.
Lowell Courier, lst.
Later accounts from Concord, N. H.,
received in this city, cay tina, the water
is falling. and tha, no further danger is
aPp'ehended
On monday. in the ahernoon,a dam on
q small stream, six miles from Concord,
near Sewsiis Falls. crossed By the Mon
,reai road, suddenly gave way dischsrg-
ing the contents Of the mill pond upon
Tie bridge. s,zrting one Of the abuime mis-
snd preventing the passage Of the trains.
On the Pcmigewassei, the bridge a,
Biairs, IN Csmp;on, "a, carried OF -
Mr.. Norcross Of Lowell had . heavy
drive Of hogs in The river. and q hea, )
jam formed above Uuion Bridge. three
miles below Plymouth. The jam n
last carried away the bridge, ard IN,
whole mass ~ss carried down uyon Tia
rsilrasd bridge which e,usses the river jus
J below. This br,dge ~as for sorne tim,
. considered to he in in,minen, danger. bu
tssns . ssroag Structure, viths,ood III,
pressure. and xas deemed safe a, the Ia
xcrounts.
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