The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-21

EMeet0 o. inc HE04net In Vermont.
The Brattleboro' (vtl Eagte Of the 18th, gives
the following particulars OF the damage by the late
freshet in thai vicinity
WhettoDe Br nk, ~hich runs through this town
and discharges itself into the Connecticut river near
the railroad depot in this village, was early Sun
day, FLIED to overlooking with the accumulated
waters. About two O'Clock p N. their force became
so great as to carry away tie aune Of the dam of
Crosby 4 Jones slave shop, abou. mile above the
village. Immediately wing of the shop, Is by "a
feet, became undermined aud it fell ino the stream
carrying with it waterwheels, machinery, stock, &c.
This part OF the shop was new, and the whole had
recently bsen fitted up with machinery for sa sing
slaves. Their loss cannot be less than 81 600. The
dam 70 the peg factory, situated few rods below,
soon followed When this pile Of water reacb bed the
village, it burst into the cellar OF Joseph Cisrk's
store, near the bridge and damaged his stock, coz
$500.
The dam and part of the sawmill owned by
David Barrett and situated in the northwest part Of
this town, were swept away. -,
In Pondville and Marlboro the damage was still
more severe. In this latter town, and about two
miles above Pondvlle, the dam connected with the
mills owned by Cyrus Hill and Clark Adams, was
destroyed; Following this; the new dam recently
unde rmined and in its fall carried with it the bridge
Immediately below. The fragments of these wrecks,
aided by the suddenly increased force of the current
removed from its foundations and entirely destroye
q large covered bridge, three spans in length and
nearly new. Late in the afternoon portion of this
bridge about fifty feet in length was seen floating
rapidly down Connecticut river. The loss occasioned
by this feshet in the vicinity Of Pondville is est
mated At 50 600 to 81, 600.
In Wardsboro the dam to Eddy's mill, and two
fumes-one belonging to Towards mill and the
other to Knowlton's box factory-we-e all carried
away by the current. The roads and bridges also
suffered to such an extent that it will take over
$500 TO repair the damages. On the Wednesday
prev the dam TO Solomon Higgins mil was des-
troyed by the sudden rise Of the water. His loss is
estimated at 81 .000.
The stage road between Fayetteville and Towns
bend rendered imp assab!e. More thaa twenty
rods of i. washed way in place and its for
site has siace furnished bed for the stream II
is estimated hat $500 will be necessary repair the
damage in this spot Other portions have suffered
so severely as to render transit hazardous.
One abutment to the railroad bridge on the Yer
mont Valley railroad. near Mnrder Hollow" in
Dummerston, was carried away. The end of the
bridge has consequently settled several feet aud is
impossible for trains. The trains of the Vermont
and Massachusetts, railroad now up to this place
and transmit the passengers, who are obliged to
cross the bridge on foot.
The grading Of the latter railroad, between CIRCUITS
Corner and ERWIN, has been washed away to the ex
tent of several rods. The trains have to run each
way to carry and receive passengers, as the place
damaged cannot be crossed by the engines.
LOSSES BY THE FLoop.-The Litchfeld Enquirer
estimates the loss to that town. by the late reshe at
5000. The village of Wolcotville loses it says
from $50 900 TO 900, and other towns in proper
ton. 1t Is informed by an old gentleman of Ply
rock on the bank of the Naugstuck, the height Of
each fresbet for hundred years past, and that the
Indians did the same before them. He finds the
present to be four feet higher than it WAS ever before
known. meeting was held on Monday, and the
damage sustained by the town. in the loss Of roads
and BRIDGES estimated at 1926, 900.
The DaDbury Times estimates the damage in that
town. by the late storm, at from $4,000 to SIS 000