The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-18

vrore lives Lost Great Destruction or Pro-
perty-Twenty Thirty Bridges Swept


ryorr yives Lost Great Destruction or Pro-
kway.
[From the Bangor (Ae.) Courier Nov. 16l
On Monday evening ast teamster, while attempting
pass portion OF The road In Kenduskeag that had
flooded by the rise Of waters in ksndusksag sreim
drowned. tos tAer with of his horses His name
was Day, and his home ras in Dover.
portion Of Higgins dam In Kenduskeag was carried
away on Monday by ne frsshet together with large s
hundred dollars worth Of lumber also carried away
The road be village is entirely snomsrgea
and the lower ores Of OF the houses in the vae
are filed with water. The stream is higher than II ha
been for twenty past but at present no iur'ns'
damages are feared - -. -,
Th rrnooscot river vas thickly flooded with drift logs
occasioneo by the breaking of some OF the ooos up
river but FAR the mills and dams an stand secreiy'
and in a short time the water will suosiae . =, q.
the corporation mill gave way as. alsn' s 1 th
a.. ."e ~ - -slrely over.
The lower portion of the Valley aysnr.
II is stated hist Waterway than in any previous
bridges over the KenSns,
The late throughout the country.
ana ally there great overflow If the roads, and
one o. the hosers in charge of Shows stage horses
while endeavoriug to guide horse the road be
entsnged in a hole aud was drowned.
[From the hartford Coursnt Nov Ill
We continue 10 nom all quarters intelligence
of damage by the and under
to the EDITORS eff the Waterbury AEaerioan and Der6y
Journal for extras contsninS full particulars of the in
jury sustained in the Naugatuck and Housatonic val
leys The railroads Iuupiig through these sections Of
the State suffered severely and most of the
manufacturing hments located there have
more or II ~ pjured.
On the NaugstucS every bridge from Waterbury
20 Walcottyis has been swept away and the railroad
track between the two places badly torn up South of
Waterbury the two pucp bridges also gone and
from Ansonia 10 Derby the railroad embAnkment for
mile or two Is washeo away and the track COZ fused
mass of wood, iron and rubbish. At watsrvls three
miles above Waterbury, families had to be taken from the
On the Housatouo river every bridge north of Br-
mingham as far New Milford is reported have been
swept away badly injured Between Newtown and New
Milford some twelve miles Of the railroad ported
gone
have been twenty f-et-res than known be
fore. 1t appeared fed with trees brush lumber parts
of bridges nc &C. Several bridges up the river are
known to have been carried away.
In the Pennington valley many fences carried of.
The canal railway was so badly washed from Colnsve
to Unonvile that the trains that part
Of the road sne will not be able probably to there
sor . week to
Several bridges swept and the business of the
road will be suspe nded or some days.
In Woodbury. thirteen bridges carried away, and
in Roxbury all in the town
from the Springfield Republican, Nov. III
The late freshet cd considerable damage in Franklin
county, learn from the Greenfield Courier. The
bridge In course of erection Green river the
grist ILL., in Greenfield swept away, with the loss Of
about $looo-fuy Insured in the Springfield Fire and
Marine office. There wss .ther damage to roads and
bridges in the town, amounting 20 about 600 Three
BRIDE in Colsra!ne swept away, and the roads
v2rions parts OF the keilett5
tory in Shelburne undermined, and the roads gene
rally were DANA ed throughout the county.
culyert on the Vermont Valley road was washed
away, without mat. rally hnderipg the trains
The West6ed Mems Litter says that never within the
recollection of the editor has the been high
there as it Sunds night The water broke ov.
the dyke just above the railroad and perfect food
poured dosn carving everything before it Elm
and echs mic streets the vicinity of Johnsons organ
factory and Bartlett street. emptyrg itself into Furrows
brook, below pow's whip factory Many cellars we're
completely filled with water, and some ds mage done
hay mt
ter factory was some what injured.
From the New Esven Courier Nov III
On the Provide and Fshkill Railroad about fifty
feet Of the track Bristol was swept away BY the storm
OF Sunday, b. whieh the delay ed some two
hours The damage the Bousstonic road, above New
Milford Is rot ext nsye at first anticipated.
Below that place there nine breaks. four of which
repaired few hours and the others viii prevent
the use Of the road several dsys.
At soutLvlle in iitchfed county, the water made
breach Rabbits sweeping away the toll house aud
making passage directly through the heart of the vii
bridge Of thirty forty feet span, the Vermont
Valley road, near Putuey, ", was swept away.
At Hartford, the 10 the Connecticut twenty
feet above low water mark OF Monday and still
rsirg; the meadow are all overlooked; number Of
cattle had been washed down the river from the meadows
above Hartford
Tho Derby Journal Extra in giving account of the
damage done by the ate storm, audes to instance of
humanity which we could hardly suppose human
being could be guilty Of 1t says ga good deal Of
individuals who refused to ado, boat in their posses
sion to be taken TO Ansona TO the relief OF
ones there and learn that threats of violence
made by the persons with the boat (Which they did not
own) any attempt made 20 take it. lad they nhu-
namely he'd Of from the shore refusing listen
appeals of humanity, or suggestions OF reason although
persons OF responsibility offered TO pay any price for the
of it. and gentleman offered To pledge himself to
pay S20o-four times value-for it, Aud we canno.
learn that they had any object in refusing except spirit
Of conrsrn'ss and rrfesns brutality which cannot be
eoo highly condemned and deprecated Another boat
hnals lASen, made some well
grounded objections Of its old and unfit con
dion; and 1t This undtness that used long delay
in crossing Coud the beat drt sought have been mms
datey obtane thes would have doubtless reached the
island hour sooner and saved il not two human
lives and q the parties who crossed If
they had been twenty minutes sooner they would
reached the island before the cries ceased