Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-04

its tributaries, appears to have been unprece-
dented in its extent, and in the amount of dam
age it has done. We continue details, drawn
chiefly from the Springfield Republican, and
Hartford Courant.
At Northampton, few cellars were filled
with water, but the damage to property other
than the overflow Of lands and the ruin of
fences was comparatively trihing.
Congdon, Wells & Co., of South Hadley
Falls had 100, 600 feet of pine timber lying on
the valuable land skirting the Connecticut
river in Hatfield, acres of which were washed
away to the depth of twenty feet or more, to-
gether with the timber.
No damage worthy Of mention has occurred
at the manufacturing works in Holyoke.--
The water flowed over the bulk head into the
canal, but the dam and bulk head are both be-
heved to be uninjured and as sound as ever.
The repairs between this and Hartford have
been rapidly pushed forward On Tuesday 40
or 80 hands were engaged in filing the breach
near the Longmeadow station, where the wa
ter had swept away portion of the embank-
ment for distance Of nearly three hundred
feet.
The local mails for Hartford, New Haven
and other places South were forwarded from
Springfield by horse express, on Tuesday morn
ing. Those for New Y ork, and beyond have
continued to be sent by way of Albany.
At Greenfield, several buildings We're filed
with water SO as to oblige the occupants to
move out; and three or four miles north of the
village, 90 or 60 feet of the Connecticut river
railroad embankment was washed away ON
n.;,np ~ coxNpcr,c,,r At Hor+fo-d
end vicinity tba effacts of +bo Aood hove hoo,
extren9elv d;sastrons
On sunday f,nerol tool, fool, rlooo i, +bo
lower mart If The c;tv and tbe cot;n nos CO.,,
yev ed como distance IN boat n Tho boorso
A family If which two cb;ldren yere , o,,ifo
sick with tho scarlet fayar wore taLen i,
boa+ So, Ias -
in +ha Iabors Of cb;id rth rros ob,iao ~ b
,o,,'avad =, boat he S1a7,ld 49,
10, d,,,,ad fs;l,' No "'S
c,lass bo,,sa IN to ,,,t
of 80 i, 80 - GO -, $50
Anotl,er fan,;iv toolp ~ H. ras;5o,,"a
coil hot coyorad VIII +an4 oIo+l, a,,d ,,,eso5
80 TO- r,,o1 ~ 80 e
,orr Nrp-aIa,,I az 9sso,
off, IN banny contentrnen3 and an,,ayent safa7
Nv On apntbor roof
boat orr ~ oh ,,ootarial os oa,o ~ ba,,5
| DURING the rain m SUNDAY EVENING narty
etarted ont in q largo sail boat VIII 1aadors
and lanterns and rescued two fan,;ies onJ
| on;te number IF nersops onono +ho,o =
Sick woman living on the roof Of 3 house
| mon soma oa,,oep;ng +ho noo,lo obo,,+ 10.
trying to get her over into another building.
| Two small frame houses went down the river
| Sunday night. From almost every house.
families were rescued BY means of ladders
from the upper windows.
AT New Hartford saw mill and the
west end of Merrill bridge are carried awav.
The New Haven railroad south of Hartford
is not seriously injured and the trains are rum
ming, The same is true of Williamantic road
! though the latter is badly washed in nlaces
In the vicinity of New Haven. much dam
| age is done.
The New Haven Palladium saws the track
of the Naugatuck railroad is one continued
| wreck for miles, and such is no doubt its
fate through the entire valley. Its bridge at
Derby. built upon spiles. some 1000 feet III
length, is also gone. The wire suspension
bridge ct Ansonia, has shared the same fate.
| The brass casting foundry of L. IT. Carter at
Ansonia, was undermined. and fell IN rims
| Several dwellings and other BUILDINGS we've
| also washed from their foundations. Farm
ington Valley is represented as IN the same
condition. The Canal railroad has suffered
badly, the track in one place below Cheshire
| being washed away some 9Oo rods and in
| places the rails and ties are carried away =
| The dam at Brockett's faeforv Is wasbed
| away. 1Iif
1,,n rrnso p,,,nn p -,
Rod ara or;,',,iod h, A. 49, anu hlallen
w A. Rrops.ars so foat IS s tl .t,s'eL pau
tor,, ~, son,s a. pvo5,, w .la0N mas
1sn fadt sd - ~ Ia.to >, 4. w" Gas'e'
st,1'i yam
1wel,incs and de;ng oons;Ja.0h anu ds several
n" GU eoliS oolisluelaoie uaihaSe'
L roat 80 ~ Dse away
ar fsaac Nawton +oot are. iVa1 aoo NJ s'ean-
~ a1r -, i,1vo passengers
WI, - No., 7rsa W SeW
Wi, ~ r. ~ -. o,'illase W .ne new
-raat as faa-aJ ~ seilous y not SO
ssl;da .aot ,,1a". 49, as -, a. extensive
has,I e ~ ~ %on S.ie siacA ana en-
aa,th IA !, AZ ~ 49, ~ e. ~ leas. wv ieet IN
- r. ,;,,a - ~ :. ~ ieee, went M
49, 49,. %1'il n:ie uel' seven OF
" So 80 an Immense amount
~. 60 Ges'loyeI alonS .ne rassaic
IA anu S''iais IA MAR land
any ! ICY Snnsl isa ~. a,
w. $500 W.. 80 siie essina'eu loss on pulld-
On oon ci a G Tam plopSr'y' Is about
ynV'yooi ~ oion ans y. - l., tne state
a".a en-, aS ~ anu osut @l1o,Voo logs es-
UaPe9 nun sheir lnool.ngs' ana most OF them
WI m " a ' H toss 20 'nelr owners.
Nv 4ha ,.,s n;'n - yeafs ola was drowned