Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-14
The Freshet of Sunday.

At West Ftchburg, on the Nashua river, the
dam Of hanna & Beebe, paper makers, was carried
away; and the Easements of the Haywood chair
were flooded.
On the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, some
six or eight feet Of the track and embankment were
washed out and freight train coming suddenly
upon the gap, was thrown off,
A bridge on the line Of the Western Vermont
road was swept away by the water.
The Connecticut at Hartford reached la feet
above low water mark on Tuesday which is the
highest point Of this food. The water has since
reccded.
A bridge over Charles river at Waltham has
been carried away by the freshet damage about
$500. The bridge of the Fitchburg railroad, be-
tween WATERFOWL and waltham, has been raised
by the ice eighteen inches 50 that trains pass
it slowly and with difficulty.
In Connecticut the towns Of birmingham, Der
by, and Huntington, at the confluence Of the Maui
gatuck and Housatonic rivers suffered severely
Families living near the banks Of the river were
obliged to save themselves with all haste, leaving
everything they possessed behind. The bridge
across the IIousatonic, connecting birmingham
with Derby, was entirely swept away loss Sl0,-
900. Several other bridges it is reported were
carried away. All the factories and mills in Dir
mngton have suffered material damage, while
some were demolished. The total loss by the
frcshet in that vicinity is estimated at 500 900.
At Albany the water recelcd considerably
Monday night. Ii is reported that two families on
the island opposite the city have persisted. st.
Johns church was badly damaged, the pews being
ripped up, etc. There was much suffering for
drinking water all the pipes in the lower part Of
the city being either frozen submerged. Large
quantities Of grain stored in second stories were
flooded. State street bridge was raised several
feet above the iron columns. The relief committee
were active, and soup houses were opened near the
flooded districts. The coal yards were mostly un-
der water and there was suffering for want OF
fuel. The passengers who left New York by the
[ Hudson river railroad, Monday morning, reached
.Albany at five O'Clock Tuesday evening. The
track for miles from Albany is covered, and in
some places torn up.
At st. Louis, Monday, the Mississippi had risen
Is feet since Saturday morning, and was still rs-
ing with immense quantities of floating ice. The
Missouri open to above Jefferson City. The
Illinois was open and had risen u or Is feet al
iepili, anu NJ liist uCCouutS sui Tlslug.-
There had been heavy rains throughout the West
and numerous slides had occurred on the rail.
roads.
In the vicinity Of Chicago, H., the fresbet did
immense damage to railroad bridges, telegraphs
mills, etc. At Aurora, two bridges a saw mill
planning mill, carriage factory and large quantitie.
of Lumber were swept off, and 1t is feared severa
lives were lost The Rock Island railroad bridg,
at Morris, the Michigan Central railroad bridge a
ipsilanti, the bridge at Niles, together with sew
eral over the st. Joseph's and Kalamazoo river
were swept of. The southwest portion Of Chicag,
was submerged. The damage to the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad is estimated at 500,
900.
On Sunday the ice gave way on Raritan river
at Amboy, N. j., sweeping before it fifty sloops
schooners, barges and canal boats, many Of which
will be recovered again. A great deal Of propert,
in the warehouses was damaged by water; tota
loss about $50, 900
At Saugerties, N. Y, Barclays dam was car
ried away, Monday, 800 tons Of coal swept off
and several mills damaged. The loss of the dan
will stop the factories for months and 700 opera
tves are thus thrown out of employment.