Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-05-02

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Friday night it was higher than before,
since 1926, and yet it continued to rise
throughout the night. Saturday morn
ing the water was running over the guard
gates in the canal, the lower part Of the
building Of VIM. Nutting was submerged,
the Valley railroad track just above the
tunnel was covered, and few inches more
rise would carry the water through the
same, which would be the destruction Of
the whole village, as the quicksand upon
which the foundation rests would have
given way before the rush of mighty wa.
ters,, which would then have had every
thing their own way, sweeping out all be-
tween the ledge on the Island and Pine
Hill, if not Oak Hill. The work of dam
ming the tunnel was at once commenced.
For nearly twenty-four hours the water
was several feet deep at the mouth Of the
tunnel, and nothing but the most strcnu-
Gus exertions prevented it carrying every
thing before it. ''-''' 81 'A''' 'sD'.1
About s o'clock Saturday morning the,
road between the bridges over the canal
on Bridge street began to wash away, the,
water working its way through the walls,
and great danger was also apprehended
from that source, but those walls were,
founded on a rock, which enabled them to,
withstand the force of the stream. "
Saturday, Canal street began to over
flow, and before Sabbath morning it was
covered several feet deep near the bridge.
and was flooded from the house of John
Kimball to that of Alfred Kemp. The.
water was from three to eight feet deep in
the dwelling Of Mrs. Field, the buildings
owned by Spaulding were surrounded by
it, and their cellars filled, while Canal
Bridge was only kept from sailing off by
being tied with immense cables
A panic seized upon some of our VII
layers on Saturday, the idea having tax
en- possession of them that the little Of
Bellows falls which had escaped the flames
was now to be done for by the food, and
people began to move their goods. Every
shop under the hill was empticd of its
machinery, stock, ETC., and, there was rea-
son for this move. There were many
slcepless eyes, and anxious hearts, in Bel
lows Falls Saturday night, a feeling akin
to, despair arose in the, minds of some as
anxious watchers kept reporting the river
as rising until 4 A. NJ. of the Sabbath.
At this time it reached its greatest height
at 80 it had prcceptibly receded, and
then glad sense of relief was felt by all.
The damage in this village must be sew.
eral thousand dollars, the largest proper
ton falling upon the Canal Company.
The earth of the road between the bridges
on Bridge street is badly washed out, the
gates and locks are all more or less in
jured, the old paper mill dam is gone,
portion Of the shoe peg manufactory Of
W, & J. G. Flint is missing and the rest
of the building much the worse for wear,
and much damage was done to the black
smith shop Of 0. B. Amcs, all Of which
comes upon the company. .-'-'
On the meadows North Of Bellows Falls
the water was from Is to 25 feet deep.
! forcing the occupants to vacate their
dwellings and remove their stock. :"
In Westminster the meadows were food
:. ed, and the occupants Of the dwellings,
between the Depot and the hill at this
end Of the lower street were all forced to
yacatc, some Of them having waited so
long that they had to resort to RATS to
/, save themselves. The wife Of Young
man named Farr, who resided on the Hol.
!, land place, below the village, was i'll,
having q child but two or three days old,
and she was carried to o place Of safety
\ by q bedstead being set upon araft, which
was taken upon the sh ,lders Of some men
J when dry land was reached, and carried
to place Of safety ~, ~, s,ni III,
\ Great damage was, done in Putncy.
j those residing on the. meadows suffering