Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-04-25

"beilows Farm, on which he lives, is some
$1,000. Several acres of meadow land
washed away J. NJ. Webb was also food
ed. He says that in the flood Of 1928, the
water just covered his barn floor, but we
believe il got in six feet deep OH Saturday.
a man in South Charlestown had the first
intimation of the great rise of water while
IN bed, Friday night, by the water coming
into his kitchen. Messrs. Kendall & Morse,
Of the same place, lost 200 cords of wood
and Mr. KendalPs buildings were surround
ed, and he lost 20 sheep. A barn was
swept off on an island lot below Windsor.
Some Of ]. Il. Drury's farm was carried
away.
The farm of Henry Hubbard, Esq, of
Charlestown, was badly damaged, and it
was with much difficulty that they were
able to save their stock.
Down the river the damage is great
The Valley Railroad has suffered severely,
and will not probably be in running order
for two weeks. No trains now pass over
the road. In Westminster several houses
were inundated and families drowned out.
One woman had been confined only the day
before, and had to be removed on raft. In
Mr.. Fishers house they sat their piano up
on chairs, and the water rose above the
chairs to half the length Of the legs. In
Pntney the damage to farms is great. Nor
were they spared on the opposite side Of
the river We are informed that Mr. Shaw
of Walpole will suffer loss in barns and
washing of his land, ISc., 10 the amount OF
$500.
At Brattleboro the food was equally
great. On the Island farm were some four
dwellings and about twenty inhabitants, all
of whom we're obliged to remove about 3
O'Clock Saturday morning. All but one o.
the dwellings were swept off, including the
dollhouse. There was one barn left, and
the cattle were saved by being got upon Q
platform. John L. Putnam occupied the
dollhouse, which was swept away " high and
dry" or wet, more likely. He saved mos
of bis goods, but lost years stock of wood
worth some $40. A Mr.. Bingham lost
most of his goods. After his house had
fioated away, 1t was pulled ashore, and
sap,a .af IL ,o. L tat-an f.o,,, e -, a 1a,,,
aged condition. MIR. Cabot owned the Isl
and farm, and his loss is heavy. His build
ings were all carried off except barn; hi
had 200 bushels of corn and 40 bushels o
oats damaged. West River bridge, above
Brattleboro, near the Valley railroad, float
ca down against the railroad bridge, and wt
believe has been hauled ashore. 1T was al
old structure, and ought to have washed
away hong before this time.
John Stearns in Hinsdale, N. H., and Da
vid Goodell and William Brooks of Vernon
saved their cattle, &c, by getting them OF
scaffolds or swimming them Of.
The new TOLL bridge at Braitlcboro d.
not 90 of, but the bridge at the other sid,
of the Island was carried away, so that al
bridge communication at that point is nov
cut off.
| Still lower down we have accounts Of tb'
unprecedented food. Springfield, Mass
and Hartford, Conn.,, were overlooked, AM
there is immense damage, perhaps on tn
whole length of the river half million Q
dollars.
1t is impossible 10 get at tile amount o
damage, even in this vicinity. We hav,
made as careful aa estimate as possible 0
the damage between this village and Brat
tleboro, including .he two places, and
must reach e,0oa.
As disastrous as ii has been, II was forta
nate there was no ice in the river of an,
note. We had no storm, and all arose from
the sun-thaw of the snow Had there beer
ice, it would have swept everything near
on, or over the river, and nothing eouk
have stood before it. We have records o
floods in the Connecticut in 1892, 1918
1928, 1854, 1856 and 1859, none of whicI
begin 10 compare with the one of April l9
1862. Memorable day for Lexington an
Baltimore, and lastly for the towns and vi
lagos on the Connecticut river.