Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-03-07
THE FLOOD,

THE FLOOD. Or the track
The warm weather Of week beior 'mp'o'J u'''
closed up with a smart rain on SATIN :.
and the result was the foods cslue n ~. p''1'''
rush. In Montpelier the cellars in 0oe ~ SGT
and Main streets were filled, and \, ...s'.'
pants thereof either los. all articles y .l''
would spoil, or else hastily 90, y .'e
goods out. Grocerymcn. butchers, VI
were compelled to hustle their s@i y -.
Of the way rather quicker than they ~ ;. :
and with all their haste only pstI !,
succeeded in saving their property :.
er before have have we seen the water . =
high as on this occasion. nor witness q. 10. ::
rapid rise. Out. buildings on VIM, ..--1 IA, :.
river, and the North Branch. were cam ,-..
off. and much other damage done -. ~ :.
the road between Montpelier and H.. ~. nj
the Dodge Bridge" and the "BcNjs.,:..t. Il - .
brook bridge" were carried of. Bt, s-...,;.. -,
was on the line of the Vermont Cen
railroad that the most damage was u Mos. res
In Roxhury the track was from on. a.,u.vv sss
feet under water, for long ds, 1. ,s.>yl al
when the night express going Eaa s. IN non,
ed over it. nearly cxtinguishing The No. k., 4,
in the engine. Just this side Of IA. 49,.
dolph temporary bridge crossed a scour.e Az. ,
preparatory to the erection of ncv tb.e =
manent one which was framed and hit. e.
to raise. This bridge Looked susps,ss IN. and i,
and the Richmond, the locomotive DIR = o.,, :.
ing the train. was unshack.ed from 6o.c -. 4,
cars the fireman crossed the bridc II k.e M
foot to catch it if it got across heuime nor on r.
Patterson the engineer, opened the d,hiuHton: no
tic" just enough to give the macEnus y Z OH
tion and started il off. Once 90 aiarxM M
bridge its great weight made that snsincs ~ !
ture crack. and tremble, aud SETTLE that ~ Mace
the engine stopped. All thought i'm Il MI mot
60. but steam gathered in the unutstiot 81 j
started again. re ched the oppoaNi asd ,SE1a,,
safely. Then the bridge was found R--lor l,efor,
in such condition that it was no, hmplsl~]s;t
push the cars over by hand, as wa tims ullt bt
tended, and cars and passengers vmim destreyed
there. The next morning the psssHs
were got by. and. after being again I. u-
ried by at Royalton we're taken to Wy
River Junction v..'"
At Roylton one Of the large stone ~ 8. : :
at the West end, was carried out : ,ose
under the new bridge there. Juasi xnk -,
the day express going East reached lot ocru,rsd
point Mr. Kendall. section master ~ e. ~. ..
to look at the bridge. found it SCENT pe,;oa ),
all right, and turned to 60 back 10 ntlv crn.., =,
station. He had gone but little length ~ 4,
when, jnst as the train came dA' corresnor
toward him. he heard crash. W@depends ..,o
stopping to look whence that crash The nom !,
ceeded. he stopped the train a'd fs, IL kours
found the pier gone. Less than o&t this "a nj
ute more. sId he train would ha"Na In ni.e,.
on the bridge. when it would have lS6 days: bu
into the boiling Aood below. and Dol syst IL .p,r
would have escaped to tell the tale sny leao Ne.
The Ice gorge in the Connection y ADDING III
Windsor. causing the river to SCI Fears. ~ eet
and flow over large territory 1iod isSo Ied
about that town. drowning 200 sAel i'll elwsvs
Mr.. wardner. l65 on the farm Of " sars i "a
Evarts. and several hundreds for "p this p1riod
together with a large number Of 'o"'s revcIelions
another one that was worth nap'nutes ~ n
dollars The water was thirty lee' "'ctuFne uitbi
low water mark-two and bali @H'H yeart a III,
er Than was ever known at W1dM does not
fore. The toll.bridgo connecting 'p'ess n
scr with Cornish n. H., % the a. 49, nos Ell
side Of the Connecticut. was lifted % io1s X mug
abutments about 8 o'clock Sunday r----.~ z. =.
ing. and was taken down the riss' 'taEk \ ns
hundred rodS where it saua e seeevs th
bridge On the Sullivan railrOad 'o~ M Found
Conosesiot Three Of the -four ~ -
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