Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-20
WINDSOR COUNTY.
From the X ood>tdck STANDARD.
ItrTIbie Flood at " est Harft0rd.

WINDSOR COUNTY.
From the oo.>tuck STANDARD.
Terrific FIo0d at Uest Harfford
The streams in our Immediate vicinity were
not seriously disturbed by the warm weather
and rain of last Friday and Saturday We
regret, howe ,cr, To be obliged 10 announce
the destruction of life and "A large amount of
property at West Hartford. village
White River, in this county.
The village j. situated on the north bank
of the river. on a level piece of lntcrvale land,
some ten twelve feet above the ordinary
level of the stream. \ bridge of about one
hundred and twenty feet with abutmcnts and
pier constructed across the river at the
/ lower part of the village Sunday morning.
about seven o'clock. the ice commenced NOV
ing down the stream and damned up against
the bridge, sweeping that off and CARRYING
the main part of il short distance, when
the whole was stopped by ann of ice that
had filled in the bed of the stream ut a pre-
vious thaw, the whole forming dam entire
" across the valley, stopping the whole body
of water III the river. and causing it to rise
over a portion of the village. some ten or
twelve feet in about many minutes. Many
buildings were moved from their foundations
several We're carried considerable distance,
and others crushed by the force of the water
and ice The inhab we're forced to take
refuge in the upper part of their houses.
from which many of them taken by
boats during the forenoon. All that remain
ed in their dwellings were saved. Miss Frank
Williamson. daughter of the hotel keeper
attempted TO reach a place of safety from the
house. and called for assistance upon Colonel
Samuel f. Pingrec. who had spent the night
ut the hotel. and had been moving horses
from the hotel stable In attempting To- car
rv her across the highway the sudden rise of
water swept them both down The lady
caught at gatcpost. hut Colonel Pingrcc
was swept down hy the current of ice and
water and the sudden breaking away Of ob-
struction~ below and was left upon a point
where with assistance he was saved. The
lady was soon swept under and not seen after
wards. If others had attempted t. save
themselves a. she did. they must have shared
the same fate The destruction of property.
including the bridge, cannot bc les than
twenty thousand dollars. \ portion Of the
loss in cattle. horses and sheep given
below
Allen HAYES lost on. yoke of oxen, three
horses, Two COWS and eighteen sheep. Two
of his horses saved thcmsclyc- by holding
their noses above water for about five hours
in d space of four inches left between the
surface Of the water and the ceiling Of the
stable
Dr. Tucker lost one COW and one sheep.
and his house was badly damaged 10y ice
Thomas Carr and Charles Bcckwith lost
their all
VIM Ranuahan lost one COW
A. w W"odburv's house was badly dam
aged. and his barn moved across the road
John b. liazen lost seven lambs and his
house much damaged
f. F. Holt estimates his loss at two thou
sand dollars. Ills house and store were both
submerged.
House badly damaged.
J. W. Hazcn u Co. merchants. estimate
their loss at $500.
Albert F. Williamson. keeper Of the hotel
lost two COWS. calf. one horse and one
: colt. His house was badly damaged and
moved from it. foundations
Silas H. Ilazen lost 1876 sheep 100 bushels
of corn and 100 bushels of oats. y shed
= was destroyed and the corn barn moved. The
. sheep were valuable blooded flock. valued
: at an average of SD per head.
:. Benson lost COW.
The current of the river was on the uIIo-
site side of the village from its old bed, and
/ between the store and buildings on the north
side of the street and the railroad.
Among the many incidents attendant upon
= this sad affair we learn that Henry West wac
caught in the flood and was forced u climb a
tree for safety. He was rescued nearly froz
r en- t. death. Mrs. DR.. Tucker and child
came near being lost in the food while cscaI j.
ing from their home. Miss Williamson wa,
: about twenty wears of aye and was u j,
! married next month Her body. though dill
e igcntly searched for by great numbers o
; men. had not been found at last accounts.
SrKl>GFIEID--Whati is now the townsh il
# of Springfield. was sold in 1902 for $500.
: The town Of Bridgewater has voted To sub
p scribe $l0,o0o to the capital stock of tn
- Woodstock Railroad
The depot master at Hartland was assalc
by three rufianS and robbed of 5000 on tn
IT night of the It'll instant
s The Windsor County Temperance Conven
II ton will be held at Woodstock on Thursda
the Dist inst.
Robert +. )wing of Bartonsville has raise
ID over one thousand trout from eggs he pre-
cured of tish-breeder in western New York
and transported about four hundred miles i
Or the cold weather of last December.
as Dea VIM Sterlin committed suicide h
hanging himself in his barn. at his residenc.
three miles south of Woodstock on Monda
of last week
he Ellis Britton x Eaton of Springfield, Vt
e. make four or five thousand children cal
ok every YEAR besides other things they Ell
no plov $50 hands, and have probably the lar,
ne est establishment of the kind in the mite
he States
re A man called Stiles of Wardsboro took
Il ride on "A pole recently. being treated To Il
excursion by some people of the town !
go was also offered IA coat of tar and feather
nd but made compromise by paying for Il
,.a tar and not taking it. He suspected