Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-30
The Fresheis.

The freshets the past week have been the mos
severe that have been known for a quarter Of {
century, not only as regards the height attaineC
by the water. but in the destruction Of life anl
property. In our Own immediate vicinity w
have been fortunate as compared with other sec
tons, for though the water has attained al
almost unprecedented height in the Lake and it:
tributaries, and while the loss of property is
great. yet we have been spared the sacrifice Of
life and prostraton Of business which has fallen
SO severely upon other localities. We sum up
accounts from various sources as follows
At Winooski the river has fallen rapidly since
Thursday, and no further damage is appre-
hended
At westfori the boom of T G. Beach was car
ried away and several hundred logs lost, besides
much other damage inflicted.
TIE Lamoille river rose to greater height
than since the great freshot Of July, 1880, and
fora time the village of Cambridge was mum
dated and many buildings in gre., danger The
tres.Ie work bridge near the borough was car
riel away, with three men upon it. It was sub
ss1ueuty secured sul the men rescued At
johnson the water was up TO the level of the
bridge, and several houses were abandoned for
fear OF their destruction. In Fairfax the river
was higher than for many years, sweeping off
the bridges and culverts on most Of the prin-
cipll roads
Tie MIssisquoi was also much swollen aid the
highways along its banks badly washed out and
much injured in many places At East High
gate two saw mills a machine shop and several
hundred logs were carried away, and bridges at
various points above and below shared the same
fate.
At Montpelier, portions Of Main and State
streets were oyerfowed, cellars flooded and for a
time it was feared the bridges would be carried
away and serious damage entailed, but :ortun-
atey the waters subsidized before any importsnt
losses were sustained.
The water in Perkins Pond in Plainfeli broke
away at its outlet Wednesday carrying away, al
the bridges upon the brook TO Planfeld village
ST the outlet Of the pond, Laird's saw-mill was
entirely destroyed
In Bennington and Rutland couuiie, the
streams were unusually high, rendering the
roads impossible and seriously impeding the
rl.. way trains. besides doing much damage in
The shape IF carrying away bridge and build
inrs II Bennington FIVE bridges were carried
away. cellars filed with water, and considerable
damage and suffering entitled upou poor FAM
lies by the destruction of provisions. South Of
Bennington on the line Of the Lebanon Springs
Railroad the damage was very great. ana the
road6ed is under water for many miles Auoth-
e- land slide occurred near Lebanon, where
serious one Of two weeks previous had just been
cleared away, and the road is probably block
aisd for several weeks. Az Dorset Oh the line
OF the Bennington and Rutland Railroad, another
slide took place and trains were stuck 10 theuui
l.r a couple O.. days.
Through PowuaI the tre-la- prevailed viii
great violence. sae Hoo-.o river being transform
Cd into resistless torrent In the vicinity .,
North Powua tie T. s. b. Railroad was eatire'y
submerged f5r considerable distance and earth
work and iron were swept away. The water as
3, poured over the factory dam at North P.Fna-,
j feet
Ils yueeehe river was terribly swollen over
Sowing rs banks IN many = '''7 and .nfi.'-
uucn damage in the towns af -le.ufle, Bridge
water, Plymouth and Noods.o,.. ln the latter
OWED @ pier E-- demolished In the ''mil bridge,
.al Hlthaway's bridge entirely destroyed
From Concord, Springfield. braiill1ra- BEL
s- Falls Windsor, anu points along the line
# the pl-sump-lc, Cheshire. Rutland. vermont