National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-10-15
MONTPELIER.

The journal has the following in
regard to the food in M0ntpeier:
The flood in the village was very
severe, the waters rising steadily
until about half past three o'clock
IN the afternoon. About this time
the water washed away the .'Sand
bottom" bridge, which being swept
down the StIeam carried away the
sod Academy and Union House
bridges, and the three were pvecipi-
tatcd with the tull force Of the cur
rent against the State street bridge.
which fortunately withstood the
shock fortunately, we say. for il
the bridge had been carried away
the "Rialto2 building must have
gone too, which would have involv
ed a very large destruction of prop
eity, and quite possibly loss Of life
The damming up Of the stream,
howeverat this point by the bridges,
caused a very rapid rise OF the
branch above that point, and very
much of the water WAS diverted on
to Mann and State streets, making Il
river OF itself, particularly on State
street, varying III depth from tive
to five feet, with IA very rapid cur.
rent. Iocomotion in these points
was an utter lmposSibility except III
boats and RATS. This rise III the
water III consequence of this obStus
ton, caused considerable damage
from the flooding of ccllalS, which
but for the suddenncSS of the rist
would have been TO Il great extent
cleared Of their contents. Hardly a
housckeepcr but muurns the loss OF
PICKLES or preserves. and the guam
tlty OF SOFT soap contributed bN the
citizens of our Village to the Bur.
lingtoniaus and the inhabitants Of
intermediate localities is beYlnd be.
lief About six o'clock in tho even.
Ing the railroad bridge near the de
pot was carried away, and the re-
moNal %, tins obstruction, together
with the stopping of the rain, soon
| produced u marked fall IN the water
III the village. The bridge was car
RED down the stream and lodged on
the railroad bridge near Colone
Jewct's farm, and can be saved and
replaced upon its abutmcnts at IN
expense tiiillng in comparison with
that of u new bridge.
The private damages in town
were quite numerous, though nc
large destruction of property occur
ed. MeSsrs. Lane, pitkm Il BrocI,
lost the pon-stock to their saw mill,
rs well aS to their machine Shop,
hut the principal loss involved is
the delay to their works. MIR. f.
Il. Skinner suffered perhaps as hcav.
llN rs any one in town, from the
wc''iHg of his stock of goods. II,
estimates his loss NJ 5000. MrSsrs
{. II. Cross y Son suffered som,
damage TO their lonl aud stock ii
confectionery. Their loss probably
will be considerably less than $1,000
On the whole we think we may wei
congratulate ourselves on the com
pdrativcly light damage occasioncC
by this flood.
Tie water was higher by some iif
teen inches than IN the famous flood
of 1880, Uhc highest water even
known here and about two feet
higher than that of 1850.
From the Barton Standard:
We have heard of no great de-
strnction in this county, and we are
inclined to think our people have
been more highly favored titan those
farther south of us. Though we have
not escaped. Much damage was
done at North Troy. but what IL was
ana what the amount We cannot
learn. There were two wasl,ollts on
the railroad between North Derby