New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-06
THE EASTERN STATES.

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE HOUSAT0NlC DAM
TWO YEARS LABOR DESTROYED IN NIGHT.
NEw-HAyEN, Conn.,, Oct. 5.-The most Ia
inevitable consequence Of the food In this vicinity 10 the
giving way of the great dam over the Housatono River
at Birmingham. Two weeks work would have CON-
peted the structure Three hundred feet have been de-
stroyed and than half OF the labor OF two years
has been swept away In single night. man hameu
Mcdonald drowned by the upsettng OF his boat at
the same place.
MANCHESTER, CONN, THE GREATEST SUFFERER
NOT BRIDGE LEFT IN THE TOWNSEND
Gus LOSS OF LIFE.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. 5.-Reports of dam
age by continue to come in. The damage In
oil parts of the State very great The town OF Man
chester suffered than any other place In this
Vicinity. Not bridge Is left in the town, and not
water wheel is running there to-day The loss to mills
dams and property estimated at 100000 The loss to
roads and bridges is 10000 Cheney Brothers loss Is
100000 in which Is included 100 pieces OF silk, worth
$4,000 $4,000 At Broad Brook the old factory build
ing occupied tin.shop below and a tenementhouse
above, was swept away, and young man, woman and
five children were drowned A man was also drowned
IN Hgganum The Hartford provdenee ana n
tween here and Willmantic have not been repaired
The New London Northern Road open from New Lon
don Wilmanc above the latter place IL is also i'm.
possible to run trains regularly on the Hartford ana
New-Haven Road.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN MAINE AND NEW
HAMPsHIRE-THE BOSTON COLISEUM STILL
FURTHER DAMAGED.
BosToN, Oct. 5.-The mails from the South
due night had reached Boston at 10 o'clock
this morning. Reports from Maine and New-Hampshire
represent the storm unparalleled In severity In Con-
cord every street badly washed and quilted Humid
reds Of cellars were aled; engine fires put out and
rdew aks caved in At West Concord house was I'M
dermined and carried away Long Pond rose Two feet
At Fanums Crossing the highway was quilted from side
side width of 20 feet and depth Of is feet Nearly
Of the bed Of the Caremont Railroad was washed
out the rails in instances sinking ten feet Five
wash-outs reported on the COntocook valley kali'
road. and the train stopped few miles from Hs
borough Bridge Tie Montreal Road 10 also reported In
bad condition. Very little damage was done In Boston
and vicinity small portion OF the roof OF the Coliseum
blown off In the gale. The embabkment al WlDra-
ham, the Boston and Albany Railroad 200 feet long
and deep with stone arch bridge has been swept
away and Boston trains cannot run west OF worcester
before tomorrow night bridge crossing the Piscatar
qua River at GoffstOwD, " H., wac also carried away
last night and John Leach resident of that town. was
drowned. The damage by the flood IN New-Hampshlre
IA estimated at S,OOo,Oo0
GREAT Loss OF LUMBER IN MAINE-sEVERAL
LIVES LOST.
LEWISTON, Me-, Oct. 5.-The rise in the An
droscoggin River this point has been unprecedented
and rapid Several millions OF logs have gone over the
Falls this morning. belonging largely to s. II. Bearse
Co and the Lewiston Mil Co. There Is no danger
10 the cotton mills IN this city Messrs Cowen Co.'S
WOODEN mills had dye house carried on on the lower
level LOss o. 90 The river Is full OF noatiug pumpkins
stalks, Indicating much damage 10 the farms
along the river Crowds or people are gathered on Ile
river banks viewing the exciting scene az the Falls j.
NJ Thompson. proprietor OF Glen House. white Mount
taius yesterday. He was Ia his MIL, which
carried away by the flood, and man named PreDe
drowned with him. The bodies have not yet been
recovered,