New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-03
THE DANBURY FLOOD.
PULL PARTICULARs-TwEL PERSONS DROWNED
THRILLING INCIDENTS.
The DdnJury Times has the following full ac-
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Jan. %, 1869

FULL PARTICULARs-TwEIyE PERSONS DROWNED
Thrilling INCIDENTS.
The DdnJury Times has the following full ac-
count Of tho fearful calamity Of last Sunday
just the bells ceased TO ring the people to their
here took place. The dam Of tho upper Kohanze
vOr gave way and the immense body OF water therein
contained came sweeping down upon our unconscious
citizens Those who lived at the upper part OF the town
wero startled by sudden rushing roaring sound
Like the driving OF heavy gale OF wind. Those
Indoors could not understand IT, their buildings
not racked. they would be IN such gale. Many left
their and went out TO listen better and then they
disco vered before their very doors boiling hurting mass
OF water The water came upon the village through the
gorge above Fnts DAM bringing with II huge masses OF
ice aud heavy OF timber IL came with fearful We
locty striking tho houses Mainst near the river bank
and sweeping them from their foundation In an INSTANT
II swept down the flats along the stream north and east
OF Mans carrying destruction IN is reach
and bringing terror TO all within It's hearing The total
extent Of the damage done cannot now DO estimated
The amount OF property lost cannot be less than 10000
and will probably exceed that amount Tho loss OF life
has been terrible In the houses destroyed In the upper
part OF Mainst. there were IL persons The terrible
scenes and incidents OF tho night aud this morning beg
gars description The people have turned out In
and at this hour going over the pathway OF the ca
tom, especially on tho site Of the houses OF those
lost, Hardly trace OF where inc, ttney stood IS
badly shattered the other Is complete wreck the larger
portion lying just south OF Patghs and some distance
below It's foundations Tho Main, North, and Whtest
bridges were destroyed, and the Patchst. bridge
racked to be unsafe 10 walk over. Charles Chases
carriage mandatory, on Northst was demolished be-
ing struck by the building removed from Mainst Sun
derands carpenter shop, st. torn from Its
place horse stabbed ut on4nd OF the building In some
nnaccountable way got out avn swimming 10 land came
OF nnlarined The office and builders hardware store
OF tho Ives Brothers was flooded, and considerable
damage the stock. Isaac W. Iyess undergrad
was also flooded. aud large lot OF lumber swept down
the stream thrown about the yard IN confused heaps
also sustained by stevens Bros. and A. Ely
penters; y. Robinson Co., -four Dealers Lacey. Hoyt
n Co, hat manufacturers, and Bradley n Mansfield.
liyerysable keepers Great cakes OF Ice, weighing tun
or more scattered along the OF the water in
great profusiOn, fences were swept down. Outhouses
sheds NC. damaged, the number of which IL IL impOss
bic ascertain, but which, together with many In
cdens OF interest w be given In tho regular Issue OF
The Times Oh Wednesday
The following LIST OF the persona killed Mrs Hues
ted Old lady, mothern-law Of Charles Il. Andrews
body recovered Edward Clark body recovered Mrs Ed
ward Clark body supposed 10 be hers but badly dsng
ured was recoveredl; three children OF Mr.. aud Mrs
Edward Clark, bodies not recovered; wife OF James
Brothwell body not recovered; two children OF James
near Hurlbrts factory, which was Identified by Mrs
HaDford b. Fairchd as that Of Miss Fannie HUMPHREYS
"a lady who had left Mrs. Fairchlld's house on Whre
st. Just before the coming OF the mood, and
Oyeraken by by IL before she could get across the
bridge. Right after the water reached White-st two
but the huge cakes OF ice and Of timber sngng
between them and those who endeavored to help rem
dered all attemps Intellectual, and after Few moments
they OOsed their hold the tree and were swept from
sight. One of these two was undoubtedly Miss Hum
phries, but the other Is not yet known.
The damage done the reservoir is very great ADout
100 feet OF The upper dam and the entire length OF the
lower dam. is swept away. Men are already at work
upon the dams, and the water pipes VIII De hled IN Few
days The foundation OF Fints fOundcry IL undermined,
ana two teDements belonging 20 Hendrick Barnun' on
North7st arc somew hat damaged