Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-25

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other localities, III - = = sono y IT,
falls quite heavily vhile upoa = II ~
| ihx more than was ever Hooked for nom
such cause a. wind. Indeed, il we con-
tinue to be sufferers from natural ele-
ments AZ we have been for the past few
months, insurance oompsnisl having tor
their object insurance Of property against
destruction BY wind and water, might do
thriving business; at all events the sub
iect II one worthy the consideration Of the
Bsttersons and Wilmarths of other States
and 1.-THE Bsldwins and Deweys Of our
own.
The gale came from the southeast, and
after passing over our village took
northerly and westerly direction, doing
great damage to property at various
points along its course. The first damage
we hear Of its doing as it approached our
village was the. partial destruction OF
couple Of barns belonging to Doran H.
Orms in Mendon, near the Rutland line.
! Several farmers In his vicinity suffered
considerably from the unroofng Of their
barns, prostration Of their fences, DC.
On the Mcndon turnpike, and in various
portions Of Mendon, the storm seemed TO
spend its greatest fury; in one district
we hear that not farmer escaped with
out damage. On the turnpike the black
smith shop was completely demolished.
while further on, the barn of Mrs. Downs
was FRUSTRATED and the house badly
shattered. Mrs. Downs had but Just
closed her premises, intending to spend
the winter in Albany.
On the main road, about mile and
half north of the village, the gale was
quite perceptible, If we may Judge from
/ the reports from that direction. Moses
Lester lost two barns, they being reduced
mostly to kindling wood. Leman Carpen-
ter, neighbor, had two barns completely
stripped of their roofs and sidings, though
their contents of grain, hay and farming
utensils will be saved W l.. Parsons,
also residing in that neighborhood, had
/ lust finished the erection of new :" Il
| to his dwelling, and it was razed TO the
ground.
In this village, Mrs. Elizabeth Hun
toon is probably the greatest sufferer, the
/" l." on the south side Of her residence on
Main street having been entirely I'M
rooted and the roof of her residence con-
siderably damaged The storm seemed
to strike this building with all its force,
the roof OF the Il" being carried some
I 10 rods west. against and partially
! through The wood-shed and barn Of
George A. futile Her loss will exceed
5000.
The gable In the east side Of the ROOF
Of the High School building wa blown
in, ayd crashed through the ceilings and
floors to the recitation rooms below, fill
ing the stairs and halls in its passage with
the debris.
The tin root OF the residenee II T..
Foster Cook, corner of Washington and
Pleasant streets, was considerably dam
aged, one chimney blown down level
with the roof and another partially de-
stroyed.
The middle chimney on the Merchants
Row front of the Bardwell House came
tumbling down 20 the street during the
storm, crushing tree in it, fall. The
editor of the HERALD was crossing from
the Bardwell Honse TO the depot grounds
Just at that moment, and hearing the
crash, FASTENED his stops, and passed just
in time to save himself from being
crushed by the falling brick, one of which
hit him ON the leg and another on the
foot, he receiving only slight injury
therefrom. Persons who saw his danger
were greatly alarmed, but could give him
no warning, 80 sudden was the movement.
But for the crash IA the brick struck the
tree, which caused linn to hasten bis foot
steps, he probably would have been Sc.
yerely injured, if indeed he escaped sud-
den death.
On Main street, the roofs OF the Baptist
injury, and it will require considerable
patching to make them a. impefvious TO
the weather as before The roof of the
barn of Charles Olmsteal was also some
what damaged. while a window IN the
residence of Mrs. Curtis was blown in by
the fury of the gale aud smashed
The roof of the Congreg ational church
sustained triillig damage by the blowing
end The tall stoeple Of this edidcc. SIC
are informed by persons who were at
work on the Court House 81 the time,
swayed to and fro considerably during
the gale, and for few minutes il was
feared 1t must fall but il passed through
its fury uniniured
a portion OF the seaffolding on ghe new
Court House building Was blown down,
and the west wall injured 20 much as 10
render necessary the taxing down nnd re-
laying of several courses Of brick.
The south wall OF the new gas house
extension was blown down even with the
roof Of the old Building. though fortun-
ately the Company sustained no further
damage 90 their property, a portion Of
which was more or lees exposed.
A portion If the fence Of the Fair
Grounds was blown down. and the build
ings and sheds damsged 70 the extent Of
about 800.
\ chimney on the dwelling house
owned by G. d. Spooner, on Grove street,
fell during the gale, and crashed through
the roof and various floors 10 the psrior in
the portion of the house occupied by
James II. Dyer. demolishing fine new
soap stone stove aud iniuring other pieces
of the furniture.
From other points we have as yet but