Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-04-23
The Flood Of 1S60---Damage to
Railroads, Accidents, &c.

hnally came on IN good earnest this week.
The river which had been steadily rising
for several days, began to reach the high
water marks on Monday and Tuesday,
rising about three feet per day, till We'd
nesday morning, when all the old high
water marks were submerged, except the
one of April 10, 1862, which was tho
highest ever known at this point, and six
feet higher than had ever been known
here before. AT Wednesday noon, the
water had risen to nearly within three
feet of the above mark, and lacking but
few inches of running through the tun-
mel Of the Valley Railroad, it began
to wear a serious aspect, and men were
at once set to'work building dam across
the upper end of the tunnel.
Up to Wednesday afternoon, the dam
ages in this village had not been large
Messrs. Tarbell and Tolman being the
heaviest losers, being some six or seven
huuuiSu uOilaiS Moill VI luNlbcI, NlllCu
was carried off in logs some miles above
this village, and went down before day
light Wednesday morning. The high
way opposite the Falls has been washed
out some, and the water is several feet
deep in the road below, leading to Wal
pole. At this point also, an Irishman
named Davis, had his barn washed away
and had to leave his shanty tied up to
keep it from floating off.
We noticed also that the water had
broke into portion of the lower story
of Frost, Derby & Cos, Scythsnath
works Wednesday afternoon. 1t must
be considerable damage to them, to say
nothing of the suspension of business.
The old paper mill site, just rented to
new parties for mill, is entirely under
water, and Of course all work on the
foundation for the new building is sus-
pended.
Below the Canal Locks, are several
Shanties and small buildings, occupied
/ by Irish. The water, at the time of
writing, has nearly reached them, and
if it rises much more must do them Sc
rious damage.
In the railroad bridge just above the
Tunnel, the water at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon, has already reached the
plank walk by the side of the track.
At this time also, the railroads in all
directions from this point, have become
very uncertain. Two trains, passenger
and freight, were caught in Westminster,
coming up on Wednesday, and in the
afternoon, before the Tunnel was closed,
train went down from this place and
met them, or went as near as they could
and brought back the passengers who
had thus been water bound.
On Saturday morning the Montreal
express train down, ran into land slide
short distance below the mouth of
Saxtons River, and considerably damag-
ed both the engine and tender, but for
tunately no one was seriously hurt.
On Tuesday morning the Montreal
train on the Central railroad near Hart
land Station ran into a culvert which
had been washed out during the night,
precipitating the engine and tender down
some thirty feet, and considerably injur-
ing several persons, among whom was
Conductor Dow of this village who had
one thumb broken, and several severe
bruises about the head. The engineer,
Mr.. Lyman, was also injured, and Ryan,
the fireman, was also severely injured
about the head and one arm, but at last
accounts it was thought would recover.
1t is most strange that the engineer and
fireman were not both killed. Mr.. Kib-
be, brakeman, we believe, on the same
train, was thrown into one corner of a
car, with stove full Of fire on top, but
singularly enough escaped all injury
He had a wooden blanket about him al
the time, and that doubtless saved him
from being burnt, as it had several hole:
burnt in it.
On the Central railroad several break:
reported, two between here and Windsor
another at Hartland ard another al
Braintree.
On the Rutland road, there is break
at Williams river above this place, an(
another between Rutland and Burlington
1t will therefore be several days at til,
shortest before the roads will be in thei
usual running order.
Later.
THURSDAY MORNING, April %.
f The water reached its highest point a