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

siderable damage III GeOfget0Wn.-
Owing to the rise of the Potomac,
the merchants in Water street had
TO move out their wares.
HUDSON, Oct. ..
The flood Of yesterday was more
extended and disastrous in this Vi
entity than was at first supsosed.-
Total loss in this county is roughly
estimated at half million dollars,
which is probably less than the real
figures will show.
TROY, Oct. ;.
The Hood is unprecedented. The
water in the Hudsonn is Is feet
above low water mark. Great de
struction of property along the riv-
! er.
The mills being greatly damaged,
the up north country is flooded.
Three houses were carried away
at NcchanicSvillc, and IA woman
named HUMPHREYS drowned.
y Frenchman from Fort Ann was
drowned willie trying to save his
horse. Three were drowned at this
city last night. Their names are
James Donnelly, Michael Riley and
James ii. Pilyman.
PnI-GuIcEEpeIE, Oct. :
The reports of damage by the
Hood increase, and ruin is almost
everywhere. In four counties on the
Hudson the loss cannot be less than
S3,0O0,O 900
There are several serious breaks
in the Delaware and Hudson Canal,
one at kerhcnkson Of 200 feet, one
at Rock Lock leo feet, and several
others.
The streets Of Rondout were flood
ed, and families were driven from
their homes.
Large numbers Of cattle and horS.
eS were swept away and drowned.
, III. j. BroWnell, of ClaVerack, lost
, nine head of valuable cattle; j.
, Cooper, valuable horse, and others
more or less stock.
, VIM. II. Fleming lost one thou.
sand bushels Of potatoes, which
were washed from the ground. The
destruction OF fruit trees is eXten-
t siYe.
HARTFORD, Oct. ,.
, Reports of the damage by Che
storm continue to come in. The
damage in parts Of the State is very
great. The town of Manchester has
suffered more than any other place
, IN tins vicinity. Not Il bridge is left
in the town, and not wheel is run
ming there to day. The loss to mills
/ machinery and property is eStimatcd
at S30O,O0O. The loss to roads and
bridges is $4,000; Cheney 4 Bros.
: loss is $1,000 in which is included
- one hundred pieces of silk worth
| from SIS, 600 to 10000.
At Broadbrook an old factory
building occupied as a tin shop, was
swept away. y young man and
i've children were drowned.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Oct. }.
I'm immense amount OF valuable
lumber was swept away from here
iron bridge opposite the Mansion
House at Mauch Chuak, was swept
; down stream, Thirty seven coai
bargeS went over the dam at thai
point, and all We're completely de.
StrOyed.
The Lehigh and Susquch3nnarail
road will sustain heavy damage. be.
ing washed away at many points
between White Naycu and Bpthlc.
hem. The canal is washed east of
the town and the loss is great.
MAINE.
= The damage to railroads i'm Maine
is great particularly ON the Grand
Trunk road, between the Junction
and Island Pond. The bridge near
Paris Is impossible, the track at I'll.
, ther end being washed away and
the ahu'meutS being somewhat dam.
aged Monday night a culvcrt was
washed out and three ears smashed
badly about 5ar mile and a half he
low Bethel. No one hurt seriously.
but several slightly bruised. Scv
cral culvcrtS are damaged near Cor
ham, where the rain was trcmen.
dous. All along the line the track
Is badly washed No trains have
passed up the line beyond Dmyjllc
Junction. and it will he some DAYS
before the damages are repaired
The damage to the Audro>coggin
Railroad is considerable. The bridge
near Pennington is carried away.
y train passed up the AudruScOggin
road from Lewiston % Leeds Mon.
day morning, where its progress
was stayed, "A bridge over the Dead
River, in Leeds, having been carried
off 10y the flood. \ town bridge in
Leeds over the same stream was nj.
so carried away.
The losses OF lumber on the An.
droseoggin river IN the late trcshrt
diminish rs the facts come to light.
McsSrs. Bcarcc Il Co, will lose pro-
badly less than "A million. A pile of
latheS near their mill was undcrmin
cd aud about 10000 tumbled into
the river and went down stream.
The Lewiston Steam CO., lose about
100000 feet Most of thclogs have
been stopped At Bay Bridge.
The logs which passed down over
the Lewiston falls OH Tuesday are
largely collected in M1rymccting
Bay, the point OF Junction of the
kcnncbcc and Androscoggin rivers.
Immense RATS are being gathered
| by the hosts of lumbpriupu nr In,,s