Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-28

Our prediction two weeks ago, that. as th,
snow was melting slowly, we should escape an,
heavy ireshet this spring, has proved falacious.
AT 0 O'Clock on Tuesday evening (2Oth inst. =,
both the river and the branch were very high, an,
the rains Of that night 50 melted the snow in In,
woods, that next day We found we had narrowl,
escaped the raynges Of a frst-class freshet in th
village
The water Mt the old Arch bridge on Main St.
early wednesday morning cut across the road
aud ran during a greater part of the forenoon
strong current down Main street TO the shop for
merly occupied by y. and G. r. Wood, where il
detected into the branch. A dam, however, i'm
proysed by our efficient Street Commissioner. Mr.
u. c. Camp, during the forenoon eliectunlly con.
trolled this stream and eventually stopped it, mol
however until the road had been badly washed
and quilted between those two points
Another dam erected near the jail house. bare
ly prevented the flooding Of State Street from the
Brunch, from which the damage must have been
very heavy. That portion of State Street be.
tween the Riolto bridge and Mr.. George Lang
don's residence has with the exception Of wet
cellars been exempt from damage Below this
point, however, the water has had full possession
Of the street as far as Butcher Smiths but with.
out serious injury to property. The damage, ha.
been mostly confined to the flooding Of nearly ali
the cellars in the village The Bailey Bros lost
two fine hogs but with this exception we think
we may congratulate every one upon our narrow
escape from heavy damage
The sudden change however, in the weather on
"Wednesday evening, checked the food, and saved
our village from the serious damage that for a
time seemed imminent. The streams having al
ready fallen three or four feet, and the weather
remaining cold, no further danger was uppre-
hcnded
We learn that the water in Perkins Pond
in Pninfed, broke away at its outlet on
Wednesday, carrying away ali the bridges up
on the brook ~ plainfeld village Perkin.
Pond is about one mile beyond plainGci Springs
aud about four from plainfeld village At the
outlet of the Pond was located n saw-mill owned
by Mr.. Henry $. Laird, which was entirely de-
stroyed Mr. lAird's loss will probably reach
the sum of two thousand dollars
The flood in the lAmoillo river has been great
At johnson the water was up to the level Of the
bridge, and several houses were abandoned for
fear Of their destruction
In Fairfax the river was higher than before
since 1880, sweeping of the bridges and culycrts
on most Of the principal roads.
The water in Lake Champhin is higher than
has been known in 20 years
Wednesday night another h-outoccurredo on
the passumpsc, and Thursday the trains could
60 no farther than Newbury Several Of the pas
scngers from that route were taken across the
Connecticut river in boats to the Montreal road
II WINS reported that the RATS Of logs above Wells
River had broken away. There was a large wash
out az South Charlestown, and the passengers
were carried By in boats One report said that
two million feet of logs had broken away from
Falls and were doing great damage
At Bellows Falls the lower portion Of the viii
lage was deeply flooded, and a strong current ran
through the valley nilroad tunnel The Rut-
land Herdd Of Wednesday reports that the Com
nectcut river bridge between Springfield and
Charlestown, n. H., had been swept away
There were several bad wash-outs on the road be-
tween Bellows Falls and jattleboro. aud the run
mig OF tlhillH ihl Itcu interrupted
There were several bad land-slides on the Ben
nington and Rutland road, and the Rutland and
Washington shared the same misfortune
The Free Press Of Friday morning last. (23d
nst.,) says the river at Winooski Falls is higher
than has been known in nearly forty years. The
rush Of water following the breaking away of the
lam at Hubjell's Falls, broke the boom Of the
Winooski Lumber Company, Wednesday, and
over thousand logs were swept away, beyond
recovery. The damage % the Lumber Company
IS not less than 5000. OF other losses We can
not give an estimate. The ice dam at Montreal
still holds and the water is rising slowly. This
morning the water was up within one foot Of the
great flood Of 1861, The ice dam Of lachine gave
way this morning and unless the ice moves at
Montreal still greater damage is anticipated
Several persons were drowned last night at On
ario by the breaking away of the dam.
The Rutland road is submerged in water 80
-ods, near Bellows Fails