The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-10-12

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SHIRE ADD Name. The fall u water has
bees greater than has been known for
many years Tho rain continued from
Saturday evening 81 nine O'Clock, about
thirty ak Lours Ii tell gently and
moderately al day sunday bot from
10 o'clock Sunday night TIL the same
hoar Monday Morning il was an inces-
SAINT food
TIE destruction Of roads, bridges,
railroads, aud canals has been general,
wbers-cver the storm prevailed.
The amount Of damage can hardly
be estimated Ii has fallen upon such
an extent Of country, and in such yari-
Gus forms, that the items will never be
collected.
BENNINGTON.
The following We take from the Ban
ner:
From the railroad the sight seer
could look of and see the water pour
ing over all the adjacent territory, on
both sides the track, the waves rolling
madly along, tearing the corn and 9th
er crops entirely away, and in many IN.
stances causing almost total ruin to the
land. The road through the Albro fat
is completely carried off, the current
changing from the main channel, a.
Was the case last spring. and sweep
ing with mighty current the entire
length Of the fats. This piece Of roal
was entirely ruined last spring, and haC
just been repaired IN splendid shape
last week, at a heavy expense to th'
town, only 10 be pat back to it's dilapi
tated condition. Nearly all the streets
Of the village were inundated, the waite
pouring through gardens, throwing
down fences, etc A number OF houses
in the Morgan district were entirel,
surrounded by water, beming in the oc
cupants. The sight III this vicinity wa
appalling. Huge boulders, tous il
weight, were torn from their nativ'
beds and sent crashing down stream
Offering no more resistance to the wa
terry giant than so many mere pebbles
Huge trees, which had remained i'm
moyeably rooted for half century
were lifted from their places in twink
hing, TO join IN the general chaos. whil
the waves went coursiug by, AZ if re
| joicing in the knowledge Of their mer
CHESS power. A terrible catastrophe
occurred in Woodtord Hollow, on Mon
day night, though the details of th
sad affair are not yet received. Til
house Of Willard Knapp, short dis
lance above tho point Of rocks, wa
swept entirely away. OF tho occupant
il il know that Chas, Potter. a youn
man, for some time in the employ {
]. H. Loring. is drowned, as his bod
can be plainly seen ON an island nea
by, whittier ii was washed. I'll
drowning OF his wife is also regarde
as certain, and parties are now soarcl
ing the stream in hopes to discover I'll
body II is not known whether or 4
Mr. Knapp, his wife and child, were
the house at the time, but If they wer
their escape from a watery grave vi
impossible There is some slight prol
ability that the family were at the re
idence OF Mr. Knapp's brother. al
that they have thus escaped nnharme
The factories generally ceased VOL
during the day. and the majority ha'
suffered serious lossess Near the rai
road depot the street was torn out 4
quite distance. the depot itself beir
entirely surrounded The side tracl
! were all more or less washed out, abo
bali of the old pile work beng to-
up aud washed away. On this ira,
we're a number Of freight cars, emp
and loaded, most Of which were reno
ed as the food commenced rushing
: but some platform cars remained. 7
3 immense deiuge u water running in
: the Bennington Manufacturing Cos
!, paays poud sooa began to do its wor
/, Two platform cars, at the edge
: the pond, loaded With ponderous bloc
: Of marble, we're sucked in, and t
i marble out Of sight ia short metre.