Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-10-19

Not bridge is left standing in town. The
damage to highways and bridges is esti-
mated at $4,000. Mr.. s. B. Kendall, an
estimable member of the Baptist church,
in attempting to save the contents of the
parsonage, fell from ladder and was in
stantly killed.
In Bethel the Carriage shop of james and
Williams was completely wrecked, altho'
not carried Off All small bridges are torn
up and great damage is done to all high
ways. Fortunately the town loses none of
its large or covered bridges.
In Bridgewater, B. T. Southgate's ma
chine shop, the blacksmith shop of C. al.
Hubbard, and the box factory owned by
Luther C. White, were all carried off. In
covered bridges the town lost the one at the
village and the one called the Blanchard
bridge above Babcock's store.
In Hartland, the saw mill and wood shop
of l.. NJ. Wood, formerly of Montpelier,
were washed away, he himself almost mir
aculously escaping watery grave.
In Quechee, we regret to learn that the
factory of our old friend, Mr.. Joseph c.
Parker, is complete wreck. Mr.. Parker's
loss cannot fall short of S25, 900. A large
number of hands are thrown out of employ
ment.
In Stockbridge, Jones & Sargent's saw
mills are both swept away.
LAMOILLE. COUNTY.
In Morristown the following buildings
have been washed away: T. c. Riders
starch factory, Cady & Georges starch fac
tory, Patterns tub factory and Walkers
saw mill.
In Hydepark, the saw mill of Mr. Crane
has been washed away.
In Cambridge, the saw mill belonging to
the estate of jesse Sears, the underpinning
of ID. c. Griswolds carriage shop, a por-
ton of the dam of NJ. II. Sahord's grist
mill, and an old wooden factory at Jeffer-
sonville were swept away.
The damage to bridges a. highways in
the county is reported to be immense.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Orange county had just such freshet
us that last week, forty-One years ago in
September-Wait's river even being lit
tie higher at that time than on the 4th inst
But the Connecticut has not been so high
since 1856. The Opinion says: the dam
age done to the highways is almost incredi-
/ Bile. There are no less than fifteen bridg-
es and culverts washed away, in Bradford
/ All the bridges on Underwood brook, on
/ the West Fairlee road are gone, and for {
mile, through the woods, the road is cut VI
and washed away, so badly that it vii
probably cost a thousand dollars tO..rebuilC
it. In many places the brook has left it
old channel and now runs where the roaC
was.
The same report comes from all over tn
county. Much corn ungathered, and man.
cattle and sheep are swept away. The ney
three-story wooden factory in Chelsea, jus
built by Waterson, was swept away.
BOY DROWNED.
A son of G. w. Haven, of West Fairlee
aged about 10 years, was drowned on Mon
day. A bridge had been swept away whic
the boy was to cross, and plank havin
been placed over the stream man under
took to carry the boy over, when the DO
fell into the water, and the boy was drowned
RUTLAND COUNTY.
On the Rutland railroad, east of RUTLAND
the damage was very severe. At Barton'
vile, the railroad depot and five dwellin
houses were swept away, and the riN
, err now runs where the depot stood. MOI
than half the distance from Chester to Bal
louisville the railroad track has been wasl
ed away. One railroad bridge betwee
BartOnsville and Chester has been carrie
away, and another is very shaky, its -four
; dations having been undermined, and wi
, be of no use until fully repaired.
On Tuesday, Col. Merrill, SuperintenC
ent ofthe Rutland railroad, made a surve
of the damages done on the road, accompi
MED by the master bridge-maker, Mr.. Roy
On their return in the evening, on han
car, their lantern became extinguishe
and when nearing where they suppose
/ was a wash-out, Col. Merrill being
n doubt as to the precise locality, attempte
: on foot, to make an examination, and hf
proceeded but few feet before he -four
himself in the gulf but he succeeded
r catching hold of an overhanging rail, al
was rescued from his perilous position
Mr.. Roys. But for this he must have ia
len great distance, which would ha
proved a serious if not fatal fall to him
SAD ACCIDENT.
d On Monday last, during the great stOr
Of while Mrs. Joseph Bixby and son We
ar standing upon the bridge that crosses NJ;
~ tin brook at Randallville, about one m
north of the Mount Holly meeting hou
st the bridge was suddenly washed away
W the side upon which Mrs. Bixby was sta
4 ding careening and precipitating her il
~. the water. She was carried down the sv
len stream near to where her husband a
u Mr.. Randall were at work endeavOring
he save some property that was being carr
is away by the stream in its resistless cOur
81 when Mr. Bixby succeeded in getting hi
of her clothing, which unfortunately Ga
d. way and she was carried down the sire
It. some distance further, when she succeed
in in Selling hold of the limb of tree Ov
ve hanging the water, where she was reset
with great difficulty by her husband d
NJ Mr.. Randall. When rescued she was VI
ur weak, and had she remained in the wa
of a few minutes longer she would certai
.rs have drowned. The son, Willie, was c
ried down the stream with the bridge
a' half mile or more, and when found ,
he dead, his feet laying upon a log and
on head in the water. Every effort was mi
to rescue the boy by the father and
mo Randall, but all to no avail.-Rutd
We Herald.
PIX, RYEGATE.
ng The late rain storm wasthe most destr
ir- tive ever known to have passed over
nv part of the country. 1t commenced to J
- about seven o'clock Sabbath morning
,n' continued to rain during the day and
ne following night and day without cessat
no For the last twelve hours of that time
oh rain fell in torrents, causing the sire;
m suddenly to rise, and to inundate the
IL leys through which they passed. Prop,
AN to a large amount has been destroyed,
= the roads are left in frightful condit
nv Nearly all the bridges in the town are
w. ried away. A large part Oft the Hunt br
'0' road is so damaged that twill cost as m
ne to repair it as to build it at first
breaks were made in the railroad at
points where the Hunt brook and the
- brook cross it. The road at the foot of
w Gibson hill is entirely impossible, so
a nu is the road over the hill by George Smit
-" wv All the bridges across the Wells river
On tween Groton and Wells River are G
ny except the one which is below CUNTS
~; ~ and that one was only saved by a
U - channel which was opened up by the
~, ~ ton of the water across the road just al
' '11 the bridge, through which a greater
n