St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-15

bly, did it stand until about L o'clock, |
when the water came over the break !
water, and then the under part gave way,
but the east and west wall stood firm and |
held the upper part of the mill. The
loss cannot be less than $1,000, which |
falls heavily upon Mr.. Stone, he having
just pat the mill i'll perfect repair for the
fall business. The highway bridges
through the town are very much torn up. |
All the bridges but one on the Mallory |
brook road were carried OF, and we learn
that all hut one on the road between here
and Montpelier are gone. The like Is
not within the memory of the Oldest in
habitants of the town. Good judges
make an estimate of the damages in town
to private individuals about 81 200, and
highway and bridges about $500. So
that We think we have got our full share
| this thine, having but Just repaired up
| from the ircshct of the 10Th of August.
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81. JOhnsbury.
We have but little to add to the re-
port given last week. Mr.. Abe! A.
Pierce, at the north part of the town,
was quite heavy loser. Some time in
the evening Of Monday his saw-mill was
swept away, with all the machinery in
lii. Besides the loss of the mill, it pre-
vents him from doing anything in the
lumber business the coming season.
Probably $500 will replace the mill.
Wells River.
The recent flood damaged this place
less than many others yet few have
escaped entirely unframed. The Wells
River Lumber Company suffered the
heaviest loss. Their buildings, some
two miles up the stream, were Il good
deal shaken, and a large amount of lum-
Der. in one form or another, carried off.
Inu water rose upon the floor of the saw
mill, and. had it not cut its way out into
: the road in front of the mill, would prob
ably wrought much mere mischief than
: it did. Last Monday, the same COM
, pany met with another loss. From one
, hundred to one hundred and fifty thou
t sand feet of LOGS t!oatcd over the top OF
a their boom, and escaped.
/ Samuel Moore's saw-mill at Bolton
vile, had It's floor some three feet under
: water, bat stood the test. II lost con-
t siderable lumber. Worthley's gri-t-mil
. was greatly imperille'!. Some part O
r the underpiuning was removed Dnrant
# x Adams saved their paper MILL only by
e dint of the utmost cXertion. w. g.
o Buchanan's dwelIing house lost quite {
!. portion OF It's undcrpinning and cellar
d wall, the water flowing back umly- il
. The dam owned 10y Carpenter u Jones
: the Hoyt-, &c, was >urcly pressed, ar'
. tor some hours. it seemed inevitable tina
Il the water would cut its way around tn,
?. north bulk-head. Henry Jou,s' barr
i and garden were swept away ". \
Carpenters new house, east of L. Bald
wins, was lett standing between w
fcrcely flowing streams, though Il -rca
!, part of its foundations were Thrown
u down, and all the dirt with which II,
l. had GRADED about the building, carrie,
. away. 1t i doubtful whether any aaii
u could nave taken away as much OF tn
I undrrIrnniug of tue house and left tn
: building unmovcd f.. Baldwiu's am
I .Iud4c ,Tahore meadows were cut I,
u pieces in tdc most runou- manner. judy,
II Tabor deems hi, meadow beyond al
= hvp,' of reconstruction.
The river broke into the street. by tn
covered bride. and swept in torrent
down to the Their bridge, about :. foo
u Top. .nr -nn" L"urr- D,or rl"o,y ,v,r
u aullcd out, and the bridges thcm-clvc
. narrowly escaped. Many cellars wrr
entirely full OF water. Duramt's hot,
II cellar was filled 10y a stream coming i
+ the back side OF the house.
!" The current that swept down 10y Can
, pentcr'- house, seemed to 20 dIrcctl
ii across the old river bed twice, 50 that
- mortar nod WAS carried from his door
~ down into the Nutting house yard. Il!
DIT stream swept along by the horse sheds Ii
it filled the garden near the depot TO Il
depth of some four or five feet.
id Farmers +, the south of us lost entiI
he acres OF corn. All sorts of things We
ne iloatcd up upon the meadows. y hor
eli and buggy with harness, ovcrcoat, dc
ne were found upon the ON-bow.
he Addison County.
% At Mililrburv the river rose rapid
carrying away two dams at East Mi
~ dlchurv, and sweeping away three barn
>" one bridge, and washing out the stree
The water WAS some three or four +,
- deep III the street, and did largc amou
! OF damage.
~ " Bristol, every mill and manutact
ry IN the place was more or less nlurc
T The dam at Barrett's Hill box manuta
~. tory was washed entirely eway. Tina
~ er's mill, +. W. Canes mill, Butte
y fields mill, Reeds mill and saw mill. al
% both bridges near the latter, were
-, ~ carried away. Two grist mills in Ii
~ coin were also carried away. There
II" no grist mill left nearer t. Bristol tn
W. Middlebury or Nergcnnes.
Bennington County.
Bennington suffered severely. In SUI
ming up the loss the Banner says: 7
u town will have to build four or five ne
lI and expensive bridges, including the Ire
-" one on Main street; and repair us MAJ
III more, and grcat sums of money will ha
~" 10 be expended on every principal sire
1N' in the village The los, to the town "a
>er not fall much, if any, below $4,000
ine The Railroad Company will have
~ build one new bridge and repair = nul
'p- Der of others, besides replacing neal
!" halt mile of track. The loss to =
49, ''I' vatc individuals Is heavy, and impossit
~ to correctly compute, inasmuch as nee
y ly all on the line Of the delIgc were nc
'i' or less damaged.