Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-07
THE ELEcTI0Ns. - This Fall State
The Great storm
IMMENSE DAMAGE By TIE FLOOD.

sEc Great storm.
IMMENSE DAMAGE BIZ THE FLOOD.
The storm which has been raging in
this section seems to have, from all that
can be learned, prevailed throughout the
country and has done great damage. The
rain commenced on Saturday night and
has fallen almost necessarily until last
/ evening. Hereabouts the storm has not
been Of a violent character, but steady
uucoa~ing shower of the kind We once
heard 81 clergyman pray for during a
drouth in Indiana several years ago, 20
long, frizzling, drilling rain, that would
soak into the ground and do some good
In this case the ground was not only
+ soaked but flooded. 1t is impossible to
collect full and accurate account Of the
amount Of damage beyond our immediate
vicinity az the telegraph wires are nearly
all down. The two lines to Boston, the
Bennington and Rutland, and the line
via Salem are silent, and at present writ
ing nothing has been heard from Bur
lington.
The low lands along the Otter Creek
are flooded and on the level below the
town the meadows present the appearance
of a sea. The flats in Nebraska look like
lake, and at dark the waters of East
and Otter Creek were still rising The
water had reached one dwelling and
flooded the lower floor, and the neighbors
built raft to convey the family-consist-
ing q woman and several children =
from the house to dry land.
The lack of sewerage collected the wa
ter in large quantities at several points in
the lower part of the town, especially in
Edsonyille, in the rear Of the HERALD
office.
At one time the water rose so rapidly
that it was feared the press room of the
HERALD establishment would be flooded
in such manner as to put out the fire
in the engine and prevent the publication
of oar paper this morning, but by proper
precautions it was avoided, and the water
hay materially subsiied
The whole surface between the HER
AID building and Champions Book, in
the rear Of these buildings, has been
flooded, aud the water at such ii depth
that tn timber and lumber - lie
used in tha completion Of the Bates Block
was snoa-, which b is afforded an oppor-
tuniay far til, by 10 build TEMPORARY
RATS and navigate th, small sea, which
has been well improved, and reminded
u of the great. basin oil the canal" when
it shall be constructed from Rutland
u whitehall. This fun Of the boys
who hwc.-et sail 20 many times from
Rutland to foreign ports, and the ccnsc-
qpcrt di~,-tcr- and shipwrecb ha- been
-aacan Of mual, amusement u the Ia pkcrs-
on. The narrow escapes ot the several
crews aa tl@y fell overheard from their
variou craft. and the entire due,iugs
AMI subm"rgings SOM Of them have taken
would constitute langhltlr ch,ptDr in
Tire thraniclings 81 Tie day. dainq-, but our
.patn VIII orbid We fear the temper Of
Many q tnot!or has been disturbed rs her
son has presented himself at the home
-teld laat night.
4 temporary building or -had erected
in the rear Of Rates Block, for the nc
cJu0i ition of the workmen, was under
mined aud fell Two OF the workrsen had
sought shelter from the storm in the
building, aud discovered its careenin2,
and barely had time to escape a moment
before il fell.
The food has been a Peculiar one in
many respects, and not even the oldest
inhAbitent" seems to remember anything
like il hereabouts before.
As far rs heard from the casualties, are
rs follows:
RUTLAND RAILROAD EAST.
There is a wash.out at East Clarcnd on
another, twenty or thirty rods long, at
Cuttingsville; bridge gone ar Bowls
vile, and also at Mt. Holly; a culvert,
mile this side of Ludlow gone, aud the
high bridge at Ludlow(badly washed, but
it is thought mot seriously damaged.
Between Ludlow and Cavendish the
bridges are reported to be unsafe. The
bridge at Proctorsville is gone. No trains
arrived from the east yesterday, and only
the early morning train left here going
east. From here to Burlington trains
have run az usual. High water is re-
ported at Whiting, Brandon and Pitts.
ford.
BENNINGTON AND RUTLAND RAILROAD.
The bridge at Wallingford Station il
gone. The up train is off the track below
Manchester. There are undoubtedly |
other damages on the road, but, owing to
the telegraph wires being down, we have