The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-05

doun county, uice Joseph A Gmdell.
The Dapbury FIood-FuiE particu-
iars-Twelve Persons Drowned
Thrilling Incidents.
The Danbury Conn., Times has the fol-
lowing full account of the fearful calamity
of last Sunday:
Just as the bells ceased to ring the peo-
pie to their evening worship the most terri
bic calamity ever happening here took
place. The dam of the upper Kohanzie
reservoir gave way, and the immense body
of water therein contained came sweeping
down upon our unconscious citizens. Those
who lived at the upper part Of the town
were startled by sudden rushing, roaring
sound like the driving of heavy gale of
wind. Those in doors could not under
stand it, as their buildings were not
racked rs they would be in such a gale.
Many left their houses and went out to
listen better, and then they discovered be-
fore their very doors q boiling, hurting
mass of water. The water came upon the
village through the gorge above ,Flint's
dam, bringing with it huge masses Of ice
and heavy masses Of timber. 1t came with
fearful velocity, striking the houses on
Main street near the river bank, and
sweeping them from their foundations in an
instant. 1t swept down the flats along the
stream north and east of Main street, car
rying destruction to everything in its reach,
and bringing terror to all within its hear
ing. The total extent of the damage
done cannot now be estimated. The
amount of property lost cannot be less
than $4,000, and will probably ex-
coed that amount. The loss of life has
been terrible. In the houses destroyed
in the upper part Of Main street
there were fourteen persons. The terrible
scenes and incidents of the night and this
morning beggar description. The people
have turned out in masses, and at this hour
are going over the pathway of the calamity.
The scene is now one of great deeolation,
especially on the site Of the houses Of those
lost. Hardly trace of where they stood
is visible. One building is deposited q
little way back, badly shattered the other
is a complete wreck, the larger portion lying
lust south of Patch street, and some dis
lance below it's foundations. The Main,
North, and White-street bridges were de-
stroyed, and the Patch-street bridge so
racked as to be unsafe to walk over. Charles
Chase's carriage mandatory, on North
street, was demolished, being struck by
the building removed from Main street.
Sunderland's carpenter shop, on White
street, was torn from its place. A horse
stabbed at one end of the building,
in some unaccouutable way,got out, and
swimming to land, came off unframed.
The Office and builders hardware store Of
the Ives Brothers was flooded, and consi-
derable damage done to the stock. Isaac
W. Ivess lumber-yardws also flooded, and
large lot Of lumber swept down the stream
or thrown about the yard in confused heaps.
Loss was also sustained by Stevens Brothers
and A. Ely, carpenters P. Robinson X Co.,
four dealers Lacy, Hoyt g. Co., hat manu-
facturers, and Bradley & Mansfield, livery
stable keepers. Great cakes Of ice, weigh
ing ton or more, were scattered along the
course of the water in great profusion,
&C., damaged, the number Of which 1t is
impossible now to ascertain
The following is list of the persons kill
ed Mrs. Huested, an old lady, mother-in-
law of Charles E. Andrews, body recover
ed; Edward Clark, body recovered ; Mrs.
Edward Clark Ia body supposed to be
hers, but badly disfgured, was reco-
vered) ; three children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Clark, bodies not recovered; wife of
James Brothwell, body not recovered ; two
children of James Brothwell, body of one
recovered. A body was found near Hurl-
burt's factory, which was identified by
Mrs. Hanford B. Fairchild as that of Miss
Fannie HUMPHREYS, lady who had left
Mrs. Fairchild's house, On White street, just
before the coming Of the flood, and was
overtaken by it before she could get across
the bridge. ,..s.- q. ,-,esr,su
Right after the water reached White
street two women were seen clingiDg to q
tree. They cried for help, but the huge
cakes of ice and masses Of timber '>eurging
between them and those who ,endeevcred to
help rendered all attempts Intellectual, and
after a few moments they locsed their hold
to the tree, and were swept from sight. One
of these two was undoubtedly Miss Hum
phries, but the other is not yet known. .
The damage done the reservoir is very
great. About one hundred feet Of the up
per dam and the entire length of the lower
dam is swept away Men are already at
work upon the dams, and the Water-pipes
will be filed in. o few days. u The foundac
ton of Flint's foundry is undermined, and
two tenements belonging to Hendrick Bar
mum, on North street, are somewhat dam
aged. .'&!'.9 1fst h''s s,'a'i7' ~" @a&f'''. ''S
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