Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
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''The Wind Bloweth where it List
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On Sunday night last one of the most
terrific wind storms visited Rutland and
vicinity that has been recorded in its his
tory. AS the shades of evening approach
ed the wind which had been blowing all
day began to increase in volume until
near midnight, when it ragged in awful
fury, shaking dwellings to such an extent
as to alarm families who rose from their
beds in terror lest the elements should
tottle in ruin their houses over their heads.
Great CONSERVATION was prevalent in
many households doors and windows
were barricaded to prevent their blowing
in, and leaving everything at the mercy
of the raging of Old Boreas as he whistled
around in his mad career. There were
many sleepless eyes in Rutland on Sum
day night. The roar upon our mountains
was grand, but awful in its grandeur.
The roar of the laundering Niagara was
not more sonorous than the terrific peals,
so to speak, that broke at times over the
mountains, and swept down through the
valleys.
We give below such of the items of in
jury done In this vicinity as we have been
able to gather. If the wind and scenes of
Sunday night are a sample of March wea-
Their, let it march out as soon possible. At
least, thus far, that March is "tricky fell
low" has been fulfilled and kept sacred
the old adage-
ooh, March is tricky fellow
A tricky, troublesome sprite
He will be mild as lamb by day.
Aud fierce as lion by night"
The covering to the tower of the Bap-
fist church edifice is nearly all torn of, as
well as quite number of slate on the
east end of the roof.
A house on Green street, owned by Pat
Mcclure, which was nearly finished and
ready for occupancy, was entirely de-
stroyed the building is nothing but a
shapeless mass of ruins. Loss, unknown.
The school house on Green street is al
most total wreck. The roof was lifted
off almost bodily and then broken up,
scattering the pieces in all directions one
part striking the house owned by Mr..
Carbon and occupied by Dan Stewart, and
doing considerable damage. Mr.. Stewart
had a narrow escape from death, as one of
the timbers penetrated the walls of his
house directly over his bed and grazed
his forehead, iuficting but slight wound.
The furniture of the school-house, an or
gan, maps, books, ETC., are total loss.
J. @. Dunn's house on Chestnut avenue,
occupied by two families, Messrs. Spauld-
ing and French, was badly damaged; the
back end and roof of the wing being
blown away, letting in more wind and
water than was agreeable. A portion of
the roof broke through the window of Mr..
George Alvord's house, adjoining, and fell
across the bed. No one was injured, but
pretty badly scared at the iunceremonious
way of being awakened.
The gale seemed to have a particular
spite at the chimneys about town; Col.
Merrill lost two; G. III. & FL. W. Cheeny,
two, smashing in the sky-light and break
ing the roof badly Mrs. Aiken, two; Mr..
Peabody, two; FL. Cheeny, two; L.
Mcclure, one John Hines, one; Method
ist church, two; Mrs. Strong, two the
Jail, part of one.
A house occupied by John Downs on
the Pike, had part of the roof blown of
and window blown in.
4 barn of Dr. James Porter was blown
down, as was Mr.. Johnson's in the east
part of town.
A. 10 =aainnr 5aHa~sea 60 property, suoh
as taking off few hand fulls of brick from
chimneys, Infringing blinds and deposit.
ing them in neighboring lots in a demo.
rallied condition, breaking out window
glass, twisting signs out of shape, ETC.,
there are any quantity to be seen.
At o'clock in the morning it did blow,
reminding us very sensibly of the gentle
zephyrs, as they are sometimes called,
tnaJ sweep over our "eSteFu pfaTleS,
where man has to tie his hat on to re-
tain his hair. From that hour the wind
began to die away, and by morning every
thing was as quiet as could be wished.
The trains that left Rutland on Sunday
night and Monday morning and noon,
were all detained by the mass of snow
that had filed the rock cuts in Mt Holly,
The Boston train came to Ludlow, and
awaited for time the arrival of the down
trains. Governor Page being passeger
on the Boston train, having taken the
necessary precaution-had the up train
proceed to Healdville, which was done
with the aid of two engines without
trouble. The snow having been cleared
by the aid of men and steam power under
the charge of Roadmaster Chase, the de-
tanned trains passed the up train and the
Boston train, arriving here about five
o'clock.
FLoUR.-The expectation has been that
flour must go up in price with the open
ing of spring. The indications are that
it will not. This is the opinion of the best
judges, as the world is full of wheat and
plenty more is coming.