Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-24


blockaded. The train due in Rutland
Wednesday night did not leave Chatham
at all. The train that left here Tor Chatham
at 8 O'Clock Wednesday morning, was IN
the suaw between Nor! h Bennington and
Benninsr,r, At s. accounts. Conductor
Pari- ir~ Train THAT left hore on Wednes-
day at 3.l5 2. m, Was r'h >rted oiocH-
AIDED between East Dorset and Maaches-
ter. Superintendent White started u
train from here yesterday at 3:15, ana at
last accounts was located in the snow be-
tween Dandy and North Dorset. Tele-
graphic communication between Rutland
and the stations below Dunby are not yet
restored. We have received orr infcrma-
ton in reference 10 this line, by telegraph
by way of Albany.
AT Ballston fearful storm of wind
and sleet WAS prevalent all day Oh We'd
nesday and late in the night. The wind
blew d perfect hurricane, tearing down
trees etc. Business was generally sus-
pended. No train arrived from Science
tady
AT Sandy Hill no damage was done.
Snow fell to the depth of seven inches.
AT Glens Falls the snow fell twelve
inches The trains were five hours late.
AT Hoosac Corners, n. Y, the new
Baptist church, just completed, was par
TALLY destroyed. One gable end and
about fifteen feet of the roof was blown
in, and about one-third of the pews
broken and destroyed. The loss will
reach $4,000. 1t was intended to open
the church for the first time on Sunday
next. Many houses in the village were
more or less injured
AT Shushan, N. Y, ON the line of the
Rutland & Washington Railroad, rail-
road bridge, 365 feet long, was literally
turned over into the river. 1t is an entire
loss, and entails loss of $4,000 to the
road. A hundred men were at work on
Thursday, clearing away the debris.
The bridge will be SO far replaced that
trains will pass over it on Monday.
Passengers are now obliged to change
cars.
AT Shushan barns and other struet-
ures were hurled to the ground, and their
framework entirely demolished. Thirty
chimneys were toppled over.
AT Troy furious gale prevailed,
arousing apprehensions of danger to prop
erty and insecurity of person. The wind
whistled, roared and shrieked, blinds
slammed and creaked, but the storm final
ly subsidized without doing any extensive
damage in the city.
AT Albany the wind struck the north
wing of Townshend Furnace, and the
roof and upper story of that portion of
the building were blown off into vacant
lot on the west with fearful crash. The
workmen all escaped injury. Portions of
the machinery were damaged. Damage
was also done in other portions of the
city.
AT Salem, N Y, the wind made sad
havoc with chimneys, leaving but few
standing.
1t is reported that there is hardly a
house from Pawlet to Salem but what is
more or less injured.
The storm extended over the whole
of Western Canada.
The Saratoga train from Troy, Thurs.
uay morning, was delayed by snow at
Ballston, arriving there at 3 o'clock p. m,
three hours behind time. All the trains
on this road were more or less detained.
In New York city the storm and
high tide inundated Water and other
streets near the river, and did consider.
able damage. Some new streets north
were washed away, houses were flooded
and roofs taken off
AT Rochester, n Y, snow fell to the
depth of four feet ON level, and all
trains were completely blockaded. Nc
trains on the New York Central road
arrived at Rochester GU Wednesday, and
one which left in the morning on the Erie
road was snow-bound a mile from the
city, and the passengers returned on foot
A similar state of affairs is reported from
Toronto, Ontario
With singular disregard of isother
NAL lines it showed II inches deep a
Pottsville, Penn.
On Long Island and in New Jersey
much damage has been done 10y the blow
ing down of trees and ohimnry4, the wash
ing of Railroads and the oven flowing o
meadows.
AT Bennington terrific hurrican,
prevailed all day, leveling barn., outbuild
ings, etc, in frightful IN inner TIL
celebrated Mt. Anthony Observatory wa
blown down. No trains arrived or lef
since Wednesday The snow is two fee
deep.
Berkshire, Mass, bore the hoavies
portion OF the storm.
The tornado was not heard of il
Boston until noon and died away abou
8 o'clock, leaving the streets in very bat
condition.
In Worcester, Mass, the wind wa
very high A furniture dealers sign. 10
feet long, was blown down on Main stree
at the busiest part of the day, but thougl
it smashed several awnings and severe,
the franklin telegraph wires, very luckil
no one was hurt.
This storm seems to have prevaile
throughout the country since Saturda
last, is one of the heaviest known fo
many years. Rutland and vicinity ma
be considered exceedingly fortunate tina
| it was no worse here.
| CAsTLEToN.-The saw mill of Harrison
Smith, located half way between Castle
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