, 1874-07-14
, CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JULY Id, 1874

that hmoant,' ho got ont hts horsc mounted lin
III hds haato, and dashed down to Blush bolow,
for tho lower dam did not at onco give way.
yoir, indeed, It stood 30 long That pooplo nmott
Thought It would not 80 at all. at iaht, however,
Il, TIE FLu3tH COLLAPSED,
wafer daehoa down tho yaloy. The flood roachetl
tlo lowor wiley at half-past4 4, and laAtod about
BALI m hour at i heights itH yoloeity not being
iot so gsoas &c rap f. williamsburg the descent ""s
It.: (7b Tho Associated rrrss.1
srR1NaF1ELp, Mass, July 13.-Dota1ls AFRO
coming to hand Of a eocond flood In Hampshire
County, Massachnsotts. eaeeoa by The giving way
d!cfold. Tho Union givoa the following particu-
lars II, Its noon edition:
:, Iho tenorvoir Was situated on Mida1otiolt
so RsSG ss9 Ths ypes sp's 81 nG sos s s5t dn ntaeS G
ccoyorcd ner1y 100 notoB, and WAS built about
thirty years. ago by Uriah Church. father of tho
proaont oWnorB lilo reservoir was malo by rafa-
ii'G tho mn!n rnad from Nliddlofell Celtor 10
forming tho sidcs OF tho RESERVOIR. TlIo rond
DAM wns Iataoa about 20 foot for distance Of
+some 90 or 10 rods. Tho dam
GAVE YAY ONCE nEroNE IT WAS r1EIgnED,
but since fth completion 1t has bocn roEardod as
safe for tho! purpose Of furnishing adlitioual
water for tho largo now mill NOW being erected.
It wns tho intention to ratso tho dam 2 foot
during tho present BeasoD. Tho reservoir was
who aro running two broadcloth mills. for Will.
INN Blush's folloe, thill. and ssavo faotory, md
for mill Owned by Oliver Blush, aud formerly
!tsod as woolcn mill, but 1atolY aB grlst mill.
Thoao wero; dill mills aituatcd on Mltd!etlcld
Branch. Dolow tho rcaorvoir. botweon Middle
fold Switch ald Choator, thore is upon the .wost
branch Of Westt1old Nivor, into whiol. AIiddlo-
field stream entera, the woofon mill formerly
naod as Bhodtly mill, and at Chester thoro is
tho' Hampton. olncry mill. From hltddlotlold
Switch tho flood poured down towards Cheator,
where 1t
DID VERY SERIOUS DAMAGE.
Tho tersswept over the farms, gardens, md
woods, and Hoyoral houses wcro moved Ho,no dig
tango. The hoavteBt loser at ChoBtor iB Dr.. Hor-
mah Lucug, who eBtifnatos his loss at $4,000 by
nhrtinl sweeping away Of Lis omory-mill. Tho
water wont through the lowor story, carrying on
Sb9as w1rta o. The Tator as9
Company. The wator-powar Of this Company is
onttroly destroyed. Tho Luoas farm of TO aoros
WAS badly darnagod; also tho large farm Of Now
ton Cowlcs. Nearly all Of tho valley residents In
tho vicinity Of Oheator haye suffered more or
loss by damage to farms aud gardens. Bradford
palmera barn and Samuel Otis shoe-shop wero
moved some distance. and William Fay & 6nns'
furniture warehouse was badly flooded out. Tho
building waB undermined md. turned partly
around. Tho high water continued at Chester
for about IN hour. y,
Tho Town Of 0hostor suffered heavily in
=. =. LOSS OF Dn1DoEs AND DAMAGE TO RoADs.
those bridges will cost about s1o,o00, besilon
several thousand dollars to ropair tito roa1a.
Tho Boston i Albany nairoad Is worry badly
da1nagcd for distance OF nearly tnllcy.
Every bridge betwoon Middlo'lel and Hunt
ington is wholly Or partly destroyed. Tie road-
bod is also washed ont IN many places, aud trnycl
between this city aud Albany will bo suspended
tor.eeyoral days. Tho wirca aro still down bo-
youd ohoster. and no doilnito Information Inns
low, which 1t liz now thought must havo boon
considerable.
THE RESERVOIRS.
Abpecia1 dispatch to tho Union from Chester
ao6d: ' t '''AA'' = 'A'
About twclvo yoars ago second reservoir was
built about 8 miles further upstream, by
tho Church Brothers. This WAS smaller than tho
lower l4 ono. and coyorcd from 90 to 80 aores.
over tho lower reservoir with an immense volume
Of wator, making break Of about i rods In
tue highway dun of tho lower rcsuryoiru. Tho
upper roservor was bnilt Of earth, and the
whole dam suddonly gavo way. Hurry hIoacham
was At tho reservoir At tho tlmo. and nado i,asto
to warn tho people at Blush Hollow. Ills waru-
ing, and tho fact that but part Of tho lover
roseryor dam gave way, prevented loRs of lifo
- =. BRIDGES GONE.
IHo Doaton d. ALBANY Nallrond suffers heavily
at MfddIeaofd Switch. Tho long, two-archcd
bridge. under which was tue Middletield Brook
and turnpike, was swept away, and also oon-
sderabo length Of tho track, amounting in all
to about 200 feet. It will cost sl00,060 to ro-
patr'this break, and will require considerable
time. Betwoon Middlet1old Switch and OhoHtcr
Depot there aro oight railroad bridges, lyo Of
Which arc either unharmod or but slightly DAM
aged. Two OF thoHo arc Of stone, costing each
976, 600. Of three bridges which arc no badly
damaged ns to mood to be entirely REBUILT ono ia
stone bridge, costing SIC, 600. Tho two others
arc those next vest Of chostor,, ono Of which
was to lave been replaced this full bv m
iron bfld8o. Tho loss Oh tito bridges lH
about Sl5, ,00O onch. Tho bridge next cast
ot Chester Station. which Is soon to be replaced
by an iron structure is damaged by tho loss Of
ono OF tts abutments, but 1t will bo repaired by
noon ~ no that trains onn run botNeon Springfield
and ohestor The track u washed Out In mauy
placea vest OF Chester, but no damage Of any
amount Of - reported west Of Springfield switch.
The work VIII DO prosecuted on tho bridy yes aa
1nst as poselbte:, put tho superintendent esti-
natoa that 1t flll oo several days hoforo tho road
WILL be passabie 1t will probably cost $t60000
to z9bulld tue bridges and ropnIr the road, whiio
tho. .loss BY the interruption Of business will DO
vory heavy PARTICULARLY rs this is the week Of tho
college races nt saratoga.
THE hiILI8 or QYTUnCH mos.