St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-22

utter downfall was evidently only Il
question of minutes. Cheney rushed
M to his house and told his father he
was going to the village to warn the
people together they hurried to the
barn. il few rods below, and. while Che
new was throwing bride upon his
horse. his father cut him il stick. Leap
ing on his horses back. and plying Wig
Orously his LASH he rode at tOpmost
speed down the road that skirted the
streams bank to Williamsburg. cover
ing the three miles. he thinks. i'll fifteen
minutes 1t WAS then about half-past
Z o'clock. Driving to the house of Mr.
Spelman. who had general charge of
the reservoir. he summoned that gen
tleman from his breakfast table to start
le him with. The reservoir is going y
1t WAS but the night before that Cheney
had been talking with him about the
reservoir and both had agreed that
everything looked all right for the sum
mcr 1t is not strange. therefore. that
Spcllman could not at first credit the
statement. thought the man Il little
cation replied. NO, it can't he posi-
Bile" But Cheney quickly told him
about the giving way of earth and the
streams OF water rushing through, and
soon convinced him that the danger
was most imminent. The first duty
WAS to warn the people further down
the stream Chemey'S horse was eX-
hauStcd. and Spellman directed him to
go To- the livery stable. where again
precious moments were lost Ill conNlnc-
ing the incrcdulouS proprietor that the
messengers story could he true. Final
". IL horse was made ready. and Il fresh
man got off to notify the jewellers fur
thcr down the stream.
HOW mar y II..sz s,>Hr
I OF course, the onslaught OF the water
WAS terrible aud grand beyond ,lescrip
ton one can only give its results as
depicting best its appalling acr"mpami-
mcnt>. To one the thick comm" mass
of water seemed like the heaviest ocean
waves +" another the sound WIS like
the tearing of shingles from MANY
buildings. while Il third heard II H. the
heavy ~ullru thunder which succeeds
the summer storm. Ii Was preceded
ARD surrounded 10y Il dclI>,. >JnaN uI
fog. dark aud thick H. the heaviest
( smoke while even a. i;Ir iwHN ~ the
Hill there WAS an "du like ilIu emitted
10y >tagHant pools. The WaNr j. gen
tlallN dc>crihcd AZ ~ feet high. though
III one spot It> ~plaN washed the
branches ct Il nee 10 feet from the
ground. 1t would lie Interesting To
follow the tnul of the food IL it thrust
itself upon different eyes along he
Williamsburg valley but. Iakin"a rep
Ir,cututi\, view from tL,. yiiI..,
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l., The. r,-i~rl,>, ,.ur,ut uh;I,. rh,.
waves vnuId .,yYoc, MA, .,vLI.v;,I,
the barn, ami >h,u. "a, ,.riu,I ,L.,,,
cLir~ and ~pIi,,i,r.
with Tho disaster WIS The death of Mrs.
.Iaur '"g:rn -; Leeds. and her TWO
daughters. Grace and Carrie. Grace
C"gdu ua~ - pupil in the. W.>rtirId
normal >rhool. will, her >i>,., Auui,.
Wa>at,achci.iu a school i, West Farm,
They ;ni,.d II home. Frida, NIGHT
inIcmdim. T." spend sunday. and the
wave cam, without warning. u, the
tluc, we've seated at The. breakfast table,