, 1874-07-14

thore being so many stone orch bridges
esa aeS2' :est nss ssss s!sys 'y yor "ll'h ts' as
on to s ssse so1 sS "a ass seeon u
causo wua tho considerable width Of tho valley 4
milo aboyo tho villago whore tho wators spread
out somewhat as they did III tho Mill Iiyer food
| OIL Flofonoo Moalowa.
AT HUNTINGTON
tllero waa but lttlo damage 1one, tho flood hny-
lug mostly epont its force before 1t roaol,aii
tlloro., somo Of tho farms woro Hooded. and tho
wator broko over tho bu1khoad Of tho Highland
tho 1owor story, and did some damago to finished
goods stored t1ore. At Wcstaold, the noxt town
below Huntington, tho island and eomo low
lands "0Fo Hooded by ,,spg o Eroat harm wnu dono
srn1sdr1rtp, hfass., July 1a.-Thc following
fe q Inter mil correct statement OF tho damage
dono at Blush Hollow or n1ildloilold. the factory
village, just bolow tho broken reservoirs:
olpicd by Josoph King, wns tdo first ono struck,
tho water passing clonr through tho building and
tearing out thu floors and windows. Tho fr,rni-
tnro dropped Into tho COLLAR. Nearly. opposite
Tho flood strl,clt this building on ono cornor,
QUITTING OUT THE F1NBr STORY
from tho main lot1so entirely, whila tho floor Of
tho SECOND story dropped down Mt ono end, and
who1o structure undoubtedly would havc gono
on. On tho enst nldo Of tho street, barn, ono
house, and building used Tor storage wefe
swept away, nothing remaining but 2 few boards.
Just below this is what renails Of Oliver Blush'a
holHo. Ono half Of tho largo T. was torn OF
and destroyed, and tho. upright portion Of 1t
Ilno Of tho street. A large building used
for atoring wool, and containing many
e S pS pssans Hss ssaRs s"e oii1es 5aee
DluAll'6 barn, paclioa full Of hay, tho weight Of
Which aeryod aB m anchor to tho building. but
did not prevent 1t from being completely SPLIT mp
mud broken. On tho opposite aldo Of tho atreaua
OLIVER nLusn's MILL, THREE STORIES n1au.
Whom tho flood struck tito dam Just north Of 1t,
that gayo way, iotting tho stroam. which waa
rushing down strike tic mill, and It Disappeared
stroot, William Dlusll's barn received tho full
foroo Of tho ourront, but only largo wing used
as a carriage-houHo, aud containing several car
riages, was carried OF. Atew stops further
down stroam waH
nLusu's oAnR1AdE-EEL1oE AND snAgT MANusAo-
Tho waters fairly split this mill opou at tho
bottom. tho dam By tue eide Of It going down III
the general ruin, and tho ridge Of tho structure
church's MILL. some distance bolow, had
large portion OF tho underpinnng torn out, and
ono Of tho abutmonts OF tho waterwhool do
stroyed, but the building, with It's 1nachncry, s
saved. - This comprisos tho damage dono at
Blush Hollow, except to tho roads and bridgcs.
Tue roadbod is now
A RUSHING TORRENT.
Tho report that tho large now mill Of tho Churches
wna undermined proves unfounded, AZ docs the
ruinor tint somo. porsons we're missing. The
total amount OF damage to individuals and to
tho Town OF Chester III estimated ut S25, 900. Tho
latest figures Indicate that tho total loss will
roach s350,000.
LATEST.
spnrXdr1ELp MaaH., July 13.-TLe Springfield
dfepuolicdn estimates tho da1nago by the Miltllo-
Hold dieaator In round numbers at f35000
nonrlY half OF which falls upon the Boston d
Albany Railroad. There WAS no loss OF Ifo.
Through traydl westward can hardly bo resumed
before Thursday, whilo It is quite possible tho
railroad wall not get into running orlor till
lator.
BOOM GlyEa WAY.
srR1Ndr1Erp Mass., July 13.--The boom hold.
Ing Ill Immense drive of logB In tho Connecticut
Tho Northaeld bridge ii thought to be IN groat
danger.