The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-14

ported that their new mill 10 partially IN
dermlned. Thewool house and barn be
longing to them were carried away with
their contents, among which were several
valuable carriages. Oliver BluSh's old
woolen mill and VIM. Blush's barn were
also carried away. The barn contained
a new $4OO carriage. Several other oui
buildings and barns were carried away,
and three or fonr houses are reported do
shoyed or badly damaged. a4
The highway between Blush Hollow
and Middleford switch, was entirely OBJ
liberated, and six bridges, two OF them
private ones, and four belonging to the
town, were carried away. II IS not known
at this time II any lives were lost, bnt
many narrow escapes from drowning oc-
CURED. Three or four persons are re-.
ported missing, but It Is hardlyprobable
that they are drowned. At the Middle.
field switch, two unoccupied houses, one
Of them owned by West, Buckley s Co.,
paper manufacturers, were swept 6way;
also an old red house, which was used as
pay Office when the railroad was build.
ing, and several barns and out buildings
were also carried of. The farms and
gardens fWero badly damaged. The
woolen mill midway between Middleaeld
and Chester, owned by John West, jr., OF
PitHfeld, was not injured, but both ends
Of his wooden dam and head OF his race.
way were destroyed.
A tenement house occupied by the fam.
lily OF Leon Jauzaux was swept away.
He was absent, and his vile and mother
inlaw with four children were with con.
siderable difficulty persuaded to leave the
house just before II went of. s+
The village Of Chester owes it's escape
from almost entire destruction 10 the fact
OF there being 80 many stone arch bridges
above the place, by which the flood was
stayed Tor time, accumulatiDg In little
ponds to be let down in installments
upon the village below. The second
Cause was the considerable width Of the
valley a mile above the village, where the
water spread out somewhat as II did in
the Mill River flood. $50.
I On Florence Meadows, at Huntington,
there was but little damage done, the
flood having mostly spent its force before
reaching there, Some Of the farms were
flooded, and the water broke over the
bulk.head Of the Highland ManuEactur-
ing Co.'S mills, swept through the lower
story, and did some damage to the finish.
ed goods stored there. u sFa4fh ?
| At Westaeld, the next town below
Huntington, the island and some low
lands were flooded, but no great harm
was done. JIurp . rEfHa.H
SPRINGFIELD, July ia special dis
patch from Pittstleld to the Union saws
the heaviest rain nown,in Berkshire for
years commenced Saturday evening and
continued more than "a hours. Between
. and o'clock on Sunday afternoon the
rain fell in stupendous floods, the culmi-
mating point Of the shower being in Wash.
ington, Hinsdale and vicinity, from which
streams poured down with great violence.
Ashley brook was swollen 10 torrent,
and the reservoir Of water was relieved
by the giving way Of forty feet OF
the dam, which throws the wafer Of the
brook into it, the damage being about
$4,000. The water supply of the town
was suddenly cut off, but temporary
connection will be made to-day, unless, as
is feared, the pipes are clogged with
gravel. -.,.
In Hfnsdale,S THE Tracy or Ramage dam
and the dam Of Plunket's Jericho Mil
were carried away. The roads are very
badly washed, and some small bridges are
carried away. The hay crop is damaged
to the extent of many thousands of dol.
lars by the overflow and lodging Of gravel.
No damage is reported to the railroads,
except between Pittstleld and Springfield
but all trains from the Westlare stopped
here.
THE CORRECT STATEMENT OF DAMAGE.
SPRINGFIELD, July 19.--The following
is later and correct statement Of the
damage done at Blush Hollow or Middle.
field, the factory village just below the
broken reservoirs. The large house own.
ed by Church Sand and occupied by Job
King, was. the first one struck, the water
passing clear through the building, tear.
ing out the floors and windows; the fur
niture dropped into the cellar. Nearly
opposite was large house occupied by
Alfred tAbrien. The flood struck this
building on one corner. cutting out the
first story from the main house entirely,
while the floor OF the second story dropp.
ed down at ono end, and but for q pile OF
debris which lodged near II, the whole
STRUCTURE undoubtedly would have gone of
| On the east side Of tho street a barn, one
house and o building used for storage
were swept away, nothing remaining but
q few boards. Just below this Is what re.
mains oi Oliver Blush's house. One.hali
Of the large NJ" was torn of and de-
stroyed, and the upright portion ol It was
\ turned around at right, apgtes with the
line ofithestfeet. Alsrge building used
for storing wool, and containing many
hundred pounds, was swept away. South
OF this stands the remnants OF Oliver
Blush's barn, packed full of hay, the
weight Of which served as an anchor to
the building, but did not prevent it from
being completely split up and broken.
On the opposite side Of the stream was
Oliver Blush's mill, three stories high.
When the flood struck the dam, Just
north Of it, that gave way, letting the
stream which was rushing down, strike
the mill, and ii disappeared like an egg.