Connecticut western news., 1874-06-12

EST ONE IS 700 FEET ABOVE TH1
 STEPS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL
 CHURCH IN THIS VILLAGE, AND IT
 IS ESTIMATED THE WATER WILL
 AVERAGE TEN FEET DEEP OvEE
 THE ENTIRE AREA.
 These lakes are controlled by the Hon
 Wm. H. Barnum to hold water in reserv,
 for his works in dry seasons.
 Trains on the Conn. Western ra;lroa,
 did not succeed in getting through to Mil
 lerton from Hartford, till thls cTbursdav
 morning.
 THE STORM HIN OTHER PLACES LIME ROCK
 Lime Rock in this storm, althouph Ina
 ing second edition of this place as it re-
 ceiyes this same Riga stream, which. al
 though it has injured us much, frightened
 us more, has suffered in dollars and cents
 in damage to buildings, far more than has this village. The dams are all gone there, and the mad stream wore the regular bed many feet deeper than it was before, The floods came upon them so suddenly that little or no preparation could be made to meet them. The families of MT. Barnnm and Mrs. Richardson as we'll as some oth- CTS left their houses in the night and fled to the residence of MT. Norton on the hill and to other places thought more safe. The bridges were all washed away; roads rendered impossible; the pattern shop en- tirely carried away; the underpinning to the brick foundry washed out so that the brick walls have settled away from the roof, which is fastened to trees by ropes. &c.; also the underpinning to the old car wheel foundry on the opposite side of the stream, which is propped up so that it is not allowed to tip out of it's perpendicular ; and further on the hotel barn has lost most of it's understanding; the underpinning be- ing so badly washed it is tipped at one cor ner to an angle of nearly 45 degrees, but worse than all is MT. M. B. Richardson's barn, which contained his fine carriages and elegant harness. The destruction of the barn and all Tn it could not have been more complete, If massive rock twice the size of barn could have been suspended above it and allowed to drop on it. It was literally torn to pieces; scarcely one board or timber remaining attached to another. 1t was remarked that not spoke of one of the carnage wheels or any other part of the carriages or harness in the barn could be found but what was broken. If all had been run through huge ore crusher, and afterward through few rag pickers, it could not have been made finer. The shed attached to the barn fared better: It was twisted about on it's foundation, but still stands and can be easily righted. The trouble with the shed was, like dog Tray, it was in bad company. The storm king seemed to concentrate his spite on the barn. and the shed being attached was made to suffer in part. Everybody sympa thises with everybody else in this great de- struction in this region, and in common with other heavy losers. MT. Richardson shares in this sympathy for the complete and total loss of his barn and what it con tained.
 LAKEvILLE.
 Our Lakeville correspondent sends us the following concerning the storm in that village and the'o beds:
 The severe storms of Saturday and Sun day have done considerable damage in ane about our village, but we arc thankful that It IS no worse. That venerable person, the oldest inhabitant,' has of course been in Eerviewed and declared that nothing like 1t has occurred in the vicinity of Lakeyille since the time of Noah,' which statement IS heartily endorsed by all whose memory goes back to that eventful period. The storm of Saturday washed the roads and sidewalks about the village considerably put the greatest damage done was in that part of the village neal the Burton brook, which is known to Lakevillians as the Flat The waters here rose above the loot bridge and covered the road as far as he residence of MT. F. Holley, turning the tide streets near MT. Waltons and Dr. Bis els into canals, and laying waste to several gardens in it's course. The fine croouet ground in MT. T. L. Norton's yard, where he champion croquetists are wont to con- ,regate, was damaged considerably and his 'ellar and garden thoroughly flooded. At Hrs. Bostwick's the horses were removed rom the barn as it seemed possible at one 'me that it would be flooded or undermined y the water surging about it. The Porter nd Davis ore beds were damaged consid- rably, the Porter bed being filled with wa CT and the pumping apparatus injured. At he DaVls bed the water broke through the ume which conveyed it to the wash house.
 short. distance above the old pit, washing ut the earth to depth of thirty or forty eet. The engine house was almost entire submerged, the high water mark being cen on the shingles near the highest part art of the roof. It is estimated that the amage done to the Davis Mining Co. by he storm of Saturday alone will exceed '25Oo.
 Sunday night was sleepless one to most T the Lakeyille people. The Holley Mfg 70. had three men on watch at their dam nd lower pond, and after the shower their lumber was largely increased by those wing near the lower pond. The second nd third showers eff showers they can be alleG were the most.severe that your cor. ever witnessed in this part of he country, the rain coming down in per- ect torrents and the thunder and lightning continuous. Dr. Knights school building vas struck three times by lightning, but fortunately no damage done. It was esti. hated after the first shower that the water would have to raise at least half foot be. ore there would be any danger of an over low at tha TYnpor dav,o a4 ,r.. t.,., |