, 1874-05-19
THE MILL RIVER FLOOD,


THE MILL RIVER FLOOD, !
tContinusa from tho Second rnRe1
Tomorrow, and presented with h more syatem s
oors and patlflors oyortaken In tho instant flood
oro inaiated upon by eyo- witnesses, md siokon-
ing olora ariao from tho heaps OF r1ifns.
f. q. Gardiner, civil engineer, Of Springfield,
who was employed as surveyor during tic con-
atruotion OF the reservoir, told reporter OF tue
accepted fully in tho construction, add that tho
onginocr-in- charge waa ontiroly aubsorvient to u
committee Of tho company owning, tho wntor-
WHO feqqonty natona mGo0a II a sgos
Some Of the work was done without
tho oversight Of m engineer ut all. :, In
tic mattor Of the mncli-talkoa-of stone wall in
not cel for oIght foot in thickness at tho baso,
hut q thickness Of between hyo and Blk foot
which was what tho Repu5licans reporter found
to bo tho actual fact. This potion u strength
tie spocifcation, which begun by providing that
tho M wall should DO two feet thiok At the
top increasing In theknosa to
certain width at tho baso, rathor than s1co versa
| as iB uB1al. .........-..-.- |
THE CONTRACT D1snEoARDED. ,,,,,
| Still tliB central wall was considered Of little
moment by tho Building Committee. The main
entire trengh Of the dnm ama ws mppostea 81 tho
| Committee oven soborly suggested that m oight-
inch wall OF brick would answer every purpose.
Tho idca was that the principal ohlco Of this
water nnimnlH through 1t, or its porforation by
SUM K. D. II. Brges, Of Springfield. and State Rail-
road Commissioner, who was tho iirst 10 make
bid for tho construction OF the reservoir, Was
also interviewed. His eatimate propoaed to
mnke tho cost OF the work betwesn e0o;ooo ana
100000, ar1m so much larger than n the Com ,
its,ost'} interoat In tho Affair."
WHERE TIE RESPONSIBILITY DELoNas.
III bggs psee9n nu1d,n ~ re'PSmnnty On 'te to
tho theory that tho masonry IN the hcart OF IN tho
embanknont was matter Of secondary I'M
portance, that Mr. Briggs said dopondod on CIR,
flawioxs, would, Academia aside, probably hayo
furnished tho raquinta strength. But there waa
always chance 1T Its perforation from ono cause
or another, and tho object Of central n wall,
good material and farly entronchoa II hard.pau,
should be an element Of strength. Il. however,
+ loosely CONSTRUCTED and not deeply laid beneath
the shifting surfaco, then there was tile proba-
, spaces widened, this wall would bo..
: come worse than usofoaa To one Of
these ca,sses Mr. Briggs suspects, W M},.,,;.ra may
= burg reservoir. Thia impression was emphasized
BY some assertions made by MIR. Briggs when
!, Oh fishing e1cnfelon 20 1oo tesesso.t ,ouL -
{ five years ago. He notlceu snaE conaluelap1o
I its length, evidently caused by the heavy prea-
:, sure on the otlor aldo. ana no oa1leo dov. Hs5'
dena attention to 1t, uttoring words Of warming,
i and telling hlm TINT II thc aam olo ~ w ~
- would .--.-...
. SWEEP EVERYTHING on lTs WAY
3 into the Connecticut River. Indeed the more
= intelligent people down tue Wiley, NJ: gfggt
anys have lived H1th tue anaao" o. sn15 a,Sa uSan'
:. tor haunting them Tor years. 10Y. aagaen
y y himself, Was particularly nervous ABOUT u, ane
4 any eaHual conversation concerning the foselyo!
wan noarlJ always accompanied win sons s.n nlsu
sion Of prosentment, ~, some one, wn1e M s,ucs as
aH';ea III. sRlnhet, hAs ~ ~ w" n"'" AVA ""
- element up hero, nowadayR!
u swell, he Eald, we oceaslolally nASe
= freshot; tnen the1e u eenoiaA y aal1a 'ne' Wy
= reserVoir las broken loose.
FAMILY SWEET AWAY
. The sweeping away Of four generatlons IN on
family was among lie uncommon lnGhaonts
the Hood at Leeas. m as loowS m1s, 1 nnne1, Ja,,eo,
woman OF nearly W years OF age ner aaugnol 1.l
Fitzgerela's son. youth OF n, and 1ouf youn y.
|19 children OF tne same "oman' 9!u nnany. ~
= two little children o. yonn olhucs' Era'ss rroa
IN children OF ntls; s,-a H'11Rei,a HRe,s Mo cIauc
by the way, died year ago OF conhutnptuu' s'i xe'
that Clancy IL now oesett Of nla wnoae ,1a anar"
| ~ r..
1,i.n:Lm.s -rou !, Nav ynr1t m SnE11rda
Hnhhuiaul5s "a1 ILL., ~ -. H. 5a.ator Int a fa
and received news oi 'nE 1;,,e1 JeAa'o1 0oS ~
rd hours nefose tne sl.llo ~ rlaton .ln1 s,1uo,r
~, iIo I,nstened home Immediately, nnu WILL DOL
''a his antiepasea Journey yo n',ood 4, liz stoc
ho haa Dut toy aay8 nt n,u nf sooj II to Faod Il
house nclans s amt;ra a,aGn! a,ner III mep a1 Of viii
i'm 1heto!y auA4h3 LIZ oA*..o - 1901
nv wA8 destroyed. lag 1aoto1y RIoPee "ao e1s"s
At damaged, ana mucn naAo ;aa VA pe =,
1T place II ID lunnng otaGl tal:a, nn .ct;,
a a Jamea nus; ~ w. o,,fact,,r;nn nronnrt
ia to"alu Aopat'r5 all Ill H. t;na - tha racoveri,
e' but s deyoting bis whole time 70 .ne aoeovgt
tn. aud burial Of those IN wlom ne vas IT, ~
intereHted, EoNlA OF them having De&n IN nls cI
IT. mt nInv far MANY years. Indeed, the feature OF Il
~ rt ,Si;ich ofyeotp Mr. James la tie 10
- ~ EE.s,..;nsa,,3o,,t Ar nir1ninot,ar n,
ne ~ OF ais outeli.,stsuao;HM' "AA'