The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-16
The Fire Field also at Work 1.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin,.
Another Flood In Massachusetts,,
Caused BY the Giving Way
Of q Reservoir.

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Immense Loss Of Property
Damages Estimated ct $3.50 3.
OOO--No Loss Of Life. ~ :
Etc., Etc. ga Etc. q.
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srRrScrIE1.D. July l3.-Det,ils are CON
ing 10 hand Of q second 1ood in Hanpahirs
cCnnty, M.as., caused By Tie giving vag
OF . reservoir at the village Of M,ddle6eld.
The Union gives tee following particulars:
The reservoir was situated il AiddlA6eld
Brook, which Aovs Into branch Of West
field r.vtr 1t Aiddie6sld SWifcb. Il con-
tanned nearly one thousand scres, was buih
about thirty years ago by Uriah Church,
father Of the present owner, and Wss Used
foe the storage OF water for Church d Bros,
running two bFoa3c,Oth nills for w.
Blush, Fellow mill and save factory and
for the mill ovaed by Abnee Biush a.d
formerly used as . voolen mill, bat laasly q
a Rri.t mill. Thee vere ali IL mill On tn
Middle6eld branch below the. rsaarvoir.
Between MiddIefeld switch and Chester
there il upou the vert br,nch of We.aIield
river, into which Middlefeld slrsan enter
vest, . WOODEN mill, formerly used - .
.hoddy mill, and n Chester thess i the
Hampden emery mill. From Niddle6eld
switth the flood poured down tovarI Ches-
ter. where it did seriou, damage. j ;, he water
svept over farms. garden, and vooda. and
several houses v,,,. novel eosne diAsnc..
The heaviest looser q, Chrster i DR.. 3er.
man Luciu.. who estima "a his los Al
sIO 600 kv the nart,,I sveepinc .,.v
Of his eu,e,y Mill Tse v.scs
rent thronsh ,h.. l,ve, saorv c,rrv;ng -
about 81. 900 worth of smerv. To vaie.
did al,o coosiderable dance 10 ,he Hannm
E1se TooI C,mnenv Ths v.ser nov., n
this eomn.ev - .ntirrlv de,troeed. ~
ssed; also q lsres isrm Of Newton CovIes
near bv. All the valley residents in the Vi
cinily Of Chester have Suffered lmore or h,
bv d.maee 10 f.,ms Ard eeeh.oe. ~ hi.A
v,,er continued =, Che.aer sor .bona =. 80.
the tovn of Chesser mfiera heariIv 4. M,
loss ., . br;dee and m. d.m... ~ ro.d..
ion, b,;dc.s Sere c.rr;sd n6- In POO,
ana Alh.S, ,s;I,n.d : v.,v b.a,v S.r,..sd
a., . d.,.n.. nj n-.,i, 100 S;l... 80,
hr;doe betv Middie6e!d and Hnn,;.etonn
ia ~SolIv or n.n;.iIv ds,.,o,.d. m. ,osd
lad i. ai.o vashed ont m n,sTv ni.c.. ma
,rs,.I 49,, ,h;s OF. - ~. III, n.
Zoo, s,o,,.., n, ..y~.-I 6.,. TI-.:.
s,;Ii 100 hsvona e,h..s., and n d"S.;..
In ;orm.,ion -. h.en ,ec-;,.d =: =, he IT,
N ~ i~aion ., nas -. ue.o :ne 'o
" .S :. n''sn nC'"", "ca ~ IS ~"
s. nave peea oo.S.SsoN'
:, 1A,.sE:.N ~. ~ nv" ~ ~ w.
."o ~ .s - s1. Ns
ago tne sscond reservoir vas ooiit. ABOUT
1 ~ URINE. up 'oe ss1e.m, oy Lauren q
DIS AAn vas e@anef tneo ne lower
, ', $50 coveIse uoorOO % oV aosse:
Inc upper IeeefvoL gave Wy nn~ ane
swept over the lower reservoir Nth an I'M
men-e volume OF vafe! me dsm OF ths
oPP.r reservoir vas built OF earth and tAs
whole dam suddenly gave way.
h9'rJ Mearnam Va ~ The r3ef.
vUir al the lime aod made haste to warn
The people At Blush Hollow. His varnisg
and the fatt that but part OF the lover rs
rrvoir gave Wy, prssnsed loss Of Life.
and also very much Lsssssd The damage.
The 30 ton Il Aihany Railroad Company
sufiers heavily. \. Middie6tld Seitch the
long iuo chad II me bridge, under which
The -Middlsf Id brook and turnpike run,
Vas swept ss.y, aud also . cosnidefsbls
length OF TRACK, amounting In all to about
lwo hundred ie,t. IL wiM cost shout one
Aundred ihO,nand do lus to repaif this
work, and Will rsquirs Considerable time.
Bet seen Middiefeid Switch and Chester
Depot there are eight r.ilroed bridges.
i've Of which are sishsr unhaRned or
but alightly da0ased. two of thas are Of
'tOos, eos'isg esch. 90. 900. Of the thrss
bridges which are 20 hsdiy damaged - 70 |
oeed 10 b. entirely rebuilt enc Is . stoss
'r6gs costing 40, 900. The two 0tAsss are
oe Il vest Of Chester; one vas to be repisosd
hi, fall BY N ixaa. hsidss.--Ihe ioas On the
bridges Is about $50. 600. The bridge next
eat Of Chester, Which is<oosto6 Be replaced
y % irOa bsi.iys il damaged By the los ct
noe If The sbutments but will be repaired
BY noon, 70 that Il e trsins can run between
Springfield and Chester. The track Is saehed
n many pl.c west Of Chester, bat no
lanase Of sny amount is reported wsse OF
1iddie6eld ssitch. 1: viii probably coss
Il50. 600 to rebuild The bridges and repair
=: road, while the Icss y tbs io'erIpps.oa
! basiness will be very he.yy, particularly
. ID IL The week Of The GO leRe lacse Ut