The Republican journal., 1874-05-21

SACSiA
morning, and the water came rushing
down the hills carrying everything before
II 1t struck the southern portion Of |
Williamsburg village, about two miles
north of this place, carrying away large |
number of dwellings,. thence to SINNERS /
vile. where 1t swept away SINNERS large |
silk mills and his boarding and dwelling |
houses; continuing on il struck the large
brass mandatory of Hayden. Gere & Co. /
sweeping 1t away in an instant Large
stones ana machinery were swept through
the man streets at a fearful rate, and well
oalit houses We're instantly crushed, not
eNlnS the inmates a moments warning.
ne hood then struck the village of Leeds
where large number of shops dwellings.
&c We're swept away.
TERRIBLE loss OF LIFE.
Ine loss Of life was very heavy, whole
families in some instances having been
carried away over dams and We're either
hllled or drowned 1t is impossible at this
time TO give the number of lives lost
lWenty-three bodies so far have been
taken ont OF the rubbish on shore
Whole blocks of tenement houses filled
with women and children were swept
down stream. and all in the water We're Of
course lost. At this hour ~ NJ bodies
are constantly being brought in and laid
in the church Most of them can be rec
ognized
MORE THAN 100 LIVES LOST.
SPRINGFIELD. May H. The latest Figures
of the loss Of lite make the total number
la, divided between the three places as
follows: williamsburg CO. Leeds. 40;
Hay lenNile. %. These figures only rep
,, 1Ia,7o w. N-'I,9, io9' - +, l'1s,'i' 81,
,I ''V ,,'1ie7 VI 60 81 ,,p
i, -on1G naSo ,hoso l ,t ,r''''
ai =, s Vs. +h,t ! l'".
to - 80, tJo+ th, +ot,i H., t 1;tl 1,'ii
...,'.,,J =, - ;','Iot,l - We,
,,corIr oI,,,,a'.,, .5No
OVER \ MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The following is n general estimate of
-.>Se> 10y places
NllliamSburg-W. H. Avomlss Touring
lullI swept away, $1,000; ii. l.. Davis
mill damaged and left without water
power. 100000: houses, barns etc, gone
$4,000.
Nklnnersville-Wm SINNERS silk fac
Tory and twelve tenement houses DESTROY
w. = As'' .N'''. t'llltI Htu>tN ana lbtIllS,
>l1.0o",
llaYdeANi Ile-l Hayden. GEAR X GO. BRASS
''i. -! 9ui l!|n 'llu .e'I''-
- r -" 49, "a. ~ tI' o+l 'V
An ,,,alI,i,,' WIZ
$50 il-'', 80,
lI' ''''' = 50
nix ,ra,,+,,.,- an ,...1.., ,...,....
,, sa,,I hi,'1n "a , u''--i O a,,'I
- ny w tU''2N7 ~ ie''
I,t,., ,ooi "a '' 'isi 's'
carried away. 800. 900; other houses and
,,.fAe9' e2o;0"i northampton Emery
ntel 70 : utlllaSe' >-p'""u
'orthee-f lorenzo Administering GO s
.5u'4 factory, damage TO STOCK, $4,000
VI "h"tnrk SIX COS mn! partially torn
away ana STOCK damaged $4,000.
TIIE BRIDGES DESTROYED.
The DAMAGE 10 the town of Williams
bury bv loss Of BRIDGES destruction OF
roads and complete min of the hest mca-
dow lands is at present incalculable but
/ j. eueh rs IN seriously crinole rho town
Three BRIDGES were carried away in the
VILLAGE If Williamsburg one wooden and
The other t1vo ron In he VILLAGE nj cpds
one bridge WAS taken off and in the vii
.Agrot Florence one iron and two wooden
u.ilrr> were s1vept away
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u appears thal serious douptS as 10 the
'f'l oi lne reservoir nave Oeen leli SINCE
va huut Hllt years ago 'hou95h ieSS
L-'' I'>1 He'i OF Two ll"n Ill IlS elltire MS
'll' INC 6Att heGpel mas 9eNeIal tiliiea
'eu let! ~ MS emp el9' Gaining
- t1li my ~ 'le Pollit "ile,t
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"'i' i'P'Fl''' every tilhB 'aie'
ETuTR PAETCtIAKs
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1870 ,'.1,>i.t"
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