Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-18
The Flood.

Tho Flood.
 We print on our first page an interest ing letter from Lakeville giving details of the recent flood. The local papers of that vicinity give further particulars and we eOndense tho following from them:
 The tornado at Ashley Falls, just over the state line, was one of the most re- markable features of the affair. Not only did it destroy our school houEe, as re- ported in our last, but it uprooted some fifty trees in pine forest just north of the village, unrOOfed several barns, and the hail which accompanied the storm did great damage to grain. The second story Of Hiram Meechams house was de- stroyed and several barns belonging to G. ID. Griffith were entirely destroyed.
 The Berkshire Courier gives the follow ing report of damage at East Canaan:
 Above the old factory dam, near the Charter Oak hotel, the water has cut a channel about 10 feet wide, six feet deep and 20 rods long, between Milo Checkers house and barn. At the furnaces no serious damage was dOue- The water was so deep Sun day night in the casting house at the lower furnace, that it was blowed out. Iron. which has been going down for some weeks past, has finally struck bot tom here, as about 50 tons tumbled into tho river Monday morning. Dr. Geo. Adam, little farther down the stream, has suffered quite severely. He was un- der the necessity of leaving his house Sun- day night. The wind blew down several trees in different parts of the town, and the large horse sheds recently erected by ;. c. Beckley, near his store.
 The Press reports as follows from Nor. folk:
 Norfolk has suffered worse than any oth. CT place in the line of tho storm. The river that runs at the foot of the hill near Ryan's store became a torrent and soon hrOko over its banks into the road, which it followed for about 30 rods, washing it out clean to the rocks, then, turned by a knoll, if struck across the lots to Black berry rIver which was furious. The water m this river soon dug for itself gully around the west end of the old scythe shop dam and tho whole current is now A0A&AkAAs~ tUSKes n IuSt UcIOW tIIS hosiery and the leading to the Axle works are both gone. The water tube leading to the silk mill is washed away. Just be, low the silk mill is dam built close to the road. The corner next the road gave way and let the water into tho highway which IS washed entirely away for 15 or 2 rods and is now the bed of the river. II then turned back into the old course for ( few rods when it again overhowed the the road. An old hotel on the left hand side of the road just below stands as if or stilts on its underpinning. the dirt washed entirely away from it all around. The hotel bam was carried of. Tho water followed thesr0ad down to the Humphrey Dewcl place. Here it broke into the base ment and went through, washing every. thing before it. The road in front of this place and for long distance up tho stream IS washed out from four to eight feet deep Al Shepard's tannery the roads are badly washed and bridges gone Writings foul mill Is damaged worse than any other but VIC arc unable to learn the full particulars. Thousands of dollars will be required to repair the damage to this town and at pre- sent It does not look as if tho turnpike through West Norfolk could ever be re. built
 The Herald estimates the damage done m Norfolk to individuals at S10,00O. The News reports MT Holt's farm in West Norfolk, 'tan washed away" MT. Samue CSnfield who was to he married in Hous atomic on the Tuesday after the flood, hai to foot it carpet-bag (with wedding suit m hand. most of tine way, all of which ant the welding at the end. he safely accom- plishcd-
 At Falls Village, NIT. A. Herman is tn, chief sufferer. Five years ago he built fine barn, costing him S5, 300. It stood ol the verge of a small stream and about 2 feet above 1t. The foundations wer washed completely out; the barn now lie sn ifs side. and, but for a large tree would have gone entirely over. Fiv horses went over in the general crash, ,an were got out somewhat bruised, but no fatally injured. The roads in the villag ere almost impossible and the Housatoni rallroad Is So much damaged it will talk them long time to get in as good shap @s before tho flood.
 The Herald estimates that it will talk $s5.oO to repair roads and bridges in Sal isbary alone. The Conn. Western. how eveE, IS probably tho most seriously in Iured- Saturdays rain washed away 9 feet of the embankment to the depth C about four feet in Salisbury. About half mile east of that village, says the Couriel section some % feet long and eight fet deep was washed out. A little farther O an abutmeRt is gone. At Bostwick brook, between Salisbury and Lakevill, about 90 feet was completely swept away Several moro breaches from 20 to 30 fec long and from to 10 feet deep, are to b found farther on towards Millerton. A Cooke's cut there has been land slid covering the track with dirt three fee deep. From Canaan eastward the roa, mas not been so badly washed. althoup] several bad breaks are reported. Road mas'er Green says that it will talk a year. to place tho road in tbo oon5; taen that 1t was before the freshet
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