Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-07

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mill when the flood reached it. and would
he lost unless rescued by him; rs the mill
stood below high fall in Il narrow chan
mel. between high banks, a person in the
mill could not see in the direction of the
hanger, and the noise of the mill would
prevent his hearing it. Being thus assured
Mr.. Dorr started, and ran at his utmost
speed through the woods, GOT ahead of
he flood, and being stimulated by the no.
ole incentive of saving the life of his
nrighbor, he taxed his powers to the Ut
most. and did not flag in the race of some
four miles. but gained the mill, dove down
he bank bv the shortest way and with a
motion AMI Il whisper, for he could not
-prak loud. started the man, when they
both scrambled up the bank to II place OF
safety. Just in time to see the moving bat
trry of trees and water strike the mill on
he roof and pat it out Of sight. SO com
plete was the destruction, that it i said
tIat the milI~toncs have never been seen
since Opposite Barton village, where
the land was free from rock. Il wide space
Of the forest WIS carried away with the
earth below all the roots, leaving an eN-
lcn>ive field a- pei frctIv smooth Us Il brick
ward, which think was used rs 4 parade
GROUND for one OF two rrgimcntal mu>trr>.
At the he:tl Of the falls. 4 little north OF
the VILLAGE. where the hills on each side of
the river approach near each other, the
passage was clo~gru 10y Il great mass OF
whole trees, thickencd with brush and
mud, forming quite Il compact dam, which
was estimated bv those who SAW it, to
have been thirty feet high.
When this dam broke, the great mass OF
trees and water rushed down the rocky
channel wish tremendous power; large
bouldcr, Were moved from their resting
places and tumblel down the channel
many rods Below the falls. where the
level land between the hills began to
GROW wider, and the volume of the flood
to eXpand its violence began to alatc; and
when it hld passed the falls of Barton
Landing. it had 50 wide Il space to spread
over. that it lost the power of tearing W
trees and rolled on with a front of about
six feet of real mud over all the interyalc
land to the lake.
There were many Very narrow escapes
besides the one ut the mill above mentioned
but no lif. was lost had Il sister, after
wards Mrs. Proctor, then stopping at Dr-
Rrlticld's in Coventry, on Il visit to Mrs
Erdlirld, an elder sister. She had that
dav ridden to BroWningtOn alone on
horseback The road She travelled paS>c,
"a distance of half a mile over the low
| land bordering Barton river. which ternl
mated near the Doctors house IN Il bridge
| made of loe>. four feet high and more than
| thirty rods LONG, over Il marshy part OF tl'
WAY While passing over this piece o
road on her return in the afternoon. She
| heard Il loud roaring. which she supposed
to be wind. Indicating a shower near a
hand. and hurrving home made the repor
that the wind blew terribly when She We
in the low land. The Doctor said ther,
was no winl and soon going to the door
saw the long bridge atlolt and torn It
pieces. and the half mile Of road covere,
with deep mud.
Several men visited the bed OF the pom,
on the day after lis departure, and toun,
in one p:trt of the bottom. Il small splc,
! covered with thin mud in which were
found many large fish Vet alive. but
was very difficult to reach them and bu
few were saved. Along the course "
the ,lrluye. there was Il strong stencil tol
several weeks from the dead fish left b,
the, way.
The unfortunate man at the mill had lo~
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prominent ''i'"
lhr general ell 'tl 'l III '"I'T' "a
the land lEt-aei over o'Ne il"' '','il''''
time and opportunity |" witness, nav III
made and lived on Il farm more lil'h n''
Of which WA> covered hT It, -tt lIlc '''i
of the event AIl tiic i'lld move" VIZ '"'
>licrrd OF no value; tltI ltIl Ill "I"N
and Barton where the trees were TORN "
by the roots. and the SOIL t. a @"oH 'Ppl
below the root, Wa all carried away. wa
supposed w"Hld forever be a barren waste
bat The action ct the sun anu 'ir; ''' f'lh
ahi the atI ''Ni''oh "' N'-G''''''r 'i'''I''I
such IL leaves brought on hE W'il'' u
after Il few years, started new Nt-S'au"i
and at thi, time, III my parts nave game"
good degree OF icrlIliy'
| have noticcl for several years that tn
field near Barron village where the Origin
al soil was carried away, which looked :
clear ana smooth ut first. now appeal
nlite a- rrren and fertile ~ the rich lant
adjoining it. The ntcrvale land hetw"e
Barton Ltnding and the II Ne. lE'l bee
flowed by Il dam ut the outlet "l the lax
to euch Il degree tltt ,'i' ',' "a
lower part was all killed. and the land w;
kept under water nearly tie Whole "i IL
wear. On the more elevated part III
water remained III the spring Ill lillo Jun
and it was thought the land would hol P
/. for clearing, and only two sln;'li 5PolS Ia
been cleared III Coventry up 10 ihtt I'm
/ For such reasons, the lithd was e7'illi''
= AZ small value, and when tlle Pond eau 'il
' down, covering 1t with what looked lit
/ clay moran. from one to three leet zee
| as iIle lInl was hl,ii or low ihe rum W
+ considered complete- iroprletCrS oll'r'
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