The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-01
THE DAM DISASTER.
MAN AND TWO BOYS M1ssING-LossEs BIZ THE
FLOOD.

A MAN AND TWO BOYS MIssING-LossEs BIZ THE
FLOOD.
WORCESTER, Mass. March 81, 1875
There Is but little to add to tho previous dispatches
relating TO tho Worcester dam disaster Tho flood did
no material damage below South Worcester. Tho
valley of tho Blackstone River not harmed. Tho
losses, In part, are estimated as follows
Tho city OF Worcester, dam and reservoir, be-
sides tho summers supply OF water 1926, 900
George W. Oncy's house and barn. ..... 5000
j. A. Smith Co., on tho mill and tencmcnts,
NM owned by wrieh; Bottomy and occancd i0o"
by A. u. Smith, from sl5, 900 to- .......... 20 900
Ashwor,h Jones, on MILL &c. .............. 10000
D. A. Hunt, satinct mill, from So 900 to- .... 5000
Boston and Albany Railroad-Two bridges
washed out; one 800 feet. the other so feet. -
Curtis Marble, on mill. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
The Weeks Manufacturing Company. ........ 1900
Tho city Of Worcester also loses largely, perhaps
$4,000, by damage TO highways beside tho damage by
tho falling OF mills Nearly every dam IS destroyed
Ono and two boys reported missing, and Il is
feared thoy have been drowned The mans name IL
unknown. The names Of tho boys arc Simon O. Harris
and Frank Dryer. The city is already building a dam
on Parsons Brook TO secure supply OF water No
water famine is apprehcnded The city Of Providence
sends two IRE steamers for at fires until wacr
supply is secured.
DAMAGE TO THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAIL-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR THE RUNNING or
TRAINS.
Bosrox, Mass, March 81, 1915
The following despatch has been received at the
headquarters of tho Boston and Albany Railroad this
morning from their engineer
have just returned IRON the break. At tho first
double arch the piers gone but the abutmcns are
left Thore is hole about sixty fect long the next
arch. Tho stone works are halt gone and ruined Tho
north halt Of the arch will DO blown out There is
hoc 100 fect long and forty foot deep at tho first
ing beyond the .rch Thence TO GAINESVILLE the track
Is ruined and tho ballast gonc There thrccquar-
tors OF mile OF displaced The GAINESVILLE depot
and freight house all right but the arch and cul.
vert are gone, leaving an opening 300 feet long by
feet deep
Tho track referred to In the foregoing despatch as
ruined is about i've miles west Worcester ana shuts
or all connection beyond that point by the main limo
Local traffic between Boston and Worcester is not in
tcrrupted, but tho Springfield, Albany and New York
passengers arc taken from Worcester to wincher.
don, and thence to Palmer by way OF tho
Ware River Valley Railroad, where they connect
again with tho main track of tho Boston
and Albany Railroad No through trains from New
York. Albany or Springfield have come in since twenty
minutes TO six yesterday and the regular five O'Clock
and halfpas eight New York and Albany trains were
not despatched from Boston this morning The three
u NJ and ninc p NJ. trains for New York. Albany and
Springfield will be despatched today and run via the
Ware River route, involving a distance OF forty-nve
extra miles to be travelled by reason OF the brcak
The nvc P. train for Albany will be omitted to-day
The nine r n. train for Albany will take tho same
route tho three r ~ train. II is impossible to
form any definite estimate OF tho damage sustained BY
the Boston and Albany corporation and it's road bed
cannot be repaired and The track put In working order
until Monday at the very earliest A largo force OF
men are on the ground and engaged In repairing
tho break.