Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-04-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The third violent storm of March caused
considerable damage throughout the country
for two hundred miles about New York city by
the fierceness Of the wind. Many buildings
were blown down and others unJoofed and
badly damaged. In Brooklyn a small house in
an exposed position was crushed at midnight
like an eygshell, burying beneath it father,
mother Snd two children. The mother and |
one child was instantly crushed to death but |
the others were rescued in an exhausted con-
dition. A man and little girl, named Annie |
Curtis, we're blown from a canalboat in the |
Hudson, near Hobohen, and the girl was
drowned. She belonged in western New York. |
.... Gov Amea, o. Mississippi, has resigned
rather than stand the articles OF impeachment.
AS no lieutenant governor was appointed in
place of the official removed by impeachment
some weeks ago, the gubernatorial duties de-
volve upon the president of the Senate. ....
French capitalists have already subscribed half
the sum necessary to experiment on the FEAST
bility Of the tunnel between France and Eng
land. The European papers, commenting
on the ozar's contemplated retirement, say he
is seriously ill.,. The revolutionists in Mexico
hold all the important points in Hidalgo ex-
cepting Pschucs and Tulsncingo. Foreigners
in the country generally favor the revolution.
$500. Republican State conventions were held
in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Vermont. The first
declared for Gov. Hartranft for President
Ohio for Gov. Hayes, and Vermont left the
delegation free. Tho platforms all declared
for reform, the punishment of offenders, non
hectarian schools, and for economical govern
mont, and the Ohio and Vermont platforms
for specie payments.
Massachusetts has once more been afflicted
with a broken dam, which approaches the
famous Mill river disaster, although, fortu-
nateIy, the loss of life was spared by ample
warning. The water in the reservoir at Leices-
ter, which supplied the town ofWorcester, forced
it's way through the dam and spread desolation
aud destruction through course of nine
miles before it spent its fury. Since the
recent heavy rains the dam has been sus-
pected Of being weak and constant watch has
been kept upon it and the people of tho valley
warned to have everything in readiness for
immediate fight. Wednesday water was OBJ
served trickling through the center of the
dam, and bags of hay and timbers were
thrown in behind to endeavor to fill up the
cracks, while at the same time all sluice ways
were opened to relieve the pressure. Thurs
day afternoon stream the size Of pipe
stem forced its way through, and instantly
the dam was doomed, for the volume of water
enlarged to a mans arm then grew to the
diameter of a pail, and Immediately the struc-
ture crumbled and the 100, 10000 gallons of
water rushed roaringly forth on it's mission of
destruction in volume OF twenty feet high.
The immense granite gatehouse was torn from
its foundations as if it were leaf, and hurried
down the food. The water rushed madly
through the towns of Kettlebrook, Cherry
Valley, GAINESVILLE, Leesville, Stoneville and
New Worcester, leaving its devastating marks
everywhere it touched. At Kittlebrook the
waters struck into pond, and carrying before
them mill dam, demolished large brick mill
Gathering fresh force from this accession. the
food tore down another dam and picking up
wooden factory in its pathway, carried it along
in it's mad career, only to dash it against and
ruin a four-story brick structure further down.
A barn was here snatched up and torn to pieces
as if it were Of paper. Onward the flood
swept, carrying away shanties and trees into
GAINESVILLE, where still another dam was broken
down. Further on bridge was taken off,
while just beyond the dam at Stoneville being
forced, the seething flood rushed through a
narrow valley with such a roar that it was dis
tinctly heard q mile off. The waters boiling
forth from this confinement struck the
Boston and Albany railway in a solid mass 80
feet in height, and tore its way through gap
800 feet long and 20 feet deep, twisting the
costly steel rails into fantastic shapes, and
carrying off the ties. A body of water 10 feet
in height rushed down the steep grade Of
the track for mile, leaving only a chaotic
mass of curled iron and broken woodwork
to mark its course the entire distance
At Leesville the Satinel mill and dam were
completely demolished, while at South Wor
cester the Wicks' factory was destroyed, aftel
which the water ran off on the meadows
sweeping away few shanties but its fury
was expended, and 1t gradually subsidized. Tit
lower portion Of Wo'o ster was flooded, but NJ
great damage done. While the flood traverset
the first mile in three minutes, it occupied
three hours totrevel the nine miles of it's ruin
GUS sweep to Worcester Numerous bridge
were destroyed and railway communication i
entirely c1t off for the time being, 80 no def
mite idea of the immense losses can be made
Worcester being without water would be sac
riticed if a fire should break out.
The plague has reached Bagiad, whel
there are ten cases per day ...... John D. Ar
pletoD, president of the Haverhill (Mass
national savings bank, robbed on tn
cars between Boston and Haverhill of
sachel containing notes, drafts, etc., to til
amount of $4,000. The insurgent leade
Petkovics repulsed an attack OF Turkish troop
near Sjubinje, capturing three hundred hea
Of cattle, forty horses, etc. The Turks lof
several men killed. -. Another break hs
occurred in the direct cable between this cour
try and England, and is supposed to hav
been maliciously done, as the two previou
breaks were. Frederick Roheffs, of s
Louis, cut the arteries in his wrists and NJ
dying soon enough, hanged himself with
towel to bedpost. George W. Freeman,
merchant of Leroy, N. Y, hanged himse
with BEDFORD passed over door. Charl,
G. Hutchinson, medical student of Milfor
N. H., shot himself dead. BY the accident
discharge Of double-barreled gun in IL
hands of X. Ferry, at Meadville, Pa, your
lady and little boy were instantly killed. .
VIM. Cummings, of Brooklyn, N. Y, on goil
home at night and finding his wife drunk
the bed, had a wordy alteration with her, du