The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01

CUTTING AWAY THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
just below this mill the little valley crooks
ag In, and IN the elbow ~ tao be Il are two
wooen mills, Datinss and Hunts. Thcss
were both damaged about 5000. and the at
water wheel OF the latter lies embedded IN a
mass Of stone Just below ne mn. Two dams
the food shot like lightning across the Boston
aud Albany railway track, plouRhing out tue
embanknent several feet deeO, sweeping awav
ties, rlpplnf up Rnl beDoirS the ,ron ra,la
liz siiaws over n distance Of four hundred
feet dasninR cod shed 400 feet long into atoms,
and then plunginz through one end Of Ben njamin
James's woOllen mill and flooding the whole un-
der part Of the mill. MIR. Jainess loss IL about
spsring the houses Of Jamesville, whose
inhaultant', men. women. and children,
hhiIl Interior ever since Wednesday nrht,
and rushed fIriousy upon Stpneyl,ie,
where dam, two bridges. and small dw 'llg
house were swept away. Hero 1reat numbers
Of floating ttee-, timber, and quantities Of de-
bris OF all kir were thrown w on the shore:
Returning almost on its track. the water gutted
Curtis's factory at Leasvle, causing "A loss Il
5000, recrOssed the railro d, undermined
email, aicned stone bridge, aud tore u tho
track for hail a milc, then swept around into
New Worcester where IL destroyed highway
bridge and aye frame DIV llings, aud toro down
half of Ma he'- tnree-stpry prick machinery
manufactOry, ma OF Curli5- blanket mill. The
loss here was about t6OOO. Then dashinR
across broad meadow, tho water struck t1e
large double arcn granite brdge OF the Boston
aud Albany Nuilroa !, and after b ckin9 up rs II
s.,
ING a1unt toe sqrared granite blocks Ike doml.
noes. The cour'- OF the Hood, wnion mad nov
somewhat abdted In force, was next ACROSS a
broad valley running around to South Woioes-
ter.
the FIooD's FINAL WORK.
Here II slightly damage 4 Goes wrench fectory,
tore away the Hurnvliie dam, undermined a
covered wooden bridg, on the Norwich and
Worcester rIlso1d, washed away several
ss se Of rss & r9na .6s Gg' S New % sH dss
Boston turnpiko, sltghuY Injured other mills
ana bridge oil tie PrOvidenre and Worcester
railroad. plungcd through tre VILLAGE ~ . nn-
siginord, and firth. ened many people out OF
Their houses without serio 4 tmtging tnsm,
and az l9nzth poured into the BAca stone river
ami caused its wat RS TO rise ai.rminRiy.
1t was three hours af er the dam broke heforo
the II 'OI redc lod It's height At South Worces-
Ter. Its whols brOtu track isa deseIt of mud,
stones, and gravel, mingled with ths debris Il
mil, aud dwt tliins huu g, nd places ~ broken
m ichin'iy. IL seems certain that ~ lives were
Lust. Inc total damage done Is ABOUT SjJJ.OJJ
or tnis the 30 ton nd Al any Rfllroll Com
pan probably sns' ins 5000, aud the NoIwion
L. Is feafeI III : ohc serious result Of the ,od
viii be to diuinitn tne " ter supply Of this city
- danscr)is * en-, ia the npp.O lching sil-
mer A tonpDsnry dam Is o. oe built at Pr
sun,'s - uuk to diy3lt water into Hun 3 re err
VIir 10 ~ rd AGAINST t.r ex rad u-ar Il ur,
I 10 ste sinners are to Ue nor owed from rgJVi-
dencc. luU LhiUf En- sincer h $ ad dpp.ed me -
utes 10 ,ecdts econ Jmj IA tue uae Of watsf IN
the citv.
lhe cause OF the disaster is generally conceded
70 oe ilult IN tine construction, > wuiol :
OF lu,h 90 RS u increase tie quanuty Of
water i believed % have na,fenel le 4 isas,er
Bat uermitftnx known leik t. exist I1r IN ny
mOnt"s IL reRilded ~ ruipdbls negligence on
tue part of the Wafer CJnmis. .iDners.
now a RAILROAD sUFTERs.
The DAMAGE to the ID Iston and Albany Rail-
way cannot oe repaired before Monday ~ the
earnes. AT the lrst doIDls rfch tue iers are
gone, nut ths abLtncnts are left There IL a
hole about SKI feet lon: a. tho next area. lho
stone works are nail g'ns and ruined. Inc
north haif of the arcn will ne blown out. There
IL hole 100 feet long aud 40 feet deep he Iss
CROSSING Uey Ond the aIch. IneucJ to JaInosyilie
the tr OK T. rutncd and tue ballast gone. Tnero
Ars three duar.oIs OF "a Eite ot displaced iron.
The Jap.svilic depot aud freight house are
gone. leaving an opening OF ~ feet long Uy
10 feet dec. Tue damaged Il, ok Il Ave
miles out of Worcester. Local traffic betwecn
Boston aud " ur,c.f-r - Mt intcrfu3teI i, tut
toe ~ inea ID. Aib nv. aud New YORK y sseu-
gers from ltI>tDn ana Ia tern places are tag, u
from Worcester 70 - utlcIulu, aud tucncc to
ral uer by way cf the Wars tdYer Nal-y Ran
track Oi the Boston anu AiDanY Il .i!rOad. a
Ia .e force % men Js wOrking ou tue break.
BRuoKLiN's RESERVOIR wEAKENED.
The severe storm of Tuesday night
washed away some . 4ris OF the unl4crd am OF
the Iemustei id reservoir, which has OyertNel
feet OF water IN 10. Yesterday Cuie! Engineer
Bro ,,lyn that something must oc u M at once
TO iasure tue sIfet, of tue ia %, and ~ prsscI We
from furihei image. IL l. expected tnat
kin-slty heeHey, TIE Goa rlctOrs, will resist
anY atteinpt on tne city's par. 10 work ON tue
dain.