The Portland daily press., 1876-03-27
THE STORM.
Serious Damage in the Vicinity of Wor.
CPsler.

Serious Damage. in the Vicinity of Wor.
WORCESTER, March 26-The damage by
floods today in this vicinity is estimated at
100000. Four dams in this city, four in Mill
bury, two in UXbridge and one in Sutton have
in this city are totally destroyed, and all the
low lands are flooded. o. the Norwich and
Worcester road section of an embankment %
feet high and one-half mile long is swept away
away and travel cannot be resumed for week
On the Worcester & Nashua road heavy wash
outs are reported, but particulars cannot be
obtained, telegraph wires being down. In Chh-
ton large tannery owned by Bryant & King,
and four houses were destroyed. Eight land
slides occurred on the Boston & Albany road
within eight miles of this city and one at Ash
land but the road has been repaired. The Bus
ton, Clinton & FitchDurg road is seriously dam
aged near Clinton, and on the Providence &
Worcester road section fifty feet long is wash
ed away. All the roads are badly damaged.
Dams Swept away in Massachusetts.
HoLLIsToN, Mass, March 26-The storm
Saturday night was especially severe. Thirty
feet of Stetson & Talbors dam broke away
about 5 o'clock this morning. The dam in the
western part of the town broke carrying away
bridge and rendering the bridge impossible.
The valuable dam at Batcheder's cranberry
meadows was washed away. Damage altogeth-
er will exceed $4,000.
MANCHESTER, Mach 26 The steam fire en-
eines have been at WORK all day pumping out
cellars in various parts of the city. Over 100
cellars at the lower end are full and overflow
ing. There are some fears entertained for the
safety of Amoskeag bridge. Two inches of
rain fell after o'clock last night. Fears are
entertained OF serious freshet tomorrow, as
the MeIrimac is rising rapidly this afternoon.
Freshedin Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE. March 26.-The heavy rain of
Saturday and Saturday night caused freshets
in all streams and considerable destruction of
small dams and bridges. Two dams on the
Moshassuck were carried away, and the new
mill at Wa1uskuck was flooded to the depth of
three or four feet, causing damage of $4,000 to
$4,000 to machinery.
The flood in the Blackstone has rarely been
equalled. Damage is great all along the stream.
Ballou & Smiths dam in East Blackstone was
washed away. Two dams at Uxbridge are gone.
On Clear river, Burrillvlle there was general
sweep of dams taking much mill property. in
volving loss estimated at 100000 A. Hop
kins & Co.'S machine shop, T. e. Hopkins
wooden mill; the dye hovse and picker house at
Job Waldrons mill, and part of Hopkins
spindle mandatory are swept away. Dam is
gone at Juman's mill, and at last accounts this
evening it was thought the mill would go. The
Journal has a despatch from Danielsonville,
Conn, stating that the Gunebapg Company's
old mill is undermined and will probably be
carried away. Loss is now estimated at 800
900.
Mill Swept Away i'm Connecticut.
NORWICH, March 26-Twenty- five feet of the
north end of Baltic mill and $50 feet Of the
east end of the last bulkhead of the dam are
washed away and eco bales of cotton. The
damage at the mill will delay operations for
three months or more