St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-05-19
The Great FreShet.
The Reports Given by Telegraph

IuC VI cat CSuCl.
The Reports Given by Telegraph.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.. VT. May
-. The flood on the Connecticut and
Pa>SumpSic rivers exceed any rise since
the great Hood in October I-:J~. All the
oWlandS and meadows north of here to
Barnet. are under water. Wrecks of
buildings. quantities al wood, bark.
hay. etc, ale constantly passing down.
The toll bridge at 'Iermumt was swept
away last night. The water j. up to
the chords of the hIid"cS at Fairlcc
ihcttold and Mouth ThcttuId. and tine
railroad bridge Is III danger. The de
pot in Bradford Is surrounded hN water.
and several buildings near are Hooded
The cattle NaId> at West Lebanon
III" partially insured. and the town
bridge hctWccn Lebanon and Hartford
i unsafe. y" trains from New port have
arrived since "Wednesday night. Sc>
cral miles of the Connecticut aud Pas
Sump>ic railroad track between Brad
ford and NcwhurN are three feet und,I
water.
HANOVER. y. H.. Nav - The
Connecticut river has risen three feet
since last night ana Is still rising. The
lirImomt bridge has been washed away.
the Lyme bridge is rcr"Itcd giving
way. The bridge at West Lebanon is
two feet above the water hui i cor>id
cred in Il dangerous condition. The
bridge here is safe. twelve feet above
Mater. The northwestern portion of
Gillcttc> paper mill. between White
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washed out. The water j. higher than
in the past fourteen Years. Farmers
have incurred heavy losses. Great cN-
citcmcut exists.
WooDsvILLE, y. H., MAY IL The
CONNECTICUT IiNci is at lis height. II
Is expected that il will commence fall
ing 10y morning. 1t Is impossible To c>-
innate the damage at pIc>cnt. Damage
t" the Pa>>ump>ic Railroad nearly equal
that OF the great trc>hct of I-,i9. and
should the wind rise a> the water goes
down it must equal it NOT exceed ii.
oven three miles of dump has been
washed ont between Wells RiNcI and
Ncwbury.
LANCASTER. y. H., May - The
water continues To rise at the rate OF
an inch an hour. and already exceeds in
height the most remarkable frcShct
known III the Vicinity since lS5O.
The Boston, Concord and Montreal
railroad track is in many places sub
merged and washed badly. The toll
bridge acIo>> the Connecticut here and
at Northumberland are greatly cudan-
grrrd and are being loaded with rocks.
to keep them from floating MANY
Al II, IL.
eel with water.
The paper mill dam at Wells River.
VT. l. expected Ia go ont every minute.
III which case the village will hc flood
ed. People are clearing their houses
Us fast as possible. No through trains
IAN on the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad to-day.
\ dispatch from Hanover. y. H.. Ir-
ports the wagon roads on the Vermont
side of the Connecticut river under VA
ter and imla>Sahle. Serious damage is
already reported.
FRIDAI.-Bctween . \. VI. and T.. NJ.
the connecticut river rose seven inches
at White River Junction., and was re-
ported, last evening, to he rising two
inches per hour. The northwestern por-
II"n of Glllett'S papermill. between
W hltc River Junction and Norwich has
been washed away. Heavy losses to
the farmers are reported. alSo. The
bridges at bradford. VT. and Piermunt.
y. H., have been washed away. that at
Lyme Is reported to he giving way. the
West Lebanon bridge is in IL dangerous
condition. and that at Ncwbury, VT.
three feet under water and momentari-
- -.-iUctvu 10 go. \ man named
Thompson WAS capsized and drou mc,i
at Bradford. Yesterday, while out in Il
boat. The mails from the South for
Wells River and points beyond have
accumulated at White River Junction
since "Wednesday noon. but were, yes
terdaN, forwarded VIA Concord.
At Lancaster, y. H., the Connecticut
rose steadily all day. yesterday. The
tracks of the Boston. Concord and Mon
tre;l and the Grand Trunk roads are
under water for twenty miles. At
northumberland Falls, six miles above
Lancaster. NIL, il torrent 10 feet deep
sweeps through the village street.