, 1876-03-31
tcrday afternoon 2.f10 of N inch. When tho
now of water from Tho break began, this wetr
WAS OF course covered up. and its condition ts

(To The dssoetat<d Ttttsl
A TEtnInt.E ROAR. ...
WonoEHrEn, Mas, March 30.-At $50 thin
evcttnK The fosorvotr dam gavo way with great
7G0,0o0, 600 gallons Of vasor stored bs!,tnd. THO
! water rushed down tho rhvino with torrblo
roar in solid mass 20 foot high. First In lie
limo Of tic 6venpng flood MAS tho atone waste
torod, then the keystone Of tho afc!, dropped
ont. A corner of tho building next Ravo way.
| followed W tue woodon roof. wllicf nha swept
onward until drawn into whirlpool, when It
WaR crushed TO match. vooh and
Thrown INTO THE AIR.
Tho Ento-heuso was Tipped ov0r bodily, and
not eVon htOnn OF It remained. Down through
! BARROW ravlno 100 foot wide and Que miio long
clean In an instant for TO feet, until the ogo OF
tho nmbankmcnt wns almost perpendicular.
Through pno wooda on ono Bfdo OF tho ravine
tho watoss toso. Ths largest tloes wore twisted
carried onward down tho doclinc. Tho food
TONE OUT EVERYTHING IN THE nAv1Hr
and sused round toward tho highway beloW. a
1argo barn Wa taken up bodily and carried about
pieces. No1t rss b. ". Olnoy's dwelling
honso. ono OF tho hneHt In tho village. Tho
rushing mars struck tlls broadsido and conf
pstely cleared out tho roar and front walls. 1'e
oHda stood, aud, strange to cay, supported tho
/ roof undor which tho "ater poured In
A SOLID STREAM 20 FEET HIGH
and 80 wido. when Tho dam 1rst broko tho
FAMILY aftnr tho wator Ind onoo Rainod pas-
sago through 1t. and continued to increaso till
nearly tho ontiro section. which was 80 foot IN
Width, had becu destroyed. Tho rAvino being
narrow, hovorer, hold tho water back and tho
ws,er confined TO run for threo hours before tho
rsaoTvofr vns n1hanatou. And tin wnrst of tI,o
dauRor at ClcrrY Valley, tllo first Tillare en-.
countnre1, 7Ynn aver. A small cottnro ho,1so
stood On tho opposite sidc OF tho road from Mr.
Oincvs, This maa takon up whole, whirloi
nround IN tLo srrtaco.
tixEA
for time, and thou down into the water. Thrco
or four othor etna1l ducil,ng -ho,,ncs wero takgn
IN and horno along until tucy cr,lshod together
aid sunk out OF sicht,
Tho vatora from lilo reservoir now reached
Hottie Brook, and vast amonut Of wa.er s,ropt
across a poptl, struck a llpo beyontl, and wnY
turuo1 down townrtfa {;1,arry Vnlny. Jarnnsville
LooHgille, Btoneyille, aud Now Worcester, J, A.
6mis}, & Co.'s woojcn mill stood at the head Ut
this pond. In trout p{ 1t waa dam which, Ind
withatood. many aevero test, but crnmbtod
untfor tho inmouse pressure brongl,t upou
it. and tho wators Of Tic pond wero addol to the
aEroady uncomfortable mass Tho mill. n sub
Btantial brick structure, was next Btr,lol., md
crnmb'od until threo.fourtls Of the:bnildlnx worn
what was iolt standing,
AQUEOUS NElsFoncr.fENr.
A short distance below was Dottomly mill,
operated by A.. Il. Smith. Tnla was . wooden
dam whicl, held tho waturs or 4 ponl above,
When tho uator struck this it cayo way, and tho
waters Of tho pond served to sti1l further IN
Grouse the yast amount whicl, was already Goon-
and Iiisod badly to tho tor % Of tho r.,s,lipg
waters. On 1t was swops at q totriilo sate,
whirling and turning in all directions uuu! II
struck AsAuorth ts Jones' mill This ms
mud ono Ut lilo beat in tho country. 1t was
t a III os oo s s'fss naa1 s
mill struck this oil with torrso to1co, knooLipg
II to pieces. Tho uattomly vas ag compotoly
demolished BY tho uhock ~ tLoucl. Il Ind sa boan
blown up with dualin, aud nothin1 moro was
seen which could 10 racognixed as tho mill
stnud!ng but momeut baforo. The boiler.
house Of Aslworth i Jouea' mill was
away. Tho bolcr was talson % IN and d. csrrisI Hui
along as tl.o,,gh 1t wnB = ehinglo in = mil
stroam. Soon ai, explosion Was heard above tho
thrown several feet above tho surfaco Of lbe
current. Auothur explosion followed, aud m
other, until five lad occurred, aud Tho boiler
waH blown to picceH. Mr. Jouos also Lost {.
AT sroHry,,1y.
tho dam gnya way, mi. tho oouruo Of the flood
was through narrow valley, auJl tho roar OF
thp rushing water was distinctly heard for g
Tho janloayille depot spectators who Voro
san9"s 9a! DSsr tho spoE say tho :s :a:sr rs
em,nnknlent Rayc uaT. oponipc a ran lin nr
600 feoL long a,id 70 ieot doop, T1a coal slods
wore carried nway, hut tue passenger aud
freight depota wo5o lott s!an1!uE Just before
embaukmout at GAINESVILLE, . section OF
tho stream forcul it's way on to