Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-03-31
Another Great storm.
FLOODS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND coNNECrI-
C.tfT

tLOObn IN MASS AtllUhElIS AND GONNECTI-
CUT.
The storm Of Saturday will pass into his
tory as ono Of remarkable extent and Sc
verify, resulting in widespread disaster.
1t is especially noticeable as coming so soon
allcr the other storms of more than ordna-
ry severity. Only once before, since the
weather bureau was established, bas IL dealt
with storm Of such magnitude. From
Cheyenne in the West to Portland in the
East, and from New Orleans to the lakes,
it continued powerfully from twelve to fir-
teen hours, with sleet aud rain in the West
ern States, and snow, turning into rain, in
the Eastern. In many quarters there were
floods with great damage to property, aud
attended with the loss of several lives. In
New England there was II considerable
body ofsnow on the ground, and this, melt
ing rapidly undera warm and copious rain,
aided TO swell all the smaller streams very
suddenly to an almost unprecedented
height.
In Worcester Co., Mass, twelve dams and
several bridges and factories were swept
away, and the loss is in the vicinity of half
a million dollars. The dams carried of
were four in Worcester, four in Millbury,
two in Uxbridge, one in Clinton, and one
in Sutton. At Clinton the dam at Messy
pond gave way Sunday afternoon, and a
large body of water flowed north, sweep
ing away in its course the Boston, Clinton
aud Fitchburg railroad for 400 feet, the
large tanncry of Bryant & King, several
dwelling houses, 800 feet Of the Worcester
and Nashua railroad (some Of the dwell.
ines being carried through the gap), the
two comb shops Of Charles Frazer and one
of Il. X. Gibbs, and the Fullervile mill.
All these buildings were destroyed, and
had the disaster occurred In the night, there
must have been serious loss of life. The
widest excitement prevailed, but the flood
moved so slowly that the people in its track
were warned of their danger aud had am
pie time to escape.
In eastern Connecticut great loss of prop
erty was occasioned by the sudden rising
of the Quinnebau g and other rivers, and
several persons were drowned. The whole
loss in the region of Norwich is set down
at $3.50 900. So far as can be at present es-
timaled, the loss by the destruction of prop
erly in the town itself Is about Sll2, 600,
which is under, rather than above, the act
ual damage. or this amount, moro than
$4,000 is in losses on mill property and
dams S25,000 in damages TO roads, bridges
and town property; $1,000 to streets and
city property; and $4,000 ia losses en-
goods owned Ivy private individuals in Nor
wich.
Tho loss OF life was chiefly in the vicni-
ty of Norwich. A number Of persons on
the mill side Of the stream at Baltic were
cut OF by the giving way OF the bridge
OF party of five who attempted to cross
in boat, four were drowned. DIR. Charles
Sweet Of Lebanon, The well-known bope-
setter, was drowned while attempting TO
cross Hope river, and Joseph Bennett went
down with dam at North Windham At
Taftville, Joseph Blackman, % years old,
was caught in great mass of timber, while
try ing to save some property, and was car
ricd away, his wife, with great crowd of
people, meanwhile looking on. A Mrs.
Coleman at Versailles got So excited while
being taken from house partly under wa
ter that she dropped her child only fort
night old, and ii was drowned.
In Rhode Island several dams were car
ried away, and trouble was also experience.
ed on the lower Merrimac and Connecticut
rivers.
This storm is said by tho officers OF the
Signal Bureau to have originated in the H.
dian Territory on Friday morning in
storm Of snow and wind. The influences
extended over vast area, the storm centre
travelling gradually northeast, over the us
ual storm-track. In The "A hours up to Sat
urday morning the centre of the area of dis
turbance had moved up to Southern Mich
igtn, while the district under the influence
Of the storm had very largely increased in
size, including the whole Northeastern Sec
ton of the country from the upper borders
OF Lake Superior 10 Washington.