Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-01
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

WORCESTER, Mass, March 30.--At $50
this evening the reservoir dam gave way
with great crash. The spilipg wall
crumbled letting out 760, 900, 900 gallons
of water stored behind it. The water
rushed down the ravine with terrible
roar in solid mass twenty feet high.
First in the line Of the sweeping food
was the stone-waste gate house. and
when the flood struck this it tottered,
then the keystone of the arch dropped
out, corner of the building gave way,
followed by the wooden roof, which was
swept onward until it was drawn in
whirlpool, when it was crushed to match
wood and thrown into the air. The gate
house was toppled over bodily. not even
stone remained. Down through the
narrow ravine, one hundred feet wide
and one mile long, the flood swept on.
The sides of the ravine wers fairly dug
out clean in an instant for fifty feet,
until the edge OF the embankment was
almost perpendicular. Through the pine
woods on one side of the ravine the
waters tore up the largest trees. twisted
them around like straws. and bore them
onward down the decline. The food
tore out everything in the ravine and
rushed toward the highway below. Three
hours after the dam broke away the
| effect was felt at New Worcester The
course of the stream from the reservoir
through the other villages is nino miles,
showing that the water advanced at The
rate Of three miles an hour. The first
mile however was made in three minutes.
The water is rapidly subsiding and no
further danger is feared. 1t is impos-
sible to estimate the loss tonight.
New ROCHELLE, N. Y. March 81
Seven buildings on Main street were
burned early this morning. Loss $40.-
900; insurance $4,000. .....
New York, March 81 Henry G.
Bowen did not meet the Special Com
mittee OF Plymouth Church last night.
He sent letter explaining his absence,
the contents of which the Committee re-
fused TO disclose. 1t was copjectured
Bowen's refusal to appear was based on
the determination of the Committee at
the previous meeting not to receive the
testimony of Mr.. Bradshaw, whom
Bowen wished to introduce as witness
The Committee framed reply to
Bowen's note.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. March 3l.-Foul
Of the boilers of the Flether mill ex
ploded this morning. killing two mer
and wounding more or less seriously {
number Of others. Loss to mill owners
$25. 200. 1.I
WASHINGTON, March 31.-House- Co,
presented memorial from number O
female citizens Of the United States ask
ing for form of government in the Dis
trict of Columbia that will secure to it,
, women citizens the right to vote. H,
asked as matter Of grace and favor tina
the memorial be printed in the Congress
sional Record. Banks remarked that i
was one hundred years to-day since tn
wife Of John Adams, member OF tn
Continental Congress-, wrote him L
secure in the organization Of the govern
ment the interests and rights of women
The desire to present this memorial AMI
to have it noticed in this way was be
cause this was the centennial annivers
: airy OF almost the first presentation @
: the proposition in this country. Tn
!. memorial was received and referred I
! the Committee for the District of Colunl
bia and ordered printed in the Record.