New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-31
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LATEST FROM TIE WORCESTER DISASTER

HOW I'll. RAILROAD ENBASRMENT vANIsHrD-1n
FLOOD rmErY FEET DEEP-rwo MORE MILLS
CARRIED AWAY-rHE STREAM FLOWS a NILE
IN THREE MINUTEs-GREAT MISCELLANEOUS
DAMAGE
WORCESTER March 30-Tae next obstruction
encountered was the highway to Rockdale. Here
the food struck small bridge just as man
named John knceand, resident OF GAINESVILLE, was
crossing He with his team seized by the food
AID swept onward short turn in the stream
throw Mr.. Kneeland into shallow water, and he was
rescued b. those watching the progress of the food.
His horse was drowned and thc wagon broken to
pieces At Stoneville the dam gave way and the
course of the food was through valley, and
the roar of the rushing waters distinctly heard
Tor nearly mile. The mill is thought to be safe.
Tho Hood next passed over a small dam and the
Boston and Albany Railroad, just above the James
vile Depot Spectators who We're standing
the depot say the water was 30 feet high when 1t
approached the track With one tremendous crash
the railroad embankment gave way, opening a
gap 400 or 800 feet long and 20 feet
deep. small stone arched culycrt at
ibe west end Of the break wthstood the
pressure and remained in position. The coa-Sheds
were carried away but the passenger and freight
of waters struck the railroad embaukment at James
willie section of tic stream forced its way by the
line of the road and passing both sides OF the de-
pot. rushed ten feet high down the track, carrying
devastation before it. The grade being quite steep
at Til, point Il new impetus given the water,
and in its course it lifted the rails and ties bodily
from the r0ad-bed and turned them topsy-
turvy. For more than mile 1t rushed head
long; and at last just bcfor9 reaching
the stone arch bridge at CurtiS's Pond, II bored
hole down into the roadbed and made q gap about
50 feet long and - OF 30 feet deep The water then
found its way into CuYtisS Pond. The devastation
AZ his uoint will be costly nyalong the entire
route The two long ard deep gaps willIequire much
finn, and yreat expense TO repair. mile of rails and
ties are piled up in every conceivable shape, and the
roadhad under the north track is washed out IN
places three and four feet deep. The branch rail
road track was taken mp bodily and carried over on
To the main road. Trees stumps, and shanties were
also thrown down and washed away.
The Hood reached Lcesyille about two hours alter
the dam broke, and struck the Sentinel MIL owned
Inv Albert Curtis. with terrific force Tie mill gave
vav and crambled into ruins, and the dam " rs
carried away. Three hours after the dam broke
away. the effect was felt at New Worcester. The
course of the stream from the reservoir through
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that the water advanced nj the rate of three miles
an hour The first mile, however, was made in three
minu,es The first indication of trouble ut Cnrtiss
Pond was the rise OF the water. At
O'clock the situation was critical. The water
had emf a hole through the dam. The BOs-
tom and Albany Railroad served - dam
and Webster-square was rapidly converted into a
reservoir few minutes past o'clock one end OF
Curtis & Marbles large brick shop gave way, falling
into the stream BY this time the gam III the Curtis
pond dam had increased to 20 feet. and soon after
the Arcade Building tipped over and was left
standing on one end. About quarter past
10 tbe double arch bridge on the Boston and
, Albany Railroad, below Curtis ~ Marbles shop
gave way a section of the embanlment 20 tect long
and 20 feet wide with 1t. An outlet was made and
the danger at New Worcester was aycrted.
After the second break Of the railroad the mill of
the Weeks Manufacturing Company at South Wor-
cester was destroyed. The water then spread out
over a series of meadows, and in the south part of
the city there was a general inundation No
further damage has occurred, and tho water
is rapidly subsiding. No further damage is
feared The Boston and Albany Road will not be
open for travel for several days, but their trains
will run as usual via the War River and Boston,
Barre and Gardner Roads