The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-28


less time than the story Of their ia,e be sold:
The new public hall owned BY the borough and In
which the nre engine was KEEP.
L. ". Cranes grocery store, belonging 70 the Granite
Mills Company.
Levi Geary 5 Sons livery stab;rs
Hsald b Smiths clothing and drug store
Y.J. Chandler's news depot
W. W. Burwelps tswslry store
George O. Clevsands grain store
Two buildings occupied BY william Smith Co.
dealers In manufacturers' suppliea
Chester j. Holiness lumber and coal yarda
RAILROAD PROPERTY pssrRoYxD.
The great body OF water produced set back INTO
SOURCES Creek, upsessipg the railroad freight house
over the bank ana tearing up the railroad platforms
front Of the passenger depot Eight loaded cars
standing IN The freight house swept with the
fragments Of tho building up the stream tearing away
an iron bridge their course, and wero le stranded
at intervals by the reAux Of the waters
BRDeEs DESTROYED
This bridge was recently erected by the town At
heavy COS. and In summing up the losses there may
be noted fine IRON bridge At Furnace Hollow and
dozen smaller ones along The course Of the food.
The New London Northern Railroad track In
long curve through devastated part Of tho village
Of Stafford SPRING. and W quarter Of mile Of de-
mol,shed track cannot DO replaced until Furnace
Stream turned into its old channel the hav
dam and eaton out now channel through what was
this morning the business centre Of tho village.
South toward wnlimanuc It IL reported that two
Howe truss bridges gone and not only has the road
suffered heavy damage but travel will DO suspended
for several days.
THE LOSS OF IlTx
To the early warnings received this morning the poo.
re Of tho devastated section alone attribute the
preservation OF their lvea YET. while 80 many es-
capped, the food tpau1 Ipssg>S and possibly fwa
Tho unfortunate man Is Richard spedding, long resi-
dent Of and highly respected in Stafford village where
he had acc UNI ulated moderate property Just the
food struck tho fated village he assisting In re-
moving goods from store, and, failing to hear the
warning cries Of his neighbors, went down with the
building HIS body has not been recovered
II Is reported tonight that MI. W. W. Burwel,
,ewcllcr IL missing cannot be remembered that
no was seen any place of danger when tho Hood
came, and hopes entertained that he Is safe
THE AMOUNT DAMAGE.
without going into details of individual losses the
damages resulting from tho food estimated roughly
as foows:-
The reservoir dam $1,000
Dams ana building Furnace Stream. $4,000
Granite Mil and tenements.. Io'ooo
Congregational church, bank and other build
ipgs With the stocks OF merchandise. ESQ., 900
Bridges on Furnace Stream and Squirss Creek 1000
Railroad track and freight house.. $4,000
Railroad cars and costly reghI. ........... 10000
Total. 1882 900
LAMENrABLE FEATURES
Iamenah!e feature Of these losses is that they
totally unlike losses by fire when insurance is heal
Ing balm to the sufferers 1t Is stated tonight that
several Of the merchants will be seriously crippled.
Another trouble that the stricken village may
be called upon to make large for the relief OF
its poor the mill operatives, three hundred heads
of families being thrown out OF employment by the
mills being deprived OF water power heretofore fur
nished by The DAMS
RELIEF REQUIRED.
Il will bs remembered that the Connecticut Legsa.
ture from the State Treasury for
the relief Of the Mil River sufferers 1874, and 1t
would be welcome relief 70 town authorities tho
Massachusetts Legislature, in session, would fol-
low this excellent precedent. Money is needed now,
or will DO In a very few days, and contributions for
warded to A. Howard, Warden OF the borough, at
Stafford Springs, will be properly applied.
LArKn ESTIMATE
Among the individual losses given tonight arc the
following
Hope Satinct Company's dam and buildings. 81, 900
J. Basch's stanordvllc Woolen Company dam,
engine house, &c......... l,0W
3. Il. Amidon's loom works. ............... S,OOo
Three tencrncnts. ........................ 1000
AT nYpKvILLE.
PhUnx woollen Companys dam.............. 1000
STAFFORD HOLLOW.
Valley Company's dam. .................... 1000
AT FURNACE HOLLOW
The Old Converse and Hyde dam. .......-... 1000
Smaller dam below NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
nor 4. H. hyde ...................... 1000
Meadows ruined ny debris, gravel and rocks. 800
GLYSSvILLE.
E. {. Pinney's Glynn Mn Company's dam and
small buiidings... 5000
AT STAFFORD SYRINGE
The Converscville Mil dam. 5000
Granite is. buildings, dam and tencmens. 81. coo
stock in l.. W. Cranes store. 200
Home Mutual Fro Insurance Companys build
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ......... 400
Bank building IL. 600
Congregational Church. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Geary's livery stables. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
HeaId Smiths clothing aud drug store. .... 5000
W. w. Burwe's Jewelry store. ............... 900
Strong Wenon's stock. 5000
George Cleveland, building and stock OF 1c 600
| william Smith Il Co Is store and largo stock OF
manuiacturcrs' supplies. ................. 900
Chester J. Holmes lumber and coal yard..... 5000
MOVEMENT FLOOD.
The disasters along rst part course Of tho
food were not heavy, but dam after dap broke and
added the contents OF their ponds the volume grew
magnificent dimensions and rolled In upon the village