The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-28

dam Of the Stafordsville Reservoir gave
way this morning, causing in this village
fearful damage. The railroad freight
house and all the cars were washed away
leaving only the passenger depot. The
Stafford National Bank, Congregational
Church and about fifteen other buildings
have been washed away. The damage to
the railroad track Is heavy.
LATER.
The flood came upon the village sud.
denly and its effects have been very dis.
astrous. Three miles Of railroad track
are washed away; also two Howe truss
bridges between Stafford and Tolland.
The flood has caused trouble all along
the line Of railroad. The telegraph was
promptly brought into requisition and
the neighboring towns warned OF the
mighty rush Of waters that was causing
great destruction Of property and threat.
ening loss Of life.
HARTFORD, CONN, March 27.-Partic.
ulars OF the breaking of the Stailordsville
dam are mengre. Enough, however, is
known to show that everything on the
path Of the flood has been cleaned out.
SOME PARTICULARS.
M.-The particulars Of the disaster
by the breaking Of the StaflordsvilIe
dam are still wanting. The only thing
certain is that the dam has gone and the
damage is very great. The following is n
description Of the dam and surrounding
country: The reservoir belonged to the
Reservoir Company, owners Of the mills
and shors below. The dam was raised
six feet the past winter and the storm
last evening filed it for the first time.
Close by the reservoir stood the satinet
mill Of +. A. Converse; next the shoddy
mill Of Jacob Basch; then the machine
shop Of Sam'l, A. Midon; lower down was
the Phoenix Manufacturing Company's
cashmere mills, at Hyalville, and three
miles below the Glen mills; the Cotton
Warp Factory stood at Glenville. The
Converse Manufacturing Company's cas-.
simere mill and G. NJ. Ives granite mill,
for making cotton goods, stood on the
stream at Stafford Springs, about five
miles from the dam. The reservoir was
about n mile and quarter long and
averaged quarter Of n mile wide. The
dam was about 20 feet high, but short,
the streams bed being narrow for some
distance below. The waters are the head OF
the Willimantic river. Six years ago n
number oil dams in the tributary above
here gave way and caused great damage.
Theonly wire 10 Stadordsvillc is owned
by the New London Northern Railroad
Company.
STILL LATER ACCOUNTS.
PROVIDENCE, K. l., March ga
Hartford dispatch to the Bulletin says :
The Statfordville reservoir dam gave
way about 7 o'clock this morning, sweep.
ing everything along the valley from
Staflordville through the old furnace to
Stafford Springs. The National Bank at
StatEordville, the Congregational Church,
L. Crance's store, the freight depot, and
all the houses on the island Mt Stafford
Springs were destroyed. All the bridges
between the scene OF the disaster and
Tolland, both on railroads and highways,
were washed away. The probable loss in
Stafford alone is S2,9OO,60O. No loss Of
lie is yet reported. The loss in Stafford
vile is very heavy, the mills suffering
more or less damage, and work will have
to be suspended in them until the reser.
voir can be repaired. Z. W. Converse &
Co.'s mills have four sets Of cards and
one thousand spindles, and employ large
number Of men. The Home Company,
the Home Manufacturing Com pany, and
the Home Woolen Company are also sit-
uated there. The latter runs $3.50 spin
dies. The StalEordyille Wooden Company
has three sets Of card. The exact loss is
not known. In Stafford Springs are the
mills Of Charles Fox & Co. with
6 sets Of cards; Converse Company, with
7 sets Of cards and 1890 spindles; Min.
eral Springs Manufacturing Company,
6 cards and l,74O spindles. In Stafford
are the Valley Companies mills; Glynn
mills, 1000 spindles; Granite mills, s..
500 spindles; Phoenix Woolen mills and
RoSsiter Company, each with 4 sets Of
cards. The Granite mills and tenement
houses at Stafford, were all swept away.
State SenatorJ ulIus Converes, ,teIegraphs
that all the dams on the streams are gone,
Probably not less than thirty houses
were swept away, and the loss will be very
large. The dam was considered safe, but
the heavy rains on Monday morning and
evening, filed the reservoir to over flow.
ing. The breaking away, was wholly
unexpected, but the reservoir being set
some distance above the village, the
alarm reached the people in time for
them TO effect their safety. 1t is thought
that one or two lives were lost.
HARTFORD, March 26.-A dispatch 10
the Courranl from Stafford, says that all
the dams on the stream from StafIords.
vile and all the bridges below the
Springs are swept away. At this place
the Congregational Church, National
Bank, Home Insurance building, l.. W,
Cranes store, VIM. Smith & Co.'s ware.
house, five dwellings OF the Granite Mill,
freight depot, several cars and other
lesser buildings were destroyed. The
losses by the Connersville dam are esti.
mated at from S5O0,0OO to $1,000, 900,
One person, Richard Speeding, a well
know citizen OF Stafford Springs, is
thought 10 be drowned. The dam broke
at about O o'clock this morning, after
the workmen had been all night trying
to prevent the disaster. The two mills
nearest the dam were not injured.
The machine shop Of Samuel Amidon
and two houses were destroyed. The
mill Of the Phoenix Manufacturing Com.
pany at Hydeville is not materially dam.
aged. Stafford Hollow an iron bridge,
one tenement house and grist mill were
washed away and the road cut out for 35
feet. The dam at Glenville went, but the.
mill stood firm. At Stahords Springs
the dam was carried of, and then the
Granite Mill Company's dam was carried
away. Eight tenement houses belonging
to the mill were swept away, together
with I. w. Cranes store, the Home Mu.
tual Fire Insurance Company's building
and Congregational Church in succes.
sion. The Granite Mills were damaged
by being undermined, but stand.
The Stafford National Bank, Gerry,s
stables, block Of Baker & Heaid's stone
house, the grainery Of G. o. Cleveland
the warehouses OF W. Smith & Co. Shod3
& Flick, dealers in lumber, the coalyard
Of Q. ]. Holmes, and the borough FAN
and engine house were all swept away.
Among the losses are the following
Granite Mil, $4,000 town Of Stafford,