New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-29

from either shore There only rock and gravel where
the church stood the steepe ornaments meadow iAr
below The foundations Of the brick bank building are IN
the midst OF tho present brook bed, which IA two or
500 feet west the old bed the POnt where the freight
depot stood engaged with iron bars searching
among the powders for the safe belonging TO the BANK
which contained some money and bonds. Few steps
below the railway wreckers OF the Northern DIVISION arc
rrayng the road ia the shallow water and are about an
eighth the way little southeast are portions
OF Smiths warehouses and the livery stables Two or
three freight r ruins IN the same Gifecuoh'
Turning toward the outlet OF the west Branch io'r
freight cars form a halfmoon in the middle OF the
stream, and show rough usage. Three or four more
were carried further west and demolished by the back
tide which set up the west branch. Debris ana tue
ruins Of the wooden bridge landed on the lawn IN
front of the beautiful residence OF State Senator julius
Converse Men are engaged IN putting up temporary
footbTdge the west branch where The iron Ordg
stood Very little Of the debris brought down the horth
branch from the lodged at Stafford springs
Lumber timbers and portions OF houses were scattered
among the meadows way below. The high Waterlnarhs
ON the passenger depot show that the food must have
attained mean depth of 90 feet IL seems strange
that stream o insignificant IN its ordinary dimensions
a. the north branch being originally scarcely ~ eet
in width should work destruction so suddenly ana 50
effrctualy.
The power lay in the vast volume Of the water OF the
rservoir covering some say 400 acres OF Land
The wing OF the DAM which had only just held together
during the night of Monday sank away entirely at o"O
o'clock Tuesday morning The water OF the V'St ~
seryor poured into the bed Of the north Dranch
taking ont eight mill dams in succession, and reaching
the Granite mills in about 80 minutes. Those in
tcresed in the bank building were at the mo-
ment the flood appeared fixing protectors
10 the windows Others receiving goods IRON the
frame block occupied by W. W Burwe, Jeweler; Head
& sewall druggists. and +. j Chandler newsdealer'
Others had taken position on the feigm depo' Pl"F
FORM the better to witness the result of the flood The
CONGREGATIONAL church looked towards the East IhoSe
on the east bank two aged and weto-do citizens
Richard Shedding and william Burwei, standing on the
high church steps whittier they had run some tMkWlth
the intention OF securing vantage ground Tor viewing e
food others thing the only avenue or saety elt Ae
they having been overakcn by the water WINE remo'-
ing goods to the church. The frghtul moving wall OF
water carried three tenement houses OF the Grae
Companv and Fairchld's law office against another
The church shvered the steepe topped into the Hood
and WAS followed by the whole structure. The brick
bank building fell TO pieces, the ireEht depot ana
10 freight cars swept into the eddy the
warehouses partially fell away ana inside OF three
minutes the food had its worst at 50 fords Springs
aud moved AGAINST the railway bridgcs-one so feet
span two miles below and the other lis feet long ha
4 mile further down.
At south wilmington the two railway bridges were left
standing but the track between them was washed Out
The railway is lmpassabe places for Is miles sGuth o.
stafRords springs and the railway agent thinks II Will
require two weeks put the road in running order
The total loss is varously estimated from 100000 10
5000 OOO approx mately as follows Stafford Reservoir
Company -, 900; Hope Manufacturing Company
II 900; Jacob Basch Il Son, $1,000; = b. Amadon
5000; George Washbun and Others $4,000; PbGnix
Wooden Company, $1,000; Claudius Harvey, $1,000;
Toand Savings Bank, 600; Glyn Manufacturing Com
pany 80 900; Couyersevie Company, $1,000; Granite
Mil Company $4,000; Home Mutual Fire Insurance
Company ~ 800; GOV. HYDE 81 900 in small bulldngsat
Stafford Hollow. and 800 in fertilizers ut reighEOuse
Congregational society, 10000; Bank, $4,000; Baker
d Heald, $1,000; ". W. BUrweu, $500; Heal * Small
- 900; L. ]. Chandler, 500; s. T. Fairfield. lawyer
$500; L. E. ButtcIhed, tenement, $3.50 L. W. Crane,
$4,000; Levi Gary 4 son. $4,000; William Smith Co,
$4,000; George Cleveland, $4,000; Thompson q
Wilton, $4,000; Crawford Banf0rd, Sl2OO;
Chester J. Holmes, $500; New-London Northern
Railroad, $4,000 Bidwell * Smith, $3.50 Julius Con
verse; flooding Of factory, $1,000; Borough OF STAFFORD
sp,ius Tor ball. 800; borough and town Of Stafford
for bridges +4j 900. ExLIeutoy. Hyde estimates the
loss OF the town in reads and bridges at 100000 The
loss Of the railroad company below Stafford Springs VIII
probably reach 100000
Little injury has been done to the mills on the North
Braucn beyond carrying away the dams ana sluccs an.
about Ealf Of the mills have faces for using steam,
and can resume business soon.
There are five mills in the neiChh0rhood Of sa
ford Springs small streams whose business VIII he
stimulated by ne temporary suspension Of others. The
number Of operators thrown Of employment Is yar
ously estimated from 90 10 800. Jordan sons OF VII
mnrlc He'd the contract for the extension VI the ddh
The RcserI or C0uimlti' OF the etaHoIi reservoir ON
Iiny Ol 'IcO VI. Ives, B. y Patton ana l. G.
Primer Tie toTlsIeopie consider OQtn tAc tolhi,iee
and the contracting company IcNpOhslpc Tor 'hr .thcI
enCy of the dam, but there are Few expression O Dhle