Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-12-13

great wave came. caused by the giving way
Of the tannery dam People at West Brattle-
boro state that the brook was higher there
than in 1859 Altogether this freshet was
one Of the most remarkable and destructive
which has ever occurred here, and 40 such It's
record viii pass into our local annals.
THE DAMAGE DONE r1sEwHEBE II THE COUNTY.
A uniform story Of loss and destruction
comes from the whole county, so far as heard
from. but travel has been so much interrupt
ed. or so entirely stopped that we arc unable
to give anything like q full record Of the dam
age The Wilmington stage did not arrive
until / O'Clock on Wednesday. and was then
Obliged TO come by the old road from Mari
boro. on account Of the damage TO the new
road above referredto. The Jacksonville stage
was upward Of four hours late and brought
news of serious damage to Stetson Bros mill
property at Jacksonville. the loss Of two
bridges in that village, one at West Halifax,
and of all the bridges on Green river except
the one at Green River village
In Dummerston the railroad bridge across
Salmon brook was washed so that the owl
train Tuesday night could not pass, and the
trains were obliged to carry by Wednesday
morning. but the damage was repaired dur
ing the day. The Murder Hollow bridge on
the same brook. and the bridge across the
brook north Of the Orchard place, were car
RED away. The grange building at Slab IIol-
low was destroyed Dr. Cooks house in the
same village was partly undermined and
Franklin Crosby's dam carried away.
In Putney the factory dam was carried
away and also the fume and winter wheel at
the grist mill Three bridges went OF on the
same brook in the northwest part Of the town,
on roads leading to Westminster West
At the present writing, 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. the Jamaica and Iownsheud stage,
due here at ] ,. NJ Wednesday, has not AZ
rived Through a man who walked down
from Iownshend yesterday we learn that the
stage did not leave Townshend Wednesday
morning. and that the Wiliamsville branch
came down TO West Dummerston and then
returned Mr. Knowlton left here yesterday
afternoon with the mails in u single buggy.
This person reports that no bridges across
the West river are gone, but that the bridges
across the smaller streams on that road are
pretty generally carried away, and the high
ways are badly washed Above Townshend
the damage is believed not to be great The
steam mill at Townshend is reported swept
away The bridge at Harinonyville is gone,
the covered bridge near Oscar Wares, just
this side Of Fayetteville is undermined. and
partly upset, the new covered bridge south Of
Burdetts mill is entirely gone, and another
bridge half a mile further south is also gone.
| The Stickney brook bridge this side Of West
| Dummerston Is standing, but there is bad
washout SO TO 50 feet long at the south end.
| The new river road is reported not very seri-
ousy damaged
! THE ACCIDENT Al BABToEsvILLE.
The train which left Brattleboro at 5:45
| Tuesday night met with frightful accident
about two miles south Of Bartonsyille on thu
! Rutland division Of the Central YeImont road
! about a quarter past seven, whereby two men
were instantly killed, one fatally injured and
a number Of passengers were more or less
! hurt The accident occurred at the first cul-
vert south Of Brockways Mills. The water
had undermined it. but the rails were appRr-
| entity all right, and the first warning Of the
catastrophe was the precipitation Of the whole
train, consisting Of locomotive, q baggage
!
stream. though usually small one. was
swollen 20 that the gulf opened so feet III
| length. The train was il charge of the vet
erau conductor, Josiah Bowtelie who was IN
! injured. The engineer. Al Pratt. had his
| collar bone broken and was otherwise bruised;
the fireman. Ed. Davis Of Rutland. was in
stantly killed. his body being found under the
engine in the water Kit Rice. the baggage
master il probably fatally injured; Frank
| Kemp Of Bellows Falls, the United States and
! Canada Express messenger, was instantly
| killed. The baggage car turned exactly bot
| tom side up IN the bed Of the stream, and
! Kemp and Rice were found under the bag
! gage and express cars There were only
! eight passengers OIL the train and none of
| them received serious injuries. The engine
| was thrown clear across the chasn and stood
on end against the further bank. The bag
gage and express car lay on its top in the
middle Of the stream while the passenger car
hung on the edge Of the chasm, one-third Of
| II hanging over.
! A passenger train on the Boston, Concord 4
Montreal road. near Last Concord, n. H,
was ditehed Tuesday night by washout, but
| no lives were lost. The storm IN all this sec
ton Of New England was the most severe in
many years The flood was severe in the
| Mil river valley, and Westfield. Mass. suffer
ed a greater loss than it ever has by flood.
Latsst.-W Wednesday morning. details place
the damage by the storm in Western Massa-
chusetts at full half million dollars. The
| Mill river was higher than ever before known.
! Considerable damage done in this State
north of here. In New Hampshire and Con
necticut the loss was great, and the storm ex-
tended throughout Pennsylvania, New York
aud New Jersey.
The Townshend stage which arrived about
noon to-day, Thursday, brings us the follow
| ing;
TowNsHESD.
The steam saw mill operated by Warren
Willard was carried away during Tuesday
night. The house Of Lincoln Rand of HRr-
monyyille was undermined and carried of
with lights burning. The family escaped
The bridge at HarInonyyille went also that
on the brook above the steam mill. The stone
| bridge across the brook near the residence Of
the late Col Twitcbel was completely remov-
ed. The bridge by the mill near Mr.. Dyer's
is also carried away The roads are general
ly destroyed. The two bridges across West
river are unhurt. Mr.. Simpson came with the
| ii4'A4i III AAA' DA~A az A. A. Nodiitau''g
! WII-LIAAIsYTLLE.
At Williamsyille Halladays dam was wash
ed out, and the roads badly washed. Hoyt
Timson suffered some damage
At Pondville the Bingham Bros. dam is
washed out and the bridge near Mr.. Sted-
mans is gone. Some damage was done 10
Powers d Shipman's cider mill, and the ''iel-
ly house whirled round.
n. b. From the fact that the Jamaica and
Townshend stage has left this Thursday, af-
! ternOOn at / O'Clock instead Of g. as usual