Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-20

many cellars and Easements on the
river front are full Of water. Much
damage is done.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
There are several bad wash-outs
on the Boston a. Albany rail
road,f in the vicinity OF West
4 field. Last evening the train in
both directions struck between Westfeld
and Russell. There are no trains west
of this city, to-day, on account Of
wash-out $50 feet long, and Is feet deep,
a mile and hall this side Of Westdeld.
Some distance beyond Westfeld a
thousand feet Of both tracks are gone.
AT Russell two more sections, 400 and
200 feet, are gone. AT Huntington
half Of the IRON b.idge, and
one. span Of the Boston
and Albany iron bridge, and portion
off the dam of Christer Il Co., the dyke
Of Highland mills is swept away The
streets are like a river bed. AT West
fed the loss il fully $4,000. The dyke
ON south side Of Westfield river over
flowed last evening and washed across
Elm and through Meadow streets, cut
ting Of the center of the town from the
depot, At tho same time the dyke gave
way, . mill in the west part OF the
the village, pouring water all through
that sect II, west to east. The stream
across Elm street runs tonight
are ten feet deep. Cellars, and all stores
on Elm street, nearly to the postoffice, a
distance Of half a mile are flooded. The
staeam from the west swept through
Lincoln, Franklin and Orange streets,
and surrounded the factories on Elm
street, near River, and burst through
the embankmpnt Of the New Haven K
Northampton road which crosses the
river, and mined the track thirty rods.
Late at night the gas went out. The
buildings destroyed were mostly in the
vicinity Of Elm street, in u direct path
of the Hood. Steers & Turner's organ
| factory, on the cast side of Elm street.
near the river was partil destroyed.
Loss, $4,000 OF contents. Peck, Ogden
X Co.'s whip factory is also gone, in
GLIDING brick store room. Damage
to stock alone, $1,000. Leonard At
waters unoccupied whip factory, Pro-
wins four story brick block, and Avery's
whip factory we're all spashed to pieces.
The Quasi cup mandatory Of 7.
Shutc, near the bridge, is gone, and the
material scattered u mile down the
stream; loss, $1,000. Pravin's;
block, worth 100000; two wooden
whip factories, occupied by Holcomb
x Cook and Edmunds X Cooper, were
swept away with all their contents.
The track Of the New Haven q North
amptGn railroad is injured TO the extent
OF 80, 600 in IL quarter of Il mile. In the
center Of the village numerous dwelling
hou2es were taken of, but no lives were
lost. A house occupied by Widow
Sacket was taken up bodily and
settled in hcle Is feet below the
surface Of the ground, and the family
were confined there for several hours.
The county and Marley bridges, and
the west end Of the dam of Crane, Bros.
paper mill, III Little river, two miles
east Of Wcstlield, are swept out. Great
loss in the town by damage of streets
and sewers The river is now rapidly
subsiding.
BRtrrl EIORO VT.
Yesterdays storm and flood caused
general and widespread destruction in
this part Of the country. The damage
in tins town alone exceeds 100000.
GARDNER, ME.
Much damage from treshct in kenne-
ebec; -four bridges carried away. Several
ice houses Of the Gardner lee co. were
blown down. The river is full of logs.
The water is over the wharves and i'll
the cellars Of stores.
rINMUMTII, N. II.
The waite, III Bakcrand Pimmigwassct
river is higher than known to be for
years. A large amount Of damage
The whole valley is one sheet Of water