Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-28

It's Ravages-The Damage Estimated
Fran, S75. 600 To SI5O. 600.

It's Ravages-The Damage Estimated at
| From $4,000 to SI50, 900.
The damage by the carrying away of the
lower dam of the Ansonia Water company is
| estimated at from $75, 900 to $3.50, 600.
About two hundred people are out of ena+
ploymeRt owing to the event. The path of
the flood varied from fifty to i've hundred
feet. The dam gave the Ansonia Water COM
pany an additional reservoir and is about two
miles further down stream than the old dam.
The broken dam was completed Iast'Ju1y and
was built by Nicholas Larkins under the di-
'rection of Engineer Brinamade. The leak
was first discovered at three o. clock Wednss+
day afternoon and an hour later torrent of
water was rushing down, sweeping everything
before it. Its first serious work was to
damage the shop of the Derby Bit company,
three-story wooden building, about $22,-
coo. Pie building is standing, but ready to
| tumble at any minute. The damage is
| $4,000 on stock and $4,000 on
| building and machinery. It is q total loss.
| The flood next carried off the small shanty
of Albert Franklin, ceIored. Il was carried
fifty feet and dumped sideways. The house
of Della Alling, q colored widow, was next
damaged little. Then the dam of the Bit
u
A few. hundred feet down H. B. Writings
| fish rod and tackle factory was carried away.
/ His less is IS, 600, and this was his harvest
season. The building was bought lately by.
| the Water company for. s., $500. dam at.
this point was also carried away. A small
house occupied by Richard Hamilton and
VIM. Green, colored, IVES also carried away.
with contents; loss $500 Further on the
food twisted and bent big trees and flooded
the house of Andrew Martinez, cigar manu-
facturer. His barn was wrecked and two.
carriages and ten tons of hay were swept
/ away. His loss is 81 500. Further on the
solid masonry dam of the Sperry manufac.
turing company was swept away, as also was
a granite arched bridge just below
it. The concern manufactured fifth
wheels and earrings hardware, and loses about
$50, 000- Next the food enveloped asewo-
story frame house on Beaver street. The
family in the upper story, newly married
couple, were taken out of Q second story
window. The honse stood frm- The
Wheeler family were the occupants OF the
lower part. Mr.. Wheeler's furniture, etc.,
was damaged $500. The HOUSES respectively
Of VIM. II. Plummer and Henry Bartholo>
new were damaged $500. The house of
Mrs. Kane, widow, was damaged. Michael
Donahue's barn was torn from its founda-
tons aud washed 100 feet away and dashed
against Mr.. Bartholomew's house. and
totally smashed. At this point Beaver
brook diverged from its course ana
Hooded Central and Main steets
It swept through Dennis BnrnetFs place and
carrying away fences and small bnildings
returned to its course. A little damage was
done to the Naugatuck railroad en- bankment.
The trains used the Derby track yesterday
Central street was timpassablS for teams
yesterday and many hoQsss had the Cellars
Hooded. The stone bridge at Main street Is
damaged. After leaving Central avenue
three small barns were swept away, also the
hoase of Michael Kerr, occupied by Richard
Lynch and family. .F -. 49, ssfs.. s-sf
thousands of people visited the scene of
rum yesterday and all business seemed to be
suspended. The borough is NOT deprived
OF water as was at frat feared
would be the case. The loss
falls hardest on the poor families,
that suffered. Mr.. Dana Bartholomew. sec
Rotary of the Ansonis Water COMPANY. said
yesterday that the dam was considered shor-a
oughiy built and perfectly safe. It can bs
replaced for $3, 600. The company isa private
orporatlon with capital stock of sac, 750, i
and With 300, 900 invested The stock Is
owned by the sons and daughters of j. II.
BarthoiomeW, president Of the Derby rail-
road, Thomas Wallace d Son. the stock
holders OF the Farrell Foundry and Ma
chine company. The Bartholomew family
own majority of the stock Thomas Wal
lace is president. Dana BarthoIomeW secreta-
~, treasurer and superintendent, and ID. q. /
Brinsmade the engineer. IS IS &