Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-13
PHOENIX, AND RECORD 4
STATE AFFAIRS.

SPRINGFIELD Visited BY ANOTHER TERRIFIC
STORM AND FnEsHET-S50 600 WORTH or
PROPERTY SWEPT AWAY IN AN AFTERNOON.
The village Of Springfield was visited by
a disastrous storm and flood, Monday after
noon, the second of its kind inside of year
The village is situated on Black river, four
miles from its junction with the Connecticut,
in valley surrounded by high hills. creek
flows through the valley northeast of the
town, emptying into Black river near the CEN
tire Of the village. This brook is bridged in
many places, and is lined for half mile with
houses and barns In July last waterspout
broke in the valley through which this brook
runs and swept away many houses and dam
aged others and the highway to the extent OF
$4,000. Although an unusual occurrence
the people took warning, widened the brook
and rebuilt further from il, and anticipated
no further trouble. AT ~ o'clock noon on
Monday rain fell, but not severe but at one
o'clock a storm Of terrific force broke upon
the village. A storm was also in progress
about FIVE miles north Of the town, and high
wind, that changed in few minutes from
south to north and then back again drove the
two storms together The rain fell az if a
mighty river was falling from the heavens
and the hill north OF the town that slopes
west to Black river and east TO the creek sent
ing was at once given, but 10 rapidly did the
water rise that few had time to save any
thing, and were forced to fee for their lives
The channel of the creek soon became filled
with the wrecks Of houses, barns and other
outbuildings, which forced IL in other direc-
tions. One stream of large size flowed thro'
the Springfield house, another through Hart
q Dodge's livery stable, and another through
Ellison Bros stage barn. Hart x Dodge
were fortunate enough to save all their horses
and carriages but lost many robes blankets,
cushions etc. Ellison Bros saved nearly all
their outfit but their barn was badly damag-
ed. The damage to NJ. w. Newton, Ellison
Bros, S. Proctor, Hart ~ Dodge X. f. Pat.
ten, II. e. Conrad Liberty Brown, Adna
Brown and others, with the damage to the
highways, bridges and crops, will reach to-
tai Of at least $50, 600. Extensive damage
was done to the highways in all parts of the
town. In some places the road was quilted
out % feet deep. Some houses in the village
have four feet OF mud in them. The people
have already begun to repair damage done TO
the houses, and large force of men will be
put upon the highways at once No damage
is reported south of the town till tho Counec-
ticut river is reached. Just across Cheshire
bridge long barn come cted with the Cheshire
bridge hotel was blown down. killing a man
named VIM. Parker, and slightly iniuring a
woman named Belle Spaulding, who were in
It at the time. The storm ragged over an honr,
and Main street was q veritable river for three
hours
During Tuesday nigh. the rain tell hoav.
lily and at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning the
bells rang an alarm OF account of the rising
water which again ran through tn, hotel and
other buildings. a special town meeting has
been called to provide for digging Il channel
big enough for the Valley brook, aud also to
vote special tax to paS for the repairs
The rain of Monday did great damage to
the roads and bridges in the west part of
Windsor The hail broke much glass and
damaged small crops Ten bridges are gone
and the roads are badly washed.