Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-09
DIN Stree press1,
SEVERE GALE IN BURLINGTON.
An Ag srcgate Loss OF sac. ooo n, uor.


lhes verest gale Burlington has known /,
many years visited us Friday after
noon. Inc breakvater suffered damages
winch II will cost somewhere betwee,
$4,000 and 100000 to repair and tn,
"I"'Ves suffered to an extent a,
great or perhaps greater, Early il
lho AFTERNOON the south wind which
hau been blowing all dsy beyar
TO gather additional strength and in
snort time it shifted to the West
ana increased in violen 90 mill at 4
O'Clock 1t had become "A ren,ondn,,, ,,oi,
me water in the lake is nlmnot ,,r,,T,ce
ueh'euly nigh and the ga - bInr n ri, ar az,
the breaksat,r. The x.vno d.shoI GOA,
,,i alSu' salanl iashi ia aud beat upon the
"har'eS with trcr rnd,us force. The
n ~ oInnis " t9e tTeakwater were torn
Ira, rnu 'ae sreat frJn s:auchlons bent aud
tI,r,o , 49," n aS could be seen two or
docl,s v,.r,a,,., 4sIber were torn away The
on nIsnL a,J E'rd with great beams, blnB-
nt,a.,' ".H ch'Gs. 1t looked Yesterday
n'Iernoon, as ii that portion of the break
Wa c,,n' which the house stands
o.t @ JletelY undermined The old
Un,1i Po ton OF the break water las
,, n.'u she fort" for nearly half a cen.
iriu,y Y .lnce 1880, aud never before, we be-
o. has it suffered as it did yes erday.
,i,'f .. Rockwell of the Reindeer thinks that
T. d4mage will foot up 10000 A. L.
81, 900.
The wharves from the Central Vermont
ION north suffered great dsmsge-prob-
AMY $4,000 or $50 900. Al the wharve.
suffered more or less, Lin,ley's b!eakwater
WAS swept entirely away, as was
also the Central Vermont pier which
was repaired last seas n. Some idea
OF the tremendous force Of the waves may
be gained when it is known that the spray
was dashed as high rs the top of the water
WORKS chimney, which is eighty-fve feet in
height, and is situated something
IKE one hundred feet from the
'ake. One walking along the rail-
ROAD track, two hundred feet from the
SHORE, could feel the spray thrown up as the
waves dtshed against tho wharvcs. the
streets in the lumber yard along the shore
were hlle.i SIX or eight inches deep with
water. The boilers Formerly used at ,h
pump-house were lying upon the wharf and
the waves tossed them around as a child
would plaything. The fury Of the wind and
waves formed magnificent sight-the water
dashng completely over the tall lighthouses.
rolling in shore with Irresistible viol,uo.
and b,eaking upon and over the VIVA! vcs
The scene along the shore is one OF des,yuc.
non and chaos. Seldom if ever have uur
people hfd such an opportunity of witness
ing the effects Of the tremendous fnrcns -
Nature, and the shore was fairly thronrpd
with people. 1t is doubtful il a more tcr,Ifi,.
gale has been known on the lake within the
memory or living men. SInguarlv .cnsuu,,
the "lud spared the piles OF lumber and I, ,,,,
were tossed aO)ut much less than ON oon,
sions II comparatively insignificant q alas
me boatmcn had live ~ i'm.
whi'e the gale lasted. The Reindnnr
when was moored in her usust place WA
h 10 TN, ine SCUM size OF The per viii her
withstand the violence Of mo 9,ai. Sta
would lave started on ,rroo VIC ~, K"'9; oie
Rockwell feared that the scst,n, timhnr
would become ent N ltea ", her wheels nm :,
10 f "Iu r. would drift at
ene ", ,iio @aVs3, She pat out in the
I.Cu.HS as oo' as the wind subsidized. The
'i.,'",ts was Unable to make her r,tnrn trip
n.,', ~, : the lake. The smaller craft
,nn hvely rocking. A tug left port III
midst of the gale and the result
-er battle with the waves aud wind has
ol been ascertained, though 1t is believed
she made port in safety. Ga shore, We hear
81 no damage of any consequence
The gse was the severest known here for
generation. Oct )her 10, 1870 there W &
Wlutisl0rm noted at the time as the ,,,
violent since 1854. The steamer Adj ordaoi
while making her landing, W &c J.Sh,'i
against the wharf with such violence thaI
her port guard was smash I'd 4 norton nj
, sG n f. fa'Iroad per Was swept away
1 wv ',' ~, ,.o o'ea'ns. wharf was carried off
and Que or two sch 1,uers were s,,nk
Ao'"i '"S' R.timntee at 100000.
one nun Ired thousand dollars is tn,
a'i''"p' e which the damage done by TIT
s''' friday Afternoon, is new estimated
!" tbal part Of the breskwaer Just south q
The mouse, there are four gaps through whcl
ute water Is rolling, aggregatlng, according
80 the best estimate, six or seven huudre,
feet. OF those paris which still re-
haln above water several courses O
bcams have been torn off, part O
which were washed ashore and thc rest az
tossed about in wild confusion on the top G
the structure. Some Of the great beams ar
SANDING upright, looking like n giant frrc
OF nasty Construction, and others are piled |
all Sorts ~ shapes on the sroneWOrk Tn
house On the break water is tilted up at
very peTceptihle sng e, and, viewed frol
me norm, Looks as though it might Tip Ov,
49, WV 'i'Sii ldhc ~ dlntsl any minute
Tue gigantic spiders who have been its onl
occupsnts since its construction, must vie
mar situation with good deal Of solicitud
Ncrth OF the house, the break walt
IS comparatively uniniured this her
the newest portion, while the damaged pa
was the oldest 1t is almost wonderful ho
well the llghth uses sustained the attacks
the waves. Tne water broke right Ov
them, and to spectators il seemed eve,
n1nn nnpt tbatt -,
BIt theY held the fort, and show to-day Ii
tie If any damage. The damage to Il
breakwaler will PROBABLY foot up not IL
than thirty thousand dollars All the II,
terials-lumter, iron, SC, expensiv
and building Il break water is costly wor
The recent extensions have cost 80 900 f
aOou MY iee', aud the cast OF repairi
damages will be cummensuratcly great
may he added that the unstable character
the Older portion Of the break water has I
some time been rec gnizcd by experts in t
Alne, and last season Mr.. Gillespie, who h
charge Of the Government work on La
Champlain, predicted iIst such IA disaster
has now happened
The part of the break water IN question
eight hundred lcet-was built beginning
1887 by the lo'" y. .. ilaswcIl. Each G.
was 100 feet aud fifty feet wile 1t
bottom, dlnuIu,' ing TO thirty five nj /
"'''"NN Va thb NhlNlj tic pc DclDR CnllIt
on the interior side. From the surface
the water 10 the bottom was thrry.two fc
aud the crbs eight feet anove The wat
making the entire height of the structl
forty teet. The cribs were made of he
lock- up 10 the surface of the water, aud
white pine above it, The filling was
stone, and the whole made structure
immense strength.
GA shore, all The dock property, fir
IInSlpV'S Dil Ia
damaged, and the total loss is estimated
as hinh rs goo nnQ LIZ S1l nQn Qf unu