The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-07-30

Tn0re Was Dig land-eItde On Cn0Fry
mountain, aear JefIsrson, N. g.. last Fri
day, beside which famous the Wiley slidt
sssms small. A point known - Owl'l
Head vas stripped Of dense forest tws
miles long and 10 rods vide. A Bostor
Journal says;
The slide started from Owls Head and
rushed down the Jefferson side, distaucs
Of two miles. Smoke. Ars and dust how
cred 10 the wake oi the monster and {
sound like many waters or Of thunder A.
tended it. Forest trees, earth and stonsa
composed the freight Of the flying train,
which took the course OF . rivulet. The
mass. increased in velocity and weight,
swept BY the house occupied BY the fam
lily Of Ezra Boudreau, leaving huge loga
within 20 feet Of the door and spatteriua
the house With mud. At this poin. The
slide spread out aud wrecked the farm
building Of Oscar Stanley. The wife and
children were away snd the men were
the cows Warned by the ,roal
they fed and oil escaped, except Dor
Walker, who was caught In the ruins.
His screams brought help. and hs va
dug out with broken leg snd othsI
wounds Several COWS and some othsI
stock we're buried. One man fed 10 fronl
Of the slide. and vas oyertaken just y Il
came TO halt. he escaped uDinjursd.
The ruins are spread over nsld Of som
10 or 10 acres. Forest trses two and ons'
half feet through were vruns like vithsa
from their places. and hundreds Of thou
sands Of feet Of timber. black. bruised md
splintered. with hugo boulders weighing
Is tons, meet the sys Of The visitor.
Gulis 26 to 40 feet deep rsvsal The trail ol
the destroyer. The slide started q 9 =.
u, and hundreds Of people wsre 90 the
grounds in lees than tvo hours isq Y 81
Jefferson correspondents give grsphis
Of The spectecls. Ovl'ss Head
Is deep spur on the aide of the noun
laia. and the farm of Oscas StAslsy IA
1000 feet below. Aht.ls before . o'clock
10 the morniag Stsplsy, sitI three ~
psntsrs, began his work u shs .dnys H
bad been buildiug nsv houss. bis .ios.
msr one having been destroyed by Are N
lhs spring, Aad tho dwelling - N n
advanced that be ~ sypectisg = move
bis family into Il bsCoss next fall. They
had been at work Only . lev minutes
within the houss when shsy vsrs startled
BY . rumbling sound like thuodsr, 81.
though bsavisr and more prolonged.
Il looked up. said Stanley. ''ssw u.
and shouted run. Tho mountains sfe
coming down. The boys jumpsd OFT oi
the windows. We ran across the road
and by tbs tins ws jumped The fsecs u
~as Ill over. Part Of the houss fell right
bshird us. We could fsel The ssstA shake
= The slide passed. whsn Jssv ths slide
u vas full thirty ieet high. The trout Of Il
rolling over and over" q
Far mp The side Of the nountsin shove
Them vss long nniAy ssssak Aitsss o.
tvsnty rods vids asd svsr nils long.
The slide oams down = raiIsoed ~pssl,
with great rosr. relIiss nass y diss
md rocks. Il bsossht dssa gssst >eress
Eress --ashss. bseohss and pises -slsas I'D
bssn torn from ll.eir foots 10 The poss4
tain side. Nov tali stately pine wosld
be riding on top Of The curssat. ID %.
olhsr second IL branching. moss covered
roots would b. forty iset 10 the sir. while
iss grssu top would b ssisdisg 10 The
mud. Il looked - II al The trees on The
uids Of Owls Head bad besn ssdowsd
With lecomotion.
When the slids ~ finally checked Il
WAS on the level lsod. two miles from The
point at shich Il stsrtsd, and its track
W. marked With bovldsrs and isIls0
trees. Near where Il stsrtsd tbs rusty
lodges sEs stripped bars of din sad trees
The rsvins looks Ike . hug silroad est.
inclined Il shasp ppsls TIE sidss are
y clear cut - II done b ssssm shovel
SANKEY'S boss aad harm we're svspt sssy.
md ssariy half his lasm - drives % tbs
lad Of nsighbors below.
Doaald Walker - niikiss . cor 10
lhs hass vhss W. slide stsssk u. ssd BE-
vss bsrisd 10 the dsbfia Ths snof isll
vithis thrss fsst et crossed. and tbs
msa was pinned dovs by rosk sal stsmp.
Stanley, hearing bis cry fss tsip, sssslsd
spdernsssh. renOssd tbs debris ed psil-
ID hin oat Oss Of Waltsss isp -
broken ssd be ssasssd elt4s isianss.
Tie farm of John Beudvssn ~ also H.