Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-17

a man loses his house by fire and re-
builds it, only to have it swept away
with barn and cattle and his entire
farm buried out of sight in a mo-
ment. 1t was all he had, and it is
all gone. Something ought to be
done for him and his family. His
neighbors of the hill farms, though
willing enough have not always
much to spare. II those readers of
this paper who are alive to the mis-
fortunes of their fellowmen want to
bear a hand, any contributions sent
to Nathan r. Perkins, Esq, of JEFF
ferson, N. H., will reach Mr. STAN
ley. This suggestion is made with
out his solicitation, but we hope it
may meet many an eye that is
backed by a ready hand and pocket
book.
Another correspondent writes: AS
l was going from my barn to the
house my attention was attracted by
dull rumbling sound in the dis
lance, and looking toward the noun.
tain beheld small bare spot near
the top no larger than chair bot
tom. 1t began to enlarge and rush
with lightning speed down the side
of the mountain. On and on it
came, roofing up large trees and
taking along heavy boulders until it
reached the base, and then not stop
ping, but rushing on until it came
in contact with house that was be-
ing built by Mr.. Oscar Stanley. He
and two carpenters work inside, and
upon hearing the noise he stepped
outside and beheld but few rods
and fifteen feet high the terrible
slide coming directly toward the
house. He gave the alarm just in
time for them to get out, the roof
just grazing one of the men on the
leg. On the other side of the road
stood large barn and in it sat a
man milking cow. Hearing the
noise he started, but he was too late
and was instantly pitched into the
cellar and the barn was wreck and
he was buried among the rocks and
falling tlmbers. But his cries
brought the men back and they
went to work with an axe and soon
liberated him. His leg was broken
in two places, he was otherwise
badly injured and his case is almost
a hopeless one. The COWS, three in
number, were killed and a very
valuable horse was badly injured,
but may recover. l cannot describe
the wildness of the scene. Logs,
trees, rocks and dirt cover over
twenty acres of the farm. Down
the mountain side rushes a cascade
in wild confusion. The cavity is
about two miles in length and ir
places fifty feet deep and wide. As
soon as breakfast was over at the
hotels the crowds began to gather
at the base to view the wreck and
the wonders that the slide had made
Large coach loads from the houses
where visitors from abroad were
stopping came, and hundreds o.
: people have visited the spot through
the day from the neighboring towns
, Old people tell us that not since the
days of the Wiley house disaster
have people been so excited. Anc
, now another freak of nature has
opened new attractions to the noun.
tains, and those who come from TIL,
cities will wonder when they Sc,
6 what the rain and wind can do il
their fury. Artists were busy tax
ing views of the wrecked building
o and the gap up the side of Cherry
, Mountain. Parties just from tn,
top state that it is wild, rugged
sight to behold. Trees that hav,
stood the winds of winters for man,
@ years, rocks that no human powe
could move, have been picked VI
! and hurled down the steep noun
tain side and buried in mud or sen
8 up high and dry on the sides of tn
pulf