New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-17
CHECKING A ROARING FLOOD.
FEELING TREES TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
WALL or WATER TEARING THROUGH VALLEY
TIE FREsHET IN BOSTON,
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.l

THE FREsHEr IN BOSTON.
FIR TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
BOsToN, Feb. 16 AT Franklin, Mass,
yesterday only the hardest kind Of work with the
axe and crOwbar Telling aud rolling trees for seven
hours saved repetition of the food of fifteen years
at City Mills The water in Writings Pond steadily
until all previous high water marks hidden. This
sheet Of water hundred OF land
and has average depth Of twenty feet The
pressure began to tell the gate the Eagle Mills
DAM hut as was made OF thick tmbers was supposed
to he safe. At eight o'clock yesterday it gave and
wall OF wate- feet high rushed through the stone
gateway and ed through the valley carrying with it
the bridge the wrentham road. The Eagle Mills
not touched One mile below is the Glenwood Null.
There Is natural dam this place caused by solid rock
The first ntmaon that the proprietor had OF the i'm
pending trouble was when bank OF water TOUR feet hgd
dashed the top OF the dam and spread out Ia the
valley bel, W. SummODng all his men he hastened 10
the upper mill which has been shut down since last SUI
mer. The rushing water fast wearing away the
stone wall that protected the gate II the dam should
give way the body OF water above 1t would go
down the valley. The at began to use their
ayes with will and soon ton large trees were feed
and robbed OF their branches Then came the dlcuit
work Of stopping the break through which the
pouring with tremendous force. At last tree was
swung It, and the current once broken was soon
under control hours OF hard work had saved mil
property worth 100000 to say nothing Of the railroad
and houses.
The appearance OF things at the scene OF the Stony
Brook flood this forenoon showed surprising trans
formation In veH OF the short time which has passed
since many impossible except by means OF
boats. Excepting small portion OF BelmOnt-st.. be-
tween Vernon and Rugges SIS, Elmwood-st Is entirely
cear but is covered with mud. Tue clearing away OF
the has permitted Inspector Damre and his as
ssants TO examine the foundations OF buildings ana
many have been condemned a temporary precauton.
The police OF Station No 10 report special Instances
OF iship this morning. although there Is man1esty
prospect OF much sickness and suffering In consequence
flood. OF most noticeable features OF the
locality f. the number or cases where tene-
ants are permanently ng their effects. The 0nlce
OF he Fire COmmls Ia besieged With persons Who
want their cellars pumped out. The Commissioners
will arrange best to utilize TIE steam hre
which be spared for the work 80 soon as
the cellars the flooded district freed OF water the
Board OF Health will mako n careful examination, ana
will allow houses be Occu led where the dampness
such he dangerous to health Tue Aldermen last
night appropriated $4,000 to he distributed by the over
seers Of the poor among tho sufferers.
CONCORD. Feb l6 Especial. Concord has not ESCAPED
Hood The usually ct and placid streams assumed
the proportions Of rivers. The lowands nave
Hooded cellars have been submerged and Que street
has full OF water that the school children had 10
frrrled At Wcs Concord the Damon MIL ana
ynard the Assabet Mills have been Obliged TO sus-
pend work.
NORWICH. Fob. 10 tSpeedr. The old dam OF the Nor
witch Water Power Company at GreenVllle gave way w.
day Both dams at Greenyie are now ruinae