Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-04-20


t unbroken sheet of water, rows OF
willows only marking the bed of the
= stream. Cross street was flooded
and at one point opposite the Parks
meadow water flowed over South
street. During the afternoon the
waters tell few inches, only to rise
again. AT about s o'clock the
streams again began to fall, not to
recover lost ground,
Families in that section of the town
were of course pretty closely con-
fined to their houses during the day
top boots being necessary if one
wished to move about much. Dur
ing the afternoon |. II. Whitcomb
was obliged to move his horses to
the Inn stable. To the Inn stable
were also taken half a dozen pigs
whice might have hoatcd off from a
flooded pen near by.
Below the jail bridge the water
pursued its way harmlcsslv, rising
into Mrs. Warren's garden and Gov
ering the flat in the rear of Mrs. F.
S. Dana's house. AT the dam. Mr.,
Standish sad the water was higher
than in 1860, but in his garden it fell
short of the mark made during that
memorable flood.
Up near O. II. McKenzie's a good
sized piece of ground was flooded
and the highway was under water in
places, and badly washed out.
Along the Ottauquechee.. little
damage was done, houses and barns
being above high water mark. The
river, at rough estimate, rose about
eight feet, the height of course de-
pending on the width of the channel.
At the West Woodstock dam the
water lacked four feet of the 90
mark (9 teet).
The brook that comes down Hart
land hill and crosses the road Just
below "King's corner" was swollen
enough to do some damage, outlying
the yards and gardens in It's path,
finally losing itself in the bigger
stream below. The waters took big
slice off II. p. Bridges meadow,
Mr.. Clarke estimating that about
1000 loads of dirt were washed down
stream. Three big elm trees were
likewise picked up and carried away.
The Bridgewater road was left IN
pretty bad shape by the .deluge,
though not made impossible for any
great length Of time. Brooks cross
the highway at frequent intervals
and these tore ugly gaps in the high
way, washed away small bridges and
in other ways made travelling trouble
some. At one point the tagcwhich +.
went up Monday morning was de- !
ayed halt an hour while bridge
was repaired. ,. s..
There was no electricity in the t
streets Sunday evening, and black J
II night hasn't been seen fora long
inc. y
The Woodstock railroad suffered
Ome damage. but not enough t. de-
ay trains more than few hou,s.
most of the trouble being on ShallesY
ill. On "Wednesday the first train
m the Boston & Maine came through
rom Bellows Falls over the South
Iharlestown washout. ~
No Boston mails or paperssreaShed
he Junction until late Monday after IT.
'oon, and. no, ,mails of consequence +
we're received'here until WeaadslVsssflsIS,.. :.
The Monday stages didn't think of
making schedule time, the Rutland
nail arriving here late, at night.
toads were reported everywhere as
eing in frightful condition.
The weather was somewhat threat
ming Monday and Tuesday but no
ain fell. On Wednesday the skies
leared and the sun shone for the
rst time in four days.
Down Hartland way the roads
eed much looking after. The storm
eemed to have been especially de-
:ructive to the billy highways in
lat direction, being tornup, washed
nd quilted so that they were i'm
assable for anything but travellers
n foot. From Oscar, Henenway's H.:
} the Four Corners is zone of the
'orst pieces of road and it is esti- "
lated an outlay of three or four hun
red dollars will he necessary to put
in shape again. ,
.":.l&.
THE FLOOD OF '99..e,
During the disastrous storm of he /
october 4, &c years, ago,.it /, may be- 70
teresting to recall, oversix inches
ram fell in SO hours At West :, ..,
'oodstock the saw mill and aboHt =.
'lf the dam went off 'aiidt part of a i,
mber shed was. carried down s. s.
rea.n a short distance. The Elm to
rect bridge sailed down the river at til