The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-06

Great Freshets in Some Places More Sc
rious Than Lass Sear--Great Dana &c
Up the Line OF the Narrow Gauge-The
Local story And similar One All
Over the state.
The great freshet, which has delayed
five states this week .inilicting a money
damage. probably. Of So, 0oo. 600. in
Manchester, \. H., alone. 500. 600
and which was the severest ever known
in parts of New England, did not
quite reach the dimensions OF last
year. locally. There was big inun-
cation along the whole Connecticut
valley. the river rose over l3 feet in
five hours, and il was filled with ice
and debris whose pounding with fear
ful roar did much damage to building
and bridges, but the water did not
reach within 20 inches of last year 9
mark. which was the highest since
1862 The island opposite the village
was flooded, but not so badly as last
year and so will probably cover the
damage, which was $500 last year and
which consists mainly of a little bat
tering of the corners of the buildings
besides the cost If clearing off the
mud and debris j. 4. Talyor moved
all his stock from tn buildings Sun
day. Some Of the farmers below the
village also had to move their stock 10
higher land. The bridge over the Con
necticut was damaged 10 the amount
Of about $500, the ends OF the semi
circular arches resting or the center
pier being badly broken b. ihe float
ing ice.
". Z. Clark Of Chariestown. \. IL,
examined il yesterday and considers il
safe with careful driving.
The West River got ugiier than ever
before. and our c0rrespuRdents tell the
story below of most of its work. About
an acre Of land was washed out Of the
Bradley meadows and loo feet Of the
narrow gauge, track and oil. swept out.
There was also another small washont
near Townsheud, and landslide
above that village burying the track
under 10 feet of mud ana rocks for a
distance Of - or 80 feet, while a couple
bents OF trestle were taken out there.
and the trestle between West Towns
hend and Wardsbor1 station was torn
out completely and swung against the
bank. Our West Townshend CORES
pondent tells graphically about the
great ice foe there.
The passenger train from the north
Monday worked down as far as Wards
boro, but could get no further, aud
Yesterday afternoon We received in
Brattleboro the first mail since Satur-
day form some Of these towns.
The trouble in the Bradley meadow
was remedied temporarily ty run
ming ''shoo- fly track out into the
meadow and work train got as far
north as Newfane Tuesday, but on the
way back another washouf was found
this side of the first one and the train
was stalled there while the men came
down afoot. This was fixed up We'd
nesday and the train went up 10
Townshend, and yestnirs.e morning a
train went out at s sicf,s@k, taxing
passengers who had been waiting since
Monday, as far as the scene of the
trouble between there and West
TowDsheDd, transporting them by team
by there and connecting with the train
above. Tuesday morning the
mail was taken up on hand car and
"Wednesday i; was brought down on
the work train. Supt. Mckenzie,
Train Master Allen OF New London
and Gen. Roadmaster Sbanks of St.
Adams are on hand with a force OF
over 100 men repairing the damage as
fast as possible.
The owl down Sunday morning was
seven hours late because Of the wash
put in Westminster. but aside from
that the trains between Springfield
and White River Junction have run
all right, but there has been such
terrific ripping up on New Hampshire
'oads that much OF the Boston freight
stock and beef trains. that
Usually goes that way has come through
lere.
Tba Wilmington stage only went 10
Marlboro Friday and Saturday and
.ame back Monday with the same
nail it had taken out. The jackson .
-illc stage has run through every day.
tuesdays mail from Townshend, /
irafton etc. was sent by stage 10 Bel +
a-s Falls and from there went 10
3oston before reaching here.
The Deerfeld went the highest .
incc 1878. Things were torn generally .
n the Hoosac Tunnel and Whining .
on r. L. with washout near the .
unel and burial further up under .
Of tons Of ice requiring sew
raj days TO remove.
The story about the state is all 10
he same effect. Williams Saxtons,
White and Black rivers all rose higher
han last year. The Pasumpsic.
4amoile and the Wiuooski were on the
ampage. the latter the worst since 1880
nd the Oter Creek went the highest
yer recorded. Iu Barre every base
1ent on Main and several other streets
7as flooded and full, $50. 600 damage
one. Fairlee had two 5000 BRIGGS
rashed away. s H. Weston at
Vlnooski aud 200 sheep valued at
], 600 drowned and Alison Herrick at
lilton also lost lot. Dams we're
'ashed at Jonesville and Weybridge
nd several other places Two rail
Iad trestles between Montpelier and
iarre and one about mile from
were washed out and all
-affic on the c. V. between Mont /:
elier and Bellows Falls was blocked.
I Proctor another trestle was {
renched from it's foundation and
lmpletely wrecked and enormous i
amage done in that section. There |
ere many washouts on the roads |
aiding out from White River June /
on, and one at Jericho wrecked a
art Of train Monday. but no lives 6
ere lost.
HAT oUR CORRESPONDENTS SAY.