Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-22
FLOODS IN VERMONT

streams. Railroad Tracks ana
Bridges Carried Away in Northern
Vermont. Several Lives Lost In the
Raging Waters. Large Damage
to Personal Properly.
One of the severest transforms IN
wears ragged throughout New England
Tuesday and Wednesday. Al 81. Al
hans bridges were washed away, sew
oral streets made impossible and the
expense to the city will be several
thousand dollars, while the loss TO IN
diyiduals will be much larger. IL
was expected Wednesday that the
city reservoir in Fairfax would give
way. and that millions of gallons OF
water would go tearing down "a
vine to Lake Champlain. The reser-
voir was built four years ago at cost
of $50, 900. No trains were run over
the St. Johnsbury and Lake CIlahl-
nlain railroad Wednesday on account
of several washouts.
A double drowning accident unoer
nartieularlv distressing circumstances
occurred at West Enosburg Wednes-
day. John Dow and his family I'VE
on the river bank, and the water dur
inc the night came up so quickly that
II flooded the lower story OF the
bouse. There was no way for the
family TO leave the house and at
tennis bv the neighbors to reach
them were unsuccessful. Flnally
carly in the morning Frank Scott OF
bakersfield made a raft and WIN
Frank HAYES, aged 10, pushed oul
into the current. The raft was toe
frail 10 stand the strain and when II
parted Scott and the boy fell into Inc
water and both were drowned, a.
help from the bank could not reaci
them. Hayes body was recovered
The blacksmith shop, both LUMBER
mills and several houses along TN
river have been swept away.
A despatch from Bristol says; TN
heavy rains of the past three day
have raised the New Haven river t.
the highest point since the flood o
1880. The breakwater and IN
bridges near the village have beer
carried away, and the Rocky Dial
bridge is undermined. At Starks
boro the Daniel Orvis mill and dan
have been washed away, while tn
bulkhead at Bartlctt's mill, Soutl
Lincoln, and the bridge at West Lin
coin are gone. 1t is estimated tina
the damage to roads in the town 0
Huntington will amount TO SlO,O0C
while the loss to mill property will b
over 80 900. The loss by the flood i
Bristol is variously estimated at froI
$1,000 TO $4,000. The town wi
have to put in dozen new bridge
while the repairs on the roads VIII II
auire quite a sum. The Bristol Mai
nfacturing Co. sustained loss of M
less than $1,000. The individu'
losses on gardens and growing crol
cannot be estimated at present
The water at Bennington was Il
HIGHEST since 1869 and every brids
between there and Camp Comfort
swept away. The most of the dan
are was caused by cloudburst tn
took place in Woodford, filling Il
pond near Camp Comfort. III
highways between Bennington al
Woodford were badly washed out al
so were some of the streets in BENIN
ton near Roaring branch, which owe
flowed its banks.
The flats between Bennington al
North bennington were covered
deem that teams drove through wat
that was up to the hubs of the vince
Much hay that was in meadows W
washed away.
The freshet at Cambridge was {
worst the town has ever known. 1
Lamoille and all its tributaries quic
Nv overlooked their banks, carryil
all before them. Every bridge lea
ing to Pleasant Valley, including t
covered bridge, known as the kog'
bridge over the Seymour river, t
Lamplough mill and bridge and t
Wheelock mill and dam on
Brewster river have all gone do'
and the roads in all parts of the toy
are in deplorable condition. 1t W
cost thousands of dollars to repli
them. The railroad bed was wash
out for 30 rods and made impas
BILE for several days.
The Lamoille valley.was under
feet of water, running all the or
and growing crops. A later despa'
saws the covered bridge over the s.
mour river at Cambridge tioa
out into the Lamoille and went do
the stream. The booms at Belvid
and Waterville broke, letting abb
2.OO0. 900 feet of logs into the Lamo
river.
A despatch from Jericho ThursC
SAYS: "The freshet has done mi
damage in this town. The rivers 9
brooks in town began to rise rapl
before daylight and by or 8 o'cl'
Wednesday were at their highest,
in most of the rivers and bro
reached a higher point than has b
known for 20 years. Eight highV
bridges have been washed ay
within the limits of the town, incl
ing one iron bridge, and several
ers are partly undermined. Miles