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


Johnson is estimated at $4,000.
In Montpelier the damage to the
city alone will exceed $4,000. The
track between that city and Barre was
washed out in four different places.
AT Waterbury the farmers report
large damage to crops. Meadows are
covered with lockwood, and much
standing grass is destroyed. Several
loo booms broke, letting the logs
loose at that place and Bolton. Many
of the small road bridges were car
ried away. AT Fairfax several eel
lars were under water and the under
mining to few houses greatly dam
aged. A fume belonging to John
Dolan and lot of slab wood were car
ried away. The loss is estimated to
be about 80, goo.
A large section of the tannery side
track and riprap was taken ont at
Morrisyille, undermining the tracks
and threatening the tannnery build
ings.
A Richford despatch said that the
heaviest rainstorm that that section OF
the country had experienced for years
commenced Sunday night and CON
tinued at intervals till Tuesday
niOht. Culverts were washed out on
the railroads and bridges washed
away. All highway bridges between
there and Montgomery were gone. Al
Abercorn, Que, two miles from there,
three bridges went down, and a saw
mill, wheelwright shop and grist-
mill were swept away. Fifty feet OF
the railroad track were washed out.
A landslide occurred there on the
railroad track early Tuesday morning
No trains were running and no mails
were received and traffic was brought
to a standstill.
AT Milton the highways were badly
quilted, bridges were carried away
and a section of the railroad track
bed several feet deep was washed
away.
AT Stowe five large bridges have
gone and there were many bad wash
outs in the roads. High water dam
age to the grass and crops was the
: greatest ever known.
At Montgomery Jerry Murray :
store and barn were undermined by
the waters and carried down stream
with one horse and other valuables.
The mill at Hectorville, belonging t.
Lumbra q Robb, is also gone. Al
one time fears were entertained that
the two covered bridges in that place
; would share the same fate.
: Several small bridges and culvert'
are gone and several thousand dollar
q damage done to the roads and field
n and to the town aud individuals. Mr.
y Dow's furniture shop and machinery
Il is a total loss also. Several CELLAR
were flooded throughout the village
!. The workshop of Amasa Lepper wa
! also carried away. Mr.. Hutchins
# mill above the Center was also badl!
Il damaged. Estimated loss to crops
IS hay, bridges, roads and individuals
$50. 600.
- A great amount of damage wa
y done by the flood in Sheldon. Tn
! dam ut the Sheldon Springs pull
Il mill went out and Mr.. Shepley est
= mates his loss at $4,000. Man.
= houses were surrounded by water, in
y Guiding those of 5. NJ. Reed and {
"a A. James and Edgar Martin at Mort
~ Sheldon, where considerable damag
- was done.
r. At Jonesville, Orrin Jennings an
wife, while moving a kettle, wer
n struck by large floating tree an
30 swept down the stream. Both he'll
er TO the tree for a time. Finally Mi
l. Jennings said, 81 have got to 90
&c Look out for yourself" With thos
words he let 90 and the waves close
,e over his head. Mrs. Jennings &C
he onto rock where she was rescued b
l. a neighbor. She had one leg broke
,g and other bad injuries. This sam
4. stream damaged Noah Preston
he farm to the extent of $1,000. Jone
rs vile has not seen such a flood for 4
he years.
he There was a heavy landslide in Il
no town of Fayston last Wednesda
On morning. The Waitsfield correspond
vn ent to the Free Press writes as follow
i'll "During the tremendous rainstorl
zee of Wednesday morning, which raise
ed the river and other streams in this va
sa- lev to a higher point than has bee
known since the great freshet of Isl
en- there occurred in the south part
ass Fayston, about four miles from tn
oh village. the largest and most eXtensi'
~ landslide or avalanche which was ev
ed known in this state, and perhaps
vn New England. This slide, which
ere about one-half mile north of the gre
,ut slide of 10 years ago last month, staI
lie ed nearly at the top of the mounta
range, at two separate points, and
Law ter distance of 100 rods or so form,
lch junction of the two branches al
nd went crashing and laundering to t
llv foot of the mountain, distance
,ck over three miles, where the nigh
nd mass of rocks, trees, soil and wat
Oks was carried by the terrible force
cen momentum it had gained for d
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