Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07

The train from the south, due at II
o'clock came in two sections. One
section left the Boston & Maine road
at South Vernon and went to Keene
and thence north on the Cheshire
road. The other section came to
Brattleboro about an hour late and
went to Bellows Falls, being delayed
long time at Westminster by
washout. 1t reached Brattleboro on
the return trip about $50 o'clock. The
train due from the north at PIP went
down from Bellows Falls on the New
Hampshire side. The ABS train from
the north arrived in Brattleboro about
five hours late. The 5.45 train from
the south was about on time. The
night train from the south on the
Boston & Maine road was over two
hours late. There was a small wash
out about a mile north of the Vernon
station which delayed the newspaper
train Sunday afternoon half an hour
or more.
On Tuesday the trains from the
north were delayed principally on ac-
count of washouts on the Passumpsic
road. The first train, due at PIP,
arrived at 7.30 and the next train,
due at ABS, arrived about Z o'clock.
The II o'clock train north was over
an hour late. The other trains on
the Boston & Maine road were about
on time.
Two Washouts Between Wardsboro
and Jamaica.
The narrow gauge road was COM
pletely tied up. The mixed train
went out as usual Saturday morning,
but was unable to return, and the
passenger train did not attempt to
make its regular trip Saturday night.
On Monday construction train star
ted out from Brattleboro and removed
the ice and sand from the rails as far
as Townshend Between Townshend
and West Townshend the track was
covered with ice for distance
of about 800 feet. The passen-
ger train went to Townshend in
the evening and returned to Brattle-
boro about $50 o'clock. On Tuesday
the road was opened as far as Wards
boro. Between Wardsboro and ia
maica two washouts were found. one
200 feet long and one $50 feet long,
varying in depth from two to six feet.
By carrying past these washouts pas
senger traffic was established between
the passenger train on the south end
of the road and the mixed on the
north end, so that passengers from
South Londonderry reached Brattle-
boro Wednesday morning for the first
time in four days.
c. E. Adams's House Surrounded bv
Ice Pack.
The ice pack which was showed
from the West river over into the
highway between the pumping sta
ton and the house of c. e. Adams
was the worst ever known since that
road was built. The trouble was
caused by an ice jam which formed
Sunday afternoon just opposite the
watering trough which stands a few
rods above the pumping station.
For several weeks a big block of ice.
probably 10 rods long, had lain in
the river on the opposite side from the
watering trough, leaving only a mar
row open channel on the side next
the highway. This big block of ice
was probably frozen to the river bot
tom. When the ice began coming
down Sunday afternoon, it gradually
collected in the channel against this
block of ice and by O'Clock a lam
had been formed which Mr.. Adams
thinks was probably 80 feet deep.
The water began gradually to set
back around his house, and the pres
sure showed an immense quantity of
ice over upon the highway, covering
it to a depth of several feet. The
jam gave way between and s o'clock
in the evening. The blockade of ice
extended Is or 20 rods along the
highway above the house of Mr.. Ad-
ans. Hundreds of people have Wis
tied the spot to see the strange sight
OF the highway and river bank piled
high with the big pieces of broken
Ice, like a scene from the arctic zone.
The damage done to Mr.. Adams's
premises was not serious, though
great temporary inconvenience was
caused. The doors were kept shut
so that only small amount of water
came upon the first floor, but on the
back side of the house the water was
almost even with the window stills.
When Mr.. Adams went to take out
his horse and COW, he was surprised
to see the floor planking rise up with
the sudden pressure of water from
beneath. Some damage was done to
the posts of the vernada and to the
shrubbery about the house. The
family left the house for the night,
going to their neighbor Wilson I.
Browns. 1t will require several
days time with large force of men
and teams to make this piece of high
way again passable. For the present
all travel goes by the "old" or upper