Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11
HIGH WIND
Blows between 40 and 81 Miles an
Hour for IL Hours.
free Limbs Blown Down, Yacht Eagl,
Wrecked, Roundhouse wall Blown
over Rnd lighthouses swept
from MOOrings.

Burlington was visited Tuesday by q
high wind which brought to mind the
great storm that wrought havoc in this
vicinity in August, six years ago.
Observer Alexander OF the United states
weather bureau station reported to the
Free Press that the wind blew at
velocity between forty and ifty-four
miles an hour. so that for the IL hours
Immediately preceding four o'clock Tues
day afternoon 500 miles of wind blew
over the city.
This is very unylsual and the "a miles
per hour velocity is the highest which
has been reported since the bureau was
established in this city several months
ago. The wind blew all day from the
SOUTH until sudden shift to the north
west at about four o'clock in the after
noon brought heavy rain from the
clouds which had been lowering all day.
The rain lasted for several minutes m,l
during that time n inch fell. Throughout
the day the temperature remained com
| Portable.
PLEASURE YACHT WRECKED.
| The high wind did considerable damage,
especially along the lake front. The lake
rose high in waves of volume and
strength, so that the large boat house at
| the foot of College street was swept
| from its moorings three times. while,
several other smaller houses broke away
| from their wharves. The government ting
boat Pastime could not he used in the
breakwater repair work, because of the
high waves, and a row boat. whose owner
is unknown. was blown into the harhor
! from some point south.
| The sloop rugged pleasure yacht Eagle,
! owned by G. II. Brownell of Essex juno
! ton and +. II. Pease Of this city. broke
, loose from her moorings near the break
water Tuesday morning. Some idea of
! the force Of the wind can be gained from
the fact that she was moored by new
and and a half inch hawser. She struck
the submerged pier near Cranes mills and
pounded there throughout the blow but
could have been saved In the morning
had the owners been able to get a tug 20
| tow her To safety. The tug Pastlme was
\ in the harbor but the captain did not dare
attempt 10 rescue the yacht until the wind
subsidized. Consequently she is badly wreck
ed. Her hull is stove in. keel lost of, and
a large outlay will be necessary to repair
her. If indeed she is not already DANA god
beyond repair.
The Eagle was des signed and built by G
! W. Mead of Essex. y. Y, about ten Years
ago at a cost OF $500. Shortly after the
boat came into the possession of Westpor
parties, who owned her for about one yea
and then transferred her to Harold Gate
Of this city. One year ago the presea
owners bought the boat She was con
sdered one OF the fastest. safest an'
prettiest boats on the lake. She was 8
feet over all. sloop rugged, had a cabin
carried two tons of ballast and drew si'
feet Of water. She took first prize in he
class at the last regatta of the LAX
, Champlain Yacht club and has won cup
at various regattas In past years.
l C1IATEAUGAY SAFE.
So rough was the lake that about thre
o'clock Manager LOOMS of the Champla,i
Transportation company telephoned =
find the whereabouts Of the steamer Chat
eaugay, which had gone to Isle La Mott
for cargo of $50 barrels of apples. Cap
tain Rockwell replied from Plattsburg
, that the boat had just rounded Cumber
: land head the toughest part of the lax
! and had wca hered the gale in good shape
The steamer reached Burlington about q
. p. m.
Z WALL BLOWN DOWN.
n The north wall of the Rutland railros
e roundhouse. which was burned year agc
= was not strong enough to withstand tn
f wind and It toppled to the ground. TIL
wall was about 20 feet high and 30 fee
long 1t fell inward, but did not obstruo
the tracks or njure anyone, althoug
Martin Heffron, who is employed there
nF l,n a
before the wall fell.
LIMBS BROKEN OFF.
Uptown the wind broke dead limbs frol
trees and the streets were Uttered wit
d small branches and leaves. The weathc
e yane which tons the Unitarian Churc
d steeple rocked back and forth until
= seemed that il must break off Many PEE
y Die thought that they could see the steep
o itself moving from side to side. The hea
n of Church street was veritable Fla
'e iron building corner and the wind ls
many man a merry chase after his ha
@ Through the heavy wind large ire
J. measuring nearly three feet in dian
= eter was felled on lower st. Paul stree
3 and Mrs. Henry Marrier and child ma
10 rowly escaped injury. Mrs. Marie
,r was crossing the road and was direct
3 under the tree when she heard
l. crcak. She carefully picked her Wa
6 through the Falling branches. The tr'
o. broke about half way up the trun
D. spreading out across the road al
breaking many branches from anoth
~ tree standing near. Shade trees
T. other parts of the city Were rid
ty many of their heavy limbs but no pa
Of ticular damage was reported.
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