Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-17
DAMAGE DONE BY WIND
Electric Power Service Crippled
by Fallen Trees
Elevator Stack at Austlne Institution
Broken OH-Boats Put Into Port or
Beached on River BAR

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Beached on River Bank.
Trees were uprooted, the electric light
and power service was crippled, an ele-
yator staging at the Austine institution
was broken off and boats on the Con-
~necticut river were endangered by a high
wind and rain storm which broke soon
after 6 o'clock Sunday evening. The
wind came from the south all day, but
shifted to the north early in the even
ing. Between 6 and Z o'clock rain beat
furiously a short time, but the wind
blew a gale all night, the velocity being
estimated at from 30 to 40 miles an hour.
The rain Sunday evening wet the ground
thoroughly, but the wind dried 1t during
the night and swept the streets clean of
dust. Many fruit trees and shade trees
were damaged.
Several sections of an elevator stack
at the Austine Institution were blown off
and crashed down upon some brickwork,
dislodging from 300 to 400 bricks. The
stack was 81 feet high and was used for
hauling up brick and other material to
workmen. About 60 feet of it was
broken off, which handicapped the work
on the building Monday, but the con-
tractors, Kennedy g. Peterson, began
rebuilding it at once and had it in OPP
Grafton Tuesday.
About 6.15 o'clock Sunday night a tree
was blown down across the Twin State
Gas & Electric company's line from the
power station in West Dummerston, put
ting the line out of commission and
causing a temporary suspension of the
electric light service. Connection was
made with Vernon lines without much
delay and the linemen started out to
repair the trouble, but on account of the
storm they were unable to do so. About
BIS o'clock Monday morning a tree fell
across the Connecticut River Power
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service was interrupted until about 7.15
o'clock. The trouble put the electric cars
out of commission and plants using the
power were unable to start work on
schedule time. The four-hour break in
the service was the longest since the
power company began furnishing power
here, but as 1t came at a very early
hour no great inconvenience was felt.
Directly after the tree fell men were
sent out to repair the line and the work
was hurried so that business in the shops
would not be delayed.
A brisk wind from the south kicked
up a heavy sea on the Connecticut river
Sunday and several motor boat enthus-
lasts found themselves in trouble after
they reached deep water. One boat
carrying six men went up beyond the
West river bridge and when the return
trip was begun the craft began to take
in water over the sides. Enough came
LII W wan thC ehho Wv
boat was run to the New Hampshire
shore near DR.. A. l.. Pettee's cottage.
Two men were left on the shore and the
boat was bailed out and then a start was
made for the other shore. Before half
the distance was covered the craft again
was flooded and the man in charge just
managed to run her in to a cove in the
West river when the engine stopped. The
four who landed on this side Of the
river had an easy walk to town, but the
two VINO were left on the New Hamp-
shire side had a longer distance to cover.
Another boat could not buffet the heavy
seas and was compelled to make port in
West river, while another was driven
ashore north of West river, where it
remained all night tangled in the brush
growth along the shore. The owners Of
the boats went up the river Monday
morning and found the water frozen in
their crafts and it was with difficulty that
they returned them to their floats. Sew
eral owners of heavier boats went out
with them and had trouble, but managed
to reach home without much difficulty
beyond getting drenched.
Walter Hildreth went down the river
in his motor boat Sunday morning and
when near the dam was forced to land
on the New Hampshire side. Water
poured in over the side and he just
made the shore. He left the boat beach
ed with the open side facing the north.
When the wind changed water was
driven into the boat and Monday morn
ing she presented a sorry sight when he
went down the river to salvage her. The
craft had taken in water and had sunk
SO that the top was within six inches OF
the surface. He pumped the water Out
Monday and Wednesday ran her back tc
the boat house.