The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-08
Trickles From the Flood.

OF all the granite firms to suffer from
! the effects of the flood, either by direct
loss or suspension Of business perhaps
/ the greatest loser is the Harrison Gran
! lite Co. Here the water rose in the
| sled to a depth of several feet. flood
! ing valuable machinery and turning
loose consignment OF oil which had
/ Just been received. The oil is said to
have an injurious effect on stone and
! the Harrison Co. will lose in the neigh
horhood of several hundred dollars from
| this source Other sheds must have
lost barrels Of oil, for the odor OF the
stuff permeated the flooded area through
out the day
When questioned this morning, A. NJ.
Flanders OF the Flanders Garage Co.,
with headquarters in the Nichols block.
said that his loss would exceed $500.
Mr. Flanders men were busy this morn
ing in saving what little material re-
trained intact in the place. The garage
in the rear of the block was approached,
but not visited by the flood.
Most of the stock in c. C. Perkins
electrical supply store is total loss
ami it Is believed that the food dam
aged the store to the extent of $4,000
Residents in the Syrian colony on
Prospect street We're thrown into tur-
MOL at the approach Of the food and
several families removed their house,
hold effects to neighhoring dwellings.
Easements in the houses occupied by
Alex Corey and Louis John were flood
ed to the ceiling and a sizeable loss in
vegetables and other goods stored there
was the result Nash Murray's meat
market in the Romans block was also
visited by the waters, although neigh
bors rallied to his assistance, and saved
many Of the furnishings.
While relays of men from the city
departments were laboring heroieally to
save the Berlin street bridge, Angelo
Scampini prepared and served hot sup
per to the workers. II was generous
act and the workmen were not slow in
expressing their appreciation of Mr..
Seampni's kindness.
f. II. Smith, the North Main street
baker, who recently purchased the Boyce
bakery business was obliged to tenn
porarily close his establishment to-day
on account Of the damage wrought by
the flood.
Cady o. Averill, city bill poster, lost
billboards distributed in different sec
tions Of the city, which cannot be re-
placed with 500.
Members of the D. VI. Miles Coal Co
went to their North Main street stables
and released the dray horses quartered
there and removed the animals to
livery stable
Angelo Scanrpini felt the effects quite
as keenly as any of the Berlin street
residents. In addition to the disappear
ance of his woodpile on Rangers field,
Mr.. Scampini contributed between sixty
and seventy barrels of vinegar stored in
a shed at the rear of his home, TO the
flood. The vinegar was valued at 5000.
At the Barre Shoe store. Manager
George /. Gee went into the basement
and while engaged in salvaging a guam
tity of rubber goods became mired in
the far corner of the room. The de-
post formed there was q sticky mass
of mud and clay and Mr. Gee was obliged
to reluctantly abandon a pair Of boots
and wade in his stocking feet to safety.
Granite street residents We're greatly |
Inconvenience by the flood and at the |
Union Cooperative store on that street |
the loss will mount to large figure. !
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unity to the river and the flood APP
preached the building almost without
warning. In one part OF the store the |
water arose to level even with the !
counters.
On North Main street near the Brook !
street corner, John Cleary had just com
pleted new basement to his store.
This morning the cellar was filed to
the floor with water and Mr. Cleary |
was not able to reckon his loss.
One Of the humorous features was the /
attempt of a man to pass in front of /
the Nichols block. The water was pour |
inc across the sidewalk from the two |
basement entrances 50 smoothly that I
tie entrances looked like thin sheet of I
water running over closed hatchway 4
SO the man boldly stepped on. and the I
next second was preeipitated into five |
feet of very muddy water. Grasping the /
stone steps he pulled himself up out Of
the depth, shook himself and walked |