The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-10
Yesterdays Storm Caused
Damage in Many Places
HereabOutS
BIG WASHOUT ON
WEST RIVER LINE
Trains Held up by Slide Above Towns
hend-Vernon Mans Auto Caught
il Freshet Near Wilmington-Many
Roads impossible

The rainstorm which began Satur-
day and stopped during last night be-
came unusually severe late Yesterday
afternoon and covered q wide terri
tory. In this village the streets were
washed somewhat. but the damage is
comparatively small. The electric light
service was interfered with for a
short time. Train schedules on both
the Boston & Maine and Central Yer
mont roads have been uncertain today.
On the West River railroad a wash
ont took place at Park : siding be-
tween Townshend and West Towns
hcnd Deputy Sheriff G. /. Knapp Of
Brattleboro who went from Newfane
III an automobile this morning TO the
the scene Of the washont. saws that
the roadbed was washed for a distance
OF about 100 feet. 1t viii take prob
ably two or three DAYS TO make the
fiji % that through traffic can be re-
Sumed. Meanwhile passengers viii be
transferred. Attorneys and others who
+ intended to leave here for the county
court at Newfane on the 9.25 train
I this morning, were unable to leave here
until about Il clock. and arrived at
the county seat soon after ].
+ Harold +. Akley of Vernon had an
experience Sunday afternoon and even
ing that Indicated the severity of the
storm in the vicinity of Wilmington.
He left Vernon about noon in his four
+ passenger Cadillac car with some of
his men and reached Wilmington about
/ clock ami started up what is known
As the Cold Brook road. He had not
gone far when he encountered stone
Il l.
weighed six tons. He turned back and
got his men to West Dover by another
road and left them. returning to vii
imington for gasoline.
lie then tried 70 make the trip over
Hoghack mountain, hut met two men
who told him that while they had got
ten through il was with the greatest
difficulty and they did not believe that
he could do it for the storm had been
raging continuously.
Mr.. Aklev accordingly took the road
over Higlev hill. When he reached a
point almost at the farm of A. d. Howe
he came TO a place where the water
from the branch of the river nearby
was running over the road. He thought
he could drive through ii and tried TO
10 50. hut the farther lie went the
htttlitA lNt NhlEi btEalllE Nilfl NDUtl llNoN-
ed his carburetOr. The machine stop
ped and Mr.. Akley alighted and as he
stepped to the left from his ear ne
stepped into a hole in which he sank
- his shoulders. lie fought his way
out of the swirling water in the dark
ness for il was 6 O'Clock, and the rain
was falling III torrents. driven - !
fierce wind.
lie made his way TO the Howe house
and obtained a horse and ropes By
the time he had gotten the animal hitch
ed TO his machine the water put ont the
lights Of the machine and the rest 81
the work Of dragging the car back ont
Of the deep water had 10 be done i'm IN,
dim light of 4 lantern. The ear finally
was towed 10 the doorvard Of Mr.
Howe : place and Mr.. Aklev decided Z,
remain there over night. He reached
home this morning but only after thu
toughest trip he said he ever hal Owe
Vermont roads. lie saws il will be dav.
before the roads can be repaired 10 l.,
reasonably passable.