The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-25
North End of Barre and
Districts to Montpelier.
Have Inundation
TROLLEY SERVICE CUT
AT DODGES BRIDGE
Gunner Brook Left Channel
and Poured Down
Maple Avenue

One Of the heaviest February rains
ever known hereabouts is causing concern
among the merchants and householders
OF the city inasmnch as a sample of the
/ floods that have rayaged sections Of
Barre IN years not so very far distant
| has already caused considerable damage.
In the north area of the city people are
speenlating on the outcome of small.
sized food that did good deal Of dam
age last night and during the earlier
hours OF the morning. In a most capri
clous mood Gunner brook overHowed its
banks IN the night time and wrought
havoc among several easements on Ma
pie avenue. Pearl street was visited bv
high water and manufacturing operations
N number Of stonesheds along Stephens
branch were suspended to-day on account
of inundat ton. The branch rose steadily
last evening. receded toward dawn ami
began to rise again as the forenoon wore
on Jail branch is apt to exceed its bank
limits at any moment, it is claimed, and
tho situation on the whole, is not al
together encouraging.
A Scotch mist that prevailed during
the greater part of the day Yesterday
began to assume more ambitious proper
tions toward night and by dusk steady
rain had begun. AZ intervals during
the evening the volume Of water coming
from the skies was inconsequential but
later the downpour became more violent
and continued throughout the night.
Much OF the ice in stephens and Jail
branches had broken mp during the SOFT
days of the past week and the constant
beating Of the rain suaiced to send 4
larger proportion Of the winters accH-
mutations down the streams. This morn
ing the rainstoTm did not abate.
A maximum of trouble was attained IN
the north end, where the peculiar antics
Of Gunner brook caused a good many
people TO worry, and with reason, too.
That something untoward was brewing
was evident to employees of the H. r.
Smith store in the early evening Four
hours later clerks and delivery men were
wading knee deep in cellar which had
nearly three feet of water in il in the
deepest places. Near the Brook street
Gunner brook leaped its
banks and Maple avenue for time. was
into a small-size lagoon
House Easements and barns in that
neighborhood were flooded aud people
there had q busy night in prospect.
Goods of much value were stored in the
basement OF the Smith market and be-
fore they could be removed a quantity Of
material was ruined beyond salvage.
other cellars in the same locality were
inundated with the same results. Or
rille Noungson, cinematograph opera
or. and Alto Marianni. proprietor Of the
}ilou theatre. who we're among the first
o answer summons for assistance In the
iorth end, rescued a pig and several
hickens from one mans barn. Another
nan lost several ~ his best fowls
Just what the extent Of the damage
M Maple avenue and contiguous streets
viii be cannot b. estimated 4 steady
low of water from Gunner brook did
lot serve 20 improve the condition OF the
ghWay on Maple avenue and Supcris-
eudrnt = - Wilson of the street DEPART
lent and his men were faced with no
lcousidcra be task when they began 90
rain The street early TODAY. The chan
el of Potash brook IN The center of
be business section could not carry an
bc water that washed down from the
ilsidps. and after the stream had un
ank fun for several hours, Il went be-
0nd bounds much of the water finding
= way into the row ~ buildings on
earl street owned 81 A. ~. Buzzcil.
hree feet of water were in the base
lent OF the Hotel Buzzell aud other
mctures in the same vicinity did not
.cape the water. A volunteer brigade
food workers aided Mr. BuzzeH N re-
owing furniture from the cellars He
~ not been able 90 estimate his loss,
though George M Marion. who ieaEcs
storage building from Mr BuEnil on
sarl street. believes he himsclf win suf-
r t5c loss of s510 worth of tolaceo as
result of the inundatian Mr.. Mar
on vas notified ~ conditions at mil-
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