The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-09
MUCH DAMAGE
BY JULY FRESHET
MILESTONE Brook Washes Away Abutments of
Bridges and Undermines Buildings Connecticut
River 0verfIows Island Park Hay Corn and
Potato Fields Under Water

being delayed by small derailment a
mile south of West Dummerston. The
schedule on the main lines of the Bos-
ton Il Maine and Central Vermont
roads was net seriously interfered with,
but there was serious damage between
| Bellows Falls and Keene, by reason of
which some of the passenger trains on
that branch went through Brattleboro
this morning.
| \ landslide south of Charles +. Gid
| den s place on the Putney road pat all
the telephone trunk lines north of Brat
| tleboro out of commission, and two
slides in Newfane disabled all the New
/ fame circuits. Several local lines We're
| in trouble, affecting a0out - sub
scribers. Repairs on these lines are be
ing made as rapidly as possible.
A gang of men worked waist deep
| in Milestone brook beyond the Brat
/ tleboro creamery building last evening
| saving lumber which had been drawn
/ for the use of II. f. Weatherhead of
! West Brattleboro in building a bunga-
low. The brook overnowed its banks
and surrounded the lumber. 1t also
| swept across Melvin Dalrymple's s land
]
] Fred il. Wildcr's barn on the Brook
road in West Brattleboro was surround
ed by water. Several neighbors helped
move the henhousc and coops to dry
| land
Abutments Washed Out.
On the Marlboro road beyond West
| Brattleboro the lower abutment Of the
bridge over Milestone brook near the
George Barrett and Lewis johnson
lplaces was washed out, allowing one
end Of the bridge to fall into the wa
ter. The other end was secured by
chains. The bridge has iron girders.
land it will be saved
/ David L. Perry of West Brattleboro
bad begun building q cement bridge at
the stark place on the Marlboro road
and had built one abutment and the
wings, and this was all carried away
besides his lumber and some tools. An
I automobile load Of men went to the
scene and secured the cement mixer
with rops.
The rain caused further damage at
the federal building site at the corner
OF Main and Grove streets. Water last
night nearly filed the excavation for
the foundation on all four sides and
? washed in much dirt on top of the ce-
ment that had been laid in the trenches.
, On the Grove street side section of
the bank next to the sidewalk caved
? into the foundation trench.
, Don A. Wilder s. new boat landing
which was anchored in the Connecticut
river Just north of the mouth Of Whet-
: stone brook broke away from its moor
lngs late yesterday afternoon and
lloated down stream, but it came close
to the shore iii an eddy and Mr. Wilder
was able to reach it with a pike-poIe
= and fasten it securely
. a washout occurred on the PelIove
} Falls and SaXtons River street railroad
| about mile from Saxtons River. Pas
sengers were forced to leave the car and
, walk III road ankle deep in water. The
e ileaNy wind tore branches from the
g trees and uprooted saplings. The dam
age to crops in Bellows Falls and vi.
0 cinlty was very large.
r Several washouts occurred in Putnov
( the most serious being on the PuffeI
hull, above the Nathan place on +hp
road to East Putnev. A small stream
became roaring brook and quilted
a out several rods of the highway, maxine
the road impossible. It was fenced
e up but repair work was begun today
I Several small Washouts took Dlaca in
=
East Putney was not overhowcd nv the
river, but sections of hay and corn
t; helds are under water which settled in
t the low places.
Train Ditched in Keene.
n -Four rear ears of the flyer which left
Neehe at All for Boston lie in n wash
! our about q quarter of a mile hollow
q "epo station south of Keene. Tn,
J cars We're not overturned and no one
/ was injured. The locomotive and tbrn,
/ forward ears continued the Journey.
= A relief train sent from Keene con1f
/, not get to the scene on account Of an
= other washout. A wrecking train
which started from Bellows Falls wa,
stopped at Westmoreland bv two brnak
in the line. A washout on the Asbnalo
II branch held up the New York train DIN,
= in Keenc at $50.
- In Keene the storm was nronounoo,
tho worst in several years. MANY eel
= lars OF residences were filed with wa
II ter, and those of the stores in +b,
III square were partially flooded. Man,
II bridges were washed awav and road
II were made temporarily imDossabIo
II Br1dges were out on the Chesterfield
| and Summit roads. \ large passenoe
II automobile truck was wrecked on fh
II chesterfield road where a bridoo wa
II washed away, the driver takin6 to th
II ditch rather than go into the onenino
III No one was injured
II With the north and south branches o
II the Hoosac river out of their banks an.
n number of the hill streets badI
washed out, North Adams experience,
II one of the worse freshets in years.
II Gardens and fields of corn. oats an,
= hay are inundated and the damage vii