The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-01
BIG STORM DAMAGE.
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climbed in and out of the tree in APP
parent despair. Another oak in the
Crosby grove also was uprooted.
Telephone Cable Smashed.
Three trees near the common We're
DESTROYED. One of these was a large
maple on the Durham lot owned by L. e.
Holden, on the west side of Linden street.
1t fell across the street, smashing down
the telephone cable and other electric
wires. 4 A. large section of a maple IN
front of Il. T. Brittan's residence was
broken off, and locust east of the band
stand on the common was blown down.
Several large branches We're stripped from
trees on the Brattleboro Retreat lawn.
The chimney on Charles Z. Spencer's
house on Chase street was knocked of
and the roof somewhat damaged by one
half of massive oak on Mrs w. II.
Jones's land, which fell across Oak street.
The tree stopped so far above the street
that automobiles passed under it without
difficulty. 4 large branch of one of Mrs.
L. c. Spencers trees was broken off.
A limb fell acros sthe trolley wire in
front of w. I'll. Richardson's home on
High street, and a limb fell across the
telephone cable in front of G. q. Staples 5
house on the same street.
lightning struck the big elm in front
of the Harriet Taft house on Retting
place, occupied by Frank Champany and
w. q. Shaffner and families Mr.. Cham
pany was looking out of a window not
/ feet away at the time. He was not
hurt. The path of the lightning is visible
, on the tree B..
4 tree was laid across the street lead
ing up past the Canal street schoolhousC
to Prospect street and another was blown
down at the junction of Prospect and
Washington streets. "..-
IN ,fr fnrVr I1V-o aaf- af
trees fell on the electric light wires and
broke them down. One was at Miss
Addie NJ. Bailey's, one at Mrs. George
Burnetts, one at Miss Jennie Roses, ana
one at Harry Aliller's.
Many Windows Broken.
The Prospect hill section did not sui
fer from the loss of trees SO mucl
as did some other sections, but severa
1rlut trees and many branches were
| broken dOwl and gardens ruined. Nor,
windows were brOKen By halistones IL
that section than in any other. Ever!
house on the brow OF Prospect street
sustained loss of from three to Il
panes OF window glass, and many win
dows were broken on Washington anC
Central streets.
Ome corner OF the large barn at TIT
Austne Institution farm was taken OF
when big maple which stood near the
across the south end of the barn, block
ing the barn door. i short distance fur
theT up the road several naples of larg,
proportions blocked the road, layin,
page lie lodges on which they were
growing. Various other trees were
blown down between Chestnut stree
and Elm Corners.
\ section of large elm in the yarC
of the Retreat farm house was pros
, tTated and a section OF an elm on tn,
opposite side of the road fell into the
water on the Retreat meadows \ tree
tell on the roof of the Enos Whit,
house on Forest street.
At the corner of Elm and Elliot
streets large branch spanned Elm
| street, and half OF an elm by the oil,
aye house owned by W. y Morse Wa:
blown across the street. y maple OF
Wilbur g. Bockwells land on Fla
/ street fell against the house next cas-
| occupied b. y. j. Bracket.
| Harry bruce ; house ON Green street
was struck by maple which fen from
/ the W. II. Child's house owned b,
Charles Miner aud occupied by Darwin
H.. Cooper. just beyond the waite
! house on Western avenue a pine tre
/ took down an electric light pole. Par
! or an immense maple was blown down
/ on c. A. Ames 5 premises on WesterI
avenue near Crosby street. A large ma
pie limb was torn OFF a tree at .. +
Bcnson's house on Western avenue "A
J the corner of Orchard street and al
/ elm was broken down on the other sid
of the avenue. Traffic was blocked b,
a large limb falling across the tr0llc,
( wire al john Gallup's a short distance
cast of the cement bridge over Whet
stone brook at Melrose street I've
! lar, limbs were broken down in from
! OF he octagon house iii West Brattle
! boro owned by Z. 4. Knight.
In front OF the tenement house on FL
| Lot street at the corner of Schoo
street q large section of an elm ire
! was broken off \ big maple limb wa
blown down in front of Theodore Tur
ner : house on Elliot street. \ larg
tree in the rear of a tenement hous
owned hr s. w Edgett on the soutl
s;de of Elliot street crashed down, a
did two near the house owned by /