Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-06
COLD, HUNGER
STALK HILLS
OF NORTHEAST
New England States
I'm Grip of Worst
Tragedy in Years.
Damage Heavy
(BULLETIND


ooski river valley between Mont
relier and Burlington as m result
or flood was revealed IN a check-up
OF the towns between the two
cities tonight.
The greatest loss on life was re-
ported I'm Waterbury where there
were Is bodies in the m0rgue. In
Bolton, the next town. 75 are re-
ported dead I'm Richmond, aix
bodies have been recovered with
four other dead reported. Middle
sex and JonesvilIe reported nn
fatalities but large property dara-
are.
BOSTON. Mass. Nov. 5.-tP1-Cold
and hunger stalked the hills OF New
England i'm one on the most dia-
astrous floods OF this sections his
tory.
Substantial reduction IN the appar-
ent loss OF life furnished the orc
bright spot in late reports today. An
prenension over the fate of Mont
leiier. capital Of Vermont. was re-
moved with the establishment on d.
rect communication.
Although thirty square miles in
ana near the city had been complete
suited. ''-
Streams Rage
Rising through power dams. res
crvoirs, and nll other man-made -
stacles, scores of ordinarily peace
tul mountain streams now are rnrinv
toward she valley towns. bearing vvitb
them debris Of mill and store and
The crest of the flood and -
crisis IN the cases nf scores wv
towns will not be reached before To-
morrow noon. but already there hnu
been recorded q toll Of three score
ard more known dead and proprrtv
loss which will run into many mil
lions.
Shortage Of food and OF medical
supplies 60 meet the grave conditions
ieft by the rushing waters il the i'm
mediate problem on the most strIck-
en- districts. The exact number was
impossible 10 ascertain because Wy
interrupted communications.
Thirteen Dead
Seven persons, including Lieuten-
ant Governor Jackson, lost their lives
IN Barre, w.. IL was definitely
learned this afternoon through A ra-
nio message from the Barre Times tn
the Associated Press, which vs.
picked up by an amateur in New Bed
ford, Mass. Later word was thar N
others were believed dead. The linu-
tenant governor fell into a mol IN
Potash Brook while trying to reach
MS home yesterday and was drowned.
his BODY was recovered yesterday mf-
ternoon. The message said the city
OF Barre had been damaged tn thm
extent OF $4,000. 600.
"A radio message 10 army head
quarters IN Boston from Fort Ethan
Allen near Burlington. Vt.. nmld
that there were eight known dead IN
Vermont, but did not give names nr
locations and il was uncertain whefh-
er this included those in Barre.
Villages Wiped Out
IA report reached Burlington lnta
today that q large dam AZ pittsford.
w. had gone out. and that the ritv
OF Rutland was "panic stricken" aa
result.
The only message to get through
the Ieebie wires from St. AlbnmE. W..
today 70 The Associated Press said
that the &C. Adams Messenger wng
trying to verify reports OF 'hir loss
or life," in the MissiHquoi valley in
northern Vermont.
To the deaths previously reported
there were added today two M Naw-
port W., and one each in Rutland.
VI, Westfield. Hadlev. Mass. Penn
aquid Point. Me-. ard Berlin. Tt wan
learned that the village OF Gavnvilfe
In the town 0f StorkbrEdrr, Windsor
county, Vermcnd, had been virtually
wiped ont wv the flccd waters w thn
White River. A messenger trnmned
over the mountains t0 Berlinrton tp
report that because Of the floods the
town or Waterbury was in reed W.
food