The Dam Broke

I uut hce, Mass., was Inuudiatcd aiiu de vastaied by the l reakina away oí a dum ai .Mud Pond reservoir, Mountafn lake, about lwo and a-baii miles froin the villaje, on Uuüth inst. The pond covercd iuuny acres nl swamp aud was increased lrom lta original iimitcil size by extensive daras built by a club of manufacturera as a storage place for water. Last Je village, wbose half dozeu paper mili.are siluated on the etreain, reeeivcd ts first news of the accident when the lioods carne pouring down the sírcete, the water bcini; irom lour to six iect dcep and briuginfr witb it tree3, portious of bouses, barn, ïences, iwitiuua, au'i i-vi'ij ruim 01 luuvabie property. i eple lied to the elopcs of the valiey along which the torreut was pouring anti fiaw houses move 1 and topplcd about like chips on a river. As soon as possible the people went up the line of the llood toward the ];ond and lounil the rivcr worse as they approacued the starting point of the torrent. Fortunately the track ol the iiood was in a 6parcely inhabitd countrv, but what ücstructiou tlicre was ior it to do n wreckiiiK three or four bouses aiun; its way was ihoioughly accomplishcd. Mach stock bcsidc .roperty is lost. Eleven bodies eo far have been lounct, and three persons who were liviDg In the track are missing. Tuis dbaster throws a reat manv hands out of employment and literaily paraljzes all East Lee industries. The loss in property is fullv i:200,&H), while the expense oí repairing roads and other costs that inustlall on iho town wili reach $20.00U more. 'Ibis calamity is said to bc the resul t of gross carelessuess, as partios responsiuie or owning tbc (jnvilcge of tbc water supply bad been re1 .eatedly nutilied that the dam was not safe.