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The following account was published in The Vermont Standard (Woodstock, VT) on Nov. 17, 1927.

Bellows Falls ­ Nearly $1,000,000 damage. Babbitt-Kelley paper mill wholly destroyed, building and machinery washed downstream. Highest water in history Friday at 5 p.,. with 25 feet, 8 inches over dam.

Rutland ­ Approximately 250 cellars have been pumped dry by the fire department last week Friday night. Two trucks have been working steadily since the deluge supplemented by the ancient steamers part of the time. No members of the department had been given a day off since Thursday and long hours with no time out for meals had been the order of the day.

Moretown ­ The little village of Moretown located in the Mad river valley in Washington country, a section as yet unreached by American Red Cross relief parties, was virtually washed off the map by flood waters from the river. The town is without light or kerosene, all bridges and means of communication are cut off and the residents are on the verge of famine, unless relief comes soon.

Waterbury ­ Twenty-eight reported dead and many homeless; town call for food and medical aid.

Franklin County ­ Twenty-seven buildings were destroyed in the county. Twelve of these were houses, 13 barns and two garages. Two hundred and thirty-three cows and five horses were lost. Thirty-two persons are homeless.

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