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Unfortunately, Polly, I remember that. I was 4 years old and we lived on top of Anthony Hill in Portsmouth. My mother took us up to the third floor to watch the houses at Island Park (part of Portsmouth). Waves would come in and swirl the houses around and break them apart. Trees were crashing down in our yard. It was very frightening but the worst part for me was the Typhoid shot we all had to have because of a fear of contaminated water. My father worked at the Torpedo Station at the time so we didn't see him until very late at night. The next day as he chopped up trees with an ax I got in his way and he put the ax into his foot! He actually drove over the Mount Hope Bridge to Little Compton to see the family doctor. He had to go that way as the Stone Bridge was washed out. A memory which has never left me after all these years. Judy

I was going to say "Wow ! I don't remember that".......but, I guess I wouldn't, would I? Thanks Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan W Pieroth" <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: [RINEWPOR] Newport, RI - Not the 1938 Hurricane > AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE STORM. > > On Saturday last, 23d inst., this town was visited by one of the most > awful and destructive storms ever experienced here, sweeping away and > laying prostrate almost everything in its course. The gale commenced > early in the morning at north east and continued increasing in violence > (the wind varying from N. E. to S. E. and S. W.) until 11 A. M., when it > began to abate, and about one o'clock all danger from the wind and tide > was over and the afternoon was fair and mild, forming a striking > contrast with the war of the elements which had existed but a few > minutes before. The tide rose three and a half feet higher than it had > ever been known before. At Providence it rose seven feet higher than > ever before. > > To attempt to particularize the suffering, to estimate the losses, is > impossible. Two dwelling houses and nine stores and workshops on the > Long Wharf were carried away by the violence of the wind and tide, and > those that withstood the gale are rendered almost untenable by the > vessels, lumber, &c. being driven against them. Several of the stores > carried away contained a considerable amount of property in West India > and other goods, which as nearly all lost. One of the houses swept from > the Long Wharf was occupied by Mr. Andrew V. Allan, and such was the > rapidity and violence of the storm that every attempt to save his family > was in vain; they all perished, his wife, three children and a girl that > lived with them. > > The wharves on the Point, with most of the stores, stables, &c., on them > were carried away. The wharves in other parts of the town, with the > stores on them, also sustained very considerable injury, and everything > movable on the wharves was swept away. In some of the stores the water > was four feet deep. The Long Wharf has sustained great damage and the > stores on the head of the wharf are much shattered, and their contents > (four, sugar, corn, tobacco, &c.) damaged by the tide. The large > three-story store of Gov. Martin was removed nearly six feet from its > foundation. A large three-story store on Rhodes & Cahoone's Wharf, > containing hemp and flour, was taken from its foundation and floated > into the harbor. > > The town, after the gale, was a scene which defies description. Many of > our streets were rendered impassable by the quantity of goods, lumber, > wood, spars, wrecks of houses, vessels, trees, &c., lying in every > direction. The steeples of the first and second Congregational Churches > were partly blown down, the roofs of the Episcopal Church and First > Congregational were partly carried away, and other public edifices have > sustained considerable injury. We dare not venture to risk a calculation > as to the amount of damage sustained, but it is very great. Many poor > families have lost their all and were happy to escape with their lives. > The scene was such as was never before witnessed by our oldest > inhabitants. The uprooting of huge trees, some of which have braved the > fury of the elements for nearly a century, part of the town inundated, > the wind blowing a hurricane, a prodigious swell running, some buildings > falling to pieces, the sea beating against others with a fury surpassed > only by the breakers of our sea shore; and amidst all these horrors were > seen families struggling to escape their houses, and persons striving to > save their property. After the storm the outside of the windows in the > town was found coated with a fine salt which, it seems was conveyed from > the ocean through the air, and the leaves of the trees, from this cause, > as is supposed, are curled and crisped as with a general blast. > > Two brigs were driven on the tops of the wharves; four sloops were > driven on the top of the Long Wharf; a sloop with wood was carried over > the Long Wharf on to the Point; another was driven into the cove, and > two sloops were sunk at Long Wharf. Much damage was done to the towns > situated on the Narragansett Bay and along the shores and a number of > lives lost in this disastrous gale. > __________________ > > Date of the storm: September 23, 1815 > > "Services at the Dedication of the School House Erected by the Trustees > of the Long wharf, at Newport Rhode Island, May 20th, 1863 with an > Appendix." Page 69-70, Appendix C: Abstract from the Record of the Long > Wharf. > > -- > Susan W. 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1. Listed below are several early census that were taken in Rhode Island. I am trying to locate these census. Are they house in archives in England or America. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/history.html#Timeline · 1708: First census taken; population 7,181. · 1724: Rhode Island established property ownership qualifications for voters. · 1730: Census taken; population 17,935. · 1748: Census taken; population 32,773. · 1755: Census taken; population 40,414. · 1774: Census taken; population 57,707.

AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE STORM. On Saturday last, 23d inst., this town was visited by one of the most awful and destructive storms ever experienced here, sweeping away and laying prostrate almost everything in its course. The gale commenced early in the morning at north east and continued increasing in violence (the wind varying from N. E. to S. E. and S. W.) until 11 A. M., when it began to abate, and about one o'clock all danger from the wind and tide was over and the afternoon was fair and mild, forming a striking contrast with the war of the elements which had existed but a few minutes before. The tide rose three and a half feet higher than it had ever been known before. At Providence it rose seven feet higher than ever before. To attempt to particularize the suffering, to estimate the losses, is impossible. Two dwelling houses and nine stores and workshops on the Long Wharf were carried away by the violence of the wind and tide, and those that withstood the gale are rendered almost untenable by the vessels, lumber, &c. being driven against them. Several of the stores carried away contained a considerable amount of property in West India and other goods, which as nearly all lost. One of the houses swept from the Long Wharf was occupied by Mr. Andrew V. Allan, and such was the rapidity and violence of the storm that every attempt to save his family was in vain; they all perished, his wife, three children and a girl that lived with them. The wharves on the Point, with most of the stores, stables, &c., on them were carried away. The wharves in other parts of the town, with the stores on them, also sustained very considerable injury, and everything movable on the wharves was swept away. In some of the stores the water was four feet deep. The Long Wharf has sustained great damage and the stores on the head of the wharf are much shattered, and their contents (four, sugar, corn, tobacco, &c.) damaged by the tide. The large three-story store of Gov. Martin was removed nearly six feet from its foundation. A large three-story store on Rhodes & Cahoone's Wharf, containing hemp and flour, was taken from its foundation and floated into the harbor. The town, after the gale, was a scene which defies description. Many of our streets were rendered impassable by the quantity of goods, lumber, wood, spars, wrecks of houses, vessels, trees, &c., lying in every direction. The steeples of the first and second Congregational Churches were partly blown down, the roofs of the Episcopal Church and First Congregational were partly carried away, and other public edifices have sustained considerable injury. We dare not venture to risk a calculation as to the amount of damage sustained, but it is very great. Many poor families have lost their all and were happy to escape with their lives. The scene was such as was never before witnessed by our oldest inhabitants. The uprooting of huge trees, some of which have braved the fury of the elements for nearly a century, part of the town inundated, the wind blowing a hurricane, a prodigious swell running, some buildings falling to pieces, the sea beating against others with a fury surpassed only by the breakers of our sea shore; and amidst all these horrors were seen families struggling to escape their houses, and persons striving to save their property. After the storm the outside of the windows in the town was found coated with a fine salt which, it seems was conveyed from the ocean through the air, and the leaves of the trees, from this cause, as is supposed, are curled and crisped as with a general blast. Two brigs were driven on the tops of the wharves; four sloops were driven on the top of the Long Wharf; a sloop with wood was carried over the Long Wharf on to the Point; another was driven into the cove, and two sloops were sunk at Long Wharf. Much damage was done to the towns situated on the Narragansett Bay and along the shores and a number of lives lost in this disastrous gale. __________________ Date of the storm: September 23, 1815 "Services at the Dedication of the School House Erected by the Trustees of the Long wharf, at Newport Rhode Island, May 20th, 1863 with an Appendix." Page 69-70, Appendix C: Abstract from the Record of the Long Wharf. -- Susan W. Pieroth

Oh, Susan.........what a grand site. Do you suppose they will ever perfect time machines and we would be able to go back and see all those places again? Or have a meal at the Old Stone Bridge Inn? Thanks.........Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan W Pieroth" <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [RINEWPOR] regarding old postcards > This Susan also has old postcards, some I bought years ago and some I > purchased on eBay. I have added more than just the stone bridge to the > Newport site. Check out http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/postcards/ > > If anyone would like to contribute a high quality scan (I start with 300 > dpi so I can adjust the contrast, etc., and then reduce by 50% for the > large images on the site) you can email them to me as a fresh scan and > I'll do the rest. I have a cable modem so you need not ask first. Check > the page to see what's there first. > > Flsu40@aol.com wrote: > > > > I have found many old, wonderful Postcards on E-bay. I have some really neat > > ones of Newport and other places where my ancestors lived....I collect them. > > > > Just typed in the name of the town/city with the state and a listing will pop > > up. Often, you get get these for under $5.00, which I consider a realy > > bargin. > > > > Susan > > Susan > -- > Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/ > Coordinator Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Search the Newport County, RI, USGenWeb Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/search.html > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I can remember several small family run restaurants in Island Park, the most favorite of them was where we went to get clam cakes every Friday. Gone but not forgotten!

Poor Polly- The garage and the ice cream is gone as well. Now that really hurts! Judy

There sure was a restaurant and inn at the site of the bridge. It was finally demolished after being unused for several years. And across the street on the same side of the bridge was Grinnell's Garage where we went for the Sunday Paper and ICE CREAM! Judy

IT WAS DEMOLISHED! Oh, I have such a pain in my heart. Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: <Brooks1934@aol.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 4:26 PM Subject: [RINEWPOR] Stone Bridge Inn > There sure was a restaurant and inn at the site of the bridge. It was > finally demolished after being unused for several years. And across the > street on the same side of the bridge was Grinnell's Garage where we went for > the Sunday Paper and ICE CREAM! > Judy > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Newport County, RI, USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > To unsubscribe: write unsubscribe and mailto:RINEWPOR-L-request@rootsweb.com > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Wasn't there a restaurant by the bridge.........Stone Bridge Inn or something like that? Gosh, how many times I went over that when I was a kid riding in the back seat of Gramp Wheeler's big, old, 1930's black Chrysler ! Thanks, Susan........ Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan W Pieroth" <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:14 PM Subject: [RINEWPOR] Old Stone Bridge > Two items came into my possession recently, an inaugural address and a > postcard, with something in common. In the Inaugural Address of Samuel > R. Honey, Mayor of the City of Newport, R. I., January 4th, 1892 he > brings up the subject of the "Rhode Island Stone Bridge." > > "I am unable to see of what use the Rhode Island Bridge is to our > citizens. In the year 1870 the state received this bridge from the > private corporation which owned it before that time, and after putting > it in proper condition for use, by the act of the legislature imposed > upon the three towns of the island of Rhode Island and the towns of > Tiverton and Little Compton the equal duty of 'forever keeping and > maintaining the said bridge and draw in repair.' Newport's' share of > these expenses during the past ten years has amounted to about $600. > Small as is this sum, what adequate return has Newport derived from it? > The principal use of the bridge has been to enable the citizens of > Portsmouth to do their buying in Fall River rather than here. While I am > opposed to the principle of creating artificial barriers to trade, I > fail to see any reason why Newport should contribute money to facilitate > business with a rival. The existence of this bridge and the duty which > rests upon Newport of contributing a share of the expense of repairing > it was recently used as an argument against widening of the railroad > bridge across the Seaconnet [sic] river because it was said that such > widening would necessitate the reconstruction of the Stone Bridge at the > cost of five towns. I do not see how an obligation to repair comprises > the obligation to reconstruct, but if it does, the remedy lies in the > repeal of the act which imposed the duty upon Newport and I suggest that > the representatives of our city in the General Assembly be requested to > urge such repeal" > > My - some things don't change <g>. I don't know if Newport had to pay a > share, but in 1907 the stone bridge over the Sakonnet River between > Portsmouth and Tiverton was replaced. > > To see the postcard I bought of this bridge, go to the following link. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/postcards/PortsmouthRI-StoneBridge.jpg > > The bridge was partially destroyed in the 1954 hurricane, but the > abutment has been converted into a fishing pier. > > The Sakonnet River Bridge was completed in 1956 to replace the Old Stone > Bridge. > > Susan W. Pieroth > > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ > To unsubscribe: write unsubscribe and mailto:RINEWPOR-L-request@rootsweb.com > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This Susan also has old postcards, some I bought years ago and some I purchased on eBay. I have added more than just the stone bridge to the Newport site. Check out http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/postcards/ If anyone would like to contribute a high quality scan (I start with 300 dpi so I can adjust the contrast, etc., and then reduce by 50% for the large images on the site) you can email them to me as a fresh scan and I'll do the rest. I have a cable modem so you need not ask first. Check the page to see what's there first. Flsu40@aol.com wrote: > > I have found many old, wonderful Postcards on E-bay. I have some really neat > ones of Newport and other places where my ancestors lived....I collect them. > > Just typed in the name of the town/city with the state and a listing will pop > up. Often, you get get these for under $5.00, which I consider a realy > bargin. > > Susan Susan -- Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/ Coordinator Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/

I have found many old, wonderful Postcards on E-bay. I have some really neat ones of Newport and other places where my ancestors lived....I collect them. Just typed in the name of the town/city with the state and a listing will pop up. Often, you get get these for under $5.00, which I consider a realy bargin. Susan

I went to the site with the postcard and appreciated seeing the town of Portsmouth, even though it was in the 1950's. My Waite family were among the early settlers and I had never seen any pictures of the area before. That picture makes Portsmouth look like a wonderful New England town. I was looking passed the bridge and checking out the town and scenery. Thank you for sharing it. By the way this article and the other one about the roads and sidewalks were fun to read. Joan Williams, Miami, FL. Susan W Pieroth wrote: > Two items came into my possession recently, an inaugural address and a > postcard, with something in common. In the Inaugural Address of Samuel > R. Honey, Mayor of the City of Newport, R. I., January 4th, 1892 he > brings up the subject of the "Rhode Island Stone Bridge." > > "I am unable to see of what use the Rhode Island Bridge is to our > citizens. In the year 1870 the state received this bridge from the > private corporation which owned it before that time, and after putting > it in proper condition for use, by the act of the legislature imposed > upon the three towns of the island of Rhode Island and the towns of > Tiverton and Little Compton the equal duty of 'forever keeping and > maintaining the said bridge and draw in repair.' Newport's' share of > these expenses during the past ten years has amounted to about $600. > Small as is this sum, what adequate return has Newport derived from it? > The principal use of the bridge has been to enable the citizens of > Portsmouth to do their buying in Fall River rather than here. While I am > opposed to the principle of creating artificial barriers to trade, I > fail to see any reason why Newport should contribute money to facilitate > business with a rival. The existence of this bridge and the duty which > rests upon Newport of contributing a share of the expense of repairing > it was recently used as an argument against widening of the railroad > bridge across the Seaconnet [sic] river because it was said that such > widening would necessitate the reconstruction of the Stone Bridge at the > cost of five towns. I do not see how an obligation to repair comprises > the obligation to reconstruct, but if it does, the remedy lies in the > repeal of the act which imposed the duty upon Newport and I suggest that > the representatives of our city in the General Assembly be requested to > urge such repeal" > > My - some things don't change <g>. I don't know if Newport had to pay a > share, but in 1907 the stone bridge over the Sakonnet River between > Portsmouth and Tiverton was replaced. > > To see the postcard I bought of this bridge, go to the following link. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/postcards/PortsmouthRI-StoneBridge.jpg > > The bridge was partially destroyed in the 1954 hurricane, but the > abutment has been converted into a fishing pier. > > The Sakonnet River Bridge was completed in 1956 to replace the Old Stone > Bridge. > > Susan W. Pieroth > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ > To unsubscribe: write unsubscribe and mailto:RINEWPOR-L-request@rootsweb.com > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

In the Inaugural Address of Samuel R. Honey, Mayor of the City of Newport, R. I., January 4th, 1892, we get a glimpse of what it was like to move about the city in the days of the horse and buggy. In speaking of streets he said, "In my judgment our principal thoroughfares ought to be carefully swept during the night and well watered early in the morning. It is a barbarous practice to permit the raising of a great cloud of dust on Thames street or Bellevue avenue (for instance) by employees of the city during the time those streets are in use for business or pleasure." He continued with recommendations for paving specific streets. On the subject of sidewalks, "We have every variety of sidewalk in Newport, from the excellent concreted walks at the upper end of Church street down to the spongy morass which skirts the Bradford estate on Ayrault street. And we have also every variety of control of them. In the recently published proceedings of one of our corporations we see a resolution of its board of directors authorizing the planting of a pole on the sidewalk in front of its property and charging five dollars rent therefor; and in another part of the city a number of unsightly poles, which had been placed on a sidewalk, were, a short time ago, chopped down by the abutters before an admiring crowd." "On a rainy night it is far wiser for passengers to take to the roadway in many of our streets than to travel on the sidewalks. On the former they merely encounter mud; on the latter the chances are that they will tramp through puddles which will soak them up to their ankles. Why should animals have better accommodations for travel than men?" Susan W. Pieroth

Two items came into my possession recently, an inaugural address and a postcard, with something in common. In the Inaugural Address of Samuel R. Honey, Mayor of the City of Newport, R. I., January 4th, 1892 he brings up the subject of the "Rhode Island Stone Bridge." "I am unable to see of what use the Rhode Island Bridge is to our citizens. In the year 1870 the state received this bridge from the private corporation which owned it before that time, and after putting it in proper condition for use, by the act of the legislature imposed upon the three towns of the island of Rhode Island and the towns of Tiverton and Little Compton the equal duty of 'forever keeping and maintaining the said bridge and draw in repair.' Newport's' share of these expenses during the past ten years has amounted to about $600. Small as is this sum, what adequate return has Newport derived from it? The principal use of the bridge has been to enable the citizens of Portsmouth to do their buying in Fall River rather than here. While I am opposed to the principle of creating artificial barriers to trade, I fail to see any reason why Newport should contribute money to facilitate business with a rival. The existence of this bridge and the duty which rests upon Newport of contributing a share of the expense of repairing it was recently used as an argument against widening of the railroad bridge across the Seaconnet [sic] river because it was said that such widening would necessitate the reconstruction of the Stone Bridge at the cost of five towns. I do not see how an obligation to repair comprises the obligation to reconstruct, but if it does, the remedy lies in the repeal of the act which imposed the duty upon Newport and I suggest that the representatives of our city in the General Assembly be requested to urge such repeal" My - some things don't change <g>. I don't know if Newport had to pay a share, but in 1907 the stone bridge over the Sakonnet River between Portsmouth and Tiverton was replaced. To see the postcard I bought of this bridge, go to the following link. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/postcards/PortsmouthRI-StoneBridge.jpg The bridge was partially destroyed in the 1954 hurricane, but the abutment has been converted into a fishing pier. The Sakonnet River Bridge was completed in 1956 to replace the Old Stone Bridge. Susan W. Pieroth

Tax Books of the Town of Portsmouth, R. I. with Treasurer's Report and Town Officers for 1877, 1880, 1883, 1887, 1892, and 1895 have been added to http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/PortsmouthTax.html Most are only 15 scanned pages. Included are "Prudence & Other Islands," but unfortunately there is no definition of what the other islands are, or who lives where. 1895 also includes "Cottages on the Railroad Company's land near the Bridge between Portsmouth and Tiverton." Almost all of the familiar original Newport County names are represented, and many are Town Officers. Happy hunting. Susan -- Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/ Coordinator Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/

In a message dated 8/13/02 8:08:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dbspring@earthlink.net writes: > Does anyone know where I can locate "very" early tax list (1700-1800) for > Little Compton, Tiverton, Bristol and Newport? > > > Hi Dave, I don't know if this will help you, but I remember when I was doing research for ancestors in Tiverton, I read something while at the Tiverton Library that mentioned Poll Taxes of Tiverton. I was researching the time frame youare looking for. I never did get the chance to go back to the Town Hall to see if they were there, but I think that is where you would find them. I would appreciate it if you let me know if you do find them there or anywhere else. Good Luck, Marge

I should have added that they were for the year 1782. At 08:08 AM 8/13/2002 -0400, Dave Springer wrote: >Does anyone know where I can locate "very" early tax list (1700-1800) for >Little Compton, Tiverton, Bristol and Newport? Rhode Island Census Records for some towns, including at least Newport, were published in several volumes of the NEHG Register, including Vol. 127, in Jan. 1977. The NEHG Register is available in a set of CD-ROMs from that organization.

At 08:08 AM 8/13/2002 -0400, Dave Springer wrote: >Does anyone know where I can locate "very" early tax list (1700-1800) for >Little Compton, Tiverton, Bristol and Newport? Rhode Island Census Records for some towns, including at least Newport, were published in several volumes of the NEHG Register, including Vol. 127, in Jan. 1977. The NEHG Register is available in a set of CD-ROMs from that organization.