The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-07

The storm in Oxford county was much more
violent than in this vicinity. The rain contin-
ued for thirty six hours, the wind blowing
heavily, but not enough of itself to do damage.
The road from South Paris to Paris Hill was
flooded for several miles, the water being more
than a loot deep. OF course the whole way is
So quilted as to be nearly impossible.
The road to South Paris was badly washed
and the bridge went down river. The bridge at
the flour mill at South Paris was for time i'm
passable, but was repaired temporarily by
planking over the quilted places. The waste
water swept over the top of the fume, ard
tore through the under part OF the mill. There
was a quantity OF logs in the boom above the
dam, but when the ruins Of the upper bridge
camedown the boom the logs were depressedand
every log went over the dam. The mill, bridge
and saw mill were in great danger The water
howed over the road so as to require a temper
On stony Brook the upper bridge went down
oae Of the heavy stringeFs passed over two
dams aud lodged on the top Of the guard wall
Of the lower bridge. The latter was badly gnl.
lied and made impossible. The water passed
completely over Il. for fortunately Il was strong
N""N@a 80 NtaAaA AAN presume M MEtflAA.
Whose fasndry vas burned a short time ago,
had last goa a nsw one completed. and bad
eommsnced work aeAis. bat The water vas A.
devastating almost AZ the are. Pushing ia The
uppsr val, u rash~d throagh sLe building en-
eassfiag Me earth 70 The depth u at least ten
fsst snd having oaiy thu furnace standing
The ander-pi9ning STONES ~sre carried into
she street, yea the bailaing stooa. The ma.
ehinefy was an ased up. The watershed.
s,ah heat ~ sAAit was lsfs under = pa. u
eebris.
"a was reported that tour culvests were
washea cut bstwesn South Paris aud Oxford
siatios, and that a quarter u a mile % embank.
nsat 90 The railroad above soath Paris had
ussbsd iHto tlss river. Al sorssy the heavy
Erzaiis calvert By HOrnsis Tannery sank two
feet The water swept through the building,
washing she vat- aud causing much damage
The road on Piks's HIN was 20 badly quilted
that one II the phy sicians could not even lead
his bore down when taken from the carriage.
The covered bridge was standing, but could
not be approached. The carriage road was 30
washed that the road over the plains to WEIGH
vile Was im?assable, aud also from welchyille
TO Mechanic Falls Passengers could only get
along BY making a wide detour over the hills.
the roads In many places being simply a mass
OF pebbles. Beyond Mechanic Falls for ten
rods the water had so backed up into the road
that u covered the axles of Carriages comnlete.
iy. The Lewiston Journal says passengers
from Mechanic Falls to that city are obliged to
go over Harris Hill, the large culvert this side
the falls having gone out. At Mechanic Falls
the water was up to the foundation stones of
the brick paper mill, and at noon yesterday
seemed to be rising.
The ravages OF the storm of Monday in the
eastern part OF the State have been most Sc
verify felt between Mllbridge and Eastport. A
gentleman who arrived in this city yesterday
from that point witnessed the terrible destruc.
down, hodso0f telegraph wire were blown
the wind blew as fiercHs were unroofsd, and
at the time of the great gale. ND Judge, al
Mr.. James S. Sproule of Cherrvfield bo,
lately constructed nice house which was Ia;,
nat by the elements, the inmates barely oscar
Gu with their lives. On the road from Cberrr
neld to Bangor our informant was comnel,ed
TO get Ratchet, and in four instances on,
apart the trunks of trees which obstructoa 49,
road "NiSh oustIucteU the