Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-02-22
Additional Particulars Of the Great
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cies in the recapitulaton of their losses. So
we may point proudly to the good old bridge
that for one whole day defied the clements in
their wrath, and although wounded and some
what shattered in frame, still refuses to re-
treat. "Shiver my timbers, if I retreat, old
boy" Glorious old bridge! if it goes down
now to watery grave, before the threatening
icebergs that are ready to pounce upon it from
up river, it will fall triumphanty, as the bleed
ing hero falls npon the field of battle.
One of the main braces inside the bridge is
badly shattered; portion of the braces to the
main pier has been carried away, and some
of the small timbcrs midway the bridge are
shattered and many of the boards torn off.
The bridge Is perceptibly weakened. The
city marshal has police force stationed on
the bridge and none but foot passengers are
allowed to cross. Passengers by stages are
obliged to get on board at the east end. Two
or three teams belonging on this side of the
river, that were caught on the other side at
the time Of the accident, found their way
home by the bridge at Gardiner.
We have been at considerable pains to gath
or the following estimate of losses
Portland Kcnnebec Railroad Co., bridges,
culverts, &C., 100000.
Sprague Manufacturing Co., $4,000, on
machinery in cotton factory and damage to
works of new factory.
Collier Gardiner, trunk stock, harnesses,
harness goods, sa,ldlery, hardware and TOOLS
$500.
Whitehouse & Gould, Is hogsheads of mo-
lasscs, 200 barrels OF flour, l25 kendall of cod
fish 81 900. The Goldfish are probably not
very much injured.
| b. Libby Co, salt and cement; $50.
F. & II. Hamlin, -four, oats, vinegar and
cider; $500.
| A. Wilder, hardware, nails, iron, paints
and oils; $500.
NJ Whithcd, 60 bushels salt, syrup and
beans; $500.
Parrott & Bradbury, corn and coal; $500.
! +. ID. Norcross, coal house and damage to
stock in cellar; S400. Sixty tons of coal
were stored in the building that has been
wrecked by the ice. The condition of this is
not known.
c. X. Partridge, drugs and dry sateries
$780,
| +. Z. Mulliken, salt, &c. 800.
| Stafford Son, iron and steel and general
hardware; 500.
| Longfellow & Sanborn, $25.
| ]. ID. Pierce & Son, crockery stored in cellar
badly damaged. Will have large assort-
ment of slightly damaged ware for sale cheap /;
$500.
Clapp & North, furnace and damage to
goods; 500. In the basement Of their store
Rev. Mr.. Bingham had lot of nice furniture
stored. This was knocked about and badly
SCARED and otherwise injured. a valuable
library belonging to Erastas Bartlett, Esq.
was also stored in this basement. The libra
ry will be almost worthless. Some elegant
paintings and other pictures belonging TO Mr..
| Bartlett were saved. George Marston had
| some very valuable articles of wearing apparel
stored in the same place, which were badly
damaged.
w. h. Lancey, damage to store; $500.
Titcomb & Dorr, drugs, medicines and
| chemicals; $500.
| S. S. Brooks, nails, paints and oils, glue,
sand paper, iron, &C.. $500. Nothing was
saved.
l.. c. Avery, furniture damaged; $50.
Sawtelle & Ward, salt, groceries, &c; $50
| Ballard & Chase, general merchandise !;
$50.
NJ. G. Brooks, twelve moving machines,
stoves, &c.; S75.
J. p. Wyman s Son, sash, blinds and
doors; 5000. There was large number
of doors which were damaged to the amount
of about $1,000.
on Bond brook, near Wyman's mills $500.
Beale & Farnham, paints, oils and paper /;
$50.
| A. p. Gould, stoves, &C.; s25.
j. J. Fuller & Son, saved most valuable
articles that would have been materially dam
aged; so bushels potatoes, beets, turnips,
&C.; $3.50.
A. Hedge, salt; $50
| Inc aggregate oi the aoo'e losses loo's up
to Sl25, 705. OF course there are minor
losses that are not included in the above csti-
mate. Parties lost large quantities of wood,
piled in places that they supposed out of the
reach of freshets. The damage to the trade
of the city in the interruption of business is
not to be computed. Every trader, however
limited his circle of customers, will feel the
effect of the breakage in railroad connections
and the disability of the bridge.
The railroad company will proceed imme-
diately to rebuild the bridge at Seven Mile
brook, and the other one two miles above it.
Both these bridges will be completed in the
course of two weeks. Until that time, pas
sengers to Bangor from the west will be COM
pclled to seek their own conveyance. Nego-
tiations are now being entered into for the
rebuilding of the railroad bridge, and esti-