Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-24

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part Of the State.~
The rresumpscot stream was two feet
higher than in the last freshet. The falls
at Saccarappa presented q grand sight and
attracted crowds Of admiripg spectators.
| The ice being at the time out Of the river.
no damage, beyond the carrying away q
plumber Of logs. the stopping OF the fires
at the Cumberland Mills and the swaying
OF the bridge OF the Kennebec Railroad
Company several inches In the centre, was
done. The passengers on the Inbound
morning train Of the kennebec road got
out of the cars aud passed over the bridge
on foot, the trairf following. The section
hands were at work there and stayed the
bridge up. rendering it perfectly safe. A
wash-out was seasonably discovered on
\ the Kennebec road in Topsham, three
miles from Brunswick depot. which was
thirty feet wide and four feet deep. Road.
master Colby from Brunswick had men
out and the track blocked up so that the
early train was not seriously delayed.
| The train on the Grand Trunk bringing
the Canada mails. arrived at Portland
about half-past eight O'Clock. Sunday even
| ing. The freshet. as seen along the line,
l. said to be very great. The engine and
\ two cars OF the train ran on the track NJ
Gilead, but were got on again. Several
| the line. and the Ice on the road this side
of Gorhsm, further delayed them.
Stores at Gardiner have been flooded
and considerable damage sustained there.
| The water was two feet higher than last
fall. Tn ice was broken up and much
damage was done. Undoubtedly the Ice
storing season Is at an end on the kcnnc
bee, which viii cause great loss and much
ice speculation. All the Ice houses have
sustained serious damage. A lot Of lime
stored in the cellar of Peter Grants store
took fire. badly damaging the stock. Gel.
lars were cleared aud the traders held
themselves ready to move into the second
oty al a momeu; warning. Several par
ties tried to get 10 the ice houses below
Gardiner. but the roads were SO badly over
flowed that they were Obliged 20 turn back.
! hr ice dealers will lose heavily. The
ice = gone and broken up in several places
above lac old Ice jam of last January. Be-
los This lam. up to o'clock the Ice WAS
20 id. aud large force oil men was trying
60 save some Of IL. n q Mitchell had
a. men =; work all day putting in ice. The
Gardiner bridge moved at one time some
three or four feet down river; one pier
near the bridge was swept away The
ice piled up in huge masses against the
bridge. aud al one time IL was though. 10
inches and IL the jam holds the ice and
bridge will be saved At the knickcrbock-
er houses the water was up To the railroad
track and around the houses about ! foot
deep. but they stood the Hood all right. The
streets have been crowded and the West
ern Union Telegraph Office was died TO the
uttrlno>t with anxious citizens waiting 10
hear from the up river stations. The roads
leading 10 South Gardiner. PittStJu and
Hallowrll are all flooded so a. 10 render
passing impossible.
On the Androscoggin Railroad the Rail-
road bridge across the Sandy River At Farm
!nstou MAS carried away-the same bridge
lost in the ireshc lat fall. The river rose
very rapidly Saturday night, but the chief
damage done was by the ice. Phillips stage
len Pennington Friday night for Phillips,
and had 10 return TO Pennington. The
roads are almos, impossible. There IS no
rayelling on the country roads, and Farm
ln-ton has seen nobody from outside since
the storm.
The train which len Lewiston al : T. NJ.
Saturday evening, arrived At Wilton At ; =
3o-Ihe road being all right TO that point.
Between within and Pennington three
Railroad bridges are CONCEIVE over the
Wilton stream-besides n town bridge at
that point-and the Sandy river bridge al
ready alluded 10.
large force OF men was al work all day
sunday on all these bridges-most OF the
old timbers being saved. special train
of timber from Lisbon Falls arrived Mt viii
ton al 4 A. NJ, Sunday. Superintc ndent
Brown is pushing things nobly. and 4, Is
hoped these bridges will be replaced with
IN y day or two. At Pennington Il was
Thought that the Sandy river bridge could
be completed by tuesday at least
FROM The account in the kenneoec Journal We
extract:
The scene here lin the sireet.l .as lively one.
The t''ieFs had but very little time TO &c, out
q goods. and their lo.s cannot a; this time bc
estimated. The water was ut lea six fect deep.
inntaifTg some of the most valuable goods ia the
stores. IL cane into the >prz4ue counting rosr,
that stood IL the q pth OF three te-t On he
fpor. The love nopr OF Isnrey- store by the
a tlon III the water rosr to the second door. IL
iesr mat .n II portion q, the dam h lee given
a'far, fis CERTAIN IN a portion fihe curtain"
on Inc east cad u gone. r thu bchol ter the dsm
~ -h'ie! "biiIsrai-i the NV r tpp, trlng smooth
and unbrokri except Tor The noting masses OF
zee. 10 TALL can. he seen ~her~ We "a ually look
10 the datn No oi.e IN -u a SIGHT
before Al The lul1Oer belonging To the mills IL
a1oAi and The ioss 10 th"-- Who lease the mil
mast ~ Very great Bg jun, ctne dos an.
took n the -al and zrts tnl hat b - pa ~
an the dam last IA l. TIE >3rague company hsi
iis IA irry -t,rci IN thr carp 'nIsr sni.'. whIrh
uNeT sos-i Il tn Iglng the mach, cry tnaiertal.
>omr OF the iauiles ia tn- Vi 'tlIl. OF tn- dt
gu id the anticipating of tn ir houses passing
~. 4 ~
NE 2rea e,t has.e leaving AL ta'rr goo Is behind
tn-in A---t- wo,d.. = lllrr 4 son HOLY.
AIMS fuii-r. host age portion II their goods
And &c desuuctgvn o. pTopcIi, IhrTe WAS oc-
~a-iOnIlly n amusing sccn-. IL The street s-
gated Dy boats the Il the hive stucl wt-
s''el from drowumg rs- set up rr,ule
>4u. sIns A. the, -ayeI their baco o 4 water,
gave fs" I'igs .lfe. ed " tyr'iou Ca, ~er-
wi am az a5out Ia ese.s iirrc. Ion app al d
and tenii,d b. The cAts- irophe. No human lIIe
MAS iosI--Ae saw several .Aiie- Chung qu.etb
al HE SECOND stofl windows ait.r tie " atel mad
iearis covered the win.ipSs ia The loser story
Al "'cl'c@ the water Ia nearly covered III
amp post "a tnr place ~hI, h >p-'a ine.
Al line the alter ceased Ii.e. anu seeln,s
10 remain stationary all he aiIernuoa-
~ the traders on III east side Of Waie
sire were suleieIs The maier came a 80
n. tD-It cellars 20 last ili.l II vs., almost
iupo>-ibi- 10 cle.i them VI heavy ARTICLES such
Il hour and corn. The SIDEWAYS and s,l-et,
were .intd during The AFTERNOON wuh articles
Of nerehandize mat hal been lucAny sa.rd
although IA badly damaged condition.
line TO-, nj LamDaId'. foundry Was not less
n III $1,000. he water backed up The dram
into Z. r. Par;ridgc's cellar, dam aging al,
goods. Al four ocaovk, cake ot Ice struck
coal store house vi r. ID. Norrru>>, rai,h x
1 from !, iuundI ION, sdl -"ingns II hal
way round. Inc buiilng nai pre- siou,iy been
secured b. a . rJalg cable. or L. wou "a, e
noated OF ia company W. h tn Ice. IL Is st.
held ny the .op-. .Dd perhaps It may b: saved
together with It's con,ruts. All The coal vi The
dealers IA I'LL, clly anI dAiiow-il Is nov under
water. AT hal past Jour O'Clock Gaze VI lie
Vi not very large din ensiois, struck agaiu,,
The eastern span oi the railroad bi ldge,
carrying IL away. As Is came down ii struck
the l0wrr bridg.. al the east end Of the mIJdle
pier. IL struck with n loud crush, niid after
en- ering aboul twenty feet swung round And
sinking several feet. gid-d through. Tearing
of boards, and EARRING The bridge pei ceptIbiy.
There was al this time = brezlhless anxiety
among the people. and y sense Of relief wa,
felt when the danger ls.d passed and the
heroic old bridge maintained its position,
although Ii must nave been weakened.
The ice-jAm reached uaiioweil al 10 O'Clock,
when the waller rose vita fearful rapidly
gaining sJms six ieet in fifteen minute, um;.
Prey lousy the water had attained great
height, submerging the portion OF Water ST.
con- iguOus TO BOdwell & Wilson's granite ward