The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-13
FRESHETS.
High Water on the AndrOscOggin
and Kennebec.
Considerable Damage On the
Connecticut.
Floods in the Dominion.


On inc AuurOscOSSins
BRUNSWICK, May 12-The freshet on the
Androscoggin is the heaviest for SEINE years.
Large quantities of logs are coming down from
Lewiston and Lisbon Falls but no damage has
yet been done to the mills or other property
here,
LEWISTON, May 12.-R. G. Pingree & Co. IS
main boom broke this morning. letting two
million lumber of the falls A big jam formed
at the bridge. and the water in the river rose
two inches an hour, till morning. The boom
in Lisbon has gone.
On the Kennebec.
GARDINER, May 12.-The water in the Ken
nebee is higher than at any time since 1869.
The water covers all the wharves. Some anxity
is felt for lumber placed ON the wharfs for
shipment The Knckerbocker Ice Co, S load
ing slips at Hallowell and Chelsea were carried
away by logs, which cmae down in large num-
bers from broken boom at Fairfield. The
loss to the company will exceed $500. Skowhe-
gan reports the water falling. At this hour, !
p. M, it is still rising here on flood tide.
AUGUSTA, May 12.-The water in the river
today is higher than it has been before for
several years. The only damage done is the
invasion of some of the cellars on Water street.
The river is full of logs in consequence of the
giving way of booms above. Water subsiding.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Vt, May 1.-THE
flood on the Connecticut add Passumpsic rivers
exceed any rise since the great food in October
1853. All the lowlands and meadows north of
here to Barnet, are under water. Wrecks of
buildings quantities of wood, bark, hay, etc.,
are constantly passing down. The toll bridge
at Piermont was swept away last night. The
water is up to the chords of the bridges at Fair
lee, Thetford and North Thetford, and the
railroad bridge at Bradford is in danger. The
depot in Bradford is surrounded by water, and
several buildings near are flooded
The cattle yards at West Lebanon are par
tally insured and the town bridge between
Lebanon and Hartford is unsafe. No trains
from Newport have arrived since Wednesday
night. Several miles of the Connecticut and
Passumpsic railroad track between Bradford
and Newburg are three feet under water.
I'm the Connecticut and Passumpsic.
LANCASTER, N. H., May 1.-THE water con-
tinues to rise at the rate of an inch an hour,
and already exceeds in height the most re-
markab!e freshet known in the vicinity since
1850.
The Bostan, Concord and Montreal railroad
track is in many places submerged and washed
badly. The toll bridge across the Connecticut
here and at Northumberland are greatly en-
dangered and are being loaded with rocks, to
the river are surrounded with water.
HANOVER, N. H., May 1.-THE Connecticut
river has risen tree feet since last night and is
still rising. The Piermont bridge has been
washed away, the Lyme bridge is reported Civ
ing way. The bridge at West Lebanon is two
feet above the water but is considered in a
dangerous condition. The bridge here is safe,
twelve feet above water The northwestern
portion of Gillette's paper mill, between White
River Junction and Norwich, VT, is washed
out The water is higher than 10 the past
fourteen years. Farmers have incurred heavy
losses Great excitement exists.
WooDsvnLE, N. H. May 1.-THE Connec-
ticut river is at its height. 1t is expected that
it will commence falling by morning. 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage at present,
Damage to the Passumpsic Railroad will near
ly equal that of the great freshet of 1869, and
should the wind rise as the water goes down it
must equal if not exceed it, Over three miles
OF dump has been washed out between Wells
river and Newbury.
-l4 On the Ottawa,
OTTAWA. Ont, May 12-The spring freshet
on the Ottawa river continues. Water is now
70 inches higher than ever before. The inter-
provincial bridge at Portage du Fort was car
ried away and several wharves torn up at
Chudines this morning. The water has risen 7
inches since last night Dispatches from vii.
lagos on upper Ottawa describe the flood
as the greatest on record. The people move
from house to house in boats and in many
places people are obliged to vacate their houses
and seek higher ground.
MONTREAL, May 12.-The water is still ris-
ing in the river. Business is much interfered
with and trains are impeded, the railroad
tracks being submerged.