The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-30
high Water in All the Streams Of New
England and the Middle States.
FLOODS AND ICE JAMS.
Damage to Factories in Maine, New lamp.
shire and Massachusetts
CONTINUED SNOW STORMS.

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BosToy, March 20, 1877.
Although tho storm has abated, yet the principal
rivers, well tho smaller streams in New England
continue to rise and fearful apprchensons of future
danger arc entertained. Tho diss0lving in tho
mountains explains the continued increase in the vol
umcs OF water after tho rain has subsidized. The man.
ufacturng cities and towns along the line of the Mer
rmao are particularly alarmed at tho almost unprece-
dcntcd and continued rise or that stream. despatch
from Lawrence reports steady rise since morning,
and this evening tho water nearly top OF
The Essex Company's dam, a circumstance never
known before AS tho water is Still rising
The fears OF tho community are we'll founded.
Tho river below the dam has a depth
Of twenty-five to twcnty-thrce feet and It's
Taco IL higher than the bottom OF the canal which sup
plies tho mills Tho operatives out of work account
OF back water number 5000 1000 Tho Pacific Mills
have GU, 1000; ltlantc.. 1000; Washington, 1900;
Pcmbcrton, 800; Everett. 600, &C. The duck mills
the only ones at which work is not interrupted.
VERY HIGH WATER AT LOWELL.
Merrnac and Concord rivers is higher than II has
been since April 81, 1870 On tho former stream the
Mlddlosex Woollen Mills have one mill entirely and two
almost wholly stopped. The dye house noor flooded
and there Is about ten feet of pack water but
special damage has resulted Belvidere Woollcn Mills
are stopped altogether. Prescott cotton mills have
shut down. All tho picker and card rooms and part
Of the spinning departments Of other small factories
On tho Merrimac the Lawrence Manufacturing Com
pany are running everything but their cnrdng depart
ment The fremont and Suffolk mills not affected,
and the Merrmac only slightly. On the Booth CO.
operation tho weaving and about one-third OF the
preparation departments are running. All the rest
stopped Weaving and most OF tho mule spinning is
In operation in the Massachusetts corporation. Apple.
ton and Hamilton mills are Unaffected.
STREETS UNDER WATER
Howe and Wall streets partially inundated, but no
loss oil property Is Appreciated
FAvokING WIND
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creased from five to nine feet since ycsle rday oon
aud would be much higher had not the wind changed
from east TO west driving out tho tide water. People
all along the banks saving everything Of value in
anticipation OF heavy flood from above At Man
CHESTER n. H., this evening, at shutdown, there
nearly eight feet OF water the dam ut Amoskeag
Falls, and II was still rising, showing increase OF
threo ieot since yesterday morning.
t..e RAILROAD BRIDGE IN DANGER
Tho water has reached the woodwork north OF tho
weare Railroad Bridge and tears are entertained Tor
It's safety. Back water seriously interfercs with
featuring operations, and large portion OF tho ma
sfirery Of tho Print Works and Amoskoag Mills is sus-
pended.
The rushing waters at Amoskeag Falls attracted
thousands OF Spectators a. Concord The river stu
The Mcrrimac Is nearly free from ice.
ICE JAM IN MAINE
despatch from Gardiner, Me-, reports formidable
Ice Jam at Swan Island, and the water backing up
and rising fast. During tho night the KnckerbocKcr
leo Company, OF New York, lost several piers and
elevator aud Weeks elevator. at South Gardiner, is
reported gone In Gardiner proper the aqueous fluid
Is four feet deep in Water street. and during single
hour this afternoon IL rose 1.-Two inches.
very hgn tide, but 10 damage, Is the report from
Bangor but ut Lewiston the has risen four feet
ana Two zee Jams have formed, and another one is
has not yet been seriously damaged.
BRIDGES AND DAMS IN DANGER.
Tho bridge over the river at Saco, Me-, has been
closed TO travel, being pronounced unsafe.
part OF tho freight house OF tho Kennebec and
Boston Steamboat Company has been swept away.
Plummer's boom. GU the Androscoagln River at
Lisbon Falls, has given way and large number OF
logs have been swept down the river.
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