Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-13
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( The ereshet in the Kennebec reached its highest
point about midnight Of Wednesday, since which
time the waters have been gradually subsiding.
At dark last evening. the river was lower by six
feet than IN the ing, though the kennebec
will be found this morning to be river quite re-
spectacle 10 its proportions. The dam remains
intact, and that is great point, although a few
planks are gone from the apron. The end Of the
nniture factory was stove in by RAINING logs,
and considerable damage must have been done to
the machinery. The water came up into Water
street. at the north end. floating up logs and leav-
ing them as the waters subsidized. The small
wooden engine house of the Messrs. Sprsgue was
removed several feet. Cotton had to be removed
fl the factories. Mr.. Barber suffered the loss Of
portion Of the foundation of the "ouer works of
his dye house. The stoiehouse Of tue Kennebec
Steamboat Company during the night unh itched
from its moorings and Hosted quietly down river.
The street leading from Water street down to the
| steamboat wharf. was entirely ruined. and will
have to be rebuilt. All day yesterday, Is the &C.
cupants of the buildings the river side Of Water
street, looked out of their back windows, they
failed to detect speck of dry land where the
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was considerable damage that might seem too
trfng to detail, but which IN the aggregate
would amount to considerable.
Our skowhegsp correspondent writes:
1t is worse and more of it, The recent rain
is the severcst oi the season. and the
ireshet the greatest since 1869 Monday nigh,
we had four inches of snow. TUESDAY morning it
CONNIE ed raining, aud continued without abate-
mt MT till OF o'clock Wednesday morning, the
snow leaving meanwhile, and the frost coming Out
OF the ground. "Wednesday was an anxious day
with many III town, ieaiing they were to lose
some OF their property. The water ran through
the lower story OF the paper mil, pulp mill and
machine shop, cArding mil on the island and ON
the upper floor of Westons saw mill the water
was running fifteen inches deep. "Wednesday af-
ternoon workmen were busy carrying out the ma
chnery from the mill and csrdiDg mill
About o'clock 4 boom OF logs belonging TO L.
". Weston, broke from Their fastening, near the
mill, and went down the river. Friday morning
the water had fallen five feet, SO everything is
consde red safe. 1t is expected that some damage
may have been done on the river and streams
bout this place, but at his date nothing reliable
in regard 10 this has been received.
Our China correspondent writes:
The gale and rain of Tuesday did considerable
damage. The roads are washed and quilted bad.
~, culvetts swept away, and fences blown over.
An old barn Of Edwin A. Wsid, near this villsge,
Was blown down. Loss small. The large barn
of Edwin Jones, near South China, was blown
down, killing three year old colt. The loss is
between four and five hundred dollars. We ex-
pect to hear OF other Casualties.
Our Athens correspondent writes:
The meltsg snow and soaking rain caused our
little river, the Wesserunset, TO rise rapidly, and
some of our citizens passed . seepess night. On
the morning OF the llth a stream of water swept
the nam street, carrying boards and lumber from
the mill yard OF r. l.. Clark, leaving them finally
stranded in the read. Leavitt & Tobeys mil
was badly injured Their loss to building and III
lumber is roughly estimated ut from three to five
hundred dollars. Below West Athens Brad
bury brook. a bridge was carried of.