The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
THE FRE, HET.
Further Details of the Effects OF
the Storm.

The AndrOscOgein ever so Esigh.
BRUNSWICK, Dec 12-rhe fceshet is CHER
than ever before within the memory of The
Oldest inhabtanta There is no damage thus
far in the Immediate vicinity.
Considerable Damage al Gardiner.
GARDINER, Dec. IL The freshet in the
Kenpebec is the largest rise occasioned entirely
by rain that is remembered by the Oldest ir-
habitant in this city since June 1882. C.ns:d-
cradle damage was done to goods in the cellars
of stores on the river side of Water street by
the unexpected height the water attained DUR
ing Wednesday night. Tnree thousand logs
which left Fairfield at o'clock passed down at
midnight, and large jams are thrown up on tae
piers of the bridge. Two thousand were also
lost from Browns Island boom. A part Of the
flooring of the toll bridge was carried away by
large shed from Hallowel being whired un-
der it by the fearful current. The building oc-
clpied By the Gardner Skating Rink Associa :
ton as an Office and restaurant was carried
down Coboossee stream aud the rink itself was
very badly damaged by the enclosures being
carried away and new foundation undermined.
The damage that the city sustains is very large.
Washouts are repor ed from all points. The
causeway e.ding north from Gardiner was so
badly damaged that travel for the present is
prohibited, 1t is probable there is a large loss
on 400 tons of soft coal belonging to Richards
& Co. - paper mill, stored on Berry's wharf,
and 1000 tons stored in Dingley Bros large
store house were considerably damaged by the
mud and debris b,ing mixed with it, 1t is
feared that the total damage done to the nu.
| merous houses of the Knckerboek Ice Co. Of
Philadelphia will bs from $1,000 to $780, The
saw mill owned by Small, Aver & Co.. Litch-
| field, was damaged to the amount of $1,000, and
| the grst mill of Varney s. Go. $500. The wa
| ter has been falling slowly since a. N but
will not probably reach the usual level for sew
eral days.
The Damage at Augusta and HaiIoweil.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 1.-THE Kennebsc RIVER is
subslding, having fallen eight feet in the last
ten hours. The dam is unframed. The cot
ton was removed from Sprague's factories. The
| furniture factory had hola stove in the base
men.. The engine house Of the Sprague fac
| tory was moved several feat. The Boston &
Kennesec Steamboat Co.'s freight building was
carried of. This with the ruin of small
quantities of goods 10 cellars conpr Sc about all
| the damage here, with the exception of bad
| gullies n the roads end streets. Tne water iu-
undated a portion Of Waie- street.
| At Hallowell the trad cleared their goods
from the cellars and thus saved thsm as the
cellars were nearly filed and the lowar streets
| Of the city uaVigable for boats. No material
damage was done. The washouss on the Maize
Central have been repaired.
The Damage in Western Massachusetts.
NORTHAMPTON, Dec. Pa news coma in
| IL is found that no to wn in the county has es-
capped loss by the high water. Southampton
lost four BRIDGES and several dams. West
Hampton suffers a loss of fro q $4,000 to $4,000,
Burlington and Huntington still heavier losses,
| and Goshen and Worthington from $4,000 to
$1,000 The Canal road viii not run thseugh
| Railway resumed through travel Tonight rhe
Hatfield washout is being repaired.
The Damage ia New York.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The rainfall at
Oswego was over Al inches. Some streats and
| cellars are Hooded from rain, portion of East
entertained for the safety of the life-saving
| saving station. Two cnlverts On the Lacka-
| wanna railroad are washed ou', which delayed
the trans. go telegraph poles have been
| blown down between Oswego and Syracuse,
and telegraphic communication IS cut off
About 200 poles are prostrated on the Syracuse
| northern line.
High Wa;cr on the Merrimac.
BOSTON, Dec. 12.-Despatches from Lowell
Lawrence, Mat chester and Nashua cay thai
the river is higher than for many years, and Is
still rising slowly. Manufacturers and cor
porations generally have shut dowa on account
| of high water. 1t is feared that the Boston &
Maine bridge at Andover, Mas, will be swept
away. Railroad travelling in New Hampshire
| Vermont and Western Massachusetts, is still
interrupted,