Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-11

ing snow on the bill sides raised Chester
Creek 10 an unusual right las. night. The
Lenni dam broke and let an avalanch ofwater
escape, carrying destruction with il. Many
mills were damaged. The trestle work on
Chester Creek railway was carried away
Dwelling houses at Lenni and Rockdale were
flooded TO the second story windows. tenn
porary bridge of the Philadelphia { Baltimore
railroad near Upland was washed awsv.
New BRUNSWICK, n. j., Feb. To-
The Rarifan river overfowed It's banks to-
day. Much damage is done, and many facto-
ries have been compelled to suspend opera.
tions until the flood subsidies.
The ice gorge which formed against the
piers of the bridge across Raritan river gave
way this noon, and the waters have subsidized.
Twenty canal boats were carried down the
river with the ice.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. l6.
There are rumors that the Prov idence. one
of the largest Fall River boats, is lost in the
storm, but is not believed. A dispatch from
New London, CT, saws that either the Bristol
or Providence put in there last night and
sailed this morning as soon as the fog lifte d.
The Bristol is all right, so this boat is sup
posed to be the Providence.
Later-'rhe steamer Providence arrived at
Newport at 3 10 p NJ and is now on her
way here.
TRENTON, Feb. 10.
The ice in the Delaware here moved this
morning at about six o'clock. The river is
blocked from Riverside cemetary TO Morris
Island The gorge is 40 feet high. There
is danger of back water. Much damage has
been done and more is apprehended.
BURLINGTON Ia, Feb. 10.
Last night was intensely cold in this sec
experienced for years. The Thermometer
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy trains due
here last night are all stuck fast in drifts
near Galesbury, with the fast mail behind
them The east bound trans are blockaded
in drifts near Rhinestone and will probably
not get through today. The snow is packed
in cuts like sand
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Feb. 10.
This place is practically isolated this morn
ing. The Michigan Central trains were stuck
last night at Battle Creek and Michigan City.
The drift blockades are the worst of the sea-
son.
BRArTLEBoRo, VT, Feb. 10
Todavs trains are DELAYED from one to
three hours on account of last nights heavy
sleet storm. The wind is blowing furiously,
with the mercury below zero. In some parts
of the county the highways were badly drift
ed None of the regular trains have run
over the Brattleboro and Londonderry mar
row guage road today, owing To the snow.
WILMINGToN, Del, Feb. 10.
The Brandywine river began to rise last
night, and early this morning swept away the
false work and unfinished iron span of the
new Baltimore 4 Philadelphia railroad bridge,
causing loss of about $50, 900 The water
is very high, and more danger is threatened.
The houses and mills along the Brandywine
flooded and the water is higher. than before
for many years,
KANKAKEE, Ills. Feb. 10.
The snow blockade on the Cincinnati,
Indinapois 81. Louis & Chicago road fifteen
miles east of here remains unbroken. The
engines and men sent out 10 aid the passen-
ger are also showed in there Four passen-
ger trains on the Illinois Central have been
showed in between Peosone and Monee since
last night. The Chicago bound passenger
train on the same road has been showed in
since 10 A. NJ. today at Danforth. No
trains arrived at or left Kankskee today
CHICAGO, Feb. 10
The passenger train over the Chicago &
Alton road. which left here at Il.2O last
night, having on board a number of the mem
bers of the Illinois legislature, j. snow bound
at Braceville with very uncertain prospect
as to the time when the train can he extri-
Gated.
Specialslispatches give the following storm
news: On the Madison division of the
Northw estern road passenger train is off
the track and in the drifts. Several trains
are showed in between Montford and Lancas-
ter. At La Sale, Ills, the thermometer was
20 degrees below zero. Not train has ar
rived on any of the different roads running
through Stratton. His.
For sixty miles around Chicago snow has
fallen to a great depth and is drifting badly.
The thaw yesterday was next to impossi-
BILE for the men to work and about as diff
cult to keep steam up on the engines. The
Chicago & Alton sent ont no trains today, nor
did anv come in. The track is blocked at
Braceville by train which left here yester-
day. The Baltimore & Ohio run no trains
since Sunday. Ii has three trains blocked
near South Chicago. The Nckle Plate sent
out one train today The Louisville, New
Alban, and Chicago is completely blocked.
The Illinois Central has had dozen trains
in the snow and it is impossible to get trains
past them
The Kankakee line is bockaded between
Kankakee and Stsirne and no trains went in
or out Of the Northw estern road.
The Danville route has not turned a wheel
today. The Baltimore Ohio road is blocked
BY a train at Haskell, Ind, and its track is
invisible most of the way from that point
to Valparaiso. The Michigan Central had
one train in late today and sent out il usual
train this afternoon and evening.
A way train on the Burlington route left at
noon, and when heard from was progressing
slowly. No trains arrived over this route.
The Lake Shore suffered less than the others
and its trains are moving nearly On time.
The main stock trains are showed in on
various roads. Railroad men report the
snow banks to be from Is to Is feet high
along the southwestern roads. Thirty-four
cars of stock on the Milwaukee & St. Paul
came in with twenty-one engines. The
weather was very cold all day. At th.
morning the thermometer marked 16 below,
and it ranged unchanged until noon. The
highest point of the day at 1870 p. NJ was
90 below.