Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-02
MONTPELIER, Vt. An

W., aprll l..
Inc heavy rain last evening melted tbs
snow back in the mountains and raised
Winooski river SO that the ice broke up doins
more than any previous treshet since 1863
Main street in Berlin, across the river from
Montpelier, is piled many feet with ice for
nearly one mile. 1t will cost many hundreds
OF dollars to make it psssable. A large
double-track covered bridge from Montpelier
70 Berlin barely escaped being carried away.
Ice packed against the south end crushing
the outside walk, spattering timbers and
weakening the bridge considerably. At the
granite shop of Sumner Kimball, brick GOV
cred building on the edge of the stream,
part OF the underpinning was knocked out,
large portion of the brick work torn off and
the side OF the building pressed in. A green
house OF Mr.. L. Percival was wrecked and
large quantity of plants in another injured
by ice water.
Easements, saloons and cellars are flooded.
A house on the bank of the river occupied by
WIN. Lindsey WAS swept from its foundation
by the ice. The windows are all broken.
The family were asleep when the shock came,
but escaped safely. The Montpelier & Wells
River Central Vermont railroad tracks be.
tween Montpelier and Barre is covered with
ice and the trains will be much delayed. The
ram ceased and for time the water subsidized,
but is rising again. All the ice further UT
the Winooski has not gone out and the dan
ger is not yet over.
ST. JoHNsBURY, VT, April |.
Last night high warm wind prevailed and
some rain fell and the wind melted the snow
very fast and today all the streams are high
washout occurred on the Boston & Low ell
railroad al Miles Pond and about. two mile
below here on the Passumpsic railroad, and a
bad washout occurred at Centre Village. The
ice is damned up and the nundation of the
village is threatened. The bulk head Of the
dam at Paddock's Village was carried away
and the water is still rising
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April |.
Matters look gloomy here. At least one
half of the city is under water and many
dwellings occupied by poor people are sub,
merged.
NORTH ADAMS. Mass, April |.
VIM. E. Robinson left Readsboro, VT, TO,
Zsrsburg today with six French laborers, all
going log rolling. When crossing the Keith
bridge, about mile from any farm house
she bridge gave way and the men and horses
were precipitated into the river. The water
was very high and only three escaped. Bob
inson and three Frenchmen, whose names
cannot be obtained now, were all drowned
People are dragging the river for the bodie.
of the men.
All train. into North Adams are late OF
account of the landsldes on the Troy 6
Greenfield railroad, and the deep water Al
North Pownal on the Troy & Boston rail
road.
MORRIsvILLE, VT, April /.
Very high water aud ice going out of III,
Lamvllle river carried out large bridge a
the foot of Main street this afternoon. Their,
is also a washout on the railroad few mile;
above here.
Tacoma, N. H., April /.
Trains have been delayed several hours or
account of washouts at different points. TIL,
water in the river and lake has steadily in
creased in height since yesterday, and th'
prospects are that there will be quite
freshet by tomorrow.
CoNTooCooK, n. H., April /.
There has been continuous rise of wate
today in consequence of the heavy rain ant
warm wind last night. The river overflowet
its banks in many places, and the damag
from minor washouts is considerable. Par
of the rise results from melted snow.
LANCASTER, n. H., April /.
The south wind which prevailed for tn
past tw wenty- -four hours carried of nearly al
which runs through Lancaster village, to breai
up. The ice gorge in the mill pond of Fran
Smith & Co, turned the current of the rive
across Mechanic street and following tn
formerly channel under the bank of Plessan
street, swept away the sash and blind shop u
n. b. Wilson, with machinery amounting il
value to some $4,000, The shop, which stoo
on the banks of the river, was dashed t
pieces against the Main street bridge. Tn
principal suffers, aside from Wilson, ar
Geo. |. Hayes, r. c. Lucas, w. l.. Aldrich
A. A. Rowland. L. c. Roby. Thos. Sullivan
Mrs. B. Stuart, Horace Whtcomb, Mrs.
J. Gerrish, and Matthew Monahan, who's
losses will vary from one to three hundre
dollars. Efforts are being made by tn
selectmen of the town to clear the ice from
Smith & Co.'S mill pond, to let the water ru
IN its natural channel, and it is hoped n
further destruction of property will result.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April l.
Owing to the floods but one tram has en-
tered the city since Monday night that bein
a train on the Cincinnati Southern Railway
which managed to get through. 1t was 4
hours on the road and brought in 200 pas
sengers many of whom were on the roa
since Monday.
| A special from Gadsden reports that til
| Coosa river is higher than for many year:
| Houses, RATS, furniture are constantly pass
| ing down the stream. The saw mills ar
being washed away.
few minutes after the receipt of tn
above dispatch the telegraph lines broke an
communication with Gadsden is now cut of
MERIDIAN, Miss, April !.
| On the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgi
and Alabama G. Great Southern railroad a
trains have been abandoned owing to numel
Gus washouts.
RICHMOND, Va, April |.
The James river at this point has been ri.
ing steadily all day, and at this hour % 2. M
nearly all that part of the city known as tn
Rockets" is submerged to the depth of t
| 10 feet Ali the mails are delayed and som
are stopped altogether. The only fatality re
ported here today was the drowning of
negro in the lower part Of the city.
CUMBERLAND, Md. April /.
Along the south branch of the Potoma
river the Baltimore Ohio Railroad as wei
as telegraph wires are submerged. No train
have been able to get through since early thi
morning. 1t is reported that several bridge
have been swept away.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April l.
The water about noon had reached tn
| highest point ever known; 1000 people
mostly colored, had to leave their homes t
avoid drowning. There are rumors of per
sons clinging to the roofs of houses along tn
river, and parties with boats have been bring
ing in the sufferers all day. The river ha
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