Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-15
passing and was saved from going down
with the d-bris by gentleman who sprany
and caught her.


with the d-bris by a gentleman who spran,
and caught her.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, Feb. IA.
The extensive thaw and storm of the nss
week caused as yet little if anv damage ir
this section of Vermont and New Hampshire
The snow is rapidly disappearing, sleighins
gone and the ice from small streams. The
ice 10 solid in the Connecticut river vet
There is no signs of colder weather vet.
HARTFORD. Conn, Feb. IA.
Ihe rainfall in this city during the recen,
storms was So inches by the Trinity Col.
lege guage. The New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad is in running order through
Its whole length, from Springfield to New
ork. There is no serious damage reported
in this immediate vicinity.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. IA.
tomorrow trains will be run out of the
city only as far a. Woonsocket on the Prov
ldence, and Putnam on the Norwich road
The former will probably be opened for
travel the entire distance Tuesday but the
Norwich road will not be opened for several
days. The Boston & Albany road has no,
yet got train through from here to Boston,
there being large carry at Natick.
NASHUA. N. H., Feb. H.
The storm Is very severe in this section of
the State. The Nashua river commenced to
rise last night and today has 'overflowed its
banks at the entrance TO the Merrimac at
Belyidere. The ice has broken at Hudson
Bridge and the river is covered with great
blocks OF ice between this and the Rochester
railroad bridge. Serious trouble is antici-
pated If an ice jam should form. The ice in
the Nashua river just below the bridge has
broken up and going into the Merrimac The
Merrimac is rising three inches per hour.
There is considerable anxiety among the
clnzens over the present outlook and great
damage will result if the ice in the Nashua
should break away in going into the Merri-
mac river.
BRoCKToN, Mass, Feb. IA.
The tresbet has subsidized to a large extent
and forces of men have been at work all day
repairing the damages and building tempor-
ary bridges on the main avenues. The dam
age to the highways and property is vari-
ously estimated at from 500, 900 to $50 OO0
Only one mail has been received since Fri
day night till tonight. Large forces are at
work on the Old Colony railroad both above
and below here and communication with
Boston is expected tomorrow afternoon.
BosToN. Feb. IA.
The Roxbury flood has receded from the
hitherto submerged district considerably dur
ing the day, especially during the afternoon
and evening. The water which for the past
two days has submerged fremont street at it.
intersection with Cabot street has fallen so
the street now is comparatively dry Farther
up fremont stree: at Culvert street, the
point first crossed by the flood the street in
still under water but now only slightly
While the water has disappeared to a consid-
erable extent along the easily side of Ire
mont streets the huge volumess that have
formed across that street have rapidly filed
the low lands lying to the westward till many
acres in that quarter are now flooded.
ST LOUIS, Mo-, FEB. IA.
This forenoon the ice in the river began to
move and huge masses have been floating
through the harbor ali day. But slight dam
age has been done to shipping in the harbor.
tug boat was sunk and an iron barge,
valued at $4,000 and loaded with iron ore was
stove and sunk. The Missouri river has
broken up as far west as the Hearth of the
Usage, and that stream and all the southern
tributaries this side of there are running out
freely.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Feb IA.
At midnight, Saturday, the ice broke up in
the Susquehanna river and the water rose to
II feet.