Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-08
THE STOR M.
Railroads OverfOwed-rhe River Ris.
ing at Cincinnati, but Falling at Pitts
burg-DisastrOus Effects of the Storm in
New Hampshire.
ROCHESTER, N. H., April

ROCHESTER,, N. H., April Z.
The flood damage in this section is very
great. Railroad tracks and bridges have
been swept away on the Central Railroad.
CINCINNATI, o April Z.
The river having stood for long time 80
feet, 2 inches, has begun to rise steadily an d
at 10 o'clock was "a feet, inches. There is
no doubt now that the rise will continue
Cincinnati, however, is well warned, and no
property will be lost by surprises. Passenger
trains have ceast d to run into the Central
Passenger Depot owing 20 the water on the
track. and have sought higher ground for
their depot.
PrTTsBURG, Pa, April 7.
The danger of great flood here is almost
over. The rivers are now falling.
DOVER. N. H., April I.
Tuesday nights storm the severest for
years, doing considerable damage to roofs
trees and fencing The steeple of the Free
will Baptist church at Gaine was partly blown
down Row lake is full today for the first
time since 1869. Volumes of water are run
ming over the dam five feet high
PROVIDENCE, April 7.
The cofferdam at the Harris Manufactur-
ing Co.'S works, Phenix, X. l., gave way be-
fore the flood at o'clock, "Wednesday morn
ing. and part of the new bed of the Paw
tuxet Valley Railroad was washed out At
Lippitt small brook was so much swollen as
to flood the work shops of James Carol and
Moses Clark There is considerable damage
to the highways in that part of Pswtuxet
Valley and slight washout near Howard de-
layed the travel on the Pawtuxet Valley
branch road for several hours Tuesday.
EAsToS. Pa, April Z.
The Delaware river has risen at this point
four feet since o'clock Tuesday night and
is now backing up the Lehigh. All the mills
in South Easton had to shut down this morn
ing. Several heavy walls in this vicinity dur
ing the night fell, one of them covered the
tracks at Glendon and the other partly de-
molished blacksmith shop.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April Z.
The river at 8 o'clock Wednesday torenoo n
was stationary at three and one-half feet 1t
is reported rising above, and it is expected to
rise more here during the day. There is less
apprehension of a dangerous food TO-DAY as
the rain has ceased to fall and there are pros
poets of fair weather.
DOVER, n. H., April I.
The gale unroofed several mills at Swan
sey, and barns. roofs, trees and fences in
keene.
NASHUA, n. H., April Z.
BILE this morning. Limbs from the shade
trees were twisted off in every direction. At
the weather office the gale registered for a
few moments the rate of forty miles per hour,
reaching the highest point between and 6
o'clock Tuesday evening. The church of
Immaculate Conception was damaged $500
more than was at first supposed, the broken
cross striking the roof above the gallery,
breaking it in and sending the heavy ball ad-
joining the base of the cross through the
room into the church, knocking of pastering
and injuring the pastor. There were several
narrow escapes, the wind nearly blowing
workmen from the roof.
Jackson Co.'S mills, where they endeavored
to save the covering of the slate roofs in
some instances, were nearly stripped of their
covering. The total rain fall was l.36
inches.