Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-07
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AUGUSTA, Me-, January 1.-TWO
Infect spans Of the railroad bridge
across the Kenpebec river at this place
were carried away by the freshet at :
o'clock this morning. Late in the fall
repairs we're commenced on the bridge,
and at the time Of the accident the two
spans rested entirely on trestlework
built up from the bed Of the river. The
rains Of the past few days had greatly
weakened the ice, and fears were enter
tanned for the safety Of the bridge and a
strict watch was kept. The water rose
about two feet between 6 o'clock last
night and 6 this morning. At alittle past
5 o'clock the ice commenced to run over
the dam and came down in large guam
titles against the trestlework, piling up
several feet. The woodwork could not
stand the pressure and gave way.
Three loaded coal-cars went down with
the bridge. Much delay will be caused
to travel.
PORTLAND, Me-, January 6.--Ths
Maine Central bridge over Royals river,
at Yarmouth, has been SO weakened BY
the freshet that the morning trains could
not cross it and the passengers had to
be, transferred.
SACo, Me-, January 6.-The Saco
river is at the highest stage ever known
in January. This morning the ice
broke above the falls and parted two
main booms, and $4,000 logs were lost
over the dam. Considerable damage
is reported from above here.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Nd, January
6.-The Susquehanna river is higher at
this point than at any time since 1865.
One hundred thousand logs have bro
ken loose and are being swept down
the river.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, January c.
The damage here by the freshet is
greater than has been reported. At |
A. NJ. the employees of Leuckel's
livery stable were awakened to rescue
horses drowning in their stalls. BY 4
O'Clock the Lehigh river and the creek
that passes through the town were even,
and every cellar on Broadway was half
full Of water. The water in the Lehigh-
Valley building was four feet deep.
Long before this the dam at Storks's
foundry gave way and the raging tor
rent rushed through the streets. The
merchants on Broadway were busy
from l to A. NJ. carrying their
goods from the Easements to the
upper floors. Matters were made
worse in several parts Of the town by
the walls Of the creek giving way. In
many cases the board sidewalks had
washed away, and not only were the
cellars filed with water, but the con-
tents of rooms on the first floor were
floating about. About three hundred
feet of the Lehigh and Susquehanns
Tosd-bed at the lower end Of the town
was washed away shortly after midi
night. This damage was repaired be-
fore noon and all delayed passenger
Trans were started. The running Of
coal and freight-trains vas resumed at
10 O'Clock last night.
EAsTON, PA, January 6.-The
Delaware at a. NJ. was twenty feet
high and on level with the Delaware
canal and Lehigh river. The river en-
bspkment OF the canal here has been
badly washed away. The Lehigh fell
during the night, but not enough to
permit the mills in South Easton to re-
sumo work. The mills on the Easton
side Of the river resumed this morning.
The Lehigh canal between Easton and
Mauch Chunk has been filled in many
places by earth and stones washed
from the hillsides. Trains on the Lehigh-
Valley main line are running on time
TO. day, but trouble still exists on the
Beaye1-Meadow division by reason Of
a big washout at Penn Haven. Pas
senger trains on the Lehigh and Susque-
hanna road are now running regularly,
but freight and coal-trains come in
slowly.
NASHUA, n. H., January 6.-The
Merrimack river has been rising rapidly
since last night. 1t has backed up at
the mouth Of the Nashua, overlooking
the lowlands and making it necessary
Cor the mills to use steam-power. The
water has risen between six and seven
feet during the night, rising at one time
at the rate Of eight inches an hour.
This forenoon the water is still rising
slowly. The height Of the Nashua and
Merrimack rivers is Unprecedented at
this season.