Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-29
FLOODS AND STORM.


Destructive Floods In sIassacusetts, Rhode
Island and New York-Biizzard in Wis
consin.
BosroS, March 23-The dam at Quick
stream, one mile above East Blackstone,
gave way some time during last night
! causing two bad washouts on the Woon-
socket & New England railroad. besides
carrying away other dams and three high
! way bridges. The length of one of the
washouts is $50 and OF the other 75 feet.
At Millbury the lookup had six feet or
water in it and it was necessary 70 trans
fer the prisoners to other quarters
The rubber works at MillviIle are stopped
by the high water and some of the houses
were so badly flooded that the occupants
actually had TO SWIM to land.
a few houses at Jeffersonville had their
cellars filled with water TO the windows.
AT WilkinsviIle the stone manufacturing
company's works are stopped. The brook
overlooked and flooded the center OF the
town.
AT New Worcester the high water has
stopped Curtis d Marbles machine shop.
Both the Concord and the Merrimac
rivers have risen over a foot at Lowell and
are still rising rapidly. The ice IN the
MerrImac has broken in several places,
but, as il is over a foot in thickness, 1t IS
expected that it will mold together for some
time without going over the falls. Beaver
and River Meadow brooks have overhowed
their banks and the water is yet rising. In
the low lands in some parts OF the city the
cellars are filling with water.
IN RHODE ISLAND.
Providence, R. l., March 23.-The water
in the Blackstone has apparently reached
its highest point. Nearly all the mills be-
low Woonsocket are shut down. The great
est damage was done at Lonsdale, where
the water covered the lower floors in all
but two mills. At Manville the railroad
track was covered with water. The Albion
mill is shut down. At Ashton the whole
mill is idle, but no damage has been done.
At Berkely not wheel is turning in the
mills. Men watched the dam all night.
The excess of water has taken path
across the land and is running with con-
siderable violence. The water is two feet
higher than usual At Valley Falls the
water on the dam is seven feet deep and
slowly rising. After entering the Abbott
run the river spreads out to three times its
customary confines. but is now receding.
Both mills of the Valley Falls Company
are idle. At Central Falls number of es-
adjustments are flooded on the lower
floors.
At Pawtucket the water on the lower
dam is three feet below the high water
mark of 1885, but it is thought that it will
not be higher unless something gives way.
The lower story of the paper mill was
flooded.
IN NEW YORK.
CANAJouARIE, n. Y, March 22.-At mid
night last night the eastern portion Of the
immense West Shore railroad bridge, which
crosses the Scoharie creek at Fort Hunter,
was carried away. A railroad bridge at
Cobleskill, crossing the same creek, was
also carried away by the high water and
ice yesterday. The ice is nearly three feet
thick and great fear Is entertained for the
occurs. West Shore railroad trains Will
run on the Central tracks for several days.
Traffic on this section of the West Shore
road has been stopped.
WISCONSIN BLIZZARD.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 23.-Specials
from the interior of the State Indicate that
last nights blizzard was very severe the
thermometer ranging between ten and
twelve degrees below zero. But little
snow fell, however Not wheel is NOV
ing on the upper Michigan peninsular roads
except those propelllng snow plows. which
are nearly helpless. 1t is the most COM
plete blockade OF the winter in that section.
The storm came on SO suddenly and SO
hercely that trains were unable to
reach the stations. A foot of snow fell
and the wi nd blew hurricane, and it
intensely cold. A pay car, with general
officers aboard, stuck within one hundred
rods of depot, and no communication
between the officers and the station could
be had, because no one would take the
chances of trying to go the distance in the
storm, fearing that they might become
lost