Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-25

The Journal had an interview yeste rday
ploy of Contractor O'Neil, regarding the
finding Of the two Togus veterans Monday
morning nearly frozen on the line Of the
kennebec Central.
Monday morning about $50" said Mr..
DAILY. Sub contractor MacGregor was
Waking along the line when he heard feeble
cries coming from clump Of bushes near
the road bed Going to the place he dis
covered the two men lying there and unable
to walk He got them out Of the ROAD bed,
where not having means to kinda Are, he
-" obliged to leave them. He then hurried
on to where my crew WAS working"
About how far vas that. D&lyY"
Nearly quarters Of m lie. then
vent back TO the men while Mr. MscGregor
ven, on to the Home to notify the officials.
When | got back to the men they were
.peechlsss and stiff with the cold. I imme-
diately built are aud warmed them back to
consciousness. After about two hours and
half, no one coming for them, had them
placed on stretchers and carried to where my
crew was at work Here they were placed
BY another fire till a team from the Home
arrived
How are the poor fellows getting on, Mr.
DAILY"
When saw them today they both looked
quite bright and cheerful. O'Brien was
very weak but said be felt better. The ter
rible exposure to one of his age, however, is
likely to prove serious. The other will prob
ably be out in few days. Portions of the
mems feet turned black and yesterday the
surgeons though, they would be compelled
to amputste the toes but it now appears that
this will be unnecessary.
Fish and Game Commissioner Stanley ar
rived in the city last evening. His associate,
Commissioner Stilwell Of Bangor, is expect
81 today. This visit of the commissioner
!, for the purpose Of closing up the year,
business with the Stste. The past year, Mr.
Stanley says, has been very favorable for the
Ssh and game, the former being more plenti-
full in the inland waters Of the State thar
ever before. The commissioner has beer
'sccessful in providing = supply OF salmon
eggs At Sebago lake. There are now l,ooo,'
600 eggs in the Matching house which will be
ready for next years distribution. the great
sr part of them going into Sebago lake
Those going into other waters will be placed
during February. The United States gov
efnment has lot of sea salmon eggs at the
Oakland Matching works. Maine will have
her usual share for distribution next season
Mr.. Stanley doubts whether there has beer
As many deer slaughtered this season a. las
year on account Of the unfavorable weather
Neither does he think that ~ many moos'
have been killed. The bears have gone int
winter quarters earlier this year. probably on
account Of scarcity of food.
Monday afternoon At two O'Clock waite
vas let into one Of the new turbine wheels .
the Edwards Mill. That the machiner.
started of without hitch reflects great cred
it on Mr.. II. S. Cleveland. the foreman 10
the Holyoke Machine Co. by whom the ma
chinery Was furnished. Two wheels are Il
position and the two remaining ones will
ready for business the latter part OF mex
week. The capacity Of the four wheel
will b thirteen hundred horsepower
They vin be 20 arranged that BY means
clutches any wheel may be thrown on
Of gear without disturbing the others lThi
10 especially essential, ~ at night the ma
chinery may be stopped and the dynamo lei
running to provide light for the hand'
leave their rooms.l The jsck-shaft 10 'eve
inches in diameter, and will make one hui
dfed and forty four revolutions per minut'
In the casd-room. he Dachines ere IN pos
ton. and are being tested - to their runnln
qualities. In The basement Of the soushe1
extension, the shafting 10 nearly all In Poe
ton and quite part Of the four hundred ~
twenty looms on the upper door have ees
placed In position.