New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
THE FLOODS IN NEU-ENGLAND.
CONTINUED REPORTS OF HIGH WATER, WITH
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. FROM CON-
NECTICT'T TO MAINE

CONTINUED REPORTS OF HIGH WATER, WITH
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. FROM CON-
NBCTICUT TO MAINE.
Lowell Mass. April lS-Business the Merrimac
River at this point is practically suspended. as
result OF IN continued rise Of the water. PICKER
ing's hosiery mill Is completely surrounded ny
water, and has shut down.
The Concord River is overfowing its banks. The
Bevidere woollen mills have shut down. and tho
yard is swamped The New-Engand Bunting CON-
pany has also shut down. The Lowell telling mills
were obliged to close, portion of their machinery
being covered with water The residents In the
vicinity of the Pawtucket dam are Obliged 10 use
boats to get to and from their homes.
The overflow from the Merrimac has extingushed
the fires in the boilers OF the streetrailway power
station causing a tie-up OF the system. The water
in the river at D. m. II feet and inches above
the DAM showing a slow rise during the day. 1t Is
thought that the flood has reached its height
Hayerhill Mass. April 1G.-At II 80 a. m. the
water in the easements of the large drygoods
stores in Merrimac-st. three feet deep and
the firms moved their goods from the easements.
The streets are full of people, and business in
many factories is at standstill.
Lawrence, Mass. April l6-Nearly all the opera
tives of mills on the bank OF the MerIimac River
here idle to-day because OF the high water
The machinery Of the Atlantic Pemberton, WASH
ngton. Everett and Duck mills is practically at
standst. The main mill OF the Pacific Company
is closed.
Northampton, Mass, April 16-It is feared that
the Central Massachusetts Railroad track in the
Hadley Meadows will go. The river and overflow
Is eight miles wide east Of the postofflce.
Hartford, April l6.-The river measured over
twenty-four feet above low water mark this after
noon, which is higher than any time since 1853.
when twenty-six feet and over was reached The
water is well UP Safest, and boats have TO be
used In the streets in the lower part OF the city
There is great danger of the trestle work built to
support the third span of the old East Hartford
bridge giving way. Some Of the spiles are warped
and wrecked. and If there is much more OF rise
It will be carried away The old bridge trembles
and shakes from the force of the flood. and the
trolley have stopped running across it, The
water continues TO rise rapidly.
Bellows Falls, VT. April 1.-THE danger to the
Boston and Maine tunnel is past and the Golfer
dam has been removed. The falling water disclo5es
long stretches of track washed away the Rut-
land division of the Central Vermont Railroad be-
tween here and Rockingham and on the Boston and
Maine, near South Charestown Trains carried
passengers past the break in both directions this
afternoon. thus making the first communication
since Sunday. Hundreds of travellers are here
awaiting a chance 10 leave town.
Bristol n. H.. April 1.-THE Merrimac River at at
this point is the highest in it's history Miles OF
railroad track are many feet under water sleepers
washed away, and the ties piled In heaps. Eartn
and rocks are sliding down the bank alb. above the
and a destructive landslide Is expected J. ~,
Plymouth. y. H.. April lb-Ralroads are not
sending out any trains. telegraph wires are down
and the only communication Plymouth has with the
outside world Is by the long distance telephone
Since sunday morning not a train has departed or
arrived here the Concord and Montreal.
Concord y. H.. April 1.-THE waShouts on the
Concord and Montreal Railroad at East Concord
Bridge being repaired. and the line Will be re-
opened Ashland by tomorrow. Nothing has yet
been done on the main line south OF here, high
water rendering work impossible.
Biddeford. Me, April l6.-oiooch Walnut, Pearl,
Maple and River SITS. in this city. and Irving Water
and Lincoln SITS. in Saco. are submerged. People
living in these streets are obliged to boats 10
get back and forth from their homes.
The boom at Hiram has burst, nberatnS OOUlWO
feet OF logs. most OF them belonging to the Saco
River Lumber Company. AS there are five booins
between here and Hiram. It is expected that the
logs VIII not be lost.
Rumford Das. Me, April 1.-THE freshet here is
the widest ever known and has caused immense
damage All the booms from here to Lisbon Falls
have been swept away. also the wooden bridge at
Canton Bridges at Hanover have gone with the
flood II IS hard to give any estimate ~ the loss but 1t
VIII reach nearly 100000, and perhaps more, on
this river alone. Nearly all the families in the
business portion Of this place have moved.