The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-30
WESTBROOK
Serious Washout at the Warren Mill

Large Section of the New Building Falls
Into the Rivera False Foundation
the Causc-Other Items.
A very serious accident occurred at the
great paper mill of S. d. Warren & Co. i,
last Saturday night The newest portion
of the great mill is a large building that
| is farthest down stream on the right
bank. This is very handsome building
1t extends along the river for 300 feet
and is almost square. In the basement
are the flterers and the room above is
the finishing room. This is a very large
room. When the building was finished
last spring the room was used for public
occasions several times. and was said
to be the largest room in the state.
At little before 10 O'Clock Saturday
night, the Paper Company drewLof the
water from above the dam to. accommo-
date the Maine Central, that is at pres
bridge above.
AS a result of this large and sudden
flow of water below the dam the founda-
ton of the upper end of the above new
building was swept away and down into
the river with the great section of the
wall, about so feet square. The flooring
of the printing room, for some distance
back from the rearswall went down and
several tons of paper went out with the
| wall into the river.
| 1t is tremendous spectacle of calami-
ty, but one sees it with feeling OF
4 ho,. 1vf, +1,of ho1, n
| the night when the printing room did
not contain the usual number of go or
| 70 employees. Had they been there some
body would probably have been killed.
| The cause seems to be defect in
the foundation of the river wall. The
ledge slopes off steeply there and the
| foundation was made of crib that was
reach the ledge. There was sand between
that cut and the INDUCING ledge and
| thus the water could wash it away.
| 1t is very fortunate that 1t happened
when it did. OF course during high
water in the spring time this weakness
of the foundation might have mmpected
itself thus disastriously in the day time
when the employees were at work.
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge of South Port
land, Nc. 1876, have accepted an invita-
ton from Naomi Lodge, No 1, of West
brook to pay them visit at their regu-
lar meeting Monday, October z.
The trustees Of the Memorial Library
have had placed in the library building
fine portrait of the late Frederick Fox,
Esq.
| Oliver Barber and son Edward, have
commenced on the foundation of a house
Oh the extension Of Pleasant street.
Mr.. Fred G. Ward leaves today for the
Togus Soldiers Home where he will
spend the winter sBs
Louis Staples has closed his meat mar
ket on Main street and John Bohnson
will occupy the store for fish market.
4 Mr.. Hollis of Delaware is visiting Mr..
j. c. Hess of Main street. He made the
journey from his home to this place on
his bicycle
Quito a good many of our citizens
awaited themselves of the opportunity to
visit the new manua training school
Saturday afternoon and were much
pleased as we'll as surprised to SEQ the
| complete outfit that had been provided
for the school by the generosity of Mr..
S. D. Warren, who has furnished the
room and pays the salary OF the instruc-
tor for the first year. 1t is safe to predict
| that the city will be more than willing
| to continue it after that time