Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-16
MAINE RIVERS
SweIled Beyond Control by
the Recent Heavy Rains.
Dams ard Bridges Swept Away and
Railroads Washed Out.
B)oms Break and Millions OF Lumber Lost
Damage Already Heavy.

The storm in Maine has swollen the
rivers and streams until without excep-
tion they are reported as being beyond
the danger line and reports of damage to
ways and property along their banks are
rapidly coming in.
Along the coast steamers have been de-
layod and sailing vessels have been driven
to shelter of the nearest harbcor. The
storm is said to be the fiercest for years at
this season.
The following reports are from all over
the State, and tell of a serious state of
affairs:
The Androscoggin is badly swollen by
the rains of the past 4S hours and much
damage is being done along it's course
Already many of the roads along the bank
Of the river are submerged and impass-
al lie. According to reports from up river,
the water is the highest it has been for
years, and much damage is being done.
At Rumford Falls, Monday, the ice was
over two feet thick, and the logs were
tearing over the big falls in very
threatening manner. Mr.. Mitchell's
house at the ferry was badly damaged.
Fears are entertained for Chapman's mill
and the birch in his mill yard. Much
damage has been done the Swift River
railroad Many ties have gone out to
sea.
At Jay Bridge, where the Jay Paper
Co. owns an extensive pulp and paper
| manufacturing plant, the water is doing
much damage. A heavy stone wall or
dam on the island, which is part of the
dam has been carried away and the water
Thas quilted down through by a house on
the island, doing considerable damage
| One span of the bridge at Canton Point
has been swept away. Main roads along
the river are impassable. There was II
big ice jam at Jay Intervale, Monday,
threatening much damage.
The Sandy river is having the second
| if not the largest freshet since the monster
of 1869 The Phillips & Rangeley Rail
road will be the heaviest loser by the
| freshet The water has washed out 200
feet of track on Davenport fiat and swung
the railroad bridge at Blackbrook nearly
a foot off it's bearings. The carriage roads
are nearly all impassable and travel be
| tween the villages at Phillips is cut Off.
| The Franklin d Mogantic Railroad
msde no rail connections at Pennington
Monday.
| 1t has rained and showed at Rangeey
constantly for 60 hours, the worst storm
for years The Phillips &; Rangeley rail
road is badly washed and traffic sus
pended The ice will leave Rangeley lax,
at least u week earlier as the result of the
water rising so rapidly.
| The Grand Trunk track is washed out fol
1875 feet at West Paris, the water covering
the track to the depth of four feet. 1t
will be impossible to run trains west OF
that point until the water subsidies. Th'
track has been slightly damaged at other
points. Several booms of logs have been
carried away by the frcshct in the andre
scoggn.
ID. N True's grist mill at South Pari-
has lost one end and the iron bridge j.
| slightly canted by the pier being under
mined.
The middle span of the bridge across
the Apdroscoggin river at Canton has
been carried away and the other two spans
are still hanging The piers that hold
the boom are entirely covered with watc'
and there is much danger that the boom
will give way and the lumber be carried
ont Several small bridges have been
washed out and it is good boating from
Canton village to Gilbertville. There is
danger of the dam giving away at th'
outlet of the Anasagunticook lake
The water in the pumping station at
Brunswick water works, at 3 p. NJ, Mon
day. was up to the boiler doors. little
more rise would put out the fires and stop
the pumpinr Brunswick has arranged
with Bath water works in case of need t.
supply them with water for fire purposes
The Saco river is higher than for 20
wears. At Biddcford several streets are
Hooded.
washout on the Western division of
the Boston & Maine near Wells prevented
travel over that line, Monday forenoon.
Passenger trains are all delayed and are
running on special orders from Biddeford
to North Berwick over the Eastern divi-
sion.
The Mousam river is higher than it has
been for years and all mills have been
forced to close down.
The storm has done much damage at
Palmyra The water in the Sebasticook
Is the highest known for years and wash
outs are numerous.
There are heavy floods on the upper
Kcnpebec. A heavy jam of ice and logs
left Bingham, Sunday, and jammed upon
the solid ice at Solon, tloodings the Pierce,
.Iewett & Maynard intervale, and push
| ing mile Of railroad track from the rt a l.
besides badly washing the grading and
breaking the telegraph wires.
Portland harbor was full of storm
bound vessels, Monday, strainipg and
pitching in the heavy sea. The Lewiston
of the Bangor Il Boston line, sought
shelter, Sunday.
THE OLD KENNeBEc