The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-16
RIVERS ARE STILL RAGING
BRIDGES IN DANGER OF BEING
 SWEPT AWAY BY FLOODS.

Merrimac Is the Highest in Many Years
 The Rainfall Has Been Steady Since Fri
 day Morning-NO Trains Running on the
 Concord and Montreal Maine Central
 Railroads-RiVersa and Streams Are Over
 flowed.
 Lancaster, N. H., April 15.-The worst
 freshet for years is now on in this sec
 lion. Rain began falling Friday morn
 ng and has continued steadily ever
 since, raising the water in Israels river,
 which flows through this village, to
 m unusual height, and 100000 feet of
 logs came down over the mill dam
 with tremendous force, carrying away
 he iron bridge, which was built two kears ago at a cost of $10,O00. The
 ogs near the bridge struck the 12-inch
 iume in the bed of the river, breaking
 t. The grist mill Hume went out at 7 he same time. No trains are rum
 hing on either the Concord and Mon-
 real or the Maine Central roads, north pr south. It Is reported that Anladon F & Co.'S boom at Grange. containing
 
 \ Riverton of 150,000 feet, Mark Rines
 boom at Jefferson of S50,0O0 feet broke E turing the night, the logs floating down
 sraels river, into the Connecticut. This
 makes upward of 100000 feet of timber
 hat has gone through this village
 between midnight last night and this
 morning. It is, still raining and the
 water still rising.
 Waterbury, Vt, April 15.-It has
 aimed for the past thirty-six hours
 md the water fn the river Is the high est since 1869. Cellars are flooded and
 everal families have been obliged to
 novo from their houses. Several buildings have been washed out and
 he lower end of the main street is
 flooded Men are working steadily to keep the railroad tracks clear. The hotels are filled with people who are tfraid to leave town. All night trains svere cancelled last night.
 Lawrence, Mass, April fS.-The wat
 ITS of the Merrimack river have risen
 b the highest point since 1892 and are
 till increasing in volume. The river at j loon registered nearly eight feet above he crest of the dam. The Duck mill,
 he Washington mill, and the Pember-
 on, Upper Pacific and Everett mills
 Ire affected more or less.
 Brattleboro, Vt, April 15-The rain which began here Saturday and contin- sies yet, had not wholly ceased at noon to-day. The rivers and small streams have all overflowed their banks, the Connecticut being the highest ever Enown here, and within a few inches of he long bridge connecting Brattleboro sEith the New Hampshire side. The
 dwellings, and outbuildings on the island
 opposite this village are all flooded and Hhe people have deserted them. Two CT #hree small houses are in danger of being undermined and carried away by he flood, while the barns have been &hained to keep them from floating way. A log boom has given away by Bellows Falls and crowds of people long the river bank are intently watch ng for the arrival of the logs here, where 1t Is feared they may take. off ! he bridge. No trains have arrived here from the north to-day on account l bf a washout near North Bartland, &nd another at South Charleston. l White River Junction reports the lower Streets under water. A bridge at Per kinsviIie on the Black river has been karried off, also a small bridge on the Rutland division near Rockingham Westminster reports ten feet of water In the highway and the roads tmpassi- ble between there and Bellows Falls No trains are running on the Claremont knd Concord division, and there is a Bmall washout near Chandlers Mills. Sugar river, which has been higher than for twenty years, is receding. bome damage has been done to the l Mills at Claremont, The Ashuelot river is very high, and there | Is washout near Hinsdale station. l The Connecticut was still rising slowly l Is but little ice, the only danger being Erom logs. There is quite washout on the narrow guage road near West | |Townshend and other slides are likely | Eo cause considerable damage. The ! damage to highways, bridges and other property will be very large.
 Bellows Falls, Vt, April 15.-At 2 ! o'clock this afternoon the water was Btationary and believed to have reach bd it's height. Both the Fitchburg trains hue about 12 reached here on time The train from Springfield came in an hour ate. The trains could make no connec- lions north and started back at 1:3O It s probable they cannot go any further than Putney. The banks are giving way and the tracks are under water. l Considerable additional damage occur ed north and south this afternoon, Trains from the north cannot go within .en miles of Bellows Falls from either way, and the highways are entirely inn Dassable. The probabilities are that ! rains will be unable to get through for wo or three days.
 Rutland, Vt, April 15.-The water Iii Otter Creek here is falling, but north if here it continues to rise. There is a yashout just this side of Proctor. North of Proctor section of forty-two ods of track is gone and last nights rain from Montreal is stalled between he two breaks. The passengers were rought here by team, together with the halls and baggage. There is no pros- ect of any trains north for twenty bur hours at least. The flood has loos- he'd the bridge below Chester and has ut off communication with Bellows l Falls and Boston.
 Concord, N. H., April 15.-More than ( alf mile of the main line of the Con-
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