The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-03
THE MAINE CENTRAL.

MT. fuckers statemept-Rrief Esti-
mate OF Damage Over All the Branches
No Trains Hesterday-Probably Trains
Will Be Run TODAY
General Manager Payson Tucker said
yesterday in regard to the situation along
all branches of the Maine Central:
"Our main line between Portland and
Bangor is broken by numerous washouts
of culverts. No bridges have been moved
or much injured by the flood, although
the bridges over the Androscoggin river
at Topsham and the long bridge over
the Kennebec at Waterville were for a
time in imminent danger. AL through
trains between Portland AMI Ba ngor
have been cancelled until the track can
be made safe.
"The track between Cumberland juno
tion and Leeds junction is overflowed in
several places. Between Leeds junction
and Waterville the track is passable and
all right. The Pennington branch suff-
cred considerable damage, but it is now
thought that trains will be running regu-
larly tomorrow morning. Between Lew
iston lower station and Brunswick there
was slight damage to Moody's brook
bridge. The track is oyerflowed
quite badly at Marshall's but is
being speedily put in shape. Between
Brunswick and Bath there is no damage.
The wires are all down between Bath
and Rockland, but it Is thought at this
time that no serious damage has 90
Cured on that part of the road. East of
Bangor no damage to the track or bridg-
es is reported.
THE Portland 81 Ogdensburg division
suffered considerable, and traffic is neces-
sarily suspended today and part of to-
morrow. Large gangs are at work re-
pairing. The Maine Central are prepar-
ing to erect new ison bridge at Cumber-
land Mills over the Presum pscot river
and have for short time been runnin Q
trains over false work of tim Der pre-
paratory to the erection of a new iron
bridge. About 100 feet of false work
was swept away.
sit will be speedily replaced for the
passage of trains as soon as the water
subsidies so that the men can work.
The track is for some distance covered
with water at Hiram and some other
places north of there. The Skowhegan
branch between Waterville and Skowhe-
gan and the Belfast and Dexter branches
are all right SO far as heard from I'D to
this hour. The Turner street bridge in
the koity of Auburn over highway near
the river was damaged by the washing
away of part of the abutment.
Everything 1s being done at the yari-
Gus places to expedite repairs so that the
regular traffic can be resumed at an ear
ly hour. Train A which left Waterville
cary this morning came along to Top
sham where it was held up by damaged
culveft The track between Brunswick
and Portland is damaged in several
places but not seriously"
Such was the condition of the Maine
Central yesterday. 1t was not SO bad as
at first reported, and not at all as ssri-
Gus as the extent of the food would lead
one to believe. The roadbed and bridges
along all the lines were in most excellent
condition and withstood the terrible force
of the waters better than was hoped for.
The management of the Maine Central
Is equal to any emergency, and although
this is one Of the worst floods that has
occurred in Maine for many years one
would havo never known that ANYTHING
out OF the ordinary was happening at
the general offices yesterday People
were going and coming as usual and bus
mess was being transacted in the GUS
tomary manner. There was an every day
quiet on every hand and one would have
thought that trains. were running on
time and all business was proceeding as
usual.
Mr.. Fucker and Engineer Allen had
been up nearly all night receiving reports