The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04

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that all danger in that quarter is now
over. Fears were enter tanned at one time
for the safety of the bridges and falls up
above Westbrook on the line of the river
hut reports received yesterday afternoon
showed that with one or two exceptions
no particular damage was done by the
overflow.
Madison Falls and Little Falls at
Gambo are all right and were not dam
aged in the least. The bridge between
Westbrook and Madison Falls was under
water Monday but no serious damage
was done. The people who were obliged
to come from that direction took another
road and were not delayed much by the
change in their route.
The bridge over Stroudwater river on
Spring street was damaged some, al
though not so bad ly but that people who
cared to run the risk could walk across.
1t was dangerous crossing but many peo-
pie took the risk. One corner of the
western abutment on the right bank of
the river was carried away, but the bridge
was otherwise uninjured.
The work of clearing up the debris
from the various wrecks is being rapidly
carried on day and night, every available
man who can be hired being employed in
the work.
Mayor Cutter said yesterday that the
damage to the city would be in the vi
| cinity of sc. 900, the loss being mostly on
"a hTi oil ri "a ~.
and sidewalks are in very bad condi-
| tion. The street commissioner has
large crew of men at work and every
thing is progressing as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
The city is going to throw temporary
wooden bridge across the river at Cum
berland Mills, and work will be com
menced as soon as the material can be
got on the ground. The temporary
bridge will have span of 81 feet and it
Will take about ten days to have it SO that
1T can be crossed in safety.
| S. D. Warren & Co. started I'D ma
chimes Nos. and 10 yesterday afternoon.
The mill is located on one bank of the
river and the boiler and engine rooms on
the opposite bank. On account of the
bridge being down the teams Of the mill
are obliged TO haul coal from the Port
and q Rochester station at Cumberland
Mills through Westbrook and down to
the engine rooms on the opposite side,
which makes q long haul over Bridge
street bridge the only bridge now stand
ing.
They will probably start up other parts
of the mill in about ten days although ii
is impossible to tell at present just when
they will be able to start. Large crews
of men are at work day and night, clear
ing up, and the work is progressing ran.
idly.
Yesterday large number of the inside
hands started in at work cleaning I'M
their different departments. All of the
outside crew and as many outsiders as
can be obtained are busy clearing up ont
side the mills.
The water has been drawn off by the
gates at the dam SO that the water is now
quite low. The workmen, finding that
the stone dam was not seriously damaged
began yesterday to build a temporary
tramway track across the top Of the
stonework, SO as to be able to transporr
coal and stock. The tramway will proba-
bly, be completed some time today. There
are about 80 tons ofIcoal used in a dey in
these mills and it Is very hard WORK to
haul all of it around through Westbrook.
Men have also been very busy remov-
Ing the poplar wood and debris that had
collected at mill 45,
The Haskell Silk mill started up YES
terday morning. Their damage is slight,
amounting to only few hundred dol
lars, and is in such places that it would
not prevent work.
The electric light plant was working
all right Monday night. The damage
done was slight and was soon repaired,
Part of the Dana warp mill ON Dana
Island has started up and men are at work
constructing new bridge, which will
be completed in about week, but will
probably be in condition to cross today.
In the meantime transportation to and
from the mill is made in a fiat bottomed
boat. which is worked back and forth
by line connecting each shore. Part
of the Orders of the old bridge were
picked up on the fats below and will be