Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-04

gan work in Facmingdale, late Tuesday
afternoon, toward securing the logs.
Farmingdale and the Causeway were
the observed of all observers, Tuesday In
the former place the Maine Central Rail
road employees were busy clearing the
tracks of the ice, logs and debris that &C
cumulatcd there. This crew was under
the foremanship of NJ. H. Moxie and CON
sisted of 30 men. An engine was at work
by means of rope moving away the heavy
stuff, such as large cakes of ice, sheds and
houses. Both Maine Central stations in
the town were floating in the water, but
the prospects are that they will be ali
right by Thursday.
Almost numberless iceberes were in the
river, which reminded one of the pictures he
had seen and the stories he had read of the
frozen North. Phillips mill looked as If it
was OF large island. being separated by so
yards from the land. Around it were
floating timbers, logs, ice, sheds and small
houses. The property of the knicker
booker Ice Co. was partially under water,
and one small house, containing ice picks.
blankets and other things, was nearly
turned upside down. The road, short
distance toward Augusta from North
street to beyond Bowman street, was full
of logs and large cakes of ice Men wore
at work removing the debris, hustling with
all their might and main in order to get
the work done as speedily as possible
This method held true where there was
no water, but where there was it was
different. In these places nothing could
possibly be done.
This afternoon, both telegraph lines, the
Western Union and the Postal had COM
munication with Augusta and points to
the eastward. The only way to get to
Augusta was by the "back road" so
called, which is in very poor condition
Many having business at the capital
availed themselves of this opportunity to
get there.
South of the city the condition Of affairs
is very bad. 1t is utterly impossible to
get to South Gardiner by the regular road
by a team, q large number of logs being
between the Cove and Rolling Dam brook
near the Richards Estate. These are piled
to great height, in me places on the
railroad track, it is said, being II feet
high. Conductor Norcross and his con
struction crew of some 80 men were at
work here cleaiDg away the debris on the
tracks. He was assisted by the bridge
crew, the overseer of which Is d. A. Booker.
Chester H. Beanc, the druggist. who has
branch store at South Gardiner, says his
loss will be large An ice jam was re-
ported at O'Clock as being at Swan is
land, opposite Richmond
This freshet reals to mind affair; of a
Ike nature that have happened in previ
Gus years. In the years 1898 and 1s4e
there were large freshets, but none can
compare with the one we have Just expert
eneed The one in 1888 occurred in the
month OF June and was the higher of tn,
two, although not much.
Randolph got her share of the food, and
when the merchants and others ss;ake
stock it will be found that the acvrer,t,
Will be somewhere in the vicinity of Sa5.
ooo. The grocersmen Jared worse thar
any, because Il large amount OF their stoch
In trade was In the cellars. Garbau
'Jewett lost among Other things so barrel.
of pork and several barrels If kerosene
Landlord Foye of the Exchange. SAYS thu,
the water was two fest deep IN his oi,icr
and that his loss will he comnar,tiyolv
large joe says that a tire came y
Hood also, and that it would not surprise