The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-03-05

| ments By a q. S. government rain gauge
| show fall of 2 IS inches from Saturday a,
| midnight to Monday at Z A. NJ, and a tota
of 3.55 inches to Tuesday at Z N.
| REPAIRING DAMAGES.
| The City Council through the Mayor
i Highway Committee and Highway Sur.
veyors, have begun to repair damages and
the work will be pushed as fast as possible.
A pile driver has been engaged to come from
| Camden, and Capt. Charles Baker went to
Fairfield Monday to try to " piling. Tues
| day be telegraphed Mayor Hanson that he
was unable to get logs Of any description on
| the Kennebec, as there has been great
| deal of damage to the lumber there. The
lum Der from the wreck which can be saved
| whole will be used and local farmers think
| they can supply the deficiency. Work will
! begin on the Lower bridge at once. Next
the Citypoint bridge Will be rebuilt, and
work on the Gurney bridge will follow as
soon as possible. The bridges to which
passable at once and thorough repairs made
when the ground becomes settled in the
spring. There is some talk of discontinuing
the Upper bridge, but no action will be
taken on it for some tine. This is county
highway and can only be altered or discon-
tinued by order OF the County Commis-
sioners after a hearing OF which all inter
ested shall have notice. 4 delegation from
the Upper bridge settlement appeared before
the City Council Monday evening in opposi-
ton 70 the discontlnuance. but they were as
sured by the Mayor that no action could be
taken without living them fair chance TO
be heard.
The city officers estimate the cost to the
CITY OF repairing and replacing the various
bridges at from IS 900 to 5000 To replace
the Lower bridge will cost from 81 600 TO
81, 200 The Upper bridge will require TO
he " holly rph nd i'll aoS a
The damage to the Others cannot be ascer-
talned until the water goes down, as the
aoutments OF some are more or less damag-
ed under water, but the officers estimate the
cost OF repairs at from $500 to 81. POO.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY.
Our County correspondents have sent the
following reports:
MORRILL, The rain storm Saturday and
Sunday did much damage TO roads and
bridges. 1t was very heavy rain fall.
KNOX. 4 cores spondent writes ''We have
had very severe rain storm here. B. F.
Sparrow's mill was damaged about $500
LIBERTY. The freshet Of Sunday did but
little damage in town, but made sad havoc
AL around, particularly in South Montville.
UNITY. Much damage has been done here :;
bridges carried away and cellars flooded
Sandy Stream, which runs through the vii.
lage, was never known to be so high as at
the present time.
THoRSDIKE. Considerable damage is re-
ported 10 bridges in town. The Farwell
bridge and tie Muzzy bridge were entirely
swept away. and number of other bridges
We're damaged. Sayward & Vose lost con-
siderable lumber and wood. Nm Crosby
lost 900 feet of boards, and hundreds of
dollars Of damage vas done II property.
The mill and one bridge at South Mont
vile We're carried away, and the Liberty
stage was obliged TO go around by way of
North Searsmont. At Searsmont village
the bridge near the new schoolhouse vas
under water when the stage came along and
the driver ferried across and took a new
team on the other side. Later reports saw
that this bridge has been carried away. and
that i've bridges are gone in the town of
Searsmnnt.
FRANKFORT. The ice in Marsh stream,
which dows through the town 20 the Penob-
scot, Jamm-d at d point opposite the town
ana the rising wafer and ice carried away
the lower bridge and damaged the upper
ont 50 that It was impassahi- on SUNDAY
nigLr. The food Inc.c. " Blacksmith
shop of Patrick Cucdv. located near the
stream, across The street. and the dwelling
L9Dse u James SpTague Nas Ipated from irs
foundation into the middle of the street At
i've 0 clock the jam broke and the water be-
gan 70 fall.
MONROE. The st rtn Of last SATURDAY. and
sunday was the heaviest and the water the
hi gheSt IN the Monroe stream known here
fpT a number II years. A part Of the dam
and the I inc at the grist mill wer- carried
away. number OF bridges hare been car
RED away. but on account Yf tie high water
the amount Of damage cannot ba asc-rtained
a ibis writing. 4 dwelling house near the
bridge was nearly Hooded, the water rising
a most 10 the windows. At the work shop
OF Franklin Chase the water was up level
with the windows.
The STORY OF TIE STATE
Tuesday nights mail brought the Maine
daiiies Of Monday ana TUESDAY and they
We're illed with tales II Hoods and disasters
/ Only i brief record can be made here From
/ Rochland It is reported that the liuerock
Quarrles N tie outskirts Of the city and the
granite quarries in the surrounding tow rs
/ are hlled. IL some them The water IS re.
/ ported as being forty III nfty feet deep,
Many Easements II Rochland were Hooded.
In | Mon every bridge and dam in town is
washed out and four Or yesnall mills have
/ been swept down str-am. The total loss
! there is estimated at $4,000 Miles Of the
Georges Valley railroad under water
/ and Georges river was fifteen feet above the
usuai high water marx Monday and still
| rising.
| The damage done by the freshet at Water
| Vile and Fairfield, outside Of the bridge
| which Went out at Farm Id, is estimated at
| IIol s-puUp 10 O,up \. lHlmdu & Sons
| at Fairfield lost about l 600 60 feet of logs
| from their boom. Ed. Ware lost about hait
/ a million from his pile at the mill. and the
! HoLllngs worth & Whitney Co had tops
/ taken of OF eight of their piers.
| Gardiner was one Of the heaviest losers
/ on the kennebec by the freshrt owing to the
| water backing from the tremendous Ice jam
near Richmond causing the highest water
ever known. 1t being four feet over Water
/ street. The middle span OF the Gardner
| and Randolph bridge was carried away
| about P. NJ. Monday by the breaking Of a
| large Jam Of logs. The losses are the larges,
/ that ever fell on the city by storm or flood
/ Ice and logs cover the railroad tracks three
| to ten feet.
At Augusta the water reached heigh,
| not known for many years, and Hooded the
! Easements OF business houses on Water
street. 4 great deal damage was done
which cannot be replaced for some time
The city was in darkness Monday night anG
| the electric cars discontinued. Ali the in
dustries are shut down. Many Of the mer
| chants whose Easements We're flooded, art
| forced to close and take account Of stock
| II IS estimated tnat the loss by food il
! Lewiston and Auburn, including the two
| bridges, will reach close to $4,000
! Only Que bridge out Of six IN the cities O.
! Wesrhrook and Cumberland Mills remain:
over the Presumpscot Along the entire
/ river not more than three bridges are stand
! ing.
The damage TO mill property n Westbrool