The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-15
A MILL BLOWN DOWN.
storm Worst Mechanic Falls Ever
Knew.
ESPECIAL TO THE rRsss.l

Storm worst Mechanic Falls Ever
Knew.
ESPECIAL TO THE FREssJ
Mechanic Falls, Me-, July 14.-We are
having the most severe storm Of wind
and rain, for the time of year, that has
been known for years; wind is south
west and blowing with almost hurricane
force. About 1926 the old Eagle Mill.
which the Poland Paper Company have
used for store-house since the compile
ton of their new mill few years since,
blew down with crash that was heard
above the roar of the wind. Apple and
shade trees are being stripped of limbs
and numbers of them blown down en-
tirely. The water in the river is up 70
the spring freshet mark and still rising.
The actual damage has not been heavy,
but nevertheless 1t is one of the most
severe storms for the season that even
the "old residents has ever seen.
Farmers Are Discouraged in Franklin.
LsfECAAL ~ THE PRESS.l
Pennington, July 14.-The damage to
crops caused by the.rain fall and heavy
winds cannot be estimated, but will run
up into the thousands in Franklin
county. The low intervals are flooded.
crops thereon ruined, and all the heavy
grass is badly lodged. Farmers are dis
couraged The Sandy river is the highest
it has been for years except in time of
spring freshets.
Mills Shut Down at Gilbertville.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Canton, July IA terrible wind and
rain storm has been raging here today.
The mill at Gilbertville is shut down to-
day on account of high water. it being
unsafe to handle logs. There has been
rise of to 10 feet in the river. Waite's
ferry boat at the old Canton Point ferry,
was swept away.
Kennebec Up 15 Feet at Waterville.
Waterville, July 14.-One of the severest
storms which has been experienced in this
section for many years, has ragged for
forty eight hours and shows little signs of
abatement The Kennebec river at this
point has risen near twelve feet, and at
one time went up at the rate of five
inches an hour. The big boom at Skow-
hegan with 1000, 600 feet of logs broke
today and the logs are jammed at Fishers
Ferry. If the river continues to rise,
there is danger that this jam will also
break and that many of the logs will be
lost. About 5000 logs belonging to Law
renee, Newhall and company, came down
the river this afternoon and at a late hour
tonight, the Kennebec Log company's s
boom at the Hollingsworth and Whitney
dam also broke. Logs are still running
over the DAMS but the number cannot be
ascertained.
A Cottage Toppled Over.
Pine Point, July 1.-THE terrific south
erly gale which has ragged in this section
since daybreak has done much damage
along the coast The tide was the highest
for years and washed out the road in
many places. The cottage owned by a
Mr.. Brown was undermined by the tide
and toppled over this afternoon. The
Horne cottage is in danger of being
washed out to sea tonight, as are several
other summer houses on the sea wall. The
wind blew down telegraph wires. up,
rooted trees and greatly damaged crops.
Old fishermen say that they never saw
such destructive storm at this season of
the year. The harbor at Biddeford Pool
Is full of yachts and hshinor hoatS 1rbore