Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-17
HEAVY STOsM.
torrents, Of Rain and Gale 81
Wind, Friday.
Streets Flooded and Moro or Less Damaqa
Done-Ice Not Started.

| While the rain storm, yesterday. wa.
not as severe as that of a month ago
| it was sufficiently furious to cause the
icemcn much uneasiness and give the
street crew no end of trouble. The
flooded streets and in some cases the
cellars The amount of money lost on
account Of the storm was compare
lively slight.
The first evidence appeared, before
midnight, Thursday. BY the time the
Pullman trains arrived the snow was
at the depth of about an inch on the
ground. 1t then looked as though the
farmers would have just enough snow
to grease the sleighing.
There was Il change, yesterday morn
ing, and the rain fall commenced.
From o'clock until Il. it poured in
torrents ana the streets were minia-
ture rivers. From that time on there
was neither a break nor let up, and
it resulted in most disagreeable walk
ing. The snow had plugged the sewer
pockets ana there was hardly a place
where the cutters would contain the
water.
In many places on the back streets it
was an impcssibiIity for a person to
cross dryshud unless H. hal on rubber
boots. The street crew was out early
in the day but even their efforts could
not keep the streets passlble
1t looked at one time. as though the
wall, Leading 70 the railroad station
would ~ washed out. The sewer peck
It above the railroad track had be
come plugged and even though a jet
of steam was turned against the ice
it would not start. In the mean time
the water was pouring down over the
hill ana several Of the granite blocks
in the cross walk We're displaced.
The sewer pockets back of the blocks
ut the lower end of Water street, We're
stopped and the water forced itself in
to the back doors Of many Of the
stores. The damage done each was
slight and was mostly to the stock of
goods.
AL II in the morning, il looked as
though the storm would 10 the worst
that the season could have. Then the
rain came down in torrents and to add
to this the wind began to blow Il gale.
DIR. b. T. Sanborn, who was in the
journal office, during the afternoon,
said that the wind blew harder then.
at the Insane hospital. than during the
last storm.
While the gale was in progress, To-
cent team was overturned ana the
driver thrown out but not injured. A
section Of the roof on the Nickery
block was started and the rain, by
working in, did some damage.
The water in the river had risen but
slightly, W t. last night. II it thought.
however that the greatest rise Of
water will come, today. The storm
was from the southeast and was one of
the kind that works UP into the Sandy
river valley. on account Cf the amount
Of snow in that section it is thought
there will be considerable rise.
There was more or less uneasiness
down river "a it was feared that the
ice would be started, especially if the
river rose and the wind continued.
A part Of the track Of the Electric
Road was under water near Hallowen,
and until late, but one car an hour was
running over the line. The wires Were
but slightly affected by the blow.
None Of the electric light wires gave
any trouble and nearly all the through
wires of the telegraph companies were
working in good shape. That the wires
escaped 20 easily is considered remark
aElc from the fact that III some sec
tions heavy limbs We're torn from
tres.
Taken as a whole the city escaped
very easily ana suffered less than other
sections Of the state.
Travelling men who We're in Bath.
YES terday. report that the storm was
much more severe in that section than
here The train service. the travelling
men said. We're much bothered. When
thu train was On the road from Bath
to Brunswick pool Of water was en-
cuuntered and in one place was So
deep thar it came to the car steps. The
train was obliged to run very slowly
ana i'll that way avoided accident.
It was also reported that the Lewis
ton E1th x Brunswick Electric Road
had to give up the fight on account
Of floods in chat c.ion. 1t is also stat
Nj chat the train service between Lew
istun ana Brunswick was stopped on
account of Washouts.
II was reported further that train
train service over the back road Of tn"
Maine Central was greatly delayed on
account Of a Washout between Lewis
ton ana WaterNille. the trouble being
caused at IL cuIVert with which the road
has had more or less trouble. this
spring. whenever there has been high
water.