Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-14
FLOOD SCARE OVER
Waters in Massachusetts Rivers Be-
ginning to Recede
DAMAGE TO The RAILROADS
Several Lines Tied Up on Account
of Washouts.
FLOODS IN THE SOUTH

ATHOL. Mass. February 14-The food
scare is over in this town. but IT will he
several days before normal conditions are
| resumed. The ice has gone down the river
and the water is fast receding. There
We're twentyfour hours of intense excite
| ment. The water has never been 50 high
| in the history of the town.
| The state road is under water for some
| distance. and the south Main street bridge
| over Millers river shows signs Of weak
| ness. Fears are expressed that it will be
carried away If amy more ice comes down
the stream. The Exchange street bridge
| built six years age. has sunk in the mid
| die.
There is big waShout at West Ware. ON
| the Boston and Albany road. At Orange
| the streets last night were under four feet
| of water. ard the rails of the Fitchbury
| road Were washed out. The bridge at
Nestbrook. half way between Athol and
Orange. has been carried away. blocking
railroad traffic al that point.
Hcston and Maine Tied Up.
CLINTON, Mass. February IA The
Boston and Maine railroad is tied up. ca
account of an Unsafe bridge at Still river
and through traffic for points north Of
Clinton has been suspended since last
night.
Considerable anxiety is felt at Still river,
because Of the fact that the water mark
| from the flood has not reached there yet
There is a jam up the river which has held
| much of the water back and this is ex-
pected TO give away today, so that within
twenty-four hours another flood is eN-
pected even worse than that of yesterday
There is no way of transferring the pas
sengers from the trains that stalled
here, as all the roads connecting the points
reached by railroads are from four TO five
feet under water.
The water has flooded the lower floors OF
the Lancaster cotton mills and damag ged
the electric power plant.
Flood at Fitchburg Recedinr.
FITCHBURG Mass, February 14.-The
flood in Fitchburg and vicinity, which re-
suited from the heavy rain of Monday and
| Tuesday, is thing of the past. The river
went down rapidly during the night and
this morning appeared to be little higher
than it was before the storm. Most Of the
mills were unable to run today, owing 10
| the damage done the belts and machinery.
| The concern which sustained the most dam
| age is the Putnam Machine Company.
| which estimates its loss at from $1,000 TO
| $4,000.
Two of the Park Hill gingham mills and
| the machine works of the Ivor johnson
Company and many other plants are still
closed.
The body of the French Canadian girl
who was drowned in West Fitchburg yes
terday while attempting to escape from
her home, has not been recovered
High Water in Lake CbampIain.
WHITEHALL, n. Y, February 1.-THE
water in Lake Champlain is a foot above
the highest mark ever recorded. There
washouts on the Delaware and Hudson
railroad between Poultney and Castleton,
between Hydeville and Castleton and near
Fort Ann. The water has commenced re-
ceding. Section one of the Champlain canal
lost several bridges and considerable dam
age was done to the banks.
Floods in the South.
ATLANTA, Ga. February 14.-Reports
from points in Georgia say the Chatta-
hoochee river, after steady rise OF four
days, is at a standStilL. The main streets
of West Point are several inches deep in
water, while in the low-lying portions Of
the town many houses have been aban-
doned. Trains'are from four to five hours
late. Many bridges have been carried
away. Knoxville. Tenn, reports that all
streams in that section are out of their
banks and have caused much damage 10
farm property and logging interests.
Owing to high water the Southern rail-
way has abandoned traffic on its Macon
ers the track for miles. No trains have
been run on the Columbus division of the
Southern for TWO days