Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-15
AFTER THE STORM.
Gold Wave Luckily Prevents
Any Serious Damage.
Nennebec Ice but Little Damaged and
Harvesting Will Soon Go on.
6r'dgs Suffer Severely and About All OF the
Snow 0isapT ears.

Gardiner, Me. Feb. 14.-tSpeciaD.-
wednesday was largely devoted to
discussing the results of the storm.
they could be seen on all sides. but all
are very glad that it passed with no
serious results to our city. except the
delaying Of operations on the icc ana
blocking of trains.
The iccmcn were the first ones out.
to look after their fields. They are in
u much better condition than was ex-
pected. Some of them will need a lit
tie work before any ice can be har-
vested. but the most of them suffered
but little. None of the firms did any
work during the day. and will not
probably for a few days more. In the
places where the ice has been cut out
the thin new ice wore away. and this
allowed some floating ice to jam in
the edges of the fields. The thickness
Of the ice was from IA to 16 inches and
in has worn away some over two
inches.
There is no prospect that any further
damage Will be done. as the water in
the river is fast going down and the
cold snap promises to continue. There
was but a little dirt deposited on the
ice and the greatest danger was thus
Verted. There may be a few places
where there will be very little dirt
II it Unless there is Il snow storm
there will be- no mOra work until the
frost has done its work. and then the
harvest will be completed. 1t will not
be necessary to plane any more. as the
ain took uff most Of the sap ice
The water in the Cobbosseecontec
stream has rapidly gone down. There
is still a large amount going over all
the dams and the flash boards are
still off. There is some water in the
boiler rooms of some of the plants.
but it is not high enough to bother
my except II stop the drafts little.
There is some floating ice in the
stream. but it is broken up in going
over the dams.
The Electric Road had its line clean
d out during the night and the cars
left Depot square all day on tima.
The Maine Central was not 50 fortu-
nate. and it had serious trouble al
FarminEdale. where there We're two
Washouts. one about 80 feet above the
lie consequence t. the west bound
rack. as it extended only little ways
under it, The most important one was
1T the culvert Of the brook that runs
Town ~ til" ola pottery site There
The water was running oyer the tracks.
Tuesday afternoon. to the depth Of
several inches. the Culvert not being
large enough to carry it off This
-, =, l. a
probably after the evening freight
passed over it it gave way.
The washout proved to be about 80
feet long and extended under both
racks. \ large crew was sent here
from Brunswick. under charge of Ted
Dulan Vi was found that it would be
necessary to max" only temporary re-
pairs ana heavy hard pine tmbers
were procured, - feet long and 14xli
inches. and over these the tracks were
laid on the east bound track. The
ether Washout was filled in, and, by
80 in tn" morning. il was safe for
trains t. pass. This track WAS used
All day and but Il little delay was
caused.
tn" crew of men continued to work
ana in the night the west bound track
n ~ completed, ana. today, trains will
i" using both tracks as if nothing hal
happened It is not known when the
repairs can be made.
The Kcnncbec Central was running
as usual. having suffered no damage.
During the rain part Of the track
,yas under water ana the officials con-
siIerrd il dangerous t. run trains
bVcr il. but when the water went down
NJ damage was found.
Reports come in from several places
in the vicinity that 4 number Of the
smaller bridges We're washed away Or
destroyed This will make it very in
for while for people liV-
ing in the country in tn 'se vcinities.
The river was expected to give us
high tide yesterday afternoon, and
many were disappointed because it did
not mat-rialze. Places along the
river reported the tide as from to l.
inches lower than on Tuesday and that
there will b. no more danger from this
unless another rain at once sets in.
Along Water street, the merchants
were busy replacing their goods in
their cellars that they had brought up
the previous afternoon. People CON-
ing in from the country report the
slcighing all gone and wheels We're as
numerous as runners. About the city
many NJ the streets are bare and
where the sun had 4 chance to make
Town on the hills the snow and ice Is
all gone For pedestrians, there has
been no better day for walking for a
nng time as no snow or ice remained
IN the walks with a few exceptions,
ana these were treated to liberal
coating Of sand in the early morning.