The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-16
THREATENED
BY RISING
RIVER.
People Warned by Fire Alarm
TO Move Goods TO a Place
Of Safety.

Augusta, Dec. l6.-The water In the
Hennebec river. due TO the freshet. the
heaviest one since the spring of 1896. is
constantly rising A general fire alarm
was sounded this morning calling out all
persons as a warning 10 remove their
merchandise TO place OF safety
As a rule on the east side of Water
street, on the water front. goods were re-
moved. \ building owned by tho Kenne-
bee Steamboat company was taken away
this forenoon BY the floods ravages. IL
was stated az the Maine Central ticket
office this forenoon that II was not known
when a rail communication would take
place here
A session of the law court to consider
number OF important matters was
scheduled for today but on account OF
washouts along the line Of the railroad,
the Justices failed 10 make connections,
thereby causing a postponement
BLOCKADE THREATENED
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec i6.-Another
storm. which began late last night H.
sweeping over south Wyoming. and
railway blockade Is imminent. Trains go
ing over Sherman hin are preceded by a
rotary snow plow and wedge plow and are
in readiness for an emergency The air
Is warm ana ncdNN SHOW II ldlnnE. t'Nloh
Pacific trains are six hours late from the
East and four hours late from the West
FLoCKs AND HERDERs LOST.
Green River. Wyo.. Dec. l6--Andrew
Christensen. who runs $500 sheep north Of
Green river has reached here and reports
that all nocks i'm that section are lost
together with number Of herders. The
storm. he says, was the worst he ever
saw IN this state. He believes the loss
among sheep will be heavy.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE.
Malone. y. y. Dec IG-The storm of
Saturday did more damage than was re-
ported yesterday The washouts on the
Adirondack division of the New York Gen.
trail numbered "a and the wreck train
which left here yesterday morning for
Fulton chain was stalled beyond White
Lake. Heavy financial loss was caused I'm
all low lying districts
LOSS WILL BE $4,000
Syracuse. y Y. Dec 1G-The water I'm
Onondaga Greek has receded and except
I'm the lowands about the city there s
little water standing The total damage is
estimated az S1j00o0.
RAILROAD BRIDGES DESTROYED.
Utica. y Y, Dee lG-The damage from
the food In the valley of the West Cana
da Creek will be half million dollars
From $1,000 TO 100000 logs were washed
away from Noblesboro, IIinckley and
Trenton Falls.
Four expensive railroad bridges and
seven large highway bridges were de-
stroyed. one mill was taken down stream
like "A paper box and two others were
badly wrecked.
RIVERS FALLING.
Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. lG--The crest of the
flood and the lowest point touched this
winter by the mercury were both register-
ed at the same hour a. m. when the
Smith Held street bridge marks showed
Is feet inches of water In the Mononga
hela river. and the government thermom-
eter indicated degrees above zero, The
rivers now falling here and at the head-
waters and the temperature is steadily
rising.
\ flood and a cold wave at the same
time is almost Unprecedented and only
the sudden drop In the temperature avert
ed one of the greatest floods I'm the his
tory of Pittsburg.
As IL was. the lower parts of the Point
district and Duquesne way and lowlands
along the Monongahela river south side
were submerged. ln Allegheny the river
front was entirely under water The
cellars in many houses were flooded and
people. were compelled TO move.