Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-22

rapidly rising and freshets are threat
cned.
Toronto, April 20.-A severe snow
storm struck here this morning. Street
cars have difficulty in running rali-
way trains are delayed and no poats
have ventured out of the harbor Inc
storm caused dismay at Woodp'ne.
where the preparation Of horses Tor me
races has had to be stopped.
Atlanta. Ga. April 20.-The storm
which last night caused general ms
turbancc over parts of Kentucky. Ten
nessce. Alabama and Florida has
moved to the northeast. and Is today
being felt in eastern North Carolina.
Snow fell in Tennessee and Kentucky
and rain I'm Alabama. Georgia ana
Florida.
New Haven. Conn. April 2l.-ReportS
from around the state, tonight. show
that the damage done by the Hoods re-
sulting from the rain Of the last "G
hours has been very serious The worst
situation is at Winsted. where High
land lake threatens an overflow at al
most any hour. III such occurs. II Ia
feared a terrible loss of life and prop
erty will ensue.
score OF washouts have occurred
on the central New England Railroad
between Winstcd and Hartford. Tho
tracks of the Naugatuck division of
the Consolidated Railroad and also
those of the Winchester Street Rail
r,l IL ynI,, 4. u
travel has been suspended.
At Naugatuck the damage IL extern
sire. These have been uprootcl along
the river banks and a number of sheds
have been washed away. cellars Of
houses flooded. and liverymen have been
Obliged To remove their horses to save.
them from drowning. AT o'clock. to-
night, the Naueatuck river was within
an inch OF the tracks Of the Naugatuck
division OF the Consolidated Railroad
and unless the water recedes soon IL g.
feared that large washout at this
point will result
The Connecticut river at Hartford Is
1G feet above low water mark.
IN the eastern part ~ the state the
situation Is no so serious. although
considerable damage has been don.. Ia
IN" roads and electric lincs. Two land
slides are reported along the line Of The
Central New England one at Tariff
VILE ana another in the open country
between that town and Hartford
Ncw Haven. Conn. April CT n A N
-I.eports received during the PAST hour
from III" various portions of the state.
intiCat" thar the turning pain; hns beer
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Win9ted. Conn, April 2i.-At =
O'Clock the rain stopped falling and Il
Is now considered AT II. - this (Mnn-
day. morning. that immediate danger
Of an outbreak Of the lake is passed.
Wheeling. ". Va. April oi.-At II
o. lock tn" rive" was - feet. / irches.
ani rising. This stage shuts Wheeling
entirely ont Of outside communication
by rail. AMI only the big Cincinnati
lirers are able 10 run now. and ira.c
residents along the river banks are
firing frequently at the boats beca,I =
III" swell from them is washing the
70 quotations away from their houses.
In Wheeling. Rellairc. Bridgeport.
u nwood and Martins Ferry. about
500 houses have been entered by The
water. most OF the families moving 70
VI per floors. Nearly every manufnc-
turing establishment in the Wheeling
Gigtrict is shut down and cannot re
erm" until Tuesday. The aggregate
C ST of the flood in this district Is At
least 100000, probably more.
Parkersburg. w. Va. April 21.-The
loss by the food here. today. is cs,i-
mated at n quarter of million dol
lars. The lower business district il un-
der water and many small houses have
been carried from their foundations
and washed away. a rise of five feet
more will flood half of the business sec
ton. including hotels. rise of 10 feet
Is expected from reports above and the
river will Submerge the business sec
ton. including the newspaper office
Two men were drowned. today. in the
Little Kanawaha. Relief committee
have been organized.
Buffalo, n. ". April 2l.-The deluge
| Of rain that followed in the wake OF
| the big snow storm. yesterday. contin-
ued throughout last night and today.
'lcIving but little of the foot of snow
that covered the ground. Yesterday
m ,rning. Reports from points along he
81 nth shore of Lake Erie say that the
| damage to fruit trees Will be great.
| Cincinnati. April 2l-Thcrc has bccr
| more alarm throughout the Ohio valley
| to-day. on account OF tho foods. than a
any period since February. 1884. when tho
| Ohio river reached its hirhcrt stage of
feet and inches at this city. Most 81
| tie inhabitants of the valley spent IN.
night in anticipation Of the wors, foo
| ever known in the valley. as they WI
| not know until tomorrow the water has
h, gun falling at Pi;fsbu"g. ntil this rev
| reached the rivermen here. tonight.
| was feared that the record of 1854 Nigh
be broken. hut now II is generally DO
lieved tina the river will not exceed th'
| floods Of February. 1885,, and Of March
iIf9. when it reached 81 feet At C:ncirna' /
The present flood is the worst that IN
. ever been nnown late in the spring
| While tie wafer has begun to fan
! Pistsburg. boin rain and snow have beer
| falling heavily since last night all atone
| the Ohio valley. Tie dancer line has al
ready been reached at points above Gin
c.nnati and ii will be reachcH here. to
| morrow mornin". The merchants ana
manufacturers in the lower part of the
CITY have been working all day and nigh
preparing fer the worst The Sunday OK
cIrsion season was to have stared here
today, but navigation was stopped Re.
cause the boats could not pass under tbs
bridges.
The w"a hcr bureau announced that tho
danger line had been reached at all sub
81 ations. tonight. and that it would be
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