Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-17
Daily ksnnsb:t JcurnaI
O. RDINER.
WORST is OVER.
Waters in This Vicinity Are
Now Rapidly Receding.
Heavy Damage from It's Invasion Of
Wharyes, Stores and Streets.
Highest Pitch Reach Since 1870. With e.
ception OF 1896

Thee has been nothing but flood talk
IN this city for the last IS hours ard
1t may Well attract The attention III III.
t'r IL has been one Of the worst known
since I>7o. except that of 1896 which
Eas caused by TIE jamming of the ivc
Below. The amount Of running water
was not 50 much in 1896 as has been at
IT," present.
From Sunday neon until /. o'cloch
Monday tine water rose continualiv
and for III" lirSt few hours after. fell
on only at the rate Of one inch an
hour. The damage il has done cannot
h. estimated in dollars and cents but
i viii be Very Large. equal to that nf
1895 II not more. All day long. the
Water was rushing by at a rapid rate
and with the ice Mas logs. small build
ings and refuse OF all kinds
There was very little damage done to
tilr buildings along the front in this
city. Is they Were protected by ice on
The shores which lodged there early
but the contents of the buildings suffer
heavily. Many tons Of coal wcr.
Washed away ana everything Il coy
t-rta with refuse.
The lumber shed of the Oakland
AIant. Co j. in as bad shape as any.
The piles Of lumber were raised ard
turned over ana some Of il foated out
and some Of il WAS carried down.
The schooner j. \. Parsons. which
Nas lying just below the bridge. ~
laped damage. Il part of the hard pine
from the lumber yard above jamming
against it and serving as a fender.
Along the stream. there was very
little done. yesterday. the water both
Sing the wheels except those of the
paper mills. they being able to run. All
me others were down.
The shoe factory had several inches
of water on the lower floor bu, a crew.
ot men worked all night moving the
stock and except for the wetting of
The machines hal dly anything suffered
The Berlin Mills Co at Farmingdaia
escaped very fortunately. they having
several inches Of water on their lower
.'oor but nothing was carried away.
Their wharf was lifted from its foun
dation but did not move and viii settle
back to the old position
The stores along Water street sur-
fered the most. The high water alarm
sounded IT O'Clock and as all did not
respond to the call. it was again
H,uOded at o'clock, calling out about
everybody. The water was then sey-
eral inches high in the Easements. All
worked hard. but do the best th.y
could. they had considerable Of their
goods wet. The extent of the damay.
done cannot be estimated until the
goods are placed in si2nt.
t.usick & Lincoln. Russell Bros
Decker & Day. The Vannah Co. ana /
many others are among the losers in
this way. All Were without fires dur |
ing the day, as their furnaces and /
heaters were under water. and some
Of them suspended business entirely.
closing their stores
While the water WAS across the
street. none Of the stores had water 81, I
their floors. though a rise Of a few
more inches would have brought il
n;,to ali those along the center part of
tie street. Walking along Water
street was Impossible for the entire !
afternoon except with rubber boots.
Depot square WAS hcavv loser. !