Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-08
At FREsHEr PITCH.
Continued from page 5.)

ieft their homes and moved to higher
ground, last evening. George Daniels.
who has a secondhand store at 81 Wa
ter street, and who lives under the
store. was obliged to vacate, and moved
his belongings and family to a house
on State street.
Joseph Lacomb, whose barber shop
Is just south of Bond brook, moved out
OF the building, last night. The lower
part of the building is used for a kitch-
en- while the family sleeps on the
street floor. A platform has been built
around the outside of the building and
several large pieces of ice pounding
against 1t threatened to tear it to
pieces. Some water entered the lower
apartments. last night, and Mr.. La
comb thought it the safest plan to
move out of the building
Bond brook was greatly swollen, last
hight, and was nearly invading several
easements. The house Mt. Vernon
,vcnue owned by Tetrault & HILBERT ana
occupied by several families. was flooded
on its lower floor and the two families
living on that foOr moved out. There
were two feet of water in the rooms on
this floor
There was water in the basement of ]
T.. Fullcr's store. Much Of the goods
stored there were moved, Saturday, bu;
more was taken up stairs. last night
Trouant & Bates moved their horses
and goods from the basement. Saturday
and there was considerable water there.
asst night
Some water entered the ba3"mcnt of tho
Crooks Hardware Co and II was ncccs-
sary to remove a great deal of stock
II required but a little rise to ca.sc tho
water To enter the stable on Water street
Gently purchased By f. NJ, Bowman.
hr- bowman keeps several pigs in tho
easement and he made arrangements to
ccSS,ty.
Fl. Chcrnowski had men on the look
out as the waller was approaching the
over part Of his store.
The windows on the lower part Of tn
post office were battoncd up. yesterday.
II IL O'Clock. last night, there were two
feet Of water over the back door ana the
water was comm: through the cracks
The siphon arrangement in use in the
basement easily disposed of this how
ever, as fast as ii came in.
At II O'Clock the water was threatening
70 enter me basement OF the building OF
ly south of Bond brook
The police were keeping sharp look
out, all night. and were ready To inform
'copie Il their prnpcrty was in danger.
were to the effect that the water was ris-
ing there and that there was a bad JIM
of ice on the Scbasticook. There was
copiouS rainfall. YESTERDAY. in the sections
the water will rise at Augusta. today, and
may reach a dangerous point.
AT II =. NJ. although the tide was going
out. the water below the dam was slowly
rising.
After 10 O'Clock the water at the dam
began to rise more rapidly. At II there
was feet inches. at II i5 this had conn
up to feet II inches. and at midnight
there was feet and the water was rising
at the rate of three inches an hour. II
was decided at the Edwards mill to call
out the men and take off the belts.
Below the dam the water was Si2 inches
higher than at any time during the
freshet.
The stree; lights went out. at midnight.
ed that the high water was causing 4
great deal Of trouble there and that but
one circuit was being run
At midnight when it was evident that
the water would come up considerably
more. men We're sent out to call in a large
number Of TIE employees of the Edwards
Mills, and everything was put in order
so that the water would do the minimum
of damage If il rose enough to come onto
the first floors. Belts were taken Oft.
warps removed. floors which were not
held down by heavy machinery were
weighted SO that they could not rise, etc.
About o'clock teams were ordered to
remove about $50 sacks of starch from
the lower floor 1t can he lima Eined that
this was no small job when ii is under
stood that each of these sacks weighs
about 80 pounds
The water continued to rise very fast
on the dam and at 1880 this morning
there was s feet | inch. at | o'clock. y
feet 3Ia:; at lis there was quick SKIP
to s feet 81. while in the next 10 minutes
il only came up half an inch. making IL
s feet 6 inches at 80 a. NJ
At . a. NJ. the water was RAPIDLY RS
ing and had entered the lower basement
of The Journal office from which. happl-
", valuable lot of paper ana otncT
stock had been removed. Saturday.
The lower basement of The New Age
building was flooded. but everything OF
value had been taken out.
At 80 it was thought that the water
was entering every basement on the cast
side Of Water street between the pos
office and Wards hardware store.
Below the dam the water made gam
of about inches between 10 and -
shortly after > O'Clock this morning. a
section hand reported Il landslide on IN"
Maine Central track near the shoe snop
The frost and water had caused fail OF
earth from the high bank 1T that point
Helm was procured to clear the track Inc
. d Pullman does not run Monday morn
ings. otherwise 1t would have been de-
laycd.