Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-10

inches at midnight, to 9 feet 10 inches
at about 5.3o. This was the highest
point reached on the dam at any time.
though the same level was attained
after a fall Of q couple Of inches in the
meantime at $50. The water then fell
all day. 1t Registered feet 9. at 10:
feet s at noon: 3 feet !. at !; feet g.,
at 8: and feet ) at > o'clock. At The
mill. at O'Clock last evening, il was
believed that there would be no rise
above the height at that time, and that
there would be steady fall from that
time. All arrangements had been made
if the fall continued as expected, to
have the belts put back in position and
everything put in order ready to start
the mill again as soon as the water .ell
enough to allow it.
The, runnors. yesterday. did not run
to efthersbridges or dams going out
7bove here very much. though one OF
two bridges We're mentioned. and there
were tales Of several ice and log Jams
which&were to bring destruction TO us
when they gave way. BUT most oi
the rumors seemed to have for their
main fact the story of some amman
coming down the river. There was one
story of a hog which had come over
he dam and finally caught in one OF
tho eddies. 1t was said that the hog
was alive when caught but had cut ms
own throat in swimming. Ihefi
there were stories of cats ana oosS'
Int most Of these were propapl!
founded on the story Of Murphys car
which jumped from the window INTO
tho river. one prominent member OF
tho Eannehec bar assured Journai
man that one of the houses near Hono
brook had broken from its foundations
nd noatad ay-ay. and that it had lodg-
| ID against the piers of the raliroat'
hr;dga but he was evidently mistak-
| N. as the houses in that vicinity SEEM
| "a n noored all right. though some OF
| hem could be approached better WITH d
boat than on foot.
| There was also startling yarns o.
| stone piers and iron bridges lioa' iiiS
| down the river. al! of which were
swallowed whole by the people. won,
the late Iamented Barnum SAID hNeo
to be humbugged. .,o
In the vicinity of Bond brook nv
| scene is especially wild. The VIZ,
PUSHES from the dam with waves ~
foam and near the shore oce ana ''f,
are whirIed around in the powerful ~
dies. The old weather beaten ~"
buildings of the factory boarding louS'
inst below the Bond brook ori"1
which have stood the pounding ~
washing Of many freshets. nave '1t'
lstruck by ice and pounded by helN
Hogs. but for n wonder nave h'' Hill.
lcarried away. At this point OF tii'
lconsidera ble drift wood has peeh
ltured and hauled to shore. a.,
| Above the Bond brook hrln1,
Hover portions Of number oi
lines are flooded. The house on NJ
non avenue. owned by Tetrauit a."
Inert was one of the first to suiiet '.n,
vas vacated bv the two families iV'h>
on the lower floor. -.i,,r.
As one stands near J. j.. ~
store and looks along the Wh'i !,
low. a scene is presented tha' ''iir -,,-o,.
mistaken for Venice did mol 'u'
var know that he was locking 80
mart of water soaked August .,,o-,
inc can he seen of the whaTVeS 49,,
selves excepting here and th":e p
| projects out of the waite. wv ~
arc hopelessly under water :,
steamboat freight she'd II ;,
most to the ewes. bat 9s far Il. ~
,nen has not bulccd an inch hN,,
iheavy rush of water, ice anu