Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-09


been known. y portion al the balkiicad
" the Morrison grist mill has bccn car
ricd away and part Of the underworld Of
the mill is lost. The iron road bridge ~
surrounded and great guilics arc wearing
IN the road. Four houses are inundated
The families bciug taken from The 5trlc-
lures by means Of boats. Two houses
belonging to Samuel ". Steward are IA
great danger. Jhc McNal!y saw mii,
Charles Wentworth and Manlcy Morri4nh
have lost a large amount Of luinDcr. Eaiii
is siill failing and the river is rapidly
rising. The danger from ice hots appears
to have passed.
Monschcad lake, Me, April t.--Ra!n ne
gan falling here in torrents. last night
The weather has been stormy for several
days and the lake Is fan. There Il .
great abundance Of STOW In the wood
and on the lake watershed which will b
melted by the rains. causing an unusual
Ircshct. The lake dam IL perfectly safe
The East branch IL nearly Gear OF ic'
from here to Tho Forks.
Shawmut, Ne. April S.-(Spcciai. IN"
great change in the water could be no
t!ccd here at dark. this evening. IL has
remained during III" day At abcrf the
same loi.h, as IL was. this morning. No
great damage has been done ms iaE Ti,'
report that the Lawrence. NrWhalI a.
PAGE Ca. nHd icSt Il t.titst liitpNll- -! Iflp
WAS uusroundcd as tne piles mere are
sttll iiadlaturbcd and are not IN any spec
ial danger, tonight. Some ~ IN" boofut
were lose during the day. y part 81
these were cauEnt before they went over
th,. dam here ANA ARRANGEMENTS w"r"
made with Tie iiolIingsw0r.h ~ Whitney
Co. az Nnalow To catch IN" remainder.
Tho ,lup.c who moved out o. Their house
ia HE lDwar Fart Of the town along TN
river. SuudaE. have gone Lack ana are
now fearing 10 danger
Eenton Far. Ne. Aurli S.-Tno scbae.i
cook river ~ at TIE t;r attest pitch cyer
known at this point The CID road briic
owned by the Somerset ~ kcnnchoc ~
brc 60. has gone down river amt the ~ "
iron bridge IS threatened. Several SUM
In,r cottages along tie banks are inpied
asd v II urobabiy To washed away before
morning as the river Is sun riSinB ana
the rain failing heavily
carrantunk, Me. April $.-A great
IT, jam has formed q fcw miles below
hcr" and the water IL rapidly backing
10 a great depth IN the roads At the 10"
points. The head Of the icc jam h Shid
ID ~ nearly 20 feet high completely
choking The river. An attempt Viii be
made to start III" jam with dynamit"
before morning. The starting Of III"
ict. pack may cause great amount ~
damage Down river hut the fierce of the
flooi viii not b. felt 70 any great ex-
tent y, low SkowhcEan. morn than ~
miles away ~ river
Bangor. Nc. Apra S.-TEe frcshc; sit
ration DIN TIE Pcuuh4cyt Al Bangor re-
rn.ir.d practically unchanged AT noon.
Nt.r,lar. with ihr water flowing OYER tin
water works darn 10 the 'Etrlt VI nearly
~ feet No further damage VAS reported.
however. in the l"sR mi -uEa-
br tnr F-uEJu@ktIE ID ~ thQIght ina
unless ihe river rises t1@ch more IN IN
isrI,tera will ma rs carried away Ihr
tracks VI nv" Matrc 4 ni9'i \, Grrenb4sh.
On tho ErnulSCut 0boN" old I"WH are
covered several fcet. The trains ar" be-
4ur run t1 ana from 81. J hH N!a thr a.
l. =. uud u. X a.
Thr roem 81 Low, EuEze.l x g..
Gr-,nhUsh wan ~ sorting arm raihns
II lsjr,sS after the drives atc down. wns
carried away. Sunday. causing Z loss "i
s4ri. Further damage ia feared there.
the condition "a little changed here, To-
night. from what y Was. his noon. Logs
ana lee are skill running dawn the river:
bur these are parts Of the e"cns carflr5
up along tho shore. Tho Maine Central
viii not be able 10 repair the damage -
its tracks at GrCcEaush for = hours al
TOR tn. food has subsidized.
At this time the water IS slli rising.
though very slowly. tn n ~ a. The Ban-
CIR darn being about quarter 81 an inah
an hcar.
r.r...-.or. A-e.. hp.ii S.-rhc Journal
SAYS: ~ o'c.nck tSii Monday afternoon
tho water was exactly six feet over the
dam and was on the increase again. h1v-
ing some hours ago somewha: subsidized
from the great height attained II the
early hours of the morning The highess
point attained during the his oric flood OF
gi was % feet.
st the Union Water Power Company $
.-otr house thcv were hopeful that the
water would 80 no higher. tonight. thar
II has aIrcndy gone. Bat there are indi-
cations that 1t Will. The rain has PER
sisted all day and il II believed that the
subsistence ~ this morning was caused
by ice jams further lp The river. when
win give way in the night and cause 4
further rise.
IL cannot be denied that there Is some
danger. How much higher IL may go IS
imnossiIlc 70 conjecture. Al a late houf
this afternoon. the ice was stiil going
ont OF the river in uninterrupted volume
Pr,fnsvick Me April S.-Thc river i9