Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-09
WATERS STILL RISE.
Situation in All New England
Rivers Worse, Monday.
The Kennebe, Rises at All Points,
Heavy Damage Feared.
Mills Closed, Bridges Carried Away. Roads
impossible and Sill R,ininq.

Natervi.le. Me, April S.-(Specian.-
ne ireshet conditions Were still Fcri-
GUS in this vicinity, Monday forenoon
The water held up we'll at the high
point it reached, Sunday night. and
YES even going 4 little higher during
TIE day. The report that 4 big Jam at
Madison Was cauSing considerable. m
casinc2s. as another big shot of water
@!mi.a: II that which arrived between
/. ana Il o'clock Sunday night, was
expected should il break. According TO
The reports as to the size OF the ian
the head of water was expected to be
much larger than the first. and at the
hc!Eht the water had reached and was
maintaining, more serious damage was
iound to cns;I@. 1t WAS hoped however
that the ja,l might break UP gradual
-, or IT least in such manner that
liz fuil force Of the water might not
be felt here.
During the forenoon there was some
thing over 9 feet of water on the Uol-
linGSu olth & Whitney dam ana was
still rising. The bulk OF that mill had
to be shat down. The Riverview wool
en- mill was closed and the Lock wood
remained down. Over on the Messa-
lOnsl5ee the back water was causing
oonsidcra BILE trouble. 1t had reached
and gene above the floor of the DoWer
hause there and the plant had to be
shut down in the morning The water
was within few inches of the ma
chimes during the forenoon. The water
was playing havoc among the boat
house, along the stream during the
day.
The one subject Of conversation all the
afternoon was the freshet. Every one
who could made ut least one trip down tc
some one of the bridges to take Il look
at the water and make prophecies. The
new foot bridge was naturally the object
crowd of people in the vicinity most of
the day. The LITTLE. bridge stood the test
admirably. a log did manage to knock
4 small piece out of one of the piers bI.
much. The water WAS sGfging and
smashing about the posts of the toll house
but the carpenters Kept steadily at work
finishing up the interior. The bridge was
closed to all pasSeTs 50 that the people
could moi gel out on it but little way.
The basement of mill Mo- of the Lock-
wood group. was cleared of the yarn and
rowing which. was stored there. a crew of
men being Kept at work until after 6
o clock, this morning. There We're feet
3 inches of water going over the Lock
doow dam with IL feet of back water be
low the dam.
The Waterrillc & Fairfield Railway &
Light CO. WAS Pnsti .s;. up a great fight
ready stated. ~theG plant on the Mesa
lonskce was flooded and rendered useless
yesterday. The Bangs station was run
ming and also the, plant in the Totman
mill at Fairfield Phe main plant at that
Ia. ND hc var
run with the steam engine The light
circuits WHICH take their power from the
Messa ionskees piaht had to be shut OF OF
street arc lights were running as usual
although the lights were little dim
= The electric ears were running all right
Eand were the regular schedule most
Eof the time. The force of the frcshct can
he Imagined when this company will al,
sipmen fh,i n" rve Emats T Ms COMPANY
now has four distinct power stations WIN
an auxiliary steam power at Fairfield
Two of these plants were out of commits
sion on account of the high water. The
greatest surprise of the Messalonskec
plant. as it was always supposed that
the high water could never effect that.
The stream, however, was hlSher, TO-DAY.
than it was ever known to be before
a man who lives rear the Holland
brook near where il empties into the Ken
nebec just above the NJ 49,, =, Gar ar si'3 fpW
inches of being as high rs it was two
Years ago. He reckoncd by the stone
culyert under the NJ. G. track. five years
ago the water completely GOV t"''
and, today, ii lacked but few inches.
Bingham, Ne, April S.-The kenne-
bec river is open from this point to the
sea. The ice is packed eight miles
above here and threatens to do much
damage by back flow. Rain has oeeh
falling for the past 80 hours ana there
are signs of letting up, tonight. All
streams are forcing their banks anu
great damage to small bridges mas al
ready occurred. The country ROADS IRE
ir,pagsable. The river at this hour mas
ron cbed the pitch attained during the
great freshet of 1896 and the aspect
grows more threatening each hour.
Skowhegan. Me-, April S.-(SpeciaD.
1T has been raining here all day, ana
the water in the Kennebec has been
rising slowly but steadily. 1t now LACKS
about q foot of being as high as II WIS
ever known to be. The mills that nave
sta,m mower have been obliged TO
change to that and the American "oo'
en- and Marston wooden mill were s""'
down, this morning. The water was
still rising here at dark. None OF tne
bridges have been lost yet. Ihe ICE -
now all out in this vicinity ana lor :"
good distance up the river. There -
no serious jam at Madison. tonigh'-
small quantity Of pulp wood mas pten
lost at that place and has been goiiis
Nv here. Some boOms in this Vici''''
,,o,a oIcO gone down river,
The old grist mill at North AiSo"
went out, this morning. and has zee"
broken into small pieces. 1t han NO.
heen used for number of years, id.
ing been occupied as blacks''i'"
shop. :,.a,.
It is reported here that DEAD rNe,
is out Of its banks and that se>Ni"
dams are i'm danger. Sandy river III"
Chase stream are on n rampage.
Oakland. Me-. April S.-(Speciap
! The Messalonskec. tonight. II four -
five inches higher than it has e|e'
known to be before. Two dams
tween Great and Ellis ponds went o"''
<0o~ttu,,,d NJ, noOl