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

At Richmond the Shaws have lost aho II
2.Wh.ust logs.
tween McGraw and Great ponds haNt
gone ont.
The washout above Leeds. an the Farm
ington lire. has been repaired and tram
were on time. Tuesday.
Tho water II very high in the pond nj
Ripley ana sJill rising. Fears are enter
tanned for tho safety of the dam
At the Reynolds saw mill III Wlnslow
a ireigh. ear went into tho river. Mon
dIY. bIt later an engine S. mt over nv t-t
Maine Central people. haalci Il back.
\ Very heavy rain fcIl n KinEhcId. Ali
daNy SUudly. The river Is nigh bNt NOT
IN 10 danger pitch. 1t has fallen az tire
inches since midnight, SUNDAY. ana II 5t.lI
falling.
The roal lctwccn Inc min bridge ana
tho oil schoulhonsc bridge III Strong; So
called. which is about r or 10 rods, pass
ing the houses ~ Mr.. Hunt ard Mrs. Col
dcr. has been Hooded 10y tho mid stream
from one ~ TWO feet deep The inter
flowed III the Sandy river TO an extent
shat has not been seem since 1879.
The Fish street bridge over Twenty
Mile river. near kecues Mills IN Tur-
ncr. has gone ont. 1t was a structure
about - feet long and VIII cost $3.50 10
replace. \ small bridge across Martin
stream has also gore out. Tho water has
been about as high as in 1886 but it is
now reccdinG. The water Is mp to The
windows OF the basement in the WOODEN
mill
The ice stove n large hole in the nor h
west corner of the Madison wooden IN II.
50 that the water runs over the main
driving belt. and further operations in
the mill suspended until repairS can
be made. About O'Clock. Monday even
ing. the water began tn fall and fell about
- inches. but remains stationary at that
ponit. Should the water rise again grave
fears are entertained as To the safety of
the old toll bridge.
The water In Hancock brook, East HI
ram. has been as high a ever known.
The most damage done to milling prop
crty was the undermining of the base
ment wall of y. * Il. II. HonnE's engine
house, causing the wall to fan into the
brook The engine will have 10 be re-
set before ii can tee used. The water re
mains very high. No dams or bridges
have gone out as yet Many culvert 5
have been carried out
Al the mill Of the South Paris Lumber
Co at South Paris. the boom has gone
ont but al the logs have been captured
and taken back. The mill is located on
Stony brock ana only Few logs were IN
| the boom. not more than 2po feet being
lost. The cap piece OF the dam Went our
and not until the water goes down can
the loss be determined. Above the bridge
on the Paris Hill road the water was two
feet q. ep, Monday. TucSLay. the road i,
passable. 1t will cost from IN ~ 49, ~
repair the road.
William F.nglc & 90. OF ElnGor. est
mate that they have lost i"om t.d".tGb @
2mn, 900 feet CT loRy. worth from $500 t.
$500. ~ the breaking Of their ihrce
| booms. this week. on tho saltwater
branch Of the pcnobsCos Trey still have
about ,500Gtn feet NOR in the Stilwltet
branch in separate bouns at the poor
| house, the Adams boom and the Kin.
boom. which they think are safe. They
expect to save most Of the logs hy boom
| ing them at Fort Point cove. y consider
| able number Of the logs were picked NJ
all along the river by men and boys in
boats. II win cost apoIt as much as III,
lumber is worth To get i, ack II the mi l.
again after 1t has gone below.
| Flagstaff says the ice il solid there. bui
the water is very high in Dead river
There are immense ice Jams AT Moscow
at Scion. On Browns IS and and at tn,
Patterson bridge at North Arson. y bis
| jam at Fliuts island went out about
o'clock. Monday night with he zee as far
up river as the junction of Cirrahassctt
| including the Carrabasse, t ice. The rivc'
| was about tour feet al Madison. In an
other hour the ice went over bulk heat
! and through the wheel house of the Mad
; ison Wooden Mills, doing som" damage
1t also took herb. Morsc's barber shop
on the Arson side. and turned IL around
| The shop was fun Of customers at th>
time. They left through windows as Wei
as doors