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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
ONLY ONE MAN SAVED.
ST. John Schooner Wendell Burpce Wrecked
Sunday, on Cape Elizabeth.

Portland. Nc. April THE two-mastcd
schooner Wendall BIrpee Of st. John. n.
b.. went ashore off Cape Elizabeth short
ly before Il O'Clock, this noon. The cap
tain, cook and one sailor were drowned.
while the mate only WAS saved The lost
were Louis Merbury. the captain: George
Foster. the cook, both of ST. John; and a
sailor known as English Charlie The
mate, who is John Swcnscn OF st. John.
manager TO reach the shore. more dead
than alive. but the others were less iortI-
nate
was coal laden from New York 10 st
John. is owned by n. G. Scott OF the Iai =
ter city. and was valued at about 500.
The mate did not know whether or not
she was insured. The cargo of coal was
consigned to a Mr.. Cruscsson. who Is a
pulp and lumber mill owner In st. John.
The vessel Will undoubtedly be a total
loss. judging from the appearances. to-
night. as IL Is expected that she will have
her bottom pounded ont before morning
The sea Is running heavy. breaking hign
above the schooner
Everybody knows what Wild day IL
has been. but unless "A person visited the
Cape IL was Impossible 70 appreciate the
fury Of the gale which was sweeping
along the coast.
According to the story of John Swcnscn
the mate. the captain thought he was off
Matincus. Me. when the fog suddenly
lifted and he found that he was hard on
To the rocks Of Cape Elizabeth. where
many worthy vessels have come 10 an un-
timely end II was then too late 10 re-
cover and tho schooner was carried high
up In Board cove. which ~ about a mite
from tho Cape Elizabeth 10. saving sta
tIcn commanded by Capta.n Sumner n
DYER.
Seeing that a wreck was unaboidHbIo
the men decided To take to their yaw;
They had proceeded but short distance
from their vessel when The ynwl was
swampcd bv u heavy sea and the men
were nuundcrIne ia the witcr. As th"y
were heavily dire ssrd with ~ skinS. boots
etc. tho men. excepting the mate. wCu;
down to their doom.
Tho mate. after an awful struggle IN
tho raging scH, managed 10 nearly reach
the shore. but sank back exhausted and
unconscious. :. short distance away. H
WAS rcsrucd hy two lobster fishermen
named CcnrC. :. Woodbury. and J. !.
York who at the risk Of th'ir lives wadeI
into the boiling surf aud seized tho mat"
before nc could be washed hack into deep
water
Capt. Dyer with his crew from The cai'r
Elizabeth i!fc SaVinc station was soon
AT hand. and they say that had the IN !
STAYED hy their schooner ~ minutes more
they could have rescued them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
SOUTH GARDINER BOOM BREAKS.
Lawrence Brothers Lose About 5000 Logs.
River and Stream Very High.

Gardiner, Me-, April 7.-(SpeciaD.-
still remains at about the same height
that it has been for the last three days.
about to s feet over high tide limit
So far, there has been no damage
along the river front in this city. ex-
Cept by the washing away of small
amount of coal and wood that was
stored along the wharves.
South Gardiner Jared worse, as the
boom of the South Gardiner Lumber
Co. broke. Saturday afternoon, and
some 5000 logs went down the river
The company notified all the places be-
low and boats We're soon out picking
them up. With the strong wind blow
Ing up the river. it was thought that
the greater part of them will be saved
before they get to sea.
The stream is still at about the same
pitch, having fallen off little. Satur-
day, but the rain of Sunday, again
brought it up. No damage is looked for
from this source. as all the dams are in
the best of condition.
Along Water street, some anxiety
was felt by the traders and the most
of them have their cellars in a condi-
tion that but few minutes will be
needed to remove what goods they
have stored there. Some attended to
this. yc~tcrday afternoon. during the
rain.
From what news is obtainable from
up the river. these who have watched
the rive. for many years think that if
the rain lets up. today. the highest tide
will be this evening at about $50 to 6
o'clock.
About 20 feet of the elevator at the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
HEAVY DAMAGE IS FEARED
Along All Large New England Rivers from
the Floods

Boston. April Il Tho intermittent rains
~ the past week Will rcsul, in many parts
If New England whore strains have cA
tcnsiVc watersheds. IN fr"1hCts. thc dam
age from which may equal that sustained
during any spring Tor a So ore Of years.
1t was a little early. tonight. to estimate
just what the losses might be IN life AMI
property. hut The Asst ctated Press re-
ports from places on nearly All tho large
rvcTH III New England Indicated 5rcai
Jargc-.
Tnc warm raiar have made threads into
the unusual amount ~ Tee ana snow in
northern Vermont and Maine. - that the
great rivers which drain those immense
Arrears will te oVertaxcd for two or thrc"
days to carry of the water in natural
Winter in southern New England disaa-
peared weeks ago for the snow faIl IN e
past winter has been exceptionally lSht,
vet the rains which still fall and arc yet
to come have swollen the rivers and
smaller bodies of water almost as badly
as in the New England traditional jan
uary thaw.
The great floods are in the St Croix
river on the north, the Pcnobscot ana
Kennebec rivers. their manifold tribJta-
ries and great chain of lakes in Maine.
the Merrimack river. fed by It's Maine
arteries which find their sources in the
White mountains, and tnat otner sfea'
waterway the Connecticut, which gath
ers together the water q: about all tha
rest of New England.
The freshets in Maine were indicated
last week with the going out OF the ice:
as the lumbcrmen say. the sudden rise IN
water breaking log booms and carrying
away portions of the winters timber cut
The freshet comes too early. the ioSsers
saw. and il their Judgment be right, the
monetary loss which is usually summed
up when the water goes down VIII be an
open account until next summer when the
log driving begins.
The loygers fear that a frcshct now Will
mean a drought when they need the wa :
ter and a log famine at the mills on the
rivers at cities and towns near the sed-
coast.
With the Mcrrimack and Connecticut
rivers the danger of Hood IL 20 the nufner-
Gus manufacturing plants whi"h Inc thelt
hanks and already the outlook is serious.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Rich ice houses in Farmingdalc was
carried away. Saturday.
AGAIN At DANGER MARK.
Logs al South Gardiner in Peril. Ant thcr Land
slide Blocks Kcnnebcc Central.

Gardiner. Me-. April 1T was
thought. last night, that the freshet
had reached it's highest mark and the
danger point had been passed. but the
continued heavy rain has again
brought the water to its mark of yes
terday. and considerable uneasiness Is
felt by the lumbermen and others VINO
have property along the river bank.
The South Gardiner Lumber Co. when
has a pile of $4,000 logs. and Lawrence
Bros. who have 10000 logs. are very
much alarmed for fear the next tide
will take them into the current.
This morning. the tug Farnsw 'rth
was sent up the river to this CITY ior
men and rigging. and. today. crews
have been working at points pctw:eh
South Gardiner and Bath. running
booms to catch the logs should they go.
Rivermen say the tides OF tomorrow
will be at least two or three feet
higher than those of today. and in that
case the logs would surely go.
The tracks of the Kennebec Central
Railroad at Randolph are again under
water and the rolling stock Of the com
safety. Another landslide. much heav-
ier than that Of Friday and near the
same place. occurred. this afternoon
tearing away and burying the track
for some distance.
A large crew Of men was at once put
to work digging away the earth. The
officials are in hopes that by working
all night they may be able to block up
the tracks so as to run one train to the
Soldiers Home at Togus by tomorrow
afternoon.
The mill of Gray & Son will not be
able to resume business for three or
four days on account of the heavy rise
of water in the CobbOssee stream and
other industries along the stream will
be seriously effected by the same
cause.
The wharves of the city are still
submerged and much uneasincss is felt
regarding the height of the water.
which is expected to reach this city by
tomorrow afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
THE STORM IN MAINE.
CONTINUED from page ~

to run the mills under these conditions
and they remained down during the
day.
Over on the Messalonskee the water
was very high although there is very
rarely any trouble with the ice there
as it usually melts out. Some of the
houses near the stream, today. were
pretty we'll surrounded but there was
no apprehension. Several of the Gel
lars were fun to the floor timbers in
that vicinity. At one time. Saturday.
the water was almost level with the
planking of the Gilman Street bridge
and the boat houses were almost SUBJ
merged. A jam was formed below the
dam so that the water backed up al
most to the floor Of the power house.
This did not interfere seriously with
the water wheels and a good share of
the power for the lights was taken
from there, Saturday night.
Over on the Sebasticook at Benton
Falls the conditions were more serious.
The three bridges at that point were in
danger since Friday night. and, Satur-
day night the lower one, an old wooden
highway bridge. was carried away, and
it Is said. was caught and hitched low
er down the stream. This was the
bridge that caused the trouble not long
ago between the town of Benton and
the Somerset & Kennebec Fibre Co.
The town voted to give it to the com
pany on certain conditions and it had
been marked dangerous for some time.
although it has been in constant use
during the winter. Just above this
bridge Is a new iron one built by the
company for the cars of the Benton &
Fairfield Electric ROard and above
that was the third. comparatively
new iron highway bridge. These two
last mentioned were reported to be in
danger. this evening.
1t was reported. Sunday, that sew
eral bridges up above Skowhegan had
gone out but the reports could not be
confirmed. Now that the ice has gone
out i: is believed that the greatest dan
ger is over along the Kennebec. al
though as stated some of the bridges
on the Sebasticook are still in danger.
Word from Skowhegan at 3 O'Clock
tonight. said that several ice jams
above had broken and that the water
rose rapidly for Il while and then sub
sided. this will probably be felt down
river by morning. There was also ru
NOR of a bridge being carried away.
At Fairfield at 10 o'clock these was
big head of water and the river full of
floating ice. If any great amount
should come down from up river it
would give the bridges at Fairfield n
hard shaking up. as the water is al
ready up to them and small ad6i-
tional rise would send the ice and drift
stuff humping into them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
BIG RISE REACHES FAIRFIELD.
upriyer Jam Breaks and Sends Down Flood
Bridges and Mills Threatened.

Fairfield. Me. April S.-(SpeciaD.-
The rise in water from the broken jams
above Skowhegan reached here at II
o'clock, and from that time to mid
night the water rose II inches. The
river is full of heavy ice and it just
clears the first bridge. A rise of am
other foot or SO may take it out.
The bulkhead at the old saw mill is
being anxiOusly watched. as it is feared
there is a hole in it. Should that go
out the mill will be in great danger
and perhaps be swept away.
At A. NJ. the water was about at
the same height. but the river was
full Of heavy ice, in which boom logs
and timber were mixed, making a dan
gerous combination should it jam any-
where.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
MILL GONE At CORNISH.
Hatch Mill Swept Away With SCI 900 Loss
Ossipec River Rising.

Cornish. Nc, April Tho Hatch mill
on Little river. owned and occupied by
Theodore Sawyer as lumber, grist.
stavc, threshing and general mill. was
carried away. this afternoon The mill
also contained an engine and 800 bushels
of corn. II was built in 1871 at "A cost oi
x2l.~U and the entire loss faiIs on Mr.
Sayward except for the corn, which was
owned by Guy Libby.
Twenty-Five men who were In the mill
trying to save the corn would have gone
down the river If they had remained two
minutes longer
Little river cmptics into the Saco river
Il mile below this village. bridge above
the mill was also carried away ana IN"
other bridges are unsafe for travel 81
that the village il almost Isolated.
The Ossipec river has risen to within
two feet. OF the covered bridge. rising
four feet today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
BOSTON'S MILK WAR.
Producers May Place Milk Upon NAVEL
pendent OF Contractors.

Boston. April To-day was an an. vm apps
80 far az conferences between w.. ..c-e cou-
ing interests IN the mix Wi 'i,, and SPEC
,,iat on indnigel II by tn mals paadouar-
who visited President Ward hV"
ers during Inc DAY. J., his circu'
president Ward announces IN .rn l''T Tnrodit-
ar calling a mass meeting nl Va Jav fore
yrs in Horticultural ma l. !, viii De
nrcncr .,ro, TO- to discuss plans FOR placing ir-
milk supply uron the Boston "''
lcnendent OF the contractors. Is con-
So rar as Eoston's milk supp sup" the con.
.erncd. George o. Viii ing sa! mix tney
ractors are getting an " y, immediate
ANGER of shortage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08

grlst mill of A. r. Hopkins Il co. OF t"'s
city, on kend,iskcar stream where a
damage has been done OF about SZoVV am
tne loss Of the mill is threatened r.,
During Saturday night and TO-DAY lroni
.5oOOtw to l.7OV,UOO feet of pine ana spruce
logs. valued al from $25.Ooo to $Ss.MV ana
owned by VIM EngeI & Co. OF this ci,y;
nave been carried away ABOUT , .'t.u
OF thesc have been recovered ~ WILL ~ ,
port and Bucksport Besides these; 'o'",'
lcct Of hcmlock logs. owned py -. -
thatcher. Bangor. are gone.
IL Is reported here. tonight. 'hat lnc
bridge and mil AZ Mon
the dam at Guilford, on the Piscatuauis.
Is threatened. None of these reports can
be substantiated at this time, however.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
THE MERRlMAck RISING.
Al Nashua II Is Rapidly Approaching Record
Made Last Spring.

Nashua. n H.. April On account Of
tie heavy rains or the rast week, the
McrrimnCk river has risen until. tonight
it II within d foot Of the mark reached
during the freshct Of last spring, and IS
still rising at the rate Of i've inches an
hour
A number Of washouts have occurred
on the various divisions Of the Boston x
Maine Railroad, but no serious damage
has so far resulted therefrom.
on the Worcester and Portland DIVISION
there are two large washouts at barring,
ION and Sandowr. between this city ami
RnCnCSfcr.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Wholesale Arrests for Treason.

London. April THE Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Express re-
ports wholesale arrests for treason in
Graaf Rcinct and Aberdeen. There is
no other news from South Africa. this
morning except that a small party of
Eoers has re-occupied Philipstown in
Cape Colony.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
FULLY 10000 PEOPLE
Attend Dedicatio Sunday. Of Christian Scien-
tist Church in Chicago.

Chicago. April Probably l0wo
persons participated. today. in the dedl-
cation of the Second Church of Christ.
Scientists. at Wrightwood and Grove
avenue. So great was the assembiaSe
that a quadruple service was held. The
salutatory address was delivered by
Reader Bicknell Young, after which n
greeting from Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy
was read. The church. including the
ground upon which it stands, cost the
society about Sl20.00o.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
NO FEAR OF PROSECUTION.
Adm Worth Said to Have Been Man Who
Stole Gainsborough Picture.

New York. April Tho Herald will
say. tomorrow: Mystery no longer en-
velones the identity of tnc man who stol
the Gaincsborouch portrait Of the Duch-
e:;s of .ycvonshirc from the art rooms OF
Wm. Agnew & Sons in London. The po-
lice say the man who took the picture
is Adam Worth. Time. however. has out
lawcd the crime and though worth Is
well known to tho Scotland Yard authori-
ties ard 10 the police of this country, he
has no fear CT prosecution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
THE MERRlmaC BLOWN UP.
Dynamite Destroys Craft on Which hobson
Made His Famous Trip.

Santiago De Cuba. April Fifteen
hundred pounds of dynamite were used
bv the authorities Of the port. ycster
day afternoon, in blowing up the for
ward superstructure Of the sunken
United States collier Mcrrimac. which
has long impedcd the entrance to the
harbor. The explosion was plainly
heard in the city. five miles away.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
SACO RIVER RISING.
Precautions Being Taken to Prevent Loss By
the Rapidly Rising Water.

Bar Mills. Me. April The Saco river
is rising three inches AN hour at :.
o'clock. No damage has been done as
yet. but extensive precautions are being
made. The dynamos are being moved out
of the Centrifugal Leather Co.'S plant.
At West Buxton. Frank Harrrnvcs has
been Obliged 10 vacatc the lower room OF
hts wooden mill
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Kruqer Goes to tiilycrsum.

Utrecht. Holland. April I.-Saturday
morning, former President kruSe" OF
the Transvaal. left this place for tiii-
vesum. near Amsterdam, where he VIII
stay for some time. The burgomeSter
and a big crowd bade him farewell at
the railroad station.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Bangor Man Drowned in New Nam pshirc.

Woodvlllc. y. H.. Aprh While at
work with Il gang starting the annual
drive OF logs down the .Ammpnoosic river
for the International Paper Go, Allie 1t
Crosse, ri"rrmdu. Of Bangor. WAS
drowned al Wildwood. Sa ,rday after
noon. Lacrosse WIS about 2N'yt ars u d.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
PIaauc Spreads at Cape wv"

Cape Town, April burns hnbonic
q hours. 10 fresh cases OF 'he nrted.
,',rus i M have been officially rep9r,h he
Of these four are Europesh' orpse OF
others colored persons. Tne u',th the
a colored person who had d'e' v"
disease was found, today
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
WRECKS ON THE COAST.
CONTINUED from page 1.)

good strong craft She was owned by
Howard Eoardman Of Calais. She was JJ
tons burden. % feet over all and drew s
feet Of water. II Is thought that both
the vesael and cargo were insured.
Capt. Dix had a wife and a married
daughter In West fremont.
Neither Of the Stanleys could give any
account of the steward except that his
name was Fuller.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Bridge Carried Away Near Westbroox.

Westbrook. Me. April The bridge %
the Westbrook. Windha,n & Naples Eicc-
tric Road. abou. three niles above this
city. was carried away. this morning Th.
Presumpscott river is badly swollen but
no damage is likely. as :hr new canal a
III" nancr mills carries away the sarplu /:
water.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Cecil Rhodes very Ill.

London. April G.-According to Il spe
ciol dspGtch printed today. in the
South African Critic. Il periodical pub
listed in this city. Mr. Cecil Rhc6cs
is seriously ill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
THE PEH03SC0I VALLEY
Full to Overlooking and Wa'er Sill Rising.
Heavy Loss in Logs Mill Threatened.

Bangor. Nc. April The food condi
ton on the Penobscot valley has not i'm
proved in the last II hours in the least.
and the water is still rising. As yet the
loss of property is confined. with one eX-
ception, to logs. The exception is a; the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
DAMAGE III NEW BRUNSWICK.
Mills. Dams and Bridges Wrecked and Carried
Away. With Heavy Loss

ST. John. y. f.. April ,.-Repo,ts
coming in tell Of a serious outlook
from the freshets. At Fredericton .he
st. John river was never known to be
higher. Ice is heartily jammed against
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08

Half the ill., that man is heir to come
from ndigesti"n. Burdock Blood Bitters
strengthens and tones the stomach.
kes indigestion impossible.
w.ctwky.ts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
Marscilies Striking Dockers Give Up.

Marseiiles. April Tho striking
lockers. today. decided to resume
work, Tuesday next.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
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People Strong.
WE GUARANTEE IT WILL
DO so.
We KNOW OF NO TONIC OR RE.
BUILDER LIKE IT.

Vinol does create strength.
We know that and have proved 1t In
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Vinol does this in q scientific way
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Vinol does not contain any of the
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Vinol in its favorable action upon
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08

Calais. Ne, April THE largest vol
ume Of water ever known in the ST.
Croix river is flowing down. tonight.
the river having risen five inches since
yesterday. No further damage has been
reported except small washouts. Much
anxiety is felt concerning the logs in
the river. If they hold, it is believed
the bridges and dams can withstand
any pressure likely to be brought
against them. The steady downpour Of
rain continues. tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-08
THE ST. CROIx RISING.
Danger Point Reached. Sunday Part Of CaIai.
Bridge Carried Away.

Calais, Me. April The ST. Croix
river has risen steadily, until, Satur-
day morning. it reached the danger
point. y big jam of logs broke in the
forenoon. carrying away 100 feet OF the
Calais end of the Union bridge, and the
great body of water which followed
washed out 500 feet of track on the
Washington County Railroad near
Charlotte.
This, together with the fact that the
tracks on the Princeton branch We're
covered with two feet of water. caused
the cancellation of all trains east of
Eastport Junction. this afternoon. The
rain still continues. but unless the
booms give away above Hilltown mills
all other bridges are considered safe.