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Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
GOING TO PIECES.
Crew Of Schooner B. r. Woodside Seen
Just in Time.

Palm Beach, Fla, March "A party
of shipwrecked sailors were landed at
Palm Beach. this afternoon. from the
Ell Cid. Capt. Baker. which picked them
Up, yesterday morning, about 200 miles
east of Savannah. They were Capt.
Brown, First Mate Sherman Martin
and a crew of eight men of the schoon-
er B. r. Woodside, bound from Fernan-
dina to st. John, Porto Rico, with a
cargo of lumber.
Last Wednesday, heavy gale from
the northeast sprang up. The schoon-
er was blown out of her course and
labored in the heavy seas until she
sprang a leak, settling and becoming
waterlogged.
The officers and crew finally lashed
themselves to the after deckhouse and
remained there with many seas licking
over them for three days, when their
signals were seen by the FL Cid. The
schooner was going to pieces when the
meE were taken off.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
FOUNDERED AT SEA.
Crew of the John 3. Prescott Arrives
at Vineyard.

Vineyard Haven. March 2.-News that
the five-masted schooner John b. Pres
colt Of Fall River, bound from Newport
News for Boston, foundered. Feb: q. in
Lat. $50 o. N. Long. 72' l3' w. was
brought in here, Saturday, by the schoon-
er Savannah. which came in with Capt
Harding and the crew of II, whom they
had rescued from the Prescott.
The Prescott, loaded with 4209 tons OF
coal. sprung aleak. Feb. %, during a
northeast gale and heavy sea. and her
eight-inch steam wrecking pump could
not keep her free. AS she began to set
tie, the seas broke over her, and it was
apparent that she was doomed.
Towards evening. the Savannah was
sighted, and the imperiled crew were res
cued.
The Prescott went down while the Sa-
vannah was standing by. AS the Pres
colts boats had been carried away. It Is
believed that the men would have per
ished but for the timely appearance oil
the Savannah.
The survivors left here for boston,.
The John b. Prescott had a gross ton-
nage,of 2I5i tons She was built at 0hm-
den, Me-, in 1899, and hailed from Fall
River. She was 200 feet long, 44.3 feet
beam and q feet depth of hold.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
VICIOUS ASSAULT
Upon Aged James Wallace,
Sunday, at Fall River.
Terrible Beaten and Injured by Brutal
William Hamilton.
"pm Glad l did Il; I Wish I'd Killed
Him." Later Says.

Fall River, Mass, March AT the
FAN River hospital, James Wallace, 20
years of age. Is lying in a critical con-
dition, suffering from cOncussiOn of the
brain, hemorrhage of the brain and
numerous scalp and body injuries as
the result of a vicious assault made
upon him. last night. by William Ham
ilton, aged 30. Hamilton is under ar
rest.
Hamilton and Wallace were, until last
night, close friends and neighbors. Last
evening, Wallace left his home to call
upon Hamilton, and upon his arrival
found that Hamilton was absent. but
was told by Mrs. Hamilton that her
husband was likely to return at any
time.
The old man was invited to wait and
had been seated but a short time when
Hamilton burst into the room. swear
ing loudly. No sooner had he opened
the door than he started to assault his
wife by kicking her. Mrs. Hamilton
evaded his kicks and, seizing her 1S-
months-old baby. sought shelter at the
house of a neighbor.
After the departure of his wife. Ham,
ilton turned on the old man and the
commotion attracting the attention of
neighbors. the police were called. When
they arrived Hamilton had gone, but
they found Wallace on the floor COW
cred with blood from his numerous
wounds and unconscious. This morn
ing, he had rallied sufficiently to allow
OF his being taken to the hospital.
About three hours after the assault
while the police were still on the scene.
Hamilton returned. When accused of
the assault he replied: I'm glad l did
it: I wish I'd killed him.
Hamilton was thereupon arrested
upon charge of assault and battery
and this is very likely to be changed to
granddaughter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
FINEST SUMNER RESORT IN
AMERICA.

The Highlands of Ontario" Canada,
are considered the most charming
place for summer tourists on the con-
tinent. A thousand feet above sea level,
purest. of air, no flies or mosquitoes.
picturesque surroundings. new modern
hotels. good rail and steamboat SER
vice. Perfect immunity from hay fever
assured. Health and pleasure to all
who go there. Full information and
handsome descriptive literature, giving
list of hotels. rates and all particulars
may be had free on application to G. T.
Bell, G. p. & T. A. Grand Trunk Ry.
system, Montreal, p. Q.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
Storm Notes.

An iron bridge spanning the Mohawl
at Nischers Ferry. n. Y, was swept
away by the food, Saturday morning
The bridge was constructed two years
ago and cost $4,000.
Burris Whitney. aged As years. fel
from the bridge over the Sill river or
Crosby street at Danbury, CT. Satur.
day, was carried down the swollen cur
rent in sight of many persons and
drowned.
Four hundred feet of the trestle oi
the Berkshire division of the New
York, New Haven t& Hartford was
swept away at Derby. CT, Saturday
morning by the breaking of an ice
gorge in the upper Housatonic.
In the Pawcatuck river at Westerly
r. l., the water is higher than it has
been since the great flood of February
1885, and it is still rising. The village 81
Stillmanville is flooded and the highways
are being badly washed. The Westerly
Wooden Mill shut down. Saturday, the
first floor being flooded.
After being borne on a raging tor
rent for more than 200 yards through
a sewer, a 4-year-old boy, who lives
near Davis park. Providence, was res
cued unharmed by two men who wit
messed the accident. The child was
playing near the sewer opening in Da-
Wis park. when he fell into the current
and was drawn in. Witnesses of the
accident FASTENED to the mouth of the
pipe and caught the body as 1t was
being carried away.
-Four men were swept to death in the
wreck of broken dam which crumbled
like paper before huge avalanche of
ice. Friday night, at Colts Neck. N. j.
A cloudburst. pouring tons of water
into a country brook. already flooded
by the rains and thawing snow. caused
the disaster. The men were struggling
in the dark trying to save the milldam
from destruction. Three of the bodies
were exhumed from the sand along the
track Of the flood, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03

saturday, on account of washouts up
the line. No. /, arriving at this sta
tion from the west at $40, went only
as far as Riverside, transferring pas
sengers there and returning as No. 81.
due TO leave here at 10 o'clock. Nos.
ana l6 were cancelled between this
city and Waterville. The difficulty
was near Riverside, being a washout
at the same place as where trouble
was encountered in last falls freshet.
The first train to pass that point was
that due here at $50 from the east
which on this occasion did not reach
this city until about o'clock The
Pullman from the east, Saturday night.
was about five hours late on account
of difficulties farther up the line. The
trains were slightly late, Sunday.
A horse belonging to s.. T. Stilkey
& Son encountered a live wire at the
corner of Chapel street and Western
avenue. 1t received a heavy shock but
was not killed and soon recovered SO
as to be able to go back to the stable.
1t is a valuable animal and it would
have been considerable of a loss had
the current been heavier.
The bulkheads at the post office
building were put In, last evening, in
order to prevent damage in the base
ment of that building.
At a late hour last night the water
on the dam remained about the same
as earlier in the evening.
At Five Mile island an ice jam was
reported and the water was backed up
to a considerable height. 1t was fear
led that when this should break the
next point at which it would stop
would be Browns island at which
place there is a large amount of anchor
ice. This would undoubtedly raise the
river in this vicinity by backing up
and bringing about the same condi-
tions that existed in the freshet of
March 2 and 3, 1896.
In the hour just before midnight the
water below the dam raised 10 inches.
lit then receded four inches along the
river. At the steamboat wharf the
same change was noticed by persons
who were watching there. What
caused this rise is not known unless it
lis on account of the anchor ice below
the mile rock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
Counterfeit Gold.

Few persons know that the gold used
in color printing and on picture frames
is made from composition powder OF
bronze and spelter. and not from pure god
leaf. but which. however. gives the same
effect. There Is another article that is
very much Initiated. and that is Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Spurious dealer 5
often refill the bottles. and thus give
them the same appearance as the orig
inal. but unless they have our Private
Stamp qnbroken over the neck they are
not the genuine. Refuse all such imita-
tions. The genuine Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters has an unequalled record Of cures
Of stomach complaints back OF 1t. SUCH
az dyspepsia. indigestion. constipation.
malaria fever and ague.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
MAINE FEELS 1T.
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average two feet in thickness. If broken
up this would of course cause no END
of trouble. The bridges, somewhat
weakened by the previous freshet,
would be most severely taxed by the
ice jams At dark. last evening, the ice
was out below the Ticonic bridge as far
as the eye could see down river, while
that above apparently remained firm.
During the evening big ice jam was
reported from Riverside. 1t was also
reported that the ice had broken up at
Bingham and at Pishon's Ferry.
The people in the upper part of the
city are getting rather used to floods
by this time. so when they found water
in their cellars, Saturday, they We're
not 50 very much surprised. But one
man did take long breath rather sud-
denly. That was when he jumped out
of bed into water half way to his knees.
Another man on upper Main street had
ordered a load of wood, Friday, and it
arrived before he was out of bed. Sat
urday morning. He arose and hastily
dressing himself went out to unfasten
the shed door. The lower floor of the
shed looked just as usual, but when he
the floating chips concealed consider
able water and he went in over his shoe
tops.
There was washout on Morrill, ave-
nue. and lots of more or less serious
trouble all over the city. Hayden brook
was again on a rampage and made
things interesting for people living in
its vicinity.
Holland brook between this city and
Fairfield was high, wide and lofty. The
little bridge that spans it on the road
to the old Catholic cemetery was washed
from its moorings after withstanding
all previous freshets for years. 1t float
ed a few feet down stream and then
hung up in the bushes.
The Messalonskee and Sebasticook
were up and in the game early. The
temporary bridge over in Winslow
stood the strain well, Saturday and
Sunday. although it may be on it's way
down river by this time. The water
rose over the Golfer dam so that work
On the abutments of the new bridge had
to be suspended, Saturday.
The prospect, last evening, was not
exactly pleasant. 1t looked as if the ice
might go out in the Kennebec during
the night and that there would be re-
ports of bridges swept away. this morn
ing. good many predicted rise
equal to the last freshet and something
more than the ordinary was generally
looked for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
At HARRISBURG, PA.
Great Damage to Bridges, Factories
and Dwellings.

Harrisburg. Pa. March 1.-The second
and third piers of the famous old Camel
back bridge on the Harrisburg side were
washed away by high water. early this
morning. The bridge was built in lSl6
and was probably the Oldest bridge across
the Susquehanna river.
Much damage has been done by the
high water in and about Harrisburg. The
Pennsylvania Railroads steel bridge at
done no damage to the $l.0OO.OU bridge
which the company is building at Rock
vile. The Pennsylvania Steel Works at
Steelton, and the iron and steel mllls
in South Harrisburg have been forced 10
close down on account of water in the
fy-wheel pits.
South Harrisburg is under water and
many of the families in that locality are
living in the upper stories of their homes.
Last night 200 persons sought safety in
the school house at Lochiel. The water
has been receding since noon. :
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
PRES. AND MRS. plAz
Arrive at Diaz, Tex, and Mrs. Diaz
Proceeds to San Antonio,

Eagle Pass. Texas, March 2-Amid the
booming Of cannon. the ringing of balls
the Presidential train pulled into tn
town of Diaz. early today. President
Diaz and Mrs. Dfaz came to meet the
widow of the late minister to Austria
Mrs. Miriana, sister of Mrs. D:az. The
President in replying to an address OF
welcome. said: II am very much graft
fed to learn of the friendliness of our
neighbors across the river, both to our
country and to our people. and I assure
you there is reciprocating feeling be-
tween u.s."
Mrs. President Diaz and sister and suite
left, at 6. p. M. on the Presidential tram
for San Antonio to meet Mrs. Miriana
The President remains here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
TWO MORE LIVES LOST
Near Scranton, Pa.-RaiIroad Traffic
at a Standstili.

Scranton, Pa, March 2.-Incessant
rain all day caused the Lackawanna
to begin to rise again at noon, but
when the rain ceased at nightfall, dan
ger Of a repetition of Fridays flooding
subsided. Traffic on the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western was resumed,
today. 1t is the only road, except the
local line of the Delaware & Hudson
that is now open.
Joseph Gallagher, 14-year-old Tay-
lOr boy, was drowned by falling from
a bridge into the river, and James
O'Malley. a miner. 35 years of age, who
has not been seen since Saturday
morning, is supposed to have lost his
life in crossing Keyser Creek on his
way home from work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
La Grippe Quickly Cured.

TN the winter OF 1888 and 1899 I was
taken down with severe attack OF
what Is called La Grippe" says F. l..
Hewett. prominent druggist of Win
field. ILL., THE only medicine used
was two bottles of Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy. 1t broke up the cold
and stopped the coughing like magic.
and have never since been. troubled
with Grippe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy can always be depended upon
to break up severe cold and ward on
any threatened attack OF pneumonia.
1t is pleasant to rake: too. which-makes
1t the most desirable and one of the
most popular preparations In use for
these ailments. For sale by John
Coughlin. III Water ST.: ]. C. Houle-
han. Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
AUGUSTA AND VICINITY.
Washouts on Railroad-Peopie Prepar
ing for Expected Heavy Rise.

The water in the Kennebec has been
rising since Friday night as the re-
suit of the rain which has fallen and
the consequent melting of the snow
AS yet the damage has been small in
this vicinity
remembering past experiences, how
ever. some of the business men were
busily engaged. yesterday, in clearing
the easements in the blocks on the
East side of Water street in anticipa-
ton of the annual spring freshet ]. E.
Fuller, who suffered the heaviest in
the fall, was one of the first to clear
ont the goods in the lower story of
his establishment. Trouant & Bates.
Brooks Hardware Co, the Kennebec
Journal and others prepared for the
flood during the day.
At the mill of the Edwards Man
ufacturing Co. large crew were busy
in the afternoon making the necessary
preparations and We're in readiness,
last night. to see that the water did
as little damage. Friday, the water
stood at height of feet inches
on the dam. Saturday afternoon it
had risen to 4 feet, inch. and was at
that time rising at the rate of an inch
an hour. During the day. Saturday.
but little rain fell and the evening be-
ing clear but little thought Of much
more rise was entertained. But the
rain set in again about $50, Sunday
morning in earnest and continued dur
ing the larger part of yesterday. The
water stood at g feet, 6 inches above
the dam at $50. last evening. a total
rise since Friday evening of exactly
feet
The schooner Lawrence Haines.
which has been moored at the wharf of
the Kennebec Steamboat Co. since it
came up the river under full sail and
after being carried down by the pre-
vious freshet, had another experience.
Saturday morning. Capt. F. w. Rowe
was on board and at about 7.30 the ice
in which the vessel was imbedded
started. breaking the craft from its
moorings. The schooner was stopped
in its journey at point off against the
corner of Gage and Water street. The
schooner Lugano also had a narrow
escape. the ice jam coming up against
1t and with great force. Capt Rowe
summoned Elbridge Pedder from the
post Office building and with his as
sistance the vessel was held at the
Lawrence Haines. arrived from his
home at Phippsburg. Saturday. and,
yesterday. the vessel was warped back
to Its old position
The trains were seriously delayed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
HIGHEST EVER KNOWN.
Merrimac OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Houses in Great Danger.

Merrimac. Mass. March 2.-The Merri-
mac river is higher here. today. than
ever known. The ice has damned the
water so that the banks have become
overfiowed and men have been engaged
all the afternoon near Deer island, where
the residence of Mrs. Harriet Prescott is
situated, blowing up the ice with dyna-
mite.
The boat house of the Wonnasquam
Boat Club was swept away and the facto-
ry of the Merrimack Hat Co. and other
buildings near the river flooded Many
bridges are endangered by the high water
and the immense quantity of ice which
is now blocking the river. The water is
still rising, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Will Hold Schedule Meeting. Monday,
at Boston.

Boston. March president Murnane Of
the New England Baseball League has
called the schedule meeting of that organ
ization at the Savoy Hotel here for 10 A.
NJ, Thursday. The schedule COMMITTEES
has completed its labors and the only re-
naming business will be to ratify it's
work.
The New England League clubs will
gather earlier, this year. than they have
for a long time past. Manager Doe of
the Dover club. has arranged for a longer
spring trip that has been scheduled for a
team of the league for years. Manches-
ter and Lowell have also arranged for
many spring dates.
James +. Hassett has received reap
pointment as an umpire on the staff of
the New England League for the comm 3
season. He belongs in Portland Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
SATURDAYS DAMAGE.
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is feared, will increase Those drowned
are:
Frank Pollick and Edward Seville, lost
while trying to cross Toby's creek this
afternoon.
Eugene Hoffman, fell into Plymouth
creek, last night
William Walters of Wilkesbarre, car
ried away, this afternoon, by the current
while trying to cross flooded road
Giuseppe Poancetti, blown from bridge
into stream at AvOca, last night.
James Fisher Of this city, and James
Mcguire of Miners Mills. brakemen on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03

About 50 representative business and
professional men Of Old Town held a
meeting. Friday night. and voted to or
ganize a board of trade Officers were
elected as follows: Pres, VIM. H. Wa
terhouse; vice pres. G. w. Beattie, r.
F. Rand, II. F. Gibbons; treas, Chester
w. Robbins: rec. Sec, Clarence Scott.
A board of managers was selected and
committees appointed. The organixa-
ton will be perfected by the adoption
Of constitution and bylaws at the next
meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
DOWN THE KENNEBEC.
Ice Badly Broken Up and Probably Will
Go Out.

Gardiner. Me-, March 2.-(SpeciaD.-I
looks, tonight. as though the Kennebec
would soon be open to the sea, for it is
badly broken up in places and fast wear
ing away under the rise of water and the
strong current.
Reports say that there is a jam at
Browns island, a large open space at
Hallowell, clear water from the Indepen-
dents to South Gardiner and big break
below there down to the campground IN
Richmond.
The river is slowly rising and is ex-
pected to be much higher, tomorrow
morning, No damage is reported.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
THE DELAWARE RIVER
Full Of Ice and Water Rushes by
Trenton in Torrents.

Trenton, N. J., March 2.-The Delaware
river reached its greatest height mere
about o'clock, this afternoon. At that
time it was IA feet above the normal level.
The river is full of ice and the water Is
rushing through in torrents. Very httie
damage is being done by the rise in the
river SO far as the actual destruction OF
property is concerned.
Some families are obliged to use boats
to get to and from their homes. Tne
basement of the print mill of Goiding 5
Sons Co. is flooded and the company is
obliged to cease operations. This is the
only manufacturing plant in Trenton Sc
riously affected by the flood.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
AT NEWBURYPOHT.
5oby Of Dead Man Reported Floating
by on Ice.

Newburyport, Mass, March 2.-The
damage by the high water in the Mer-
rimack river at this point has not been
as great as in some previous freshets.
The river has been filled with ice and
1t was reported that on one OF the
cakes that fioated against Chain
bridge. this afternoon, was the body OF
a man. but nothing has been found to
verify the story. 1t was thought pos
sible that it might have been the body
of an engineer reported to have been
drowned at Haverhill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03

Whistler. Capt. G. o. Fookes. from Flume
for Boston, with a cargo of sugar. went
into the breakers on Cape Ann, Friday
night. struck on ledge, and landed on
Long beach, Rockp0rt.
Members of the Rockport life saving
crew, with their apparatus, rescued q
men on board the steamer after long
and severe fight with tempest and
waves. ,.,
making for Boston harbor in the fog and
rain. and struck on Salt Island ledge.
the captain backed his vessel off the
rocks. but she swept broadside on into
fhe sands of Long beach, where she set
tied not more than $50 yards from shore.
When day dawned the ship still held in
the sands, and. with fair weather. 1t was
thought there was a chance OF saving her
if the hole in her hull could be patched.
Wrecking Masters II. F. Reed and L. ii:
g. Douglass of Gloucester, are there ana
tugs have been summoned from Boston.
Her cargo of 5000 tons of sugar, 1t IS
thought, can be saved.
Gloucester. Mass March s.-Conditions
at the scene of the wrecked steamer Wis
ter have undergone little change. today.
The tugs Confidence and Harris which ar
rived here, yesterday, towing wrecklnS
barges and lighters, made an attempt to
go to the steamer, today, but after they
had proceeded part way the weather be-
came so thick and the barometer fell so
rapidly that the trip was given up and
the tugs returned to this port They will
go to the wreck at the very first oppor
tunity.
The wind. today. kicked up a nasty sea,
but the waves did not seem to make
much impression upon the steamer.
There have been probably 300 or 1905
visitors at the shore to view the wreck.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
At NASHUA, N. n.
Merrimac Within 18 Inches Of Record
and Still Rising.

Nashua, n. H., March 2.-The warm
rain of today has sent both the Merri-
mac and Nashua rivers far above high
water mark and at dark, tonight, the
water at Mine Falls dam was within IS
inches of the record. The Merrimac rose
during the afternoon at the rate of three
inches an hour The cellars of all the
houses bordering on the river were flood
ed this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
BRIDGES UNSAFE.
3. E. NJ. Trains ON Central Massachu'
setts Division Cancelled.

Hudson, Mass March 2.-The heavy
rain, today. swelled the Nashua river SO
as to render unsafe all the bridges of the
central Massachusetts, division of the
Boston & Maine Railroad between South
Clinton and Oakdale. Trains of that Sec
ton of the road were therefore cancelled
and passengers were taken around by
way of Aver. The Assabet river is far
over it's banks and a number of local
factories will not open, tomorrow.