The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-03-19
THE RIVERS OPEN.
<.vi.,ation Resumed on the Penollscot and
Kennel ec.

! Navigation Resumed on the Pen"lscot and
Kennei,ec.
| The ice went out of the Penobscot river
| Thursday morning, March Eth, the earliest
| date on record. In 1871 the river was open
| to navigation, March 18th, while the lates,
/ opening, according to official figures, was III
1918, when the.ice did not leave for the sea
until May l. Only l. times, counting the
present spring, since 1918, has the river
opened in March. The dates are as fol
lows: March u, 1872; March %, 1916; March
80, 1859; March 81, 1865; March 81, 1870:
March 20, 1881; March %, 1891; March %,
1894 March 26, 1898; March p, 1902; March
-, 1903. In all the other years, with the
exception of 1918, when it did not go out
until May, the ice left during April
The tow boat Ralph Ross was the first
craft to enter the port of Bangor this year.
Steamer City of Rockland from Bangor
which arrived at Winterport Thursday, did
not 60 up on account of the floating drift
and ice. During the day the tug Bismarck
arrived at Bangor from Bath to look after
the schOoners in the river.
When the ice went out there were nine
schOoners at Bangor which had been frozen
in there all Winter-the Decorra, Theresa
Wolff, Jonathan Sawyer, Pocassett, Sadie
Wilcutt, Annie P. Chase, Sarah L. Davis,
Izetta and Minquas.
The Decorra lay in the river at the mouth
of the KenduSkeag stream. She started
with the ice at about o'clock Wednesday
evening, and had two men on board at the
time. She was able to get out an anchor
and stopped at the Maine Central railroad
wharves just below the Boston boat wharf.
She was not damaged at all. The Theresa
Wolff was also at the Maine Central wharf
Thursday and was uninjured. The Jona-
than Sawyer is at High Head, safe and
sound The Sadie Wilcutt was loaded with
rammed against pier and hole stove in
her. She filled with water, her cargo of
lumber keeping her aoat, 1t is said that
she was floating on the river and was taken
to the wharf by Messrs. Perkins and Lawler
who claim salvage. The Annie p. Chase is
at Ayers mill and is all right. The Sarah L.
Davis was at Ayers with a load of lumber
and was seriously damaged. Her ratings
and some of the spars were broken and it
was reported that some of her ribs We're
knocked in. The 1Zetta and Ninquas were
uniniured. The Minquash lies at the Maine
Central wharf, while the lzetta drifted down
to Riverside park, Hampden.
The Sarah L. Davis was towed here Fri
day, and the Sadie Wilcutt Saturday for
repairs at Gilchrest's.
The people of Frankfort were quite excited
Monday and Tuesday, March 10th and 18th,
over the way the ice went out. About nine
O'Clock Monday morning the ice was
seen leaving the stream and in about
half an hour all had passed out. But
it struck against the ice below the lower
bridge and for about "a hours quite an ice
Jam followed At low water Tuesday morn
ing Herbert Allie with the aid of Everett
and Geo. Otis succeeded in carrying dyna-
mite out into the middle of the stream Oppo-
site Cuddy'S and blew the ice so that it shook
the rest and started the jam. The shock of
the explosion was felt forabOut two miles out
of town. The houses around and near the
place of the explosion suffered the loss of
several windows.
The ice left the Kennebec river opposite
Augusta Tuesday noon, March 10th. and
Wedne sday morning the river was reported
clear nearly to Richmond, and all clear be-
low that point.
TOWN ELECTIONS.
TROY, Seectmen, Mark I. Dodge, j. L.
Stone, j. L. Bagley; town clerk. Clarence
Viii they treasurer, Lutte L. Rogers; con-
stable and collector, f. B. Gowen; school