Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-09
THE STORM At BELFAST.
Much Damage Ddne in the City and
Along the Shore.

Belfast, Me, Nov. S.-(SpeciaD-
Belfast suffered severely from the
storm of Wednesday night which pass
ed over this section with great sever
ity. While the damage to trees and
buildings was not as great in the city
as in the gale of some days ago. II
ruined many trees blew in some WIN
fows. tore blinds adrift and caused the
telephone workmen much work. On
Northport avenue several large trees
were blown down acrosS the ROAD anu
the wires went with them.
Streets were washed by the heavy
rains and the bitches filling with
leaves and refuse caused greater dam
age While this was of limited M
ture the great damage was done on
the water front where a heavy sea
drove in and submerged the wharvt'
and undermined several sections.
Only few steamboats, and vessels
were in the harbor. the steamboats,
being protected by their berths being
well up the harbor. With tn" excep
ton of the schooner Fancy owned and
captained by J. w Manchester VI
. chors short distance, no harm was
experienced. The Fancy. however.
dragged her anchor some distance and
then broke the chain. sih" dr""" back
from her position near the Eastern
Steamship pier to tn" wharf Of ia"
Belfast Fuel & Hay Co. where her
stern was soon pounded in ana y &""-
ton of her rails. The little Sch"onr"
had no one on board and sh" WAS in a
very serious place when rescued. 1t
required considerable work before she
could he towed from her position. SIC
was finally b"ach"d Ut tn" Macomb"r
boat yard. The vessel is a small on"
but was just rebuilt this spring ana
the loss is severe for the owner.
a small yacht owned by Capt. DELI
Daily of NinaliIaven was driven
ashore near the ldwcr bridge and toss
ed up on the railroad track 50 that
She had to be rightcd before til" morn
ing train passed out. her sid" being
badly stove and dama5el in other
ways. a narhtha launch and Sknr
owned by Arthur johnson of this city
was torn from her mo"ringS and both
We're driven ashore. smashing to pieces
on the rocks below the Eastern Steam
ship pier.
All Of the piers on the water front
received considerable damage. tn"
Eastern Steamship pier being awa.h
at times and a part being piled with
logs and drift which drove in with
great fury. The sea was high ana
dashed over the pier with much force.
In the PendIet"n shiryard. several of
fh., tnr Oh, n,
the point of pitching into tn" sea hay
ing been undermined. Will" Il great
deal of lumber i'm both the PendIcton
and Gilchrcst shipyards was sent
adrift All the other piers We're dam
aged to some extent and Ill We're I'M
der nearly a foot Of water.
The Duplex Roller BushinE 60. had
the large doors of the covered marine
railway blown in and smashed to
pieces by the action of the water and
winds. The Maine Central Railroad
along the water front was covered
with refuse and logs and there We're
many small boats. skiffs and other
craft smashed to pieces by the vio-
lencc of the gale.
The piers ut tn" summer resorts OF
Temple Heights and N"rthport as we'll
as Islesboro suffered - quite an cX-
tent both piers at Hughes point ana
RyderS cove being aWaSh. Sea walls
erected along tn" water front on tn"
eastern coast Wcr" damaged to quit"
an extent
At Castinc. ON" hulkhrad WAS car
ricd away and there was other dam
age to wharv"S and shore property.
The gasoline shed owned by c. G.
DiCkey & CO., below the Eastern
Steamship pier WAS undermined, hut
was empty and n" great harm WAS
done. The launches owned by Fr:'nk
K. WiCgin cashier Of III" Waldo Trust
Co. and Elhrid-" :. Pitcher. which
were moored in the lower harbur. both
dragged their mornings and cam" near
going ashore before they We're rescued
They We're damaged to some cxtont as
II was.