Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23

feet. The Ecnncbec river here was
raised eight feet At o'clock Sunday
morning the pier at the railroad
bridge was under water, but this of
course rapidly rcccded. All the brooks
and small streams flowing into and
through the town were at freshet
pitch at 6 A. NJ.
There We're many bad WashOuts on
he Maine Central railroad and on the
electric line of the Somerset Traction
Go. between this town and Madison.
Saturday night the last car out of
SkowhCgan for Madison to get through
was that leaving bore at O'Clock. The
ear due to leave at $50 Saturday even
ing. this being known as the first
theatre car. waited fer the showers to
come I" an end and did not start until
lh.4&. 1t came to grief some two miles
from the town at Il point opposite the
Davis barn. Here had occurred a
Washout. The motorman did not sec it
IN tiine ana Of course the car left the
iron. 1t was Il wonder that none of tho
passengers were seriously injured, but
all escaped with Il slight shaking up,
Il few scratches and of course Il bad
fright. Many of them had families
staying in cottages at the lake and
Wcr" going up AT the time to stay over
Sunday. Tho motorrnan was sent back
to SEoWhcgan on foot, another car
was secured and run to the W:lshout
and the passengers transferred and
returned to town where they arrived
at an carly hour Sunday morning 1t
s..lt Il In
rallied car was found out in the field.
ON Sunday the passenger train due
here ut 1o.40 did not arrive until lies
one hour and IS minutes late This
was due to several reasons. There
was u bad W;Shout in the pines, Just
beyond the yard limit south Of the shoe
factory switch. The train which leaves
mere at 3.15 every morning except Sun
day WAS run down to tho Washout
with the idea Of transferring the pas-
SrnG"rS and baggage ana mail and
Sunday papers. hut this WAS not nee
cSSary. Refor" the WatcrviII, train ar
rived the section mon, who went to
work at ? Sunday morning had patch
Cd up the road he'd 50 that the train
could pass in safety. This train was
late ont Of Watcrvillc som" 20 min
utcS- At til" Blunt crossing it was held
m by WaShnut ana had to proceed
slowly from !Iinklcs- as il was behind
thu work train which had bcc,, sent
ont over the line to patch up the
WaShnuts.
No cars over the Somerset Traction
Co. line were run through to Madison
after o'clock Saturday lirht nor dur
inS Monday. Between the lake and
Madison there is q bad washout. TINS
is near the long trcstlc. During Sun
day or Monday no cars were able TO
proceed from what is known as the
road house to the end Of the track in
the grove. II was patched up during
the day Monday and cars will he rum
ming all right by Tuesday. just when
they Will get through to Madison VIII
iagc cannot be aSccrtained.
The Somerset Railroad Jared badly.
There is very bad washout at Old
Point between Madison and Norridrc-
wock. The down train from Bingham
Monday morning was met at Old Point
by train made UP in Oakland and the
passengers transferred and taken to
Oakland. Just what the condition is
above Bingham in the vicinity of the
MoXic bog cannot be aScertaincd. The
excursion to KincO Sunday had to he
given ur owing to the condition Of the
rradbcd below Old Point. Old train
hands who arc aware of the conditions
which ought to exist at Moxic after
such a rain as that Of Saturday might
say that the rails must be out of sight
iE the mirc. There is no telephone or
telegraph connections above Madison
on the Somerset Railroad so the extent
of the damage at MoXic could not be
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