Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-24
AUGUSTA DRENCHED
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same with the railroad crossing at the
foot Of Bridge stree. hill, and crews
of men had a busy time as soon as
the downpour vas over digging the
il ons out in order that Train 102.
which goes west from Augusta at 4.05
p. NJ. might pass. The train was held
at Bridge street for about 20 minutes
" lille the track" were being cleared.
The storm passed at about 3.55. bu+
it was only . be followed in abou.
half an hour by another, which was
heavy but not so heavy as it's prede-
cessor. This was followed later by
others which continued far into the
evening but which were of the ordi
nary thunder shower type.
Some Reports Of Damage
The damage done by the tempest was
widespread, but could not possibly be es-
timated last night. 1t was particularly
heavy to foliage trees. and so far as has
been reported there is hardly a street
within the limits of the city proper on
which there has not been at least one
tree either destroyed or mutilated by the
terrific force of the wind. On State street
alone many trees were damaged. In
front of the residence of State Treasurer
Newbert a handsome elm was broken
down, and farther down the street, in
front of the Governor John F. Hill man.
sion another big elm was blown down and
carried with 1t the trolley wire of the
State street circuit of the L., A. & W.
Street Railway. A tree in front of the
residence Of r. F.. Goodwin was splin-
tered. A tree near the residence of B.
E. Bither was shattered and was said last
night to have been struck by lightning.
Another tree. in front Of the residence of
DR.. Hambleton and one at the northeast
corner of the State House. were also
damaged.
Damage to foliage trees was also re-
ported from the east side of the river
and it is probable that today will bring
reports of much greater damage both
from that side Of the river and from the
west side. On the grounds Of the Angus
ia General hospital handsome horse
chestnut tree was torn apart by the wind
and half of it thrown to the ground close
to the driveway. and an elm tree at the
south side of the hospital was also dam
aged.
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The heaviest damage done to proper
ty so far as has been reported was the
partial wrecking of the pulp and paper
mill of the Cushnoc Paper Co. on the
east end Of the Augusta dam, where dur
ing the first few minutes of the tempest
the wind tore a piece about 20 feet square
from the room Of the finishing room and
a piece OF about the same size from the
roof Of the sulphite room. resulting in
damage of about $1,000. There were about
10 people working in the finishing room
but luckily no one was injured. In the
sulphite room were four or five people.
1t was said last night that the damage
done would not interfere with the work
in those rooms.
The Edwards mills also came in for
share in the damage, large number of
lights in the windows being broken by
the hail. At the residence of Hiram
Choate windows were broken and the
curtains slit, while at he residence of
Thomas Hardy three windows were
broken. At the residence Of William To-
hey the top Of a chimney was broken off
and windowns were broken. At the re.-
idence Of John Grenshaw glass was bro
ken, while at the residence of Joseph
and the house was set over three or four
inches a its foundation. Trees were
blown down at several places on the ave-
nue., as well as on Franklin street.
As might be expected with such
downpour Of water many Of the streets
about town were flooded. the principal