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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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In Brunswick, Maine, on May 16, incessant rain for six days caused a severe freshet on the Androscoggin River, destroying multiple saw mills, a fulling mill, aqueduct, part of a bridge, damaging factories, and sending $100,000 worth of logs to sea, with more losses imminent.
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From Brunswick. (Me.) May 16.
"Our situation is melancholy indeed; the wind varying from S. E. to N. E. has rained incessantly for six days. The Androscoggin is higher than it has been for 29 years, and now rising fast; eight saw mills, owned by the Honourable Benjamin J. Porter, N. Quint, H. Purington, John Rogers and others, have gone.—Mr. Haley's fulling mill, and the extensive and valuable aqueduct are swept away; a great part of the bridge between Topsham and Brunswick, is carried away by the mills and logs H. Putnam's valuable new grist mill has started, but saved for the present, by great exertions of the inhabitants, yet must soon be lost if the freshet rises higher—The Woollen and Cotton Factories have suffered injury. and are in imminent danger, all the looms are destroyed, and logs to the amount of $100,000 have gone to sea. Many mills and other buildings have gone over the falls—but what the extent of damage is we know not as yet. It still rains hard, and probably every building on the river will be lost."
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Brunswick, Me.
Event Date
May 16
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eight saw mills owned by honourable benjamin j. porter, n. quint, h. purington, john rogers and others gone; mr. haley's fulling mill and extensive aqueduct swept away; great part of bridge between topsham and brunswick carried away by mills and logs; h. putnam's new grist mill started but saved for present by exertions, yet in imminent danger; woollen and cotton factories suffered injury and in danger, all looms destroyed; logs to amount of $100,000 gone to sea; many mills and other buildings gone over falls; probable loss of every building on river if freshet rises higher
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Wind varying from S. E. to N. E. has rained incessantly for six days; Androscoggin higher than in 29 years and rising fast