Portsmouth, New Hampshire Flood
April 1895
SPRING FLOODS
Threaten to be Extremely Damaging in Eastern
States.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Northern Parts of the State Flooded With Water.
Plymouth, N. H., April 15.-- Northern New
Hampshire is flooded with water. Rain began
falling Saturday morning, and has poured in
torrents ever since. Not since 1878 have the
Penigewasset [sic] and Baker rivers risen to
such a height. The Pemigo has risen seventeen
feet and is still rising at the rate of twelve
inches an hour. The river is full of floating
debris and timber, and the meadows are covered
with logs and flood wood. The highways leading
out of Plymouth along the river are impassible.
The wires are not working north of here, but the
Connecticut and Ammoonoose [sic] rivers must
have risen several feet. The prospects now are
that northern New Hampshire will experience the
largest flood on record. The Pemige Wasset
Valley railroad is under water in several places
and the roadbed is in danger of being washed
out. The roadbed is gone in many places for more
than a quarter of a mile. There is danger of a
large amount of damage being done on the line of
the Concord & Montreal road. Last night’s trains
were canceled.
Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN 13 Apr
1895
Flood Damage in New Hampshire
Portsmouth, N. H., April 16.-- The
Piscataquah [sic] river has overflowed its banks
in several places. At Union and Madison the
tracks of the Boston and Maine railroad are
covered with six feet of water, and passengers
are being transferred by teams to special trains
each side of the washouts. The Ammonuese river
has reached a point not reached in the last
thirty years. Between Littleton and Lisbon a
bridge has been carried away, and the town of
Lisbon is flooded in many places. The town of
Bath is largely under water. An iron bridge at
Lancaster has been swept away. A heavy landslide
at Zoland carried away the Eastman sugar camp,
causing considerable damage.
Middletown Daily Argus, Middletown, NY 16
Apr 1895
Transcribed by Helen
Coughlin. Thank you, Helen!
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