. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . HuN. CHAULE8 A. BOUTELLE. buildings. At midnight the bells were rung to announce the givingway of the ice. The streets were thronged with people, wlio gatheredto behold the ice avalanche. The jam passed on to High Head, but inthe narrows it came to a halt, and quickly the water commenced toroll back upon the fated city. So quick was the revulsion that it seemedbut a moment before the entire flat comprising the business section wasdeluged, and it required the utmost sjieed on the part o
. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . HuN. CHAULE8 A. BOUTELLE. buildings. At midnight the bells were rung to announce the givingway of the ice. The streets were thronged with people, wlio gatheredto behold the ice avalanche. The jam passed on to High Head, but inthe narrows it came to a halt, and quickly the water commenced toroll back upon the fated city. So quick was the revulsion that it seemedbut a moment before the entire flat comprising the business section wasdeluged, and it required the utmost sjieed on the part of the people toescape the rising water. The following day, Sunday, was the saddestand most serious ever passed in Bangor. In the early evening the alarmwas again rung, and the citizens came out to witness tlie climax of this. BAXGOE AND Vl( iXITY I 29 unpaniUeled disaster. Darkness soon shrouded Ihe scene, but the ter-rific uproar beat upon the ear, and amid the roaring of the waters andcrash of buildings, bridges and lumber, the eye could trace the mam-moth ice jam of four miles long, which passed on majestically but withlightning-like velocity, bearing the contents of both rivers on its great covered bridge across tbe Penobscot, two bridges acrossthe Kenduskeag, the new market and the two long ranges of saw mills,besides other mills, houses, shops, logs and lumber enough to build a
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