Flood Details - 1885-07-01 - 1885-07-01

The Monetary Times, Toronto, carried a story of summer freshets on the Upper Saint John River on page 64 of its July 17, 1885 issue. Upper Saint John River Basin: "Summer freshets on the upper Saint John are causing much damage. The river rose 16 feet at Van Buren. The new work on the Grand Falls Bridge is gone. The Halifax Chronicle tells us that bridges, houses and mills have been carried away and the crops on hillside farms were washed out. The St. Basile flats are flooded. Booms broken, lumber lost and serious damage done in all directions." Note: actual dates) of flood(s) unknown.

Heavy rains.